1. combine v. 結(jié)合，聯(lián)合

（1） combine （with sth） to do sth 某物與某物結(jié)合成……

Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.

Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water.

氫和氧化合成水。

（2） combine A and/with B 同時(shí)兼有/兼做（兩件或以上

的功能/事）

The model combines a telephone and fax machine.

這種型號(hào)同時(shí)具備電話機(jī)和傳真的功能。

Combine the eggs with a little flour and heat the mixture gently.

把雞蛋和少量面粉攪勻，用文火加熱。

2. depress v. 使沮喪，使意志消沉，使心灰意冷

He was depressed by his defeat.

失敗讓他沮喪。

Wet weather always depressed me.

陰雨天總使我心情抑郁。

depressed adj. 沮喪的，意志消沉的，抑郁的

depressing adj. 令人沮喪的，令人消沉的，令人抑郁的

depression n. 沮喪，消沉，憂郁

3. regarding prep. 關(guān)于

I wrote a letter regarding my daughters school examinations.

我寫了一封關(guān)于我女兒學(xué)?？荚嚨男?。

Call me if you have any problems regarding your work.

你如果還有什么工作方面的問(wèn)題就給我打電話。

4. tap v. 輕拍，輕敲，輕叩

Ralph tapped me on the shoulder.

拉爾夫輕輕地拍了拍我的肩膀。

He kept tapping his fingers on the table.

他不停地用手指輕敲著桌子。

tap n. 輕擊，輕拍，輕敲；龍頭，旋塞

5. relief n.（痛苦、憂慮等的）解除，減輕，調(diào)劑

We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.

他走了以后，我們大家都如釋重負(fù)地松了口氣。

Much to my relief， the car was not damaged.

令我慶幸的是車并沒(méi)有損壞。

relieve v. 解除，減輕，緩和（不快或痛苦）

relieved adj. 感到寬慰的，放心的，顯得開(kāi)心的

6. honour v. 尊敬，敬重

（1） honour sb （with sth） （因……而）尊敬/尊重某人

The president honoured us with a personal visit.

總統(tǒng)親臨，使我們感到榮幸。

（2） honour sb/sth （with sth） for sth

因……給予某人/某物表?yè)P(yáng)（或獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)、頭銜、稱號(hào)）

He has been honoured with a knighthood for his scientific work.

他因科研成就而獲授爵士頭銜。

（3） be/feel honoured to do sth 因做某事而感到榮幸

I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.

他在講話中提到了我，我真是榮幸。

honour n. 尊敬，尊重，榮幸，榮譽(yù)

honourable adj. 可敬的，值得欽佩的

7. present v. 贈(zèng)送，頒發(fā)（禮物、獎(jiǎng)品等）

present sb with sth = present sth to sb

贈(zèng)送/頒發(fā)……給某人

The local MP will start the race and present the prize to the winners.

當(dāng)?shù)刈h員將鳴槍開(kāi)賽，并頒發(fā)獎(jiǎng)品給獲勝者。

On his retirement， colleagues presented him with a set of golf clubs.

在他退休之際，同事們贈(zèng)給他一套高爾夫球桿。

present n. 禮物，禮品；目前，現(xiàn)在

adj. 現(xiàn)存的，當(dāng)前的；出席，在場(chǎng)

8. therefore adv. 因此，所以

（1） therefore不是連詞而是副詞，和however一樣，因此不能單獨(dú)連接兩個(gè)句子，前面須用and來(lái)連接。

He was down with the flu， and therefore couldnt come to the party.

他患了流行性感冒，因此未能去參加聚會(huì)。

He is only 17 and therefore not eligible to vote.

他只有17歲，因此沒(méi)有在選舉中投票的資格。

（2） therefore如果放在句中，前后須用逗號(hào)隔開(kāi)。

We dont have enough money， and we， therefore， cant afford to buy the car.

我們沒(méi)有足夠的錢。所以，我們買不起車。

There is still much to discuss. We shall， therefore， return to this term at our next meeting.

要討論的事情還有很多。所以，我們將在下次會(huì)議上回到這項(xiàng)議題再討論。

比較：so和therefore的區(qū)別

so是連詞，可以連接兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句，且常用于口語(yǔ)中；therefore是副詞，不能直接用來(lái)連接兩個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單句且用法比較正式，可以放在句首后面加逗號(hào)，也可以放在句中作為插入語(yǔ)。therefore常與and連用，and therefore相當(dāng)于so。

He is kind， so we all like him.

