= put/ bring an end to sth
be proud of / take pride in 以……而自豪
invite sb to do sth 邀请某人做某事
think little of 对……评价低
invite sb for/ to sth
think highly of 对……评价高
one-third 1/3 two-thirds 2/3
seventy-five percent 75%
agree with sb
give out 发出（气味等）；分发；耗尽
agree to sth
give off 发出（气味等）
agree to do sth
give away 赠送；泄露
agree on sth 达成一致意见
give back 归还
right away= right now= at once= immediately 立刻
as you know 正如你所知道的
be known as 作为……而知名
as is known to all 众所周知
be known for 因……而出名
as could be expected 正如可以预料到的
it is useless doing sth 干某事是无用的
happen= take place= come about= break out
偶发 有计划 偶发 战争等爆发
Unit5 Nelson Mandela
lose heart 丧失勇气
worry about 担心（动作）
lose one’s heart to sb/sth 爱上，喜欢上
be worried about 担心（状态）
be in trouble 处于不幸中
be sentenced to 被判处
be out of work (状态)
lose one’s job 失业
be equal to 等于，胜任
as a matter of fact = in fact = actual事实上
beg for 乞讨
blow up 充气，爆炸
go up 上升，增长；被兴建
set up 建立，创立；设置，竖起
send up 发射，使上涨
set about 着手做某事 (set about doing sth)
set off 出发，动身
set up 设立，建立；设置，竖起
set out 陈列，摆出；开始（set out to do sth）
be active in
= take an active part in 积极参与，在……活跃
keep sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事
= stop sb (from) doing sth
= prevent sb (from) doing sth
die for 为……而死
die of 死于（内因 如：饥饿，寒冷，疾病等）
die from 死于（外因）
put sb in prison
= throw sb into prison
= send sb to prison 把……投入监狱
advise sb to do sth 建议某人做某事
advice 不可数 a piece of advice
advise doing sth
advise that (should)+ v原
advise sb on sth
fight against 为反对……而斗争
fight for 为争取……而斗争
fight with 同……并肩作战/ 同……斗争
have problems/ difficulty/ trouble with sth
have problems/ difficulty/ trouble (in) doing sth
work out 算出
be willing to do sth 乐于做某事
realize one’s dream of 实现…… 的梦想
answer violence with violence 以暴制暴
break the law 违反法律
come to power 当权，上台
social activities 社会活动
equal (adj)------equally (adv)------equality (n)
violence (n)------violent (adj)
cruelty (n)------cruel (adj)------cruelly (adv)
educated (adj)------education (n)
willing----unwilling 不愿意的
active--------activity----action
? inactive 不活跃的
1. I wonder if… 我想知道是否….
2. It’s because…that.... 强调句型 （这是因为…. 此从句中because不能用since或as 代替）
3. What do you think a good friend should be like? 你认为一个好朋友应该是什么样的呢？
4. While walking the dog, you were careless and it got loose and was hit by a car.
=While you were walking the dog, …在遛狗时，你不小心让狗挣脱了绳子，结果狗被车撞了。
（当while, when, before, after 等引导的时间状语从句中的主语与主句的主语一致时，可将从句中的主语和be动词省去。）
5. Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? 你想有一位无话不谈、能推心置腹的朋友吗？
6. I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. 我已经很久不能去户外，所以我变得对自然界的所有东西都很感兴趣。
7. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. 我记得非常清楚，曾有一段时间，湛蓝的天空、鸟儿的歌唱、月光和鲜花，从未使我心醉神迷过。
8. It was the first time in a year and a half that I had seen the night face to face.
这是我一年半以来第一次目睹夜晚。
9. I would be grateful if you could give me some advice. 如果您给我提些建议，我会非常感谢的。 （I would be grateful if… 委婉客气提出请求）
10. It’s a good habit for you to keep a diary. 记日记对你来说是个好习惯。
11. She found it difficult to settle and…
12. This series of readers is very interesting.
13. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
14. People are told that their actions should be as gentle as the wind that blows from the sea.
1. However, they may not be able to understand everything.
（然而，他们可能不是什么都懂。）
2. This is because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.
(这是因为英国于1765年到1947年统治过印度。)
3. All languages change when cultures communicate with one another.
(当不同文化互相沟通时，所有的语言都会发生变化。)
4. What the British call “petrol” the Americans call “gas”.
(美国人把被英国人称作“petrol”的东西称作“gas”。 此处what引导宾语从句)
5. Actually, it was based more on German than present day English.
(实际上，当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础的，而现代英语不是。)
6. …those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.
7. The US is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken.
(in which= where, 其引导定语从句。 美国是一个大国，国内说着许许多多的方言。)
8. …there is more than one kind of English in the world.
(more than one+单数可数名词，作主语时，谓语用单数)
9. It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as well as a native English speaker.
(对于一个中国人来说把英语说得跟以英语为母语的人一样好是不容易的。)
句型：It is + adj/n+ for sb to do sth 对于某人来说做某事是…
扩充：It is + adj+ of /for sb to do sth
当句式中形容词修饰to do sth 时用for; 若形容词修饰sb，则用of.
eg: It’s kind of you to help me carry the box.
附：
1. either…or…和neither…nor…连接两个名词作主语，谓语动词采取就近原则。