1.distinctadj.清晰的;明显的;明确的习惯用语:bedistinctfrom…in…在某方面与……不同阅读与写作不同.Readingisdistinctfromwriting.他与他父亲在性格方面不同。Heisdistinctfromhisfatherincharacter.distinctionn.差别;分别;卓著短语:makeadistinctionbetween对……加以区别withoutdistinction无差别地,一视同仁地Weshouldmakeadistinctionbetweenrightandwrong.我们应该分清是非。Customersaretreatedwithoutdistinctionofsexandage.顾客不分男女老幼,一视同仁地对待.2.liveon①继续存在;继续生存②靠……生活①继续存在;继续生存Aftertheearthquake,theoldcoupleliveonwiththeirgrandsons.地震后,这对老夫妇和他们的孙子继续活下去。②靠……生活Smallbirdsinsects.小鸟主要靠食昆虫为生live短语:livefor为……而活着liveupto实现livewith忍受,和…住在一起livemainlyon3.means手段;方法bymeansof…用……方法;借助……=byusing单数和复数的形式相同那个囚犯从秘密通道逃走了。Theprisonerescapedbymeansofasecrettunnel.思想可以凭借音乐的形式来表现。Thoughtscanbeexpressedbymeansofmusic.means:Allpossiblemeansbeentried.Everypossiblemeansbeentried.Thequickestmeansoftravelbyair.Wecansucceed______________(通过)hardwork.Youcangetthere____________________(乘坐多种交通工具).bymeansofbymanymeansoftransporthavehasismeans短语:byeverymeans用一切办法byallmeans不惜一切地byanymeans无论如何bythismeans用这种方法bynomeans决不;一点也不=notabit放句首要部分倒装你今天绝不能提前回家。Bynomeanscanyougohomeaheadoftimetoday.Bynomeans____giveintotheterriblecircumstancesatthattimealthoughfacedwithgreatdifficulty.A.theywillB.willtheyC.theywouldD.wouldtheyHisshakinghishead___thathedidn’tagreetotheplanatthemeetingyesterday.A.meantB.meansC.meaningD.mean√√means;way;method;approachmeans方法、手段、工具,单复数同形,多和介词by搭配。way方法,普通用语。可用于任何处理事物的方式。多于介词in搭配。method方法,理论,指合乎逻辑或系统的方法。多和介词with搭配。e.g.:teachingmethod教学方法approach+to(介词)Only___thismethodcanyougetmuchbenefitfromitwhenreading.A.inB.onC.withD.byWelookforwardtothedaywhenthemotorcarhasbeenreplacedbysomelessdangerous______oftransport.A.meansB.methodsC.waysD.manners√√meansoftransport“交通方式”,means常跟介词by搭配。4.the/amajority(of)大多数、大部分The/Amajorityofthedamagehasbeencaused.The/Amajorityofstudentswere/wasagainstthepolicy.Themajorityis/arealwaysabletoimpose(强加)its/theirwillontheminority.majorityn.大多数…Themajority____________forthebudget.Themajorityofstudents________hard-working.Themajorityofthedamage_______easytorepair.单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数,强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。minority少数……was/wereare/isisbein(the/a)majority占多数、过半数1).Thosewhoarefortheproposal_______.A.inthemajorityB.arethemajorityC.areinthemajorityD.isinthemajority2).Thenumberofstudentsinourclass___63andthemajorityofthem___cleverandworkhard.A.are;isB.are;areC.is;are3)Youngpeoplewereinthemajorityatthemeeting.(Translate)√√makealife习惯于新的生活方式、工作等Theoldworkeroutofworkmakesalifebycollectingwinebottles.这位失业的老工人依靠收酒瓶子为生。