Module 1
1.The house faces to the south
这个房子朝南
=The house faces towards the south。
= The house faces south.
2. be faced with 面临，面对
in the face of 面对, 在… 面前
face to face 面对面
3 get into a difficult situation
陷入困难的状况
get out of a difficult situation
摆脱困难的状况
save the sicuation 挽回局势
4. be located in = lie in 坐落于
5. off the coast 在(离开海面的)海岸上
along the coast 沿着海岸
on the coast 海岸上
6. work on sth.
从事某事， 做…工作；忙于
work out 设计；制订，安排
get to work 着手于；开始工作
7. because of 因为
thanks to 由于；多亏了
owing to 由于
as a result of 由于……的结果
due to 由于
8.There be/exist/lie/stand/appear 主语 有，存在
9. two-thirds 三分之二
one-third 三分之一
10.be covered by/with 被…覆盖
11.be famous for 因…而著名
12.make… out of sth. … 由..制成…
13.ever since 自那以后
14.（be）opposite to 在…对面，与…相反
just the opposite 恰恰相反
15.keep a cool head 保持头脑清醒
16.lose one’s head 惊慌失措，失去理智
17.head for 朝着…前进
18.in terms of 根据，从…方面来说，从…的观点
19.compare A with/and B 比较A和B
eg. compare this with that 把这个和那个比较一下
20.compare…to… 把……比作…..
eg. compare life to a candle 把生命比喻成蜡烛
compare children to flowers 把孩子比作花朵
compared with/to… 与…比较起来，较之…
eg. Compared to/with her mother, she is tall.
21.have control over 对…有控制权
beyond control 无法控制
under control 被控制住
out of control 失去控制
in the control of 由…控制/管理/负责
lose control of 对…失去控制
21.on the one hand… on the other hand
一方面…另一方面
22.表示倍数的四种句型：
1）This bridge is 3 times longer than that one.
这座桥比那座桥长3倍。
2) This bridge is 4 times as long as that one
这座桥是那座桥的4倍长。
3）A is … times the size/length/width/height/depth of B
This room is 3 times the size of that one.
这间房间的大小是那间的3倍。
4) A v. …times as many/much n. as B
The factory has produced 3 times as many cars as it did last
year.
这个厂今年的汽车产量是去年的3倍。
Module 2
1.on a high/low income 高/低收入
2.income tax (个人)所得税
3.with the development of 随着…的发展
under development 在发展中
4.take measures to do sth. 采取措施做某事
make …to one’s (own)measure 按某人的尺寸制作
5.figure out 理解
6.up to 直到…， 到…为止，多达
7.be up to=be fit for 胜任，适合于
up to=be busy(in)doing sth.
正在做…，从事于 .
it’s up to sb. to do sth .
由某人决定做某事
8.agree to the plan (suggestion ,proposal…)
同意计划（建议，安排）
agree with sb.
同意某人的观点或看法，适合
agree on/upon sth
双方在某件事情上达成协议并取得一致意见
9.make efforts to do sth.
努力做某事
=make every effort to do sth.
=make an effort to do sth.
make an effort 尽力
spare no effort 不遗余力
with/without effort 费力地/毫不费力地
10.make progress 进步
11.give examples of 举…的列子
12.make sure 确保，查明
13.figure out 理解，弄明白
14.be similar to sb/sth. 与…相似
be similar in 在某方面相似
similarly 同样地，类似地
15.share sth. among /between sb. 将某物分配给某人
share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某物
share (in)sth. 共享
16.be/get close to 靠近，近，接近，即将发生
17.as a result of 由于…的结果
as a result 结果
result in 导致
result from 由…引起
18.be of 抽象名词=be 该名词的同根形容词
eg. His advice is of value to us. = ？
This dictionary is of great use. = ？
What he said is of importance for you. = ？
Module 3
1.be experienced in/at 在…方面有经验
2.sth.occurs to sb. 某事被某人想起
it occurs to sb. that-clause
某人突然想到…
it occurs to sb. to do sth.
某人突然想到做某事
3.A good idea suddenly struck me. 我忽然想到一个好主意
strike sb. 介词 the 具体部位 打某人的某个部位
eg. strike him on the back 打某人的背
hit sb in the face 打某人的脸
pat sb on the shoulder 拍某人的肩膀
be struck by 被…所打动，被…迷住
4.bury oneself in sth. 隐居或埋头于、专心致志于某事物
be buried in 埋头于，专心致志于
5.pick up 拿起，捡起，卷起，收听，接（人）
6.end up 到达或来到某处
7.end up with sth. 以某事作为结束
end up doing sth. 以做某事为结束
come to an end 结束，完结
8.by the time 到…的时候（常与完成时连用）
9. on the same latitude 在同一纬度
10.refer to 指代，参考
11.on average 平均
12.of all time 人类历史上，有史以来
13.in ruins 严重受损，破败不堪
fall into ruin 已成废墟
bring sb. to ruin 毁灭某人
14.warn sb. (not)to do sth. 警告某人（不）干某事
warn sb. of sth. 警告某人当心某事
15.at all 完全，究竟，全然，竟然
not at all 一点也不，根本不，别客气
after all 毕竟，终究，归根到底，别忘了
above all 最重要的是，首先，尤其是，特别是
first of all 首先
16.see sb.do sth. 看见某人干了某事
see sb.doing sth. 看见某人正在干某事
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