1．argue v. 争论；辩论
argument n.
主要搭配：
He is arguing with his classmates about how to solve the problem
quickly.
他正同他的同学们谈论怎么解决这个问题。
2．fond adj. 喜爱的；多情的；喜欢的
主要搭配：be fond of sth./doing sth.
注意不可说：be fond to do sth. （×）
相关词组：
3．辨析：specially / especially
specially adv. 专门地，特地
especially adv. 特别，格外，尤其
例如：I like reading, especially stories about people.
我喜欢阅读，特别是人物故事。
This cake was made specially for you.
这块蛋糕是专门为你订做的
4．in order to / so as to 为了（指目的）
in order to 可以放在句首、句中，不可拆开使用。
so as to 不可放在句首，可拆分为so… as to…（引导结果状语）
He got up early in order to catch the early bus.
为了赶上早班车，他起得很早。（可用so as to替换）
In order to catch the early bus, he got up early. （不可用so as to替换）
又如：He was so angry as to be unable to speak. 他气得说不出话来。
相当于：He was so angry that he couldn’t speak.
5．on a flight 在一次飞行中
相关短语：
on a visit/trip to (some place) 在去参观/旅行……中
on business 出差on holiday 度假中
on strike 罢工中on fire 在着火之中
6．care about/care for
care about：关心；介意，在意，在乎
care for：关心，喜欢
I don’t care about what others think of me.
我并不在乎别人怎么看我。
We should care for AIDS patients as much as possible.
我们尽可能地关心艾滋病人。
Would you care for a cup of coffee?
想要杯咖啡吗？（相当于Would you like…?）
7．should have done
（1）指某人过去应该做的事，实际上却没做。
You are late again. You should have
come here earlier.
你又迟到了，你应该早点来。
（2）对已发生的事表示无比惊讶、震惊。
It is really surprising that such an excellent football team should
have failed in the finals.
谁也没有料到如此出色的一个球队居然会在决赛中失利。
8．
9．辨析：for
the first time/ the first time/at first / it is the first time
that…
例如：
When did you meet Mary for the first
time?
你是什么时候第一次遇见玛丽的？
The first time Tom met Mary, he fell in love with her.
汤姆第一次看见玛丽，他就爱上她了。
At first I didn’t like her, but now I do.
开始我并不喜欢她，现在不一样了。
It is the first time that I have met with a foreigner.
这是我第一次碰见一个外国人。
10．such as/ such… as…
例如：这样的风俗常在象印度、巴基斯坦这样的国家使用。
The customs exist in the countries such
as India and Pakistan.
The customs exist in such countries as India and Pakistan.
11．辨析except for / except / except that/except when
except for：前后两部分的性质不属于同一类别，用于此义时，不可与except 互换，属于介词词组，后接名词、代词或动名词。
except：介词，后接名词或代词，有时可与except for互换。
except that：后接从句；that不可省略。
except when：后接时间状语从句。
The bus was empty except for one old lady.
车上除了一位老太太，一个人没有。（lady与car不属于同一类别）
He answered all the questions except
(for) the last one
除了最后一个问题，他回答了所有的问题。（except 与except for 可以互换）
I knew nothing about him except that he lives nearby.
除了知道他住在附近外，我对他一无所知。
I like her except when she is angry.
我喜欢她，她生气时除外。
12．communicate vt. & vi.交际，沟通，传达
主要搭配：
（1）communicate with sb. 与某人交流
We often communicate with each other by letter.
我们靠书信彼此沟通。
（2）communicate sth. to sb. 把某物传递给某人
Please communicate the good news to your classmates.
请把这个好消息传递给你的同学们。
13．come about 发生
（1）此词组没有被动语态及宾语.
（2）英语中，指“发生”、“爆发”的单词及词组大多无被动语态，如：
happen, take place, occur, break out等。
14．bring in
（1）赚钱 (make money)
The boy can bring in 1000 yuan a month.
这个男孩每月能挣1000元。
（2）引进(introduce)
We should bring in some experienced people.
我们应该引进一些有经验的人。
（3）扭送至警察局
The policeman brought in 2 boys just now.
警察刚才把2个男孩扭送到了警察局。
15．a great (good) many = many 只接可数名词复数形式
与此相类似的词组：
（1）只接可数名词：a (large) number of 很多……，谓语用复数
the number of ………的数量，谓语用单数
（2）只接不可数名词有：
（3）既可接可数名词又可接不可数名词的有：
plenty of 很多……
a lot of = lots of 很多……
enough…
点拨：a great /good many 后不可加of再接名词，即：
a great /good many of＋n. （×）
但如果后面的名词前有修饰语（如the/these/those等）或后接代词的时候，则可用a great/good many
of .如：
很多学生同意这个观点。
A great /good many students support the idea.
相当于：A great /good many of the students support the idea.
A good many of them come from the countryside.
他们中很多人来自农村。
16．consider 考察，照顾，认为
主要用法：
（1）consider 只接动名词、名词或代词（consider sth. /doing sth.）
We must consider this matter seriously.
