重點詞語用法
1．expect的用法
expect[iks'pekt]vt.盼望；料想。其后通常跟不定式、帶不定式的復合賓語，還可以接名詞、代詞以及賓語從句等。例如：
①Both of us expected to see you in Beijing.
我們兩個盼望在北京見到你。
②No doubt you are the gentleman whom he was expecting.
你一定就是他所期待的那位先生了。
③We had expected everything to be better.
我們曾經希望事事順利。
④I did not expect to meet you here.
我沒有料到會在這兒見到你。
⑤ Do you expect me to stay after that?
在那之后你希望我呆下去嗎？
⑥I expected that you would finish the work in time.
我想到你會及時完成這項工作的。
2．congratulate
1)congratulate是動詞，作“祝賀、慶祝”解時，以被祝賀的人作賓語。
若要說出祝賀事項，常用on。
①I congratulated my friend on her birthday.我祝賀我的朋友生日快樂。
②I congratulated them on what they had achieved.
我因他們取得的巨大成就向他們祝賀。
③The scientist is to be congratulated for his valuable contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge in the countryside.那位科學家為促進科學知識在農村的普及作出了有益的貢獻，應受到祝賀。
2)congratulate oneself的意思是“慶幸，感到幸運”。
①I congratulated myself on having escaped unhurt.
我因自己幸免于難而感到幸運。
②Well, congratulate yourself that you resisted the temptation.你應該為你自己未受誘惑而慶幸。
3)名詞常用復數，congratulations。
①Convey my congratulations to him.代我向他祝賀。
②We offered our congratulations to him on his success.我們祝賀他成功。
③Please accept my congratulations on your birthday.
請接受我對你的生日祝賀。
④It's your birthday today? Congratulations!
今天是你的生日？祝賀你了。
3．introduce
1)用作及物動詞，表示“正式介紹”，向某人介紹用介詞to。
①Allow me to introduce you to my friend.允許我將你介紹給我的朋友。
②They introduced themselves to each other.他們互相介紹。
2)用作及物動詞，表示“使認識，使注意”，介詞to后加被認識了解的東西。
①A visit to the museum introduced the students to modern art.
參觀博物館使得學生對現代藝術有所了解。
②It was my younger brother who introduced me to jazz.
是我弟弟使我了解了爵士音樂。
4．determine
1)作及物動詞，表示“決定”的意思，后接不定式。
①We determined to do this at any cost.
我們不惜任何代價，決心做這件事。
2)determine sb.to do sth.意為“使某人決定做某事”。
①The circumstances determined him to give up the study of medicine.
這些情況使他決定放棄學醫。
3)determine sb.against sth.意為“使某人決定不做某事”。
①The news determined us against further delay.
這消息使我們決心不再拖延。
4)determine和be determined后都可加從句。
①He has determined that nothing(should)prevent him from going.
他決定不顧一切障礙而去。
②We were determined that it(should)be done.
我們下決心要做成這件事。
③Have you determined where you are going to spend the holidays?
你已決定在何處度假了嗎？
④He determined that his son(should)have a good education.
他決定讓他兒子接受良好教育。
5．run一詞的幾種用法
1)run用作及物動詞，表示“管理”、“經營”、“辦”。如：
①My aunt runs a hotel by the seaside.
我姑媽在海邊開了一家旅館。
②Who runs his house for him since his wife is ill?
由于他妻子生病了，誰來替他操持家務呢？
③They have the right to run their own affairs.
他們有權管理自己的事務。
④The manager is too young to have much experience in running the hotel.
經理年紀太輕，沒有多少管理酒店的經驗。
⑤Are you the man who runs this shop?
你就是開這家商店的人嗎？
⑥You should study how to run meetings successfully.
你們應該研究怎樣把會議開好。
2)run可以作系動詞用，意為“變得”，后面接形容詞。如：
①The river was beginning to run dry.
河水開始干涸起來。
②His blood ran cold at the news.
聽到這消息，他血都涼了。
③I asked Mary to lend me fifty yuan because I was running short of money.
我向瑪麗借五十元因為我手頭沒錢了。
④You mustn't let the children run wild and do what they like.
你不能讓孩子們不受約束，愛干什么就干什么。
6．mix
1)作不及物動詞，意思是“相混合，相混淆”。
①Oil and water will not mix.水和油不相溶。
②He mixes well in any company.他和什么人都合得來。
2)mix…with…意為“把……和……混合起來，結合起來，混淆”。
①mix water with wine 將水攙入酒
②mix black with white 混淆黑白
3)mix up意為“攪勻，拌和”，或“搞混，混淆”。
①mix up flour and water 把面粉和水攪勻
②mix up the salad dressing 把色拉調料調好
③You have mixed up all my pencils.
你把我們的鉛筆全混了。
④His explanation mixed me up even more.
他的解釋使我更糊涂了。
⑤I always mix Mary up with Susan.
我總是分不清Mary和Susan.
