詞匯精講：

PressVt.

Exp. to express or repeat sth in a forceful way

堅持，反復強調

Eg. I don't want topress the point, but you do owe me $200.

我不想老是提這一點，但是你確實欠我200美金。

Eg. She is stillpressing her claimfor compensation.

她仍然堅持索賠。

Eg. They were determined topress their caseat the highest level.

他們決心把事情鬧到最高層。

Charge N.

Exp. claim that a person has done wrong, esp a formal claim that he has committed a crime; accusation

指責; 指控; （尤指）控告

Eg. He was arrestedon a charge ofmurder.

他以謀殺罪被捕。

Eg. Iresent the chargesof incompetence made against me.

說我無能, 我感到很氣憤。

Spread Vt.

Exp. to cause sb/sth to be in a number of different places

使分散，使分布

Eg. Seeds and pollen arespread bythe wind.

種子和花粉已是隨風傳播的。

Eg. Wehave 10 000 members spreadall over the country.

我們有一萬名成員分布在全國各地。

AshN.

Exp. the powder that is left after a dead person's body has been burned

骨灰，遺骸

Ps：在這里是骨灰的意思，表示骨灰這意思，要用其復數形式，即：ashes.

Eg. She wanted herashes to be scattered at sea.

她希望她的骨灰灑向大海。

UrnN.

Exp. tall vase, usu with a stem and a base, esp one used for holding the ashes of a cremated person

甕; （尤指）骨灰甕

ReliefUN.

Exp. the feeling of happiness that you have when sth unpleasant stops or does not happen

Eg. We allbreathed a sigh of reliefwhen he left.

她走了后，我們大家如釋重負地松了口氣。

Eg. Shesighed with relief.

她松了口氣。

Eg. Muchto my reliefthe car was not damaged.

我們非常慶幸的是車沒有順壞。

Eg. News of their safetycameas a great relief.

他們的平安給大家帶來巨大的安慰。

Eg. It wasa relief tobe able to talk to someone about it.

能和別人談談這事情，舒心多了。

短語提煉和講解：

1.think about doing：考慮做某事

Ps：動詞性短語

Exp. About介詞，它后面可以接名詞，代詞也可以接動名詞。

Eg. Hawkins noted how embarrassing it would be for the public to see someone who got caught shoplifting." Maybe they'llthink twice about doing it.

Hawkins解釋道偷竊被抓到示眾是多么尷尬的事情，也許他們會重新考慮做不做這種事情

Eg. He had never seen Clem act like that before, and he did not know what tothink aboutit.

他以前從來就沒有看到過克萊姆有這樣舉動，不知該怎么想。

2.stay at：暫住在......，投宿在......

Ps：動詞性短語

Exp. At是介詞，表示地點。

Eg. I would just as soon take a walk asstay at home.

我與其待在家里還不如去散步。

Eg. They would rather go fishing thanstay at home.

他們寧愿去釣魚，也不愿待在家里。

3.sort of：有幾分，有那么點兒

Ps：副詞性短語

Exp: 它修飾形容詞。

Eg. Dad seemed to take your goingsort of hard.

你父親看來非常舍不得離開你。

Eg. I now practice reciting it mechanicallyin a sort of chant.

現在我的敘述是陳腔濫調，呆板無味。

4.on the market：上市，出售

Ps：介詞性短語

Exp. 它可以和系動詞連用，表示某樣東西上市，在出售，它也可以做定語修飾名詞，表示在出售的東西，也可以和動詞連用。

Eg. Fresh bamboo shoots willbe on the marketthis month.

新鮮竹筍本月將上市。

Eg. Theyputa new producton the market.

他們向市場推出一種新產品。

Eg. There are morechickens on the marketthan people wishing to buy them.

市場上的雞比想購買雞的人的數量要多。

5.go through：仔細檢查

Ps：動詞性短語

Exp. Through是介詞，它后面可以接名詞，代詞或動名詞短語等。在這里是“仔細整理收拾”的意思。

Eg. I'll have togo throughall the clips on the event before I can give an opinion.

我在提出看法前先得閱讀關于這一事件的所有剪報。

6.have an issue：有問題，出現問題，發生事情

Eg. In general, I don’thave an issue withthe spell.

通常來講，我并不會有拼寫錯誤的問題。

7.at the airport：在機場

Ps：介詞性短語

Exp. 表示在機場的活動，用介詞at，不要用in。

Eg. I've arranged for a car to pick you upat the airport.

我已安排了一輛車去機場接你。

Eg. Our papers are checked as we go through passport controlat the airport.

我們通過機場查驗護照的關卡時, 查驗了我們的證件。

8.hear about：聽說

Ps：動詞性短語

Exp. About是介詞，后面可以接名詞，代詞或動名詞短語或賓語從句。

Eg. I was sorry tohear about your illness.

聽說你病了，我很難過。

Eg. We were relieved tohear about his being rescued.

聽說他獲救，我們感到放心了

9.complain about sth to sb：向......抱怨，投訴

Ps：動詞性短語

Eg. The man who likes to beef oftenhas little tocomplain about.

喜歡發牢騷的人往往并沒有什么值得抱怨的事。

Eg. Stop moaning; you reallyhave nothing to complain about.

別悲嘆了，你真的沒什么好抱怨的。