1、quake
n.地震，震动 v.（通常指因恐惧）颤抖，哆嗦；（大地、建筑物等）剧烈颤动，震动
Quaking with fear, she reached for the phone to dial 110. 她伸手拿电话拔110，害怕得抖个不停。
The explosion made the whole house quake. 爆炸使整座房子都晃动起来。
2、die构成的常用短语：
die out灭绝，逐渐消失
die off 相继死去
die of 死于内因（如疾病、年老、饥饿等）
die from死于外因（如损伤、事故、天灾等）
The Indian tribes have now almost died out. 印第安人部落现在几乎灭绝。
Mr. Caxton has died of a heart attack. 卡克斯顿先生因心脏病发作而死。
The flowers are dying off because there has been no rain. 由于一直没下雨，花儿相继枯死。
3、last
vi.持续；维持 vt. 让……维持多久
The Civil War lasted four years. 内战持续了四年。
How many days can our food last? 我们的食物能维持多久？
The food can last us (for) three days. 这些食物够我们吃三天。
4、end的常用短语：
at the end of在……末（尽头）
by the end of在（到）……末为止，与完成时态连用
in the end最后，终于
He is at the end of his patience. 他已忍耐到了极限。
By the end of last term they-had learned 2,000 words. 到上学期末为止他们已学了2 000个单词。
We succeeded in passing the exam in the end. 我们终于成功地通过了考试。
5、honor
n.[U]荣誉，光荣；尊敬，敬意；[C]使人感到光荣的人或事 vt. 尊敬；给以荣誉
do honor to纪念……；给……带来荣誉
in honor of为了纪念……
They fight for the honor of the country. 他们为国家的荣誉而战。
One must show honor to one's parents. 一个人对父母必须尊敬。
He is an honor to his family. 他令他的家人感到光荣。
He was honored for what he had done. 他因他所做的事而获得了荣誉。
