【词组解析 19】
1. be available to sb.可用,可供
（1）When would you be available to start work here? 你什么时候可以开始来这边上班?
（2）New and more sophisticated methods of physiological control should be available to the seed orchard manager.
新的和更先进的生理控制方法,对于种子园管理人员将会有效的。
2. be bound to 一定
（1）Only Two - Way Outbound Port can be bound to a Two - Way SendPort. 只可将双向出站端口绑定到双向发送端口。
（2）She would be bound to like it! 妹妹最爱穿漂亮衣服了,她见了一定喜欢。
相关解析：bound
vi. 跳，弹跳； 限制； 接壤
vt. 给…划界，限制； 使弹回，使跳跃； 束缚
n. 界限，限制； 跃起； （球等的）反跳
adj. 用带子绑住的； 有义务的； 装订的，有封面的； [化，物]结合的
3. be capable of doing 能够
（1）He may be capable of jealousy when you have made superior progress in your work.
当你在工作中取得较大进步时,他也会嫉妒你。
（2）He'd be capable of coming to seek me, to tease Edgar. 他可以来找我去逗逗埃德加。
拓展：able与capable的比较
able和capable均用于谈及某人能够做某事。
（1）若说someone is able to do something意为某人能做某事，因为有知识或技能，或具备做该事的条件，如：
Breslow wondered if he could be able to climb over the rail. 布雷斯洛不知道是否能爬过栏杆。
They must be able to use their profiles for new investment. 他们必须能把利润用于新的投资。
注意：过去时表明某人实际上已经做了某事，如：
We were able to reduce costs. 我们能够降低成本。
（2）若说someone is capable of doing something 指某人如有需要的话，是具有做某事的知识或技能的，或指他有可能会做某事，如：
Workers are perfectly capable of running the organizations which employ them. 工人完全有能力经营受雇的机构。
She was quite capable of dropping off to sleep. 她往往会不知不觉入睡。
也可说to be capable of a feeling or an action，意为具有某种感情，或会做得出某事的，如：
I think he's capable of loyalty and seriousness. 我想他会忠诚，认真。
Bowman could not not believe him capable of murder. 鲍曼不相信他会杀人。
（3）在谈及汽车或机器等的性能时，通常用capable of，如：
... water turbines, which are capable of producing more economical electricity. ……能降低发电成本的水动涡轮机。
The car was capable of 110 miles per hour. 这车每小时能跑一百一十英里。
（4）若把某人描述为able或capable，其意为某人聪明能干。两词用作这一意义时，基本相同，如：
... the able and methodical King Charles V of France. ……能干、有条理的法国国王查理五世。
This very able man totally failed to see the possibilities of the telephone. 这位非常能干的人根本没看到电话的潜在价值。
Newborn babies are more capable than was once thought. 新生婴儿的能力比以前人们想象的要强得多。
Well, you certainly have a capable gardener there. 哟，你的园丁一定能干。
4. be concerned with 关心…，涉足…
（1）Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。
（2）They're not concerned with welfare; it's all politics! 他们并非关心福利问题, 完全是党派之争。
5. be dying to 渴望
（1）She is dying to leave. 她很想离开。
（2）We were in a fever of impatience; we were dying to see the renowned Cathedral!
大家急得要命; 恨不得一见闻名天下的大教堂。
【练习】
英译中
（1）Natural gas , which used to be available to generate electricity, was already in short supply.
（2）It is inevitable that nationality clothing would be bound to be of fashion.
（3）Be ready to assemble at the first call and be capable of fighting and winning.
（4）We could not prove he was concerned with the crime, so we had to release him.
（5）I am dying to tell you are really an unwelcome man!
【词组解析 20】
1. be fed up with/be tired of 受够了
（1）They are fed up with her moans. 她的抱怨令他们感到厌烦。
（2）He is never tired of the sound of his own voice. 他从不厌倦自己的讲话。
2. be in hospital 住院
（1）He's still in hospital, but he seems quite perky. 他虽然还住住院,可是看上去倒挺精神.
（2）The attack victim is currently in hospital, under heavy sedation. 被袭击者目前在医院, 处于大剂量镇静作用之下。
3. be in season 上市的/in peak season 旺季
（1）These are the dog days ; watermelons are just in season. 现在是伏天,西瓜正当令。
（2）You can enjoy two days there with only 80 yuan, which is impossible in peak season.
80元门票,可以在景区里玩两天, 这也是旺季不可能实现的优惠。
4. be in the mood to do sth. 想做
（1）We have to knock on Christmas Eve, though nobody's in the mood to do any work.
虽然没人有心思干活,但我们不得不在圣诞节前夕继续工作。
（2）I'm not in the mood to talk right now. 我现在没心情谈话。
5. be pressed for time 时间不够
（1）We are pressed for time; we must hurry up. 我们时间紧迫, 必须加紧。
（2）The task is hard and we are pressed for time. 任务重,时间紧。
【练习】
英译中
（1）The old couple is never fed up with going to the same park every day.
（2）He spent the whole of the week in hospital.
（3）Strawberry is in season this month.
（4）I wasn't in the mood to go on a real crying jag.
（5）Air travel is popular for people who are pressed for time.
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