27.Gaze & Glare & Stare

　Gaze 凝视，指聚精会神地注视，含有倾慕，神往或惊喜等意味。常和at, on, into连用。 　He gazed into the blue sky. 　She gazed at/on the film star with admiration. 　Glare 怒视，指凶狠愤怒地注视，强调敌对的态度。常和at连用。 　The angry farther glared at his son. 　The men who were fighting glared at each other. 　Stare 盯着看 呆看，指出于惊奇或痴呆 无礼地 目不转睛地看。常和at, on, into连用。 　His eyes were staring at her like those of a wild animal. 　He stared on the foreigner in wonder.

26.Economic & Economical 经济的。

　economic用以指贸易 工业 财富等有关的 经济上的 或 有关经济学方面 的意义，一般用作定语。 　They are faced with many economic problems. 　The country is in a bad economic state, so we must reduce profits. 　economical则指与节约同义的经济，相当于not wasteful。 　既可指人也可指物，既可作表语也可作定语。 　This is an economical stove. 　She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.

25.fine, good, well 都表示 好

　Fine 好，程度胜过good。 　指人的身体安好，优秀，高尚，优美，文雅，令人满意，天气晴朗等。另可表示纤弱，稀薄，细致，精致，单纯等。 　fine weather; fine artist; fine salt; fine gold… 　Good 几乎可用来指除“健康”以外的所有的好。 　good days; good students; a good chance; a good book… 　Well 作形容词时只能表示身体和情况的好。 　well在句中只能作表语，不能作定语。 　He looks good.他看来是个好人。 　He looks well.他看来很健康。 　I'm feeling very good. 我感到情绪很好。 　I'm feeling very well.我感到身体很好。

24.Learn & study

　Learn 学习 学会，侧重学习的成果，指从不知到知，从不会到会的学习，强调通过学习去获得知识和技能，它没有凭勤奋努力而获得知识的意味。亦可指向某人学习，从某处学习及学习一门技能等。 　learn music, learn new words, learn to skate, learn from experience, learn from LeiFeng… 　Study 学习 研究，强调学习的过程，指深入系统地学习，带有努力勤奋的意味。其学习对象往往是科学，艺术和需要深入探讨，研究的问题及学科，不是单纯地获得技巧。 　study medicine, study science, study a map, study engineering, study painting… 　下列句子中的learn和study均不能互换 　If you study hard, you'll learn the language well. 　He learned traditional Chinese medicine from a famous Chinese doctor. 　在指某学科的学习时，或在不需要强调两者的区别时, learn 和study可以换用。 　How long have you learned/ studied Japanese? 　We must keep on learning/ studying if we do not want to lag behind the times.

23.Location & Position & Situation & Spot

　Location　 位置 场所 场地，指某物所处的固定但也许并不明确的位置，也可指找到的或可加以利用的场地。还可解作“定位，测位选址” 　industrial location 　The location of the missing plane can hardly be identified without more detailed information. 　Position 方位 地点 位置，通常是指某物所处的实际或相对的位置，适用于具体及抽象的事物，因此还可解作 社会地位 职务 见解 立场 姿态 等。 　Can you show me the position of the school on the map? 　Before the invention of the timing devices they told the time by the position of the sun. 　Situation 地点 位置 场合，它所指的地点更注重考虑周围的环境，还指抽象的对某人或社会有影响的条件 事实 事件的总和，因此可以解作 境况 形势 局势 处境 等。

　常用短语： 　cope/ do with the situation 应付当前情况 　save the situation 挽回局势 　The situation of the camp was chosen with respect to its healthfulness and its nearness to the city. 　Spot 地点 现场，指范围清楚的特定地点，也可指事件或行为的发生地，具有较强的 有限空间意义 　a historic/ scenic spot 古迹/ 风景名胜

　常用词组：on the spot 当场 　She was probably mad with hunger and thirst in that lonely hot spot. 　The police were on the spot within a few minutes of hearing about the crime.

22.excuse, forgive, pardon 都表示 原谅 宽恕。

　Excuse 原谅，指有意放过人们在社会，习俗方面的具体行为。如错误，疏忽或失职，不予以指责和惩罚。 　Please excuse me for using your telephone without asking permission. I thought you wouldn't mind. 　Forgive 饶恕 宽恕 赦免，感情色彩较浓，表示不但放弃一切报复要求，而且打消一切复仇的心理，不再愤恨，强调主观和内心的宽恕。 　She was so kind as to forgive her intimate friend who had betrayed her when she was in a great difficulty. 　Pardon 原谅 宽恕，正式用语，指放弃处罚要求，予以赦免，尤其指由上级按法律正式赦免过失或过错。 　原谅时，同excuse。 　It became necessary to fly our lives, but we couldn't expect to be pardoned.

21.die from, die of 都表示因……而死。

　die from和die of都可表示因疾病，饥饿，寒冷，年迈，疲劳过度等造成的死亡。 　die from/of illness/hunger/cold/old age/overwork/poison 　die from另可表示由外因而造成的死亡，象事故，损伤，环境条件，自然灾害等。 　die from a traffic accident/a wound/carelessness/an electric shock/an earthquake。 　The young driver died from the wounds he received in the road accident. 　The 3-year-old child died from her fall out of the high window. 　die of另可表示因内在感情而造成的死亡，像失恋，失望，羞愧，大喜大悲等。 　die of love/disappointment/shame/joy/grief/a broken heart。 　Grandma Zhou died of grief soon after her husband's death. 　They drowned themselves in the sea and died of love.

20.War & Battle & Fight

可表示具体的战争和战斗，亦可用于抽象意义。 　War 战争，每个war之中可以包含许多次的battle 　Battle 战役，指在war进行之中的各次战役及大的战斗 　Fight　 作战 战斗 解，一个battle之中可以包含多次的fight，尤指短兵相接的肉搏战。 　Russia was beaten in the war with Japan. 　He led the battle against. 　There had been two or three sea fights between the two countries

19.Certain & sure

　certain表示 有把握的 确信的，语气较强，主语可以是人也可以是物，表示有充分的信心。 　有时也有“某些”的含义。 　It is certain that the temperature will rise. 　He is certain to come. 　Sure 确信的 无疑的，主语常为人而不是物。 　He is sure to succeed. 　certain和sure在接不定式和of短语时意思上有差别。 　They are certain/sure to succeed. 　他们一定会成功。 　They are certain/sure of success. 　他们有成功的把握。 　The strike is certain/sure to take place. 　罢工必然会发生。 　They are certain/sure of victory. 　他们确信会获得胜利。 　第一例用不定式表示说话人对某事的推断， 　有“一定，必然”的含义。 　第二例用of短语表示主语本人的信念， 　有“确信，对...有把握”的含义。

18.add to / add…to / add up to

　add to 增加 增添的意思。 　They also raise fish and poultry, thus adding to the total income. 　Her son's death added to the old lady's sadness. 　add…to 把……加到……上去。 　Would you please add a few notes to the article? 　add up to 加起来等于，总计达。 　The various building programs add up to several thousand new homes. 　The total figures add up to 270.