7. … because we’ve run out of room to store them.……因为我们已没有地方来贮存它们了。

run out of　 用完，用尽

　 e.g. run out of food and drink 水尽粮绝

①　 sb run out of sth 某人把某物用完

e.g. We ran out of the money.

　 我们把钱用完了。

② sth run out 某物被用完了

e.g. The petrol is running out.

(We are running out of the petrol.)

汽油快用光了。

(我们的汽油快用光了。)

6. Here, students are skating to raise money for charity. 学生们正在滑冰为慈善事业募捐。

raise　 (raised, raise, raising) vt. 升起, 唤起, 提高, 使出现, 解除, 饲养, 筹集,(表“提高，上升”时，主语通常是人)

e.g. raise money from the neighbors for a charity.

从邻居们那里收钱用于一件善事

If you have any questions, you can raise your hand.

如果你有问题要问我，你可以举手示意。

注意与rise 的区别。

rise　 vi. (rose, risen, rising)(太阳、月亮、星星)升起，出现, 起身,增长, 上升, (表“升起，上升”时，主语通常是物 )

e.g. The river is rising after the rain.

雨后河水涨了。

5. reasons against becoming a professional athlete 反对成为职业运动员的理由

against　 prep.相反；逆着; 反对; 靠着，依着

e.g. against the law 违法　

　　 be against 反对(be for 支持)

　　 play against与……比赛

　　 fight against 与……打架

stand against the wall 靠着墙站着

4. … that I was sure she would get over it. …… 我确信她会克服它(缺点)的。

①　 get over 的宾语不论是名词还是代词，都放在后面。

　 e.g. We will find ways to get over the difficulties.

　　　 我们会找到办法来克服困难的。

　　　 She can’t get over her shyness/it.

　　　 她不能克服她的羞怯。

② 类似的还有：get on/ off, look over, think about

3. Another disappointing result was in history.另一个令人失望的成绩来自历史。

① disappointing　 adj. 使人失望的, 令人失望的

② disappointed　 adj.(感到)失望的

③ disappoint　 vt.使失望；使扫兴

e.g. His performance in the match was disappointing.

　 他在赛场上的表现令人失望。

　 His report card made his parents disappointed.

　 他的成绩单使他的父母亲很失望。

My parents will be disappointed in / with me if I fail the exam.

如果我考试不及格,我的父母将为我感到失望。

Are you very disappointed about / at losing the game?

你是不是因为比赛输了而感到很失望?

The book disappointed me.

这本书令我失望。

2. You were supposed to meet at the bus stop…. 你们应该在车站见面的……。

suppose ① 猜想，想，认为　

suppose + (that)从句　

　e.g. I suppose you are a teacher.

我猜想你是个老师。

suppose +sb (not) to be sth.

e.g. All his neighbours suppose him to be an artist.

所有的邻居都猜想他是个艺术家。

② 假设　　

e.g. Suppose he is not here, what shall we do?

假设他不在这儿，我们该怎么办？

③ be supposed to do sth. 应该，应当

　 e.g. We are supposed to be there at 7.

我们应该七点钟到那儿。

You are not supposed to take the books out of the reading room.

你们不应该将图书带出阅览室。

在口语运用中，suppose的省略回答有：

-- Can Tom play volleyball?

-- Yes, I suppose so./ No, I suppose not./ No, I don’t suppose so.

-- Tom 会打排球吗？-- 我猜会。／我猜不会。

1. I’m mad at Marcia.我对Marcia很生气。

① mad　 adj. 生气的；愤怒的

　 be/get mad at/ with sb. (for sth/ for doing sth)

e.g. She was mad at/with me for losing my keys.

她为我丢了钥匙而生我的气。

② be mad about/ on sth /sb　 狂热地迷恋

　 e.g. He is mad about/ on pop music.

　　　 他对流行音乐着迷。

5. I have been collecting shells for 2 years. (对画线部分提问)

　 ______ ______ have you been collecting shells?

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4. “ Don’t wear slippers to the classroom.” The teacher said to us. (改为同义句)

　 The teacher ______ us ______ ______ wear slippers to the classroom.

3. Work hard, or you won’t pass the exam. (改为同义句)

　 ______ ______ ______ work hard, you’ll ______ the exam.