1. She turned around and there was an antelope with a sad face looking at her.她转过身看到一只羚羊带着忧郁的神色望着她。

[解释]此句可改成：

She turned around and there was an antelope which was looking at her with a sad face.

“with a sad face looking at her” 为with的复合结构，即with +名词、代词(介词宾语)+v.-ing(宾补)。可充当宾补的还有分词、不定式、形容词、副词及介词短语。简单总结为：with +宾语+-v.-ed /v.-ing /to do)作伴随状语或定语

[典例]

With some students following behind, he came in.

[练习] 中译英

1). 站着的时候不要把手插在口袋里。

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2). 新老板很担心，因为有很多事要处理。

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Keys:

1). Don't stand with your hands in your pockets.

2). With a lot of thing to be solved, the new boss worried a lot.

3. come into being形成；产生(不可用于被动语态或进行时态)

[典例]

Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being.千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多。

[短语归纳]

come into effect实施　　　　　 come into use投入使用

come into power上台执政

[练习]用 come的相关词汇填空

1). When did the world _________?

2). The new seat-belt regulations __________ last week.

3). When did this word ___________?

Keys: 1). come into being　　 2). came into effect　　 3). come into use

2. die out(指物种)死光；灭绝, 火慢慢熄灭

[典例]

1). The moth's habitat is being destroyed and it has nearly died out. 这种蛾子因栖息地正受到破坏, 几乎绝种了。

[短语归纳]

die away减弱(以至觉察不到)；淡化　　　　　　 die down逐渐降低；减弱

be dying 垂死的　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 be dying for/to do sth.渴望

die of 死于(饥饿；病)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 die from死于(外界引起的)

die hard很难改变；顽固

[练习] 用die 构成的词组填空

1). The noise of the car ________ in the distance.

2). The old traditions are _________.

3). The man _________ a wound

4). I'm ________ something to eat.

Keys: 1). died away　 2). dying out　 3). died from　 4). dying for　

词组

1. pay attention to 注意

[典例]

1). Please pay attention to what I am saying. 请注意我说的话。

2). She turned her attention to a new problem. 她把注意力转移到一个新问题上。

[短语归纳]

catch sb's attention 　吸引某人的注意draw attention to sth. 注意某事物

give one's attention to　 注意……　

[练习] 中译英

1). 报纸的大标题引起他的注意。

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2). 她要我注意报告中的一处错误。

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Keys: 1). A newspaper headline caught his attention.

　　 2). She drew my attention to an error in the report.

5. mercy n. 仁慈; 宽恕; 宽容; 恩惠; 幸运

[典例]

1). They showed mercy to their enemies. 他们对敌人很仁慈。

2). It's a mercy she wasn't hurt in the accident. 她在事故中未受伤, 真幸运。

[重点用法]

at the mercy of sb/sth任由某人[某事物]摆布或控制

have mercy on / upon对……有怜悯心

[练习] 中译英

1). 那只船在暴风雨中失去控制

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2). 可怜可怜我们吧。

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Keys: 1). The ship was at the mercy of the storm.　　　　　　　

2). Have mercy on us!

4. distant n. (空间或时间)远隔的, 遥远的

[典例]

1). The airport is about ten miles distant from the city. 机场距离城市大约十英里远。

2). She is a distant cousin of mine. 她是我的远房表妹。

[重点用法]

be distant with / towards with sb. 对……冷淡

[练习] 中译英

1). 这两种学说之间没有什么关联。

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2). 她对妈妈总是很冷淡。

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Keys:　 1). There is a distant connection between the two theories.

　　　 　 2). She is always distant with her mother.

3. hunt vt. & vi. 打猎; 猎取; 搜索

[典例]

1). Wolves hunt in packs. 狼是成群猎食的。

2). Police are hunting an escaped criminal. 警方正在追捕逃犯。

[重点用法]

hunt for 试图找到(某物[某人])

hunt after 探求；追求

[练习] 中译英

1). 我在寻找一本失去的书。

2). 许多人一生追求成名，但一无所获。

Keys: 1). I am hunting for a lost book.

　　　 　2). Many people hunt after fame in their lives but never find it.

2. relief n. (痛苦﹑ 困苦﹑ 忧虑等的)减轻或解除

[典例]

1). The drug gives some relief from pain. 这种药可以减轻一些痛苦。

2). I breathed/heaved a sigh of relief when I heard he was safe. 我听到他平安的消息时才松了一口气。

[重点用法]

(much) to one’s relief 使某人大为放心；使某人深感宽慰

[练习] 中译英

1). 我最庆幸的是没有迟到。

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2). 见到你在这儿也就放心了。

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Keys: 1). To my great relief/Much to my relief, I wasn't late.　

2). It's a great relief to find you here.

1. wild adj. 野生的, 野的, 未驯化的；无居民的, 荒凉的

[典例]

1). He enjoys filming wild animals. 他喜欢拍摄野生动物。

2). We walked into a wild mountain region. 我们走进荒无人烟的山区。

[重点用法]

be wild about sth/sb(对某事物[某人])极热心或热爱

be wild with… 因……而发狂

[练习] 中译英

1). 群众欣喜若狂。

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2). 孩子们都特别喜欢这个新计算机。

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Keys: 1). The crowd went wild with delight.　　　　　　　

2). The children are wild about the new computer.