17.in the name of 以……的名义;代表
18.push on(with sth.)毅然继续(做某事)
19.run out of 耗尽;用光
20.apart from... 除……外(尚有)
21.set sail(to/from/for...) 起航
pete for 为……而竞争
23.in search of 寻找
24.give birth to 生;产生
25.as long as (表示条件)只要……
26.at the height of 在……顶点;在(事业等)的高峰
27.for once and always 一劳永逸地
28.be made up of 由……构成;组成
Ⅱ.重点句型
1.Tian’anmen Square is the largest square in the world with an area of about 40 hectares.(with引导的短语作定语)
2.Impressive as the record is,it fades next to the story of Armstrong’s struggle against disease.(as引导让步状语从句时要倒装)
3.July 13,2001 saw a very bright night in Beijing that will never fade in history.(see在该句中的意思是“目睹;经历”)
4.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.(一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。)