短语:bringtolife使恢复知觉cometolife变得活跃;变得兴奋Hissonsenthimane-mailsayinghowhe____inAustralia.A.hasmadealifeB.makesC.madeD.wasmakingalife√5.6.despiteprep.尽管;不管inspiteof______theheavyrain,theywerestillsearchingforthelostplane.A.AlthoughB.ThoughC.DespiteD.As√7.elect1.表示“选举”,主要指选举某人担任某职位。若所涉及的职位只有一个(即独一无二),则通常不用冠词。如:我们选他当主席。正:Weelectedhim(as)chairman.正:Weelectedhim(tobe)chairman.正:Weelectedhim(our)chairman.正:Weelectedhim(asour)chairman.2.electtodosth表示决定做某事。如:Heelectedtogoabroad.他决定出国。Heelectedtobecomealawyer.他决定当律师。percentagen.百分比;百分率apercentageof后接名词时,其后面谓语动词的单复数要与所接名词相符合。Whatpercentageoftheearthiscoveredbyoceans?Whatpercentageofthestudentswereabsent?thepercentageof…某事物的百分比,作为数字,谓语动词用单数形式。Thepercentageofthestudentsis46.keepkeepup坚持;维持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)Weaskedhertostoptalking,butshekeptup.我们请她别再说话了,但她依旧说下去。Ithinkyoushouldkeepupyourcourage.我认为你应该鼓足勇气。Keep短语keepaway使离开keepback阻止,阻挡keepdown控制,压制keepinwith不断讨好keepoff避开;不接近keepout关在门外;不准入内keepupwith跟上;不落后;赶上完成句子:Ifthisrain_______(继续)thegardenwillberuined.Hesuccessfullytriedto___________(赶上)hisclassmates.Thesurvivingsailorsmanagedto________(坚持)untilthelifeboatcame.keepsupkeepupwithkeepupboomn.(人口、贸易的)繁荣e.g.babyboom婴儿潮;生育高峰boominsth.在某方面繁荣aboomincarsales汽车销售额的剧增vi.处于经济迅速发展时期Businessisbooming!生意兴隆!occurvi.发生;出现常用结构:sth.occurtosb.(主意或想法突然)浮现于脑中;被想起,被想到itoccurstosb.todosth.使人想到干某事itoccurstosb.that...某人想到……【联想拓展】sth.strikessb.sth.comestosb.itoccurstosb.that...itstrikessb.that...ithitssb.that...某人突然想起(主语不能是人,用所想到的事情或it作形式主语)大部分主语从句都可以用it作形式主语,特别是当主句的谓语动词是appear,turnout,happen,occur,come,strike,follow,matter等词或短语时,一般用it作形式主语,借助主语从句来表达意思。takein包括;吸收;理解;欺骗【联想拓展】takedown拿下,取下;拆卸;记下takeback取回,带回;收回说过的话;使……回忆起昔日takeup开始从事;占用(时间或空间);着手处理takeover继承;接收,接管takeoff脱下(衣服等);起飞takeon承担,从事;呈现takeone’splace入座;代替某人的位置takeone’stime不急,慢慢干“许多,大量”修饰可数名词agreatmanymanymanya(n)alargenumberof(1)agreat/goodmany+名词复数,中间无“of”。Agreatmanypeoplehaveseenthefilm.(2)agreat/goodmany+of+the/these/those/one‘s+名词复数Agreatmanyofthepeoplehaveseenthefilm.1)修饰可数名词:agreatmany,many,agoodmany,a(large,great)numberof,(manya)2)修饰不可数名词:much,agreat/gooddealof,agreatamountof3)修饰可数或不可数名词:alotof,lotsof,plentyof,alarge/greatquantityof(谓语视名词特性而定),quantitiesof(谓语用复数),plentyofnowhere放在句首,该句应使用倒装结构。Nowhereisthereaplaceforhimtosettledown.类似的副词还有hardlyscarcely,nosooner,seldom,never,little等。Nowhereelseinsuchasmalltown,Ithink_____abookasgoodasthisone.A.yougetB.youcangetC.canyougetD.youwillgetCNowhereelse,ashismothertoldus,_____exceptthecabininthebackyard.A.didhegoB.hedidgoC.wentheD.hewentA