★amazed用作形容词时，意为“感到惊异或者吃惊”，是人对事物所产生的感受，它的意思接近surprised。在句中常作表语，其主语往往是人。如: ① We were amazed to find that no one was hurt in the accident. 我们很惊奇地发现竟没有人在事故中受伤。
② I was amazed at her knowledge of space. 她丰富的太空知识令人大为惊讶。 ③ He was banging so loudly I was amazed I didn?t hear him. 他把门敲得乒乓响，真奇怪，我没有听见。
④ They were amazed how little I had changed. 他们惊讶的是我竟然没有改变多少。
★amaze用作动词，表示“fill with a feeling of great surprise or wonder”，意为“使惊奇”“使诧异”。如:
① He amazed everybody by passing his driving test. 他驾驶考试合格使大家很惊奇。
② Her remarks amazed the people present at the meeting. 她的讲话使会上的人们感到很惊奇。
③ It amazes me that anyone could be so stupid. 真是难以置信，置有人这么笨。 【注】amazement是amaze的名词形式，用作不可数名词。如: ② He looked at me in amazement. 他惊奇地看着我。
② To my amazement, I passed the test easily. 令我吃惊的是，我轻易地通过了考试。
3. too many和too much的用法
★too many意为“太多”“过多”，常用作定语，后接可数名词的复数。如:
① He made too many mistakes in his composition. 他的作文里的错误太多了。 ② There are too many cars on the roads. 马路上汽车太多了。 ③ There are too many people on the bus. 公交车上有太多的人。 ④ There are too many problems on his mind. 他心事重重。
★too much可以修饰不可数名词，在句中作定语;too much还可以单独使用，相当于一个代词，在句中作主语、宾语或表语;too much还可用作副词，在句中作状语，表示“过多”“太多”(= more than enough)。如:
① He has too much trouble in his life. 他生活中的麻烦太多了。(作定语) ② Too much has been said today. 今天说得太多了。(作主语)
③ He eats too much, so he is much too fat. 他吃得太多，所以太胖了。(作宾语) ④ The work is too much for me. 这工作我干不了。(作表语) ⑤ You?re asking too much. 你问得太多了。(作状语)
⑥ Don?t let the children watch TV too much. 不要让孩子们过多地看电视。(作状语)
【注】too much一般不能单独用在be动词之后。我们可以说There was too much noise，但不能说The noise was too much.
4. Although there?s still a long way to go, we must continue to the end. 虽然有很长的路要走，但是我们一定要坚持到底。
to go是动词不定式用作定语，修饰名词way。a long way是不定式to go的逻辑状语。不定式作定语，位置都在名词之后，它与名词的关系有下列几种: ★名词是不定式的逻辑状语:
① Is this the way to do it? 这是干这事的办法吗?
② It is time to start. 是开始的时候了。
③ The government has announced new measures to deal with inflation. 政府宣布了对付通货膨胀的新措施。
★名词是由动词变来的，原动词和不定式是动宾关系: ① Anne?s desire to please her mother-in-law was clear to all of us. 安妮希望讨好她的婆婆，这一点我们都清楚。
② She expressed a wish to earn her own living. 她表达了要自己谋生的愿望。 ③ The managing director announced his intention to retire. 总经理宣布了他打算退休。
④ You have not kept your promise to write me more frequently. 你没有遵守常给我写信的诺言。
⑤ You have no need to worry. 你没有担心的必要。 ★名词是由形容词变来的，原形容词和不定式是固定搭配: ① His anxiety to go was obvious. 他渴望走，这一点很明显。
② She was dying with curiosity to know where we had been. 她极想知道我们到哪去了。
③ I feel doubtful about his ability to do the work. 我有点怀疑他做这项工作的能力。
★名词是不定式的逻辑宾语:
① He has a large family to support. 他要养活一个大家庭。 ② There are some difficulties to overcome. 有些困难要克服。 ③ You have given me much to think about. 你使我想了很多。
④ He is not a man to trifle with. 他不是一个容易对付的人。
★不定式的逻辑主语有三种情况:句子的主语;不定式修饰的名词;用介词for或of引出:
① I have something to do. 我有些事情要做。
② He was the first to arrive and the last to leave. 他是第一个来最后一个走。 ③ This is the best book on the subject to appear this year. 这是今年出版的有关这个问题的最好的书。 ④ It is kind of you to say so. 你说这些话太好了。
⑤ Here is a new book for you to read. 这里有一本新书你可以看一看。 5. continue一词的用法
★continue作及物动词，意为“继续(做某事)”，后面跟名词、代词、不定式或动名词。如:
① The meeting will be continued after a break. 休息后再继续开会。 ② The young man continued his study after his father died. 在父亲死后，他将中断的学业继续下去。 ③ The rain continued falling/to fall all afternoon. 这场雨整整一个下午都下个不停。
【注】continue用在引语后，意为“接着说”。如:
① “I like your country very much,” he continued. 他接着说:“我非常喜欢你们的国家。”
★continue作不及物动词，意为“继续(下去)”“延续”。如:
① They continued on for two kilometers. 他们又继续向前行进了两公里。
② The rain continued for two days. 雨连续下了两天。
③ Are you going to continue with the project? 你打算继续做这个项目吗? ④ She will continue in her present job until a replacement can be found. 在没有找到替换人以前，她将继续她目前的工作。
⑤ The winter continued damp and wet. 这个冬天一直潮湿多雨。 6. Wake me up on your way back. 你回来时叫醒我。
★wake up意为“醒来”“把……叫醒”。up是副词，如果后面接宾语时，要注意宾语的位置:如果宾语是代词，则必须位于wake和up之间;如果宾语是名词，则既可以位于wake和up之间，也可以位于up之后。如:
① The old man woke up in the midnight. 这老人半夜自己醒了。 ② The child woke up and began to cry. 那小孩子醒了就开始哭。 ③ The noise work me up. 那噪音把我吵醒了。
④ It?s 7:00 now. Please wake up Jim. = It?s 7:00 now, Please wake Jim up. 现在七点钟了，请把吉姆叫醒。
⑤ Don?t talk so loud. You?ll wake them up. 别那么大声说话，你会把他们吵醒的。 ★wake up还可表示“觉醒”“觉悟”“使觉醒”“使觉悟”。如:
① More and more oppressed people are waking up. 越来越多的被压迫人民在觉醒。
② I wish you would wake up! 我真希望你醒悟过来! 7. Chinese knot中国结
★knot作名词，表示“(用线、绳、索等打的)结”。如:
① Tie the two ropes together with a knot. 将两条绳子打个结系在一起。