4)be mixed up意為“搞亂了，弄糊涂了”。
①Your ideas are all mixed up.你的想法全亂了。
②We got mixed up in our directions.
我們搞不清方向了。
③He felt very mixed up about life.
他覺得弄不清人生真諦。
5)be/get mixed up in 意為“卷入、介入、參與”。
① I don't want to get mixed up in the affair.
我不想介入那件事。
②I wonder how he got mixed up in the case.
我不明白他怎么卷入那個案件。
7．owe的用法
1)作及物動詞用，意為“欠(債)”。
①They asked him to pay what he owed them.
他們要他償還欠他們的債務。
②I owe $ 20 to the tailor.我欠裁縫二十美元。
③He still owes for the goods he bought last month.
他仍然欠上個月買東西的帳。
④I have paid all that was owed.
我已經把所有欠債都還清了。
2)owe還有“應把…歸功于…”之意。如：
①I owe it to you that I'm still alive.
我現在還活著，應該感謝你。
②We owe a great deal to our parents and teacher.
我們深受父母及師長之恩。
③He owes his success to hard work and practice.
他的成功是努力工作和實踐的結果。
④If I have improved in any way, I owe it all to my teacher.
如果說我有一些進步，這應該全部歸功于我的老師。
3)owe亦可解釋為“應當給予……”。如：
①You owe me an apology.你得向我道歉。
②I owe you many thanks. 我非常感謝你。
③Mr Wang owes himself a holiday.
王先生應該好好休個假。
④We should do the duty which we owe to our country.
我們應對國家盡我們應盡的義務。
重點詞組用法
1．be tired of(=be no longer interested in) 意為“對……厭煩”。例如：
①Are you tired of living in the city?
你在城里住的厭煩了嗎？
②The old couple are not tired of living in the country.
那對老夫婦住在鄉下不感到厭煩。
③They are tired of the same food for supper every evening.
每天晚餐吃同樣的食物，他們感到厭煩了。
④Don't make so much noise, I am tired of so much of it.
不要制造如此多的噪音，我討厭這么多的噪音。
2．drop in的用法
drop in意為“順便來訪；到……家來”，常用于非正式文體中。表示“來訪某家”時，用“drop in at…”，表示“來訪某人”時，用“drop in on…”。例如：
①Please drop in at my office when you happen to be free.
如果你碰巧有空的話，請到我的辦公室來。
②I'd like to drop in at Mr Sun on the way to school.
在去學校的路上，我想順道拜訪一下孫先生。
③Xiao Wang often dropped in when he worked at the college.
小王在大學工作時經常到我家來。
④I just dropped in to see if he was at home studying English.
我只是順便來看看他是否在家學英語。
3．help…out 意為“幫助(做某事；克服困難等)”。例如：
①Nobody helped me out when I lost my job.
在我失業時沒有人幫助我。
②The students help out in the factory after school.
同學們放學后到那家工廠幫忙。
③Kate fell ill last week, many of her friends came to help out.
凱特上周生病了，她的很多朋友都來幫忙。
④He often helps us out when we have been in trouble.
當我們有困難時他經常幫我們的忙。
4．“Let's drink to…” 是祝酒的用語，介詞to后跟名詞，表示“為(某事)干杯”的意思。例如：
①Let's drink to the success of Mr John.
為約翰先生的成功干杯！
②Let's drink to your further achievements.
咱們為你更大的成就干杯！
③Now, let's drink to the friendship between both of us.
現在，為我們兩人的友誼，干杯！
【注意】表示“我提議為……干杯”可以使用“I should like to propose a toast to…”。例如：
①I should like to propose a toast to the health of all the friends present here!
我提議，為在座的朋友們的健康，干杯！
②I'd like to propose a toast to the further development of our country.
我提議，為我國的進一步發展，干杯！
5．at the moment, for the moment, for a moment和in a moment
▲at the moment 用于現在時中，意為“此刻”，用于過去時態中意為“那時”。如：
①I am busy at the moment.我此刻很忙。
②Our manager is having an interview with a newspaper reporter at the moment.
我們經理此刻正在接受報社記者采訪。
③At the moment he was busy preparing his lessons.
那時，他正忙于準備功課。
④My parents are getting in the wheat at the moment.
我父母親正在收割小麥。
⑤At the moment Tom was playing hide----and----seek with other boys.
當時，湯姆正與其他孩子玩捉迷藏。
▲for the moment作“暫時”、“目前”解釋。如：
①Stop discussing for the moment, please.請暫停討論。
②Filled for the moment with extraordinary strength, he raised himself completely.
他一下子使出了非凡的力氣，自己完全站了起來。
③We have to stay in the inn for the moment as the hotels around are full.
由于周圍的旅館都已滿了我們暫時只能待在小客棧里。
▲for a moment 意為“片刻”、“一會兒”。如：
①For a moment I thought of playing truant.
