I was preparing for bed when I heard a knock at the door.
Useful expressions 1. right away
at once ; in no time; immediately I will return the book right away.
I am getting in touch with him right away. We are about to start right away. 2. end
1) at an end finish; over
It seems that the world was at en end. 2) bring? to an end ＝put an end to?
I wonder how I can bring the dispute to an end. ＝I wonder how I can put an end to the dispute. 3) come to an end
The meeting came to an end at midnight. 4) at the end of…
At the end of the road there is a shop. 5) by the end of…
How many English words have you learned by the end of last term? 6) in the end =at last; finally He will be a scientist in the end. 3. dig out
1) to get sth out of a place, using a spade or your hands
2) to find sth you have not seen for a long time, or that is not easy to find Let’s dig out the roots.
Why did you dig out all those old magazines? We must dig the truth out of him.
4. a (good \\ great \\ large) number of+ n.(pl.) many; a large quantity of; a lot of
A good number of students are not interested in modern art. I’ve seen the film a number of times.
The Great Wall attracts a great number of foreign tourists every day.
the number of…
The number of private colleges has increased. = Private colleges have increased in number. ５. give out
1) to give sth to a number of different people, especially to give information to people 2) to produce light, heat, a sound, a gas, smell etc
You have no right to give my telephone number out.
Students were giving out leaflets(传单)to everyone on the street. The teacher gave out the examination papers.
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The radiator (散热器) is giving out a lot of heat. 与give有关的常用短语还有： give away 送掉，捐赠 give in 让步，屈服
give off 发出（气味、光、热、声音等），此时相当于give out give up 放弃 give back 归还 ６. thousands of
基数词＋s，并不表示确切的具体数字，可以单独使用，也可以先接介词of再接复数名词。
There are thousands of people in the park on May Day. Thousands of people died of hunger.
Mr. Smith gave thousands of books to the school. 注意：tens of thousands of 数以百万计的 hundreds of hundreds of 成百上千的 hundreds of thousands of 数十万的 millions of 数百万的
Unit 5 Nelson Mandela — a modern hero Word usage
1. willing adj: desiring to do what is wanted; not objecting eg. They are willing to come.
eg. He is willing to do the job without payment.’
2. prison n: building for confining person convicted or accused of a crime eg. He was sent to prison for damaging public property. 词组be in prison在狱中， eg .He is now still in prison.
put /throw sb into prison 把某人投入监狱
The two noblemen put/ threw Dr. Manette into prison without mercy. 3．Law n
a)system of rules which are used to govern the conduct of a nation
eg. He was against the law of the country, as a result, he was sentenced to death. b) the science or study of such rules eg. He is interested in the laws of nature. 3. advise v: suggest
eg. We advised her that she (should) wait. 这个词跟suggest都表示建议之义，但要表示建议某人做某事只能用advise sb to do sth, 不能用suggest sb to do sth
advise,suggest 后接宾语从句时,要用虚拟语气。
其名词形式为advice,是一个不可数名词,要表达一条建议只能说成a piece of advice 4. equal adj:the same in number, quality, size, etc eg. Everybody had an equal chance. be equal to，be fit for胜任 eg. He is not equal to the job
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5. reward
a)n: somrthing given or received for service
eg. It is unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work. b)v: to give a reward to
eg. Winners will be rewarded a trip to England. 6．Hero n:
a) man admired for his brave deeds. Eg. He is a war hero.
b) chief male character in a story, play etc. eg. Tony is the hero in this play.
7. quality n: characteristic or level of goodness eg. She has many good qualities.
One quality of this material is that it can endure much tress. 8. peaceful adj: calm or quiet
eg. Our country is a peaceful country. It is a peaceful garden. 9. vote
a) n: the result of an election
eg. He was chosen as president by vote. b) to support or express by a vote eg. We have the right to vote.
10. accept v: receive or say yes to an offer eg. He accepted the reward.
She refused to accept his invitation.
11. position n: place or post of employment eg. I want to know the position of the shop. The guns are in position.
He has a high position in society.
Useful expressions 1. lose heart
eg. Don’t lose heart you still have many chances. Though he failed many times, he didn’t lose heart.
2. (be) in trouble : in a situation that involves danger, pain, worry, etc eg. When I am in trouble, I always ask him for help.
If we can’t finish the job on time, we will be in a lot of trouble.
3. fight against/with: struggle against sb/sth using physical force, in a war, battle, etc eg. He fought against the enemy in the war.
England fought with Germany in the war of 1914—1918. 4. worry about: make sb anxious
eg. She worried about her missing son. I worried about the result of the exam. 5. out of work: not having a paid job eg. She has been out of work for a year.
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He needs his family’s support because is out of work. 6. as a matter of fact: in fact
eg. As a matter of fact, I don’t know the truth.
He doesn’t mind at all. As a matter of fact he’s pleased. 7. blow up a) explode
eg. The bomb blew up. b) lose one’s temper
I’m sorry I blew up at you. 8. come to power: in power
eg. Things have changed a lot since he came to power. He came to power last year. 9. set up : establish or create sth
eg. One organization will be set up to solved the problem. They set up a tent to spend the night.
10. be sentenced to: state that sb is to have a certain punishment eg. The thief was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment The criminal was sentenced to death.
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