被警察追捕的人的心情是不会太平静的。
⑤ Knowing that she had arrived safely restored my peace of mind. 得知她已平安到达，我就安心了。 ★peace作名词，还可以解释为“和约”。如:
① Peace was signed in the spring of that year. 和约是在那年春天签订的。 ② A peace was at last signed between the two countries. 两国终于签订了和约。 ★peaceful作形容词，意为“安静的”“和平的”“平静的”“爱好和平的”。如: ① The hillsides looked very peaceful. 山坡上看来十分宁静。 ② China is a peaceful nation. 中国是一个爱好和平的国家。
③ I want to live in a place more peaceful than here. 我想住在一个比这里更安静的地方。
★in peace意为“安静”“安宁”。如:
① Leave me in peace to read my book. 让我安静地看书吧。 ② Leave him in peace; he?s trying to work. 别吵他，他要工作。 ★make peace意为“休战”“讲和”。如:
① The two countries made peace. 这两个国家休战了。
② The leaders of the two nations decided to make peace. 两国领导人决定讲和。 16. It is the biggest square in the world and is always filled with tourists. 它(天安门广场)是世界上最大的广场，并总是挤满了游客。 ★fill是动词，意思是“(使)充满”“(使)装满”，表示一个动作。如: ① Please fill the glass with water. 请把杯子注满水。 ② He filled the bag with clothes. 他把包装满衣服。
★fill也可表示一个状态，相当于be filled with，但表达形式不同，请注意下面的表达法。
① Smoke filled the room. = The room was filled with smoke. 房间里浓烟弥漫。 ② Tears filled her eyes. = Her eyes were filled with tears. 她眼睛里充满了泪水。
③ People were filled with pleasure at the news. 听了这个消息，人们心中充满了喜悦。
【注】句③是一种引申用法，不宜说Pleasure filled people…。
★full是形容词，意思是“满的”“充满的”。Be full of = be filled with，都表示状态，但介词搭配不一样。如:
① The bag is full of (或filled with) books. 包里装满了书。
② His homework was full of (或filled with ) mistakes. 他的作业里都是错误。 17. Many of them gather here to watch the raising of the national flag at sunrise every day.
每天，他们中有许多人在太阳升起的时候聚集在这里看升国旗。 ★gather用作动词，意为“集合”“聚集”“……靠拢”。如: ① Thousands of people gathered for the rock concert. 数以千计的群众聚集起来听摇滚音乐会。 ② A crowd soon gathered. 很快聚集起一群人。
③ A musical evening with the whole family gathered round the piano. 全家围在钢琴旁的音乐晚会。
★gather也可作“采集”“收集”“收拾”解释。如:
① She gathered her belongings and set off. 她把东西收拾好，就走了。 ② It was the time for gathering the harvest of corn. 该收玉米了。 ③ Let?s gather some flowers for the festival! 让我们为庆祝节日采些花吧! ④ Children are interested gathering shell-fish at low tide. 孩子们喜欢在落朝时采集贝壳动物。
⑤ The moment the wheat was gathered in, a storm broke out. 麦子刚收好，就下了一场暴雨。
★collect作“收集”“聚集”“收藏”“使集中”解。如:
① The student collected (= gathered) his books and went out of the reading room. 那名学生把书收了起来，走出了阅览室。
② A crowd of people collected (= gathered) to watch the game. 一群人聚集起来观看比赛。
③ Collecting coins/stamps is one of my hobbies. 收集邮币/邮票是我的一种爱好。
④ I?m collecting /gathering information for my research. 我在为我的研究收集信息。
⑤ Dark clouds are gathering/collecting. 乌云越积越厚。
【注】指一种爱好性质的收集用collect，而不用gather。集中思想且有控制意味，用collect，不用gather。指农民“收拾庄稼”，说gather crops，而不说collect crops。另外，gather可和together连用，而对于collect来说，together则显得多余。可以说He gathered together/collected his papers. 他把稿子集中起来。可以说People gathered together. 或People collected up. 人们聚集了起来。
但不说collect together. 18. raise与rise的用法
★raise (raised, raised)作及物动词，表示“抚养”“养育”;raise还有“饲养”“喂养”“种植”“提出”“举起”“抬起”“提高”的意思。如:
① The old lady raised six orphans in her life. 这位老太太一生抚养了六个孤儿。
② Where was he raised? 他是在哪里长大的? ③ His job is to raise pigs. 他的工作就是养猪。
④ She raised her eyes and stared at them. 她举目盯着他们。 ⑤ The people?s living standards have been greatly raised. 人民的生活水平有了很大提高。
★rise (rose, risen)用作不及物动词，意为“上升”“升起”“增长”“提高”“起身”。作“上升”讲时是指继续上升，常用于日、月、云、雾、烟、水蒸气等;也可以指温度计、体温、物体、水位、职位等方面的上升。如: ① Look! The moon is rising. 瞧!月亮升起来了。
② She has had a high fever, and her temperature is still rising. 她发高烧，体温还在上升。
③ The master rose from his chair with the teaching stick in his hand. 老师手里拿着教鞭从座位上站起来。
④ His book has risen in value, and he has risen in rank. 他写的书升值了，他也随着升级了。
【注】raise和rise有时可用来描述同一事情，但含义有所不同。试比较:
① The price of tomatoes has been raised recently.
最近西红柿的价格上涨了。(价格的上涨可能是由于政府或其他方面的原因) ② The price of tomatoes has risen recently. 西红柿最近涨价了。(说明价格自身上涨)
③ Our living standard has risen in the past few years. Our living standard has been raised in the past few years. 近几年来，我们的生活水平提高了。
④ He raised the child from the ground. (强调把孩子扶起来) ⑤ The child rose from the ground. (强调孩子自己站起来) ⑥ He lifted the child up from the ground. (强调用劲儿扶起) 19. It is a famous Chinese-style garden built in a natural landscape. 这是一座建在自然风光基础之上的著名的中国式的园林建筑群落。 ★famous用作形容词，意为“著名的”“出名的”“值得注意的”。如: ① Paris is a famous city. 巴黎是著名的城市。 ② He is a famous artist. 他是一位著名的艺术家。
③ She wants to be a famous singer. 她想当一位著名的歌唱家。 ④ We have won a famous victory. 我们赢得了辉煌的胜利。
★be famous for意为“以……而出名”，其主语可以是人也可以是物，for后的宾语说明出名的原因。如:
① The area is famous for its green tea. 这个地区以绿茶而出名。
② France is famous for its fine food and wine. 法国以其佳肴和美酒而闻名。 ★be famous as意为“以某种身份而闻名、出名”，as后的宾语与主语是同位成