我一時起了逃學的念頭。
②I'd like to speak to you for a moment.我想和你談一會。
③I had to think for a moment before I remembered his name.
我想了一會兒才記起他的名字。
▲in a moment 意為“立即”、“立刻”。如：
①You go first.I'll come in a moment.你先走我馬上就來。
②It was done in a moment.一會兒它便完成了。
③Don't go away, the bus will start in a moment.
別走開，汽車馬上就要開了。
6．What a shame! (真遺憾！真不像話！)用來表示“遺憾；憤懣”。可以單獨使用，也可以后跟that-clause或不定式短語。例如：
①Li Lei didn't do his homework yesterday.----What a shame!
李雷昨天沒做作業。一真不像話！
②What a shame that I failed in the mid-term examinations!
我期中考試不及格，真是遺憾！
③What a shame to spare him so much time!
為他浪費那么多的時間，真不值！。
7．thanks to與because of的用法區別
1)because of指原因，意為“因為”，用以指出理由。
①We stayed at home, this is because of rain.
我們呆在家里，因為下雨。
②Tom's absence was because of sickness.
湯姆因病缺席。
2)thanks to既可表達正面意義(虧得，多虧，幸虧)，又可表達諷刺意義(近乎反語“感謝”)。
①Thanks to your help we were successful.
由于你的幫助，我們成功了。(正面)
②It was thanks to your stupidity that we lost the game.
正是由于你的愚蠢，我們比賽才輸了。
8．come round/around的用法
1)作“(非正式)來訪”、“串門”解釋。
①I'd like to come round to your place one of these days.
我很愿意哪一天到你們這兒玩玩。
②How kind of you to come round to see us.
你到這兒來看望我們，真是太好了。
③I'm afraid I can't come round to your place tonight, for I have to finish my work first.我今晚恐怕不能到你家去，因為我得先完成工作。
④I've been so sorry that you couldn't come round this week.
這星期你不能到這兒來，我非常遺憾。
2)come round可作“又來到”、“再現”解釋，主要指隔一段時間會來一次的事情，如節假日、季節等。如：
①The summer holidays have come round again.
暑假又到了。
②National Day will soon come round.
國慶節即將到來。
③The time for autumn harvest soon came round.
不久又是秋收季節了。
④When Saturday came round, I went to see my brother.
到了星期六，我就去看我兄弟。
3)come round 還有“轉變看法”、“轉而同意”、“回心轉意”之意。如：
①If we talk to him, I'm sure he will come round to our point of view.
如果我們和他談談，我肯定他會轉而同意我們的觀點。
②She is now against our ideas, but soon she'll come round.
她現在反對我們的意見，但很快她會改變看法的。
③Jack came round when he knew the fact.
杰克知道了事實真相后，就改變了原來的看法。
④Don't worry about Mother. She will come round in the end.
別擔心母親的態度，她最終會改變的。
4)come round亦可作“恢復知覺、健康”等解釋。如：
①After this rain, my flowers will come round again.
過了這場雨后，我的花兒就會緩過來了。
②They watched by her bed, waiting for her to come round.
他們守在她床邊，等待她蘇醒過來。
常用句型結構
1．I wish you every success in the future.
“I wish you+名詞”用來表示“祝愿”，常用于正式場合。如：
①I wish you success.祝你成功。
②I wish you a happy birthday.祝你生日快樂。
另外，“I wish you+adj.”也表示“祝愿”。如：
①I wish you lucky.祝你走運。
②I wish you safe in the journey.祝你一路平安。
表示祝愿的形式，常見的有：
a)用原形動詞。如：
Long live China.中國萬歲！
b)用May+動詞原形構成。如：
May you be happy all your life.祝你一生幸福。
c)用“I hope+that clause”句型。如：
I hope(that) you'll get well soon.祝你早日康復。
I hope(that)you have a good time.祝你玩得高興。
<注>
“I wish+that clause”句型不是表示祝愿，而是表示“但愿”、“希望”之意。從句謂語動詞常用虛擬語氣，表示與事實相反的情況。如：I wish (that)you had read the book.真希望你已讀過這本書了(事實是沒讀過)。I wish I could fly to the moon in a spaceship one day.但愿有朝一日我能坐宇宙飛船到月亮上去(事實上不可能)。
2．I insist on telling him how great you were. 我一定要告訴他你是多么了不起。
“insist on sth./doing sth.”結構，其意思為“一定要……；堅持要求”。
例：
①I insist on an early reply.我堅決要求早日答復。
②She insisted on seeing the manager as soon as possible.
她堅持要盡快見到經理。
③He insisted on lending me the money I needed.
他一定要把我需用的錢借給我。
當insist作及物動詞時，后跟that----clause, 從句中的謂語動詞常用虛擬語氣，即用“should+動詞原形”，其中should常可省略。例：
①I insisted that he(should) go.我一定要他去。
②He insisted that the work should be finished at the end of this month.
他堅決要求這項工作在月底完成。