Unit 13 Useful expressions
1. a piece of / some advice:一条/一些建议[U]
ask sb. for advice 向某人询问建议
give advice on how to do sth.就如何做某事给出建议
take / follow one’s advice 采用某人的建议
advise doing sth.建议做某事
advise sb. to do sth.建议某人去做某事
advise that + (should) do / be建议应该做某事
2．plenty of water / books大量的水/书（修饰可数/不可数）
• a world of water/ books大量的水/书（修饰可数/不可数）
• a large amount of water…大量的水 （修饰不可数）
3.no longer = not … any longer:不再（时间上不再延长，多与持续性动词连用）
no more= not … any more:不再（数量、次数的不再增加，多与瞬间动词连用）
4．keep up with:赶上，跟上，了解最新发展
5．make choices about:对…做出选择
6．go for:适用于，应用于
7．based on:基于，根植于
8．do sb. harm = do harm to sb 伤害某人
9．choose from: 从 … 中挑选（有范围）
choose: 选中,选出
7. Only in that way will we be ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.（only引导的倒装句）
Unit 14 Useful expressions
1．Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.
seven-day是一个复合起形容词作用。Day不用复数。
celebrating是-ing形式短语作后置定语。（= which celebrates……）
2．dress up as+人 …乔装打扮成某人
dress sb. / oneself 给某人（自己）穿上衣服
be dressed in + 衣服:穿着……衣服
3．hear about / of听说某人 / 某事
hear from sb. 收到某人来信
hear sb. 听到某人说话或听过某人唱歌
hear that +从句听说某事发生
4．give thanks to sb. for sth. 向某人表示感谢
owe thanks to sb. for sth. 向某人表示感谢
express / show thanks to sb. for sth. 向某人表示感谢
5. play a trick on sb. 愚弄某人，戏弄某人
make fun of取笑某人
laugh at sb.嘲笑某人
1).欺骗 take us in
2).吸收 take in nutrients
3).收留 take in the boy
4).明白 take in your meaning
6．each time 或 every time ＋ 句子，引导状语从句，
表示“每次……”。类似用法：
The moment＋句子; the first time＋句子,意为“一……就”，相当于“as soon as”
7.in one’s opinion 按照…的看法
E.g:In my opinion, we should study hard.
8.sth. be lit by…被点燃，照亮.过去时为 lit/lighted,但用前置定语用lighted。
9．remind sb. of sth 使……想起
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人去做某事
remind sb. that 提醒
10.nature: “自然，自然界” 不加定冠词 the
11. have sth. in common:有共同点
in common with：与…一样
12. as well as :也
13. believe 相信某人
believe in：信赖某人
Unit 15 Useful expressions
1.call on号召
call on sb. 拜访某人
call at sp. 拜访某地
2.pay back偿还, pay off debts 还清, pay for 付
3.be worth doing 值得做某事
4. would rather do sth 宁愿做某事
would rather sb done sth. 宁愿某人已做了某事
5. after all 意为“毕竟；要知道” (强调看法)
6．1)marry sb. 娶；嫁
Tom married Lucy. Tom 娶了 Lucy。
2)marry sb. to sb. 把……嫁给……
Old Henry married his only daughter to Hans.
3)get/be married to 结婚了;已婚的
At last, they got married.
4)have been married for + 一段时间
7.continue +to +do继续做某事
• It’s said that as the boat went down the band continued to play .
•continue +doing继续做某事
• If she continues drinking like that I’ll have to carry her home .
continue with sth继续某事
•8.day and night =all the time日日夜夜
9.•in debt 欠债
10.accept 接受
receive 收到
11.try on试穿
12.at most至多
13. invite sb todo sth邀请某人去做某事
14.be lost/gone/missing丢失
15.I didn’t recognize you.刚才没认出你来。
16.explain to sb向某人解释…的原因
Unit 16 Useful expressions
1.conduct an experiment做实验
2.conduct the electricity导电
3.There is no doubt that…毫无疑问
4.charge sb money for sth要价
5.get/be charged被充电
6.(be) in tears哭泣
tear up 撕毁
7． ①add…to…把．．．加到．．．上／里Add my name to the list
②add to 增加，增添Add to our strength
③add up to 加起来是，总计共达，意味着
8. lose control of… 失去对．．．的控制
out of control 失去控制
under control 被控制住
beyond control 无法控制
9.go against违背，不利于
10.have the right to do sth有权利做某事
11.work with对…奏效
12.fasten/tie…to把…系在…上
13.test on在…上试验
14.pick out挑出
15.make use of利用
16.It’s a waste of time to do/doing sth浪费时间
17.protect from…使…免受伤
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