我们必须严肃地考虑这个问题。（consider ＋n.）
He considered going to France next month
他考虑了下个月到法国去。（consider＋doing）
（2）不可说consider sb. to do sth., 但可说：consider sb. to be n./adj…或sb.
be considered to do sth.
Bell was considered to have invented the telephone.
人们认为电话是贝尔发明的。（Sb. be considered to have done sth.
某人被认为已经做过某事）
He is considered to act as our new headmaster.
人们认为他会当选我们的新校长。（Sb. be considered to do sth.某人被认为将要做某事）
（3）“认为……是……”常用的表达法：
consider…as…或consider…(to be) ＋adj./n.
（4）consider ＋从句，例如：
We consider that the driver is not to blame.
我们认为这不是司机的过错。
We consider it (to be ) true.= We consider that it is true.
我们认为这是真实的。
17．means n. 手段，方法
主要用法：
（1）单复数同形，即one/two/three…means 一种/两种/三种……方法
（2）与介词of连用，指“用……方法/方式”。by this/that/the means (相当于in this/that/the
way)或by means of …，如：
A car is a means of transportation. 小车是一种交通工具。
There is no means of working out the problem.
无法做出这道题。
We express our best wishes by means
of words.
我们用文字/语言表达了我们良好的祝愿。
Only by this means can you work out this problem.
只有用这种方法你才能算出这道题。
18．experience vt. & n.体验；经验；经历
主要用法：
（1）作“经验”时，是不可数名词。
（2）作“经历”时，是可数名词。
（3）be experienced in 意为“在某方面有经验”。
Everyone may experience joy and defeat.
每个人都可能经历欢乐与失败。（vt.经历）
He is a teacher with forty years’ experience of teaching.
他是一个有四十年教学经验的教师。（不可数名词，经验）
Travelling on a desert is quite an experience.
在沙漠上旅行是一次难忘的经历。（可数名词，经历）
He is experienced in teaching physics.
他在教授物理方面很有经验。（be experienced in）
He is an experienced biology teacher.
他是一个很有经验的生物老师。
19．辨析：protect…from…/ stop… from…
protect…from… 保护……避免遭受……，protect后面的词语是要保护的对象。
stop… from… 阻止……去做……，stop后面的词语是要阻止的对象。（相当于prevent /keep…from）
In order to protect your eyes from the
sun, you’d better wear
sunglasses.
为了让你的眼睛不受阳光刺激，你最好戴一幅太阳镜。
In order to prevent /stop/keep him from
going there, his wife
took his backpack away.
为了阻止他去那里，他妻子拿走了他的背包。
注意其被动语态的用法，例如：
In order to keep the glass from being
broken, he handled it carefully.
为了避免让玻璃摔碎，他小心地拿着它。
20．辨析：as well as / as well
（1）as well as可连接两个并列成分（连接动词时，as后要用动名词形式）
（2）连接的成分作主语时，谓语动词的数与as well as前面的词在数上保持一致。
（3）as well as 连接的两个主语，可以松开，可把as well as 连同后面的名词放在句末。
（4）as well相当于“also, too”，常用在句末。
He as well as his parents is going to come here.
他与他的父母即将来这里。(As well as his parents, he is going to come here)
The child is lively as well as healthy.
这孩子既健康又活泼。
Tom can play basketball as well as playing the piano.
汤姆不但钢琴弹得好而且篮球也玩得好。
He has a good knowledge of French and he knows German as
well.
他很精通法语，对德语也很精通。
21．be on fine 着火；失火（指状态，可与一段时间状语连用）
相关词组：
catch fire 着火（指动作，不可与一段时间状语连用）
set …on fire =set fire to… (纵火，一般指有意放火烧……)
play with fire 玩火
put out a / the fire 扑灭一场大火
go through water and fire 赴汤蹈火
fire at 向……开火
make a fire 生火
22．strike 
（1）打击，敲
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
（2）（疾病，灾难）来临
The SARS struck China in 2003. 2003年，SARS 侵袭了中国。
（3）擦（火柴）
The little girl struck another match. 小女孩又擦燃了一根火柴。
（4）打动，给……印象
The beautiful scenery of the west lake struck me most.
最打动我的是西湖的美景。
（5）罢工
The workers struck for higher pay yesterday.
工人们昨天为提高工资举行了罢工。
（6）想起（主意）
A thought struck me.我突然有了一个念头。
（7）钟（敲响，报时）
The clock is striking four.钟在敲4点。
23．touch vt. & vi. & n.触摸，接触，联系
主要用法：
（1）sb. touch sth. 某人摸某物，如：
If you touch it slightly, it will fly away.
轻轻一碰，它就会飞走。
（2）be touched by 被……感动，相当于be moved by.
We are deeply touched by the story.
我们被这个故事深深地感动了。
（3）get in touch with 与……取得联系（动作）
lose touch with 与……失去联系（动作）
be out of touch with 与……失去联系（状态）
