1.make fun of取笑;嘲笑

　　They made fun of her because she wore such strange clothes. 他们取笑她穿着如此怪异的衣服。

　　2.date back to=date from 回溯到

　　This custom dates from the 17th century.这风俗起源于17世纪。

　　3.make use of 利用某事物

　　You should make good use of this chance.你该好好利用这次机会。

　　4.appreciate (sb.) doing sth. 欣赏、赞赏(或感激某人)做某事

　　I really appreciate your offering to help me, but I am sure that I will be able to manage by myself. 我真的感激你愿意帮助我,但我相信我自己能行。

　　5.suffer ... from 遭受……痛苦

　　His health suffered terribly from smoking.他的健康因为吸烟而严重受损。

　　6.drive off 开走;赶走;击溃

　　The army drove off the enemy with much loss of life.军队遭受惨重伤亡,击溃了敌军。

　　7.look on/upon...as 认为……;把……当作……

　　I look on her as a promising pianist. 我认为她是一个很有前途的钢琴家。

　　8.avoid doing sth. 避免做某事

　　It was impossible to avoid being much affected. 要想不受太大影响是不可能的。

　　9.ahead of 常指在时间或空间上比某人、某物"提前"

　　A new life a lay

　　ahead of him. 新的生活展现在他前面。

　　10.give sb. a hand (with sth.) 帮助某人(做某事)

　　Give me a hand with (carrying) this box, please. 请帮忙搬一下这只箱子。

　　11.tear down 拆毁(建筑物等)

　　The old factory has been torn down. 这座旧工厂被拆掉了。

　　12.hold up 举起;拿起;举出

　　I held up my hand to show that I had a question.我举手表示有问题。

　　13.make a face (对某人)做鬼脸;扮怪相;皱眉头

　　She made a face when I said that. 当我说起那件事时她就皱起眉头。

　　14.in order 按顺序;整齐;有条理;情况良好

　　Put your papers in order. 把你的文件整理好。

　　15.in...direction 往……方向,in all directions 四面八方

　　We float around in the air and the slightest touch may send us floating off in the opposite direction. 我们在空中到处飘浮;稍稍一碰,就可能使我们向相反的方向迅速飘走。

　　16.look into 看……里面;检查;了解

　　We'll look into this matter together. 我们将一起调查这个问题。

　　17.feel like doing sth. 愿意做某事

　　How can we help but feel like working twice as hard!我们怎么能不感到应加倍努力呢!

　　18.in common (with sb.) 共同的;共同地

　　In common with many other girls, she likes dancing. 她和其他很多女孩一样喜欢跳舞。

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