1. run
after 追赶
e.g. If you run after two hares, you will
catch neither.
如果你一次追赶两只兔子，你就一只也追不到。
run for 竞选
e.g. Mr. William wants to run for governor
of the state.
威廉姆先生想要竞选州长。
run down
变弱；撞倒
e.g. He is still run down after his illness
and unfit for work.
他病后仍然十分体弱不适合工作。
e.g. The motorist ran down a cyclist in
the road.
开车的人在路上撞倒了一个骑自行车的人。
run into
偶遇
e.g. I ran into Joe yesterday on Main
Street.
昨天我在大街上偶然碰见了乔。
run out of
用光
e.g. We ran out of coal and had to burn
wood.
我们的煤用光了，不得不烧木材。
run away
逃跑
e.g. He was frightened and ran away.
他受到了惊吓跑掉了。
2. knock down 撞倒
e.g. He knocked his opponent down
with one blow of his fist.
他一拳打倒了对手。
knock out
击倒；出局
e.g. The boxer knocked out his opponent
in the second round.
拳击手在第二回合击倒了对手。
3. look like rain 像要下雨
e.g. We must hurry, it looks like rain.
我们必须抓紧，看起来天要下雨了。
4. be busy (doing) 忙于（做……）
e.g. He was busy getting ready for his
journey.
他忙于为旅行做准备。
5. enjoy (doing) 乐于（做……）
e.g. I’ve enjoyed talking to you about
old times.
我和你谈谈往日时光十分愉快。
6. a radio set 一部收音机
e.g. Jim wants a new portable radio
set.
吉姆想要一个新的便携式收音机。
7. a television set 一台电视机
e.g. He can’t afford a color
television set.
他买不起彩电。
8. look forward to(doing) 盼望
e.g. We’re looking forward to seeing you
again.
我们期待着再次见到你。
9. go
to a theatre 去看戏
e.g. He likes to go to the theatre to
see a Shakespeare play.
他喜欢去剧院看莎士比亚的戏剧。
10. be cut off from
与……隔绝
e.g. He was cut off from all his friends
when he studied abroad.
当他在国外学习时与所有的朋友断绝了联系。
cut down
减少
e.g. We must cut down our expenses.
我们必须减少支出。
cut across
走捷径
e.g. We can gain some time if we cut across
this field.
如果我们走捷径穿过这块地我们就会赢得一些时间。
11.
used to do 过去常常做某事（现在已停止）
e.g. He used to play cards a lot (but
he doesn’t now).
他过去常常玩牌（但现在不玩了）。
be used to do 被用来做…
e.g. This hammer is used to drive in nails.
这个锤子是用来敲钉子的。
be used to doing 习惯于做…
e.g. I am not used to being spoken to
in that rude way.
我不习惯于别人对我那样粗鲁地讲话。
12. ask sb. in
=invite 邀请某人到家做客
e.g. They planned to ask a few friends in
on their wedding ceremony.
他们计划在结婚纪念日那天请一些朋友来家做客。
13.
pass through
通过；经过
e.g. The road was too narrow for cars to pass
through.
这条路太窄，车子过不去。
14.
find time for
挤出时间干…
e.g. Although he is very busy, he can find time
for reading.
尽管他非常忙，他仍能挤出时间读书。
15.
There is/are + Noun + Participle = Noun
+ is/are + Participle
e.g. There are a lot of people waiting
at the bus-stop.
=A lot of people are
waiting at the bus-stop.
公共汽车站上有好多人在等车。
16. Negative + than
在形式上是比较级，但在意思上是最高级；在许多情况下，than引导的成分可省略。
e.g. There is no harder course than
grammar.
语法是最难的课程。
e.g.
It couldn’t be better.
再好不过了。
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