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title: 英语早读 U15-U18
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# 英语早读 U15-U18
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call on sb/at sp  
拜访某人、拜访某地

drop in on sb/at sp  
顺便拜访某人、顺便拜访某地

at all costs  
不惜任何代价

at the cost of sth  
以牺牲某物为代价

take advantage of  
利用=make use of

turn sth into one's advantage   
变不利为有利

put sb at a disadvantage  
置某人于不利地位

nuclear family   
小家庭

economic/economical  
经济学的/经济的、实惠的

a great deal of 后接可数名词还是不可数名词？  
不可数名词。  

three o'clock sharp   
三点整 sharp 整点 

waste sth on sb/sth   
在某人某事上浪费了某物

lose/waste no time (in doing sth)  
赶紧做某事

be quick at doing sth  
做某事聪明的

staple  
主要的，基础的

a staple food/product/activity  
主食，主要产品，主要活动

staple goods/ staple diet  
主食

pull one's weight  
尽好分内之事

throw one's weight around/over  
仗势欺人

throw one's weight behind  
鼎力相助

fasten on sb/sth  
为某目的抓牢某人、某物

put sb/sth to the test  
考验

beyond doubt  
无疑

appear to be coming on  
将要来临

a stirp of paper  
一张纸条

and的用法：and在连接两个名词代指同一个人的时候，或者and后面名词没有冠词的时候，谓语动词用？（单数/复数）  
单数。

and的用法：and后面名词有冠词时，谓语动词用？（单数/复数）  
复数。

and的用法：当and连接单数主语的时候，前面有each/many a/every/no时，谓语动词用？  
单数。

admire for  
钦佩赞赏某人某事某物

mean with money  
在钱上吝啬

put on & pull on  
穿衣服；穿（袜子，靴子，裤子）上

I'm not myself today.  
今天身体不是很舒服=I'm not feeling well today.

be generous with/to do/in doing  
劳驾，务必做某事

a generous meal  
一顿丰盛的晚餐

just around the corner  
即将来临

thaw sth out  
解冻

slope off  
开小差，溜走

shelter... from  
保护

regret to do/doing/having done  
第一个是对将要发生的表示遗憾；后两个是表示对已经发生的后悔

go to extremes  
走极端

All that I can do is to come to terms with the fate.  
我能做的只有听天由命

bear hardship  
忍受痛苦

discipline oneself to do sth  
严格要求自己做某事

come to/rise to fame  
成名

You know well enough.  
你心里明明清楚。well enough: 还不错，很

find myself doing sth  
不知不觉中我自己在做某事

hang过去式和过去分词？  
hanged表示绞死；hung表示挂着。

have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground  
离地6英尺

hold no promise  
毫无希望

be within one's reach  
力所能及的范围 

out of one's reach  
超出某人的能力范围

fix a date for sth/to do sth  
确定一个日期做某事 fixed on someday

knock out  
淘汰

make out  
理解，辨认：I cannot make out the meaning of the passage.

come to terms （with）  
甘心忍受;达成协议，共识

sb in possession of sth  
sth in the possession of sb

Some person at the door **is** asking to see you.(some在此处表某一)  

From+时间后动词的时态？  
过去时

It **was/will be** 一段时间 before sb did/do sth  

It **is/was/has been/had been** since sb do/did sth  

lose way   
减速

occasion **when** sb do.../**on which** sb do...  

situation **where** sb do...  

sprind up  
突然出现，发展，生长

settle down  
舒适地坐或躺；适应习惯于新的生活

when one's ship comes in/home  
当某人发财发财

There are many islands **off the coast of Fujian**.(表靠近福建的海岸)

**mild** punishiment 不严厉的惩罚

a hot spring  
温泉

pay out  
支付，还债

count on  
期望，预计，依靠（后接名词）

形成做某事的习惯  
develop the habit of doing sth  

更糟糕的是（短语）  
to make matters worse

