She likes to keep herself to herself and never puts herself out to help others.她喜欢独处,从不费神去帮助他人。 ? put over解释；说明；表达
The speaker failed to put his ideas over clearly enough so that some misunderstanding arose.发言者没有把自己的观点解释得十分清楚,因而引起了一些误解。
? put through接通电话; 打电话
Can you put me through to this number?你能给我接通这个电话号码吗?
Your call has been put through.你要的电话接通了。
? put to问（问题）；提（建议）;用某种方式试验（某物或某人） to put the matter to a vote用投票方式解决此事
A person's courage is put to the proof in any kind of dangerous or urgent situation.一个人的勇气在任何一种危险或是紧急情况下都会受到考验。 ? put together商量
You two had better put your heads together about the matter.你们两人最好商量一下这件事。
? put up举起；抬起；张开（伞）;举起手来!张贴；公布; 接待；为?提供食宿；供膳宿; 提供（资金）；供应（某事所需之钱 ） 表现出；显示出；做出; 出售; 推荐（某人做某事） to put up a tent架起帐篷
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Put your hands up!; Put 'em up! to put up a notice张贴布告
Jasper has put up 'No Parking' signs outside his gate, but these have not had any effect.贾斯珀把几块`禁止停车'的牌子挂在大门外边,但这没有任何效果。
We can put up ten people for the night at a pinch.必要时我们可以留宿十个人。
to put up a bluff虚张声势
Your last remark has really put his monkey up.你最后一句话实在使他大为生气。
She's putting her new car up for sale.她要把她的新车卖掉。 ? put up to鼓动；唆使?做?
Who put you up to this trick?是谁唆使你玩这种把戏的？ ? put up with忍受；忍耐；受苦
I can't put up with your hypocricy any more.我再也不能容忍你的虚伪态度了。
That woman, as a housewife, has a lot to put up with.那个女人是个家庭主妇不得不忍受许多烦恼。
5) The students at the top of the class get there by…---- The top students of the class reach the top by …
Here “there” refers to the top of the class.
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6. concentrate :to think carefully about sth; to be present in large numbers or amounts in a particular place
集中（注意力、思想等）; 集中于某处；使集中于一点; 浓缩 e.g.
Concentrate on your work.集中精神工作。 A driver should concentrate on the road when driving. 开车时驾驶员的注意力要集中在路上。
concentrate rays of light into a focus把光线集中在焦点上
Industrial development is being concentrated in the west of the country.这个国家的西部正集中发展工业。 She tried to concentrate on her studies.
We must concentrate our efforts on improving study. Birds concentrate in places where food is abundant.
The private businesses are mainly concentrated in the south of China. concentrate…on/upon; focus…on: focus on…is similar to concentrate on…in the sense of directing one‘s attention on sth.) concentration camp
7) Once the books are opened, phone calls go unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. ----
Once they open their books, they would not answer phone calls, nor watch TV or read newspapers.
go un-V-ed = be not V-ed
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e.g. The baby‘s cry went unheard.( Nobody heard the baby‘s cry)
The letter went unfinished.(The letter was not finished.) Ex. XI, P11
8) ignore: to behave as if you had not seen or heard; to deliberately pay no attention to sth You have been ignoring me.
I greeted her on the street, but she ignored me completely. 辨别：
neglect---疏忽，不小心（指行为）；I don‘t trust her, for she often neglect her duty……疏于职守
ignore—指故意视而不见，不予关注； They ignored the security warning.
Overlook—指由于轻视，不小心而导致的疏忽(vt.俯瞰, 耸出, 远眺, 没注意到 n.眺望, 俯瞰中的景色) overlook the accounts检查帐目
You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work. 你忽略了这个工作中的几个错误。
The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points. 秘书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。
另: The tower overlooks the sea.这座塔楼俯瞰大海
9) assign －give sb a particular job or make them responsible for sth委
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派,指派----n. assignment
They‘ve assigned their best man to the job.
Shall we assign Wednesdays evening for our weekly English Corner? This large room has been assigned to us for this semester.
辨别：allot; distribute 都表示把整体或定量分成若干来分配，allot多用于对土地，工作，利润的分配；distribute 意义更广泛。Assign 没有整体划分若干部分分配之意，带有规定或指定的概念。 e.g. A special task was allotted to each member of the team. The teacher distributed the examination paper to the calss. Three novels have been assigned for home reading this term.
10) athlete, sportsman/sportswoman, player
An athlete is a person who is skilled in bodily exercises and who completes in games that need strength and speed, such as running and jumping, while a sportsman/sportswoman is keen on, or good at, sports. A player is a person who plays in a ballgame, often professionally. athlete n.身体锻炼上熟练并在需要力量和速度的比赛如跑步和跳跃中竞赛的人;运动员, 运动选手 e.g. The athlete has a powerful physique.这位运动员体格强壮。
sportsman n.-men 堂堂正正的人；有运动家风度的人;运动员；爱好或擅长运动的人 （女性为： sportswoman）
player n. 做游戏的人, 球类运动上尤其是职业性的比赛者, 演员, 演奏者, 表演者 e.g. a seeded player种子选手 Drill
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