grocer 杂货商 grocery杂货铺
this year last year
3-3
Sometime在某时，过去和将来都可以 I saw him sometime last week.
Please call me sometime next week. some time 一段时间
I'll be away for some time.
sometimes有时候
there are times when...（书面语=sometimes） There are times when even the tiger sleeps. 老虎也有打盹儿的时候。
someday/some day（连/分意思一样），有朝一日，表示将来的某一天。 You'll be sorry about it some day.（口语化句子） 对这件事情总有一天你会后悔的。
（书面语）make a discovery (of...) discovery
同根词：discover v.
make an interesting discovery (of...)
转换练习 use 使用
make use of...（书面语） make the best use of...
He made the best use of his talent.
describe
make a vivid description of...
investigate
make a thorough investigation of...
summarize
make a comprehensive summary of...
analyze
make a detailed analysis of...
of 在表示地点、地理位置的短语中，表示同位语的关系
the city of Beijing
the promontory of Ayia Irini the tiny village of Perachora
the famous monastery of St. Bernard
the novel of Three Kingdoms(×)
小说、电影、戏剧、等等的名称时，用entitle. the novel entitled Three Kingdoms the movie entitled Da Vinci Code entitle v. 给（书，剧本等）命名 人名，用named或called等。 the man named/called Vincent
一组人，团队。 team spirit
an American team of archaeologists
及物动词的被动
stand 位于，矗立在，屹立在，用主动形式 用被动形式的词： be located situated sited located
stand 强调立体感，东西不太大。
Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops.
造句：人民英雄纪念碑矗立在天安门广场的正中央。
The Monument to the People's Heroes stands in the center of Tian'anmen Square.
坐落在：sit
The house sits on top of a hill overlooking the town. lie位于
ancient adj. 古代的，古老的 archaic antique prehistoric primeval
promontory (headland): a long narrow area of high land that sticks out into the sea cape: a very large piece of land sticking out into the sea e.g. the Cape of Good Hope 好望角
peninsula: a long piece of land which sticks out from a larger area of land into the sea or into a lake
the Korean Peninsula the Arabian Peninsula
at one time =once 曾经，一度
must have done 对过去的肯定推测 prosperous adj. 繁荣的 prosperity n. 繁荣
The city at one time must have seen/known prosperity.
enjoy:享有
enjoy good health
enjoy a high standard of living
同enjoy的词组，例如： be blessed with...幸福的拥有
They are blessed with three lovely children. be endowed with...用于天生具有
She is endowed with both brains and beauty.压首韵 intellegence
boast做谓语动词，主语是人或物时，其表示的意义为“炫耀”或“拥有”。 例句：中国有很多的美丽风光。
人作主语不及物boast of 物作主语及物 There is a lot of beautiful scenery in China. China boasts a lot of beautiful scenery.
破折号中间部分插入语
a girl with blue eyes后置定语表从属关系 a mug with a broken handle decorate 装饰，装点 a vastly improved method a much acclaimed novel
equip A with B be equipped with...
equipment n. 装备，设备，设施 a piece of equipment
The classrooms are equipped with modern multimedia teaching equipment.
a great many... +可数名词复数（many是adj.） a great many of... +可数名词复数（many是pron.） a great number of...+可数名词复数
a great amount of... +不可数名词 a great deal of...+名词
pottery[t], [d]/earthenware 陶器，土器 不可数 a piece of pottery/earthware china/ porcelain 不可数
beneath/underneath on (top of)
under 正下方 over 正上方 below （海拔位置）低于 above 高于
be used as...
The wooden box is used as a seat.
act as serve as function as
The wooden box acts/serves/ functions as a seat.
B.C.: Before Christ A.D.: Anno Domini times:
in modern times 现代 in recent times近代 in ancient times古代 in prehistoric times Age
the Ice Age the Stone Age the modern age the computer age
era/epoch重大标志的历史时期 the steam-engine era/epoch the end of an era/epoch
His death marked the end of an era.
the beginning of a new era/epoch
The foundation of the People's Republic of China marked the beginning of a new era.
statues:练习[tju]的发音 don't you won't you last year next year situation
represent 代表 stand for
Honey, this gold ring stands for/represents my love for you.
on behalf of...
例句：温家宝总理代表中国政府作了一个讲话。
Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech on behalf of the Chinese government during the meeting.
date from...主动 date back to... 主动
can be traced back to...被动 可以追溯到（某个年代）
丝绸之路的繁荣可以追溯到遥远的汉朝。
The prosperity of the Silk Road dates from/ dates back to/ can be traced back to the distant Han Dynasty.
happen to do 碰巧 sth. happen to sb. 发生
A car accident happened to him.
happen to do it happen that...
We happened to take the same train. It happened that we took the same train.
chance to do it chance that...
We chanced to take the same train. It chanced that we took the same train.
by chance by accident accidentally
We took the same train by chance/ by accident/ accidentally.
as it happen巧了，碰巧
As it happened, we took the same train.
(TOEFL)
(A) He would like to know what happened. (B) He can help the woman.
(C) Because of what happened, he has no time. (D) He would have helped if he had the time.
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