8. prevent …from… “防止/阻止某人(某物)…”

　　　 No one can prevent me (from) going there.

　　　 没有人能阻止我去那儿。

　　　 We should prevent some animals from being killed.

　　　 我们应该防止一些动物被杀掉。

7．open up= make possible the development of ,star “ 开发，开拓”

　　　 They considered the new railroad as a means of opening up the west of China.　　　 　　

　　　 他们把新铁路看作一种开发西部的方法。

　　　 A new oil well was opened up in that area.

6．pointed out “指出，把注意力引向 ”

　　　 He pointed the building out to me.

　　　 他把那座楼指给我看。

　　　 The teacher pointed out that we should pay attention to our pronunciation.

　　　 老师指出我们应该注意发音。

5．remind to do sth. /that/of/“提醒，使想起”，

　　　 Remind me to get up early tomorrow morning.

　　　 提醒我明天早晨早起。

　　　 She reminded me that I should get my things ready for the trip.

　　　 他提醒我应该准备行装了

　　　 The boy reminded me of his father.

　　　 这个孩子使我想起了他的父亲。

4．rely on / upon=depend on “依靠，依赖”

　　　 Don’t rely on my helping you.

　　　 别指望我会帮助你。

　　　 He is the right person that you can rely on.

　　　 他是你最可依赖的人。

3．be worth 后面可接数词或-ing 形式，表示“值得…”，不用被动语态。

　　　 The diamond necklace is worth $2000.

　　　 这个宝石项链值两千美元。

　　　 This book is worth buying.

　　　 这本书值得买。

2．suit(vt.) “ 适合”

　　 be suited to+ n./-ing “ 适合，适应 ”

　　 be suitable for “ 适合 ”

　　 It’s a small house but it suits our needs.

　　 这房子虽小却适合我们的需要。

　　 His speech is suited to audience.

　　 他演讲内容符合听众的口味。

　　 This kind of book isn’t suitable for the children.

　　 这种书不适合小孩们读。

1．end up “结束，完事“，后面可接介词短语或-ing形式

　　　 He ended up as head of the company.　　　　　　　　

　　　 We may end up in Paris.

　　　 We were going to go out, but ended up watching TV at home.

7．…and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them .

　 …… 并且邀请你的父母跟你一起庆祝，尽管这样做会使他们感到难以接受。

　　　 However 引导一个让步状语从句。又如：

　　　 However hard he tries, he never seems able to do the work well.

　　　 他无论怎样努力，好像永远也不能把这件事做好。

语言重点

6．As we say, the day must come when the young are “grown and flown”.

　　　 正如我们所说，年轻人“长大飞走”的一天必然会到来。

　　　 Grown and flown是押韵的。