as she put her head in the lion’s mouth.
她把头伸进狮子嘴里的时候，马戏团的观众
都惊讶得屏住气。
His mother was coughing and gasping for breath.
他的母亲咳嗽着，大口地吸着气。 The team were at their last gasp when the
whistle went.
球队正作最后拚搏, 这时哨声响了.
She gave a gasp of surprise. 她发出一声惊讶的喘息。
【搭配】sb.’s/sth.’s last gasp 最后时刻，奄奄一息，最
后一搏
1使确信，使信服○2说服，使愿意做 convince v. ○
【例句】In the end she convinced the jury of her innocence.
最终她使陪审团相信她是清白的。
I try to convince him of the reality of the danger/ I try to convince him that the danger is real.
我试图使他相信危险的确存在。
I am now convinced of the truth of the report. / I am now convinced that the report is true.
我确信报告的真实性。
Your argument is too weak to convince me. 你的论点太薄弱了，说服不了我。
【搭配】convince sb. of sth. / convince sb. that…使某人相信某事 / 使某人相信?
be convinced of sth./be convinced that… 确信某事/确信?
convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事（persuade sb. to do sth.）
【派生】convincing a.令人信服的
1（使光泽、颜色等）褪去○2（使强度等）fade v.○3（使）枯萎 变弱○
【例句】The closing music fades out when the hero rides off into the sunset.
当男主角策马向夕阳驰去时，尾声音乐逐渐
消失。
Flowers soon faded when they have been cut. 花剪下后很快就会枯萎。
Hopes of a peaceful settlement are now fading. 和平解决的希望正在消失。
As evening came the coastline faded into
darkness.
夜晚来临，海岸线融入茫茫夜色中。
.
常用短语
in flames 着火
【例句】 The building was soon enveloped in flames.
那幢建筑物很快就陷入了火海之中。 His latest theories have been shot down in
flames by the experts.
他的最新理论遭专家们批驳得一无是处。 The aircraft came down in flames, and the heat fused most of the parts together into a solid mass. 飞机起火坠毁，火焰的热力把大部分部件熔合成一个大硬块。
cast into扔进，投进
【例句】The steel is then ready to be cast into different shape and size.
这时的钢水可以被浇铸成各种大小不同的形
状。
He was beaten and cast into the river with a
rock tied to him.
他挨了一顿打，然后被拴上一块石头扔进了
河里。
The witch was cast into the fire and had to burn
miserably till she was dead.
巫婆被投进火中痛苦地烧死。
find one’s way to 设法找到了
【例句】Somehow we found our way to the coffeehouse. 他还是设法找到了咖啡馆。 Can you find your way to the car park? 你找到停车场了吗？ be a matter of…是(关于?)的问题
【例句】Don’t worry; the practice won’t go unrewarded. It is just a matter of time.
别担心，练习不会没有回报。这只是时间问题。
All social theories have certain merits in their
own rights. It is just a matter of different opinions.
所有社会理论都有自身的优点。只是观点不
同而已。
off and on / on and off 断断续续地
【例句】He only accepted the primary education off and on in his childhood.
他小时候只断断续续地接受过初等教育。
He has been writing to us off and on for
several years.
他断断续续地给我们写信已经有好几年
了。
Recently it rained off and on every day. 近来每天都在断断续续地下雨。
piece by piece — one part at a time 一点点地，一块一块地，一个接一个地
【例句】Like a jigsaw, piece by piece, the picture was becoming clear.
就像拼图一样，画面一点一点变得清晰起来。
The plane is being reassembled, piece by piece. 飞机正在一块一块地被重新组装起来。 make it (to…) 及时到达，取得成功
【例句】The train goes at10.15. I think we shall make it.
火车10点1刻开，我想我们能赶上。
With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby hospital.
血顺着腿不停流，他还是赶到了附近的医院。 So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.
迄今为止，相对来说很少有女性在商界能达到顶级地位。
1坚决有力地开始做（某事）wade into ○，决然并充2猛烈攻击 满精力地投入○
【例句】 She waded into the task with more enthusiasm than skill.
她更多是出于热情而不是依靠技能投入这项工作。
They waded into the task and forgot their disagreement with each other.
他们精力充沛地投入这项任务而忘了彼此的分歧。
He always waded into me whatever I said. 不管我说什么，他总是猛烈地抨击我。