He is kind； therefore， we all like him.

He is kind. Therefore， we all like him.

He is kind and therefore we all like him.

他很友好，因此我們都喜歡他。

9. （be） true of/for 與……情況相同

This is true of both economic crimes and violent crimes such as robbery and murder.

對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)犯罪活動(dòng)是這樣，對(duì)搶劫和殺人等犯罪活動(dòng)也是這樣。

This is true for you as well as for me.

你和我的情況相同。

10. give life to 賦予……生命（生命力，活力）

She gave life to the picture with a deft touch of the brush.

她以靈巧的筆觸賦予這幅畫生氣。

It was a new play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it.

這是一部新劇，演員們?cè)噲D賦予這部劇活力，但是沒(méi)有成功。

11. （be） the same with 與……情況相同

Riding a motorcycle is the same with riding a bike.

騎摩托車和騎腳踏車是一樣的。

Mary went to Beijing but didnt go to the Palace Museum. It was the same with Jane.

瑪麗去了北京，但沒(méi)有去故宮博物館，簡(jiǎn)也是一樣。

比較：the same as和the same with的區(qū)別

當(dāng)比較同質(zhì)事物時(shí)，常用the same as；當(dāng)上一句話說(shuō)了一件事情后，下一句話說(shuō)這種情況對(duì)于某人也是一樣，常用the same with，句中的it指的就是上一句中所提到的情形。

Your opinion is the same as mine.

你的意見(jiàn)跟我的一樣。

Whatever we do must be done according to actual circum-stances， and it is the same with writing articles and making speeches.

我們無(wú)論做什么事都要看情形來(lái)辦，寫文章和演講也是一樣。

12. make contact with 與……進(jìn)行來(lái)往；與……聯(lián)系

He made contact with wealthy people in raising money for the project.

他與許多有錢人拉關(guān)系來(lái)為該項(xiàng)工程籌款。

The pilot is trying to make contact with his base.

飛行員正試圖與基地聯(lián)系。

（1） be in/out of contact with 和……有/沒(méi)有接觸，有/

失去聯(lián)系

Have you been in contact with your sister recently？

最近你和你的妹妹有聯(lián)系嗎？

（2） come into contact with 接觸，碰上

There I came into contact with some of the finest craftsmen I have ever met.

在那里我接觸了一些我曾見(jiàn)過(guò)的最好的工匠。

（3） lose contact with 和……失去聯(lián)系

The pilot lost contact with the control tower.

飛行員與控制塔失去了聯(lián)系。

13. all of a sudden 突然間

All of a sudden the lights went out.

突然燈滅了。

Life seemed all of a sudden empty and meaningless.

生活突然顯得一片空虛，毫無(wú)意義。

14. draw upon/on 利用，憑借，依賴

I shall have to draw upon my savings.

我只好動(dòng)用我的儲(chǔ)蓄了。

A writer has to draw on his imagination and experience.

一個(gè)作家不得不依賴于他的想象和經(jīng)歷。

15. in addition to 除此之外

In addition to your good right arm， you have your subtle brain.

除了一條上好的胳膊，你還有一個(gè)機(jī)靈的頭腦。

In addition to being considerate， software must also be smart.

除了要體貼，軟件還應(yīng)該是智能的。

比較：in addition to和in addition的區(qū)別

in addition to和in addition都有“除了，還有”的意思，但它們的用法是完全不同的。

in addition to整個(gè)詞組相當(dāng)于一個(gè)介詞，所以to的后面要接賓語(yǔ)；in addition相當(dāng)于副詞，通常放在下一句的句首，后面接完整的句子。

In addition to native plants， this garden contains numerous trees and flowers from overseas.

除了當(dāng)?shù)氐闹参镏?，這座花園還有無(wú)數(shù)來(lái)自海外的花草樹(shù)木。

This garden has the best collection of native plants. In addition， it contains numerous trees and flowers from overseas.

這座花園有當(dāng)?shù)刂参锏淖罴颜洳?。另外，它還有無(wú)數(shù)來(lái)自海外的花草樹(shù)木。

幽默故事

A Physics Examination

Once in a physics examination， Nick finished the first question very soon， while his classmates were thinking it hard.

The question was： “When it thunders why do we see the lighting first， then hear the thunder rolls？”

Nicks answer： “Because our eyes are before ears.”