38 .fight against with / fight for
fight against:与……战斗 反对……的战争,可与fight with互用;但fight with还可表示“和……并肩作战”。
例191:They are making great efforts to fight against / with pollution .他们正在努力与污染作斗争。
例192:In World War II the British fought with the French and the Americans against the Germans 在第二次世界大战中,英国人同法国人、美国人一起与德国人交战。
And it has been an honor to fight with you! 和你们并肩作战是我的光荣!
fight for:为 争取 ……而战斗。
例193:The slaves were fighting for freedom .奴隶们为自由而战
例194:He said he would fight for his motherland 他说他要为祖国而战
I had a fight with his mother. 我和他妈妈吵架了。
You said you had a close fight with him. 你说了你和他贴身搏斗的。
39 .find / find out / look for
find:发现 无意识地 ;找到 有意识地,是look for的结果 。
例195:When I got there I found my pocket picked 当我到那里时,发现口袋被扒了。
例196:Scientists have found new ways to clean waste 科学家已找到清理废物的新途径。
find out:查明,查出。指经过探听、询问、调查之后查明、弄清。
例197:Please find out who broke the window 请查清楚是谁打破窗户的。
look for:寻找。
例198:I have been looking for my pocket dictionary but I haven’t found it yet 我一直在找我的袖珍词典,但是还没找到。
40 .forget / leave / remain
forget:忘了 带某物 。
例199:Oh no I’ve forgotten my key to the office .哦,不,我忘记带钥匙去办公室了
leave:把 某物 / 某人 忘 / 留在某地 后面要跟地点 。
例200:Oh no I’ve left my key at the office .哦,不,我把钥匙忘在办公室了
例201:Don’t leave your child alone at home .别把孩子一个人留在家里
remain: 某人 留下来;仍然 保持 。
例202:The refugees were allowed to remain in that area 允许难民留在那个地区。
例203:The boy remained silent .那男孩保持沉默
41 .go out / be out / put out
go out:熄灭 自然熄灭,无被动结构 。be out:熄灭 表示状态 。put out:扑灭。
例204:The light went out suddenly and it has been out for quite a long time .灯突然灭了,已经灭了很久了。
例205:The big forest fire was put out at last .森林大火终于扑灭了。
例206:Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go out . 没人注意到小偷溜进了房子里,因为当时灯刚好熄灭。
例207:When the firefights arrived the fire had gone out / been put out 消防队员到达时,火已经熄灭/被扑灭。
42 .happen / occur / take place / come about
happen:发生。带有偶然、未能预见的意思,主语为事;当针对人时,意为“碰巧”。
例208:This happened on a December evening .这发生在十二月的一个晚上
例209:What happened to him?他怎么了?
例210:I happened to meet Tom in the street when I went shopping today .我今天去购物的时候碰巧在街上遇见了汤姆。
例211:It happened that I met Tom in the street when I went shopping today .我今天去购物的时候碰巧在街上遇见了汤姆。
occur:发生 既表示偶然地,也表示必然地 ;被想到。
例212:When did the accident occur ?事故是什么时候发生的
例213:The tide occurs this time every year 潮水每年这个时候出现。
例214:A fresh idea suddenly occurred to me 我突然有个新主意。
take place:发生。指事先布置或策划好而后发生。
例215:The May fourth Movement took place in nineteen nineteen.五四运动发生在一九十九年。
come about:产生。指自然产生。
例216:How do the differences between British English and American English come about ?英国英语和美国英语的差异是如何产生的?
43 .hear / listen
hear:听见;听说。它既可以表示偶然听见,也可以表示有意识听的结果;用作“听说”的意思时,后接宾语从句。listen:听,倾听。它是不及物动词,常与to连用;侧重听的过程。
例217:I was walking along the street when I heard my name called .我在街上散步时听到我的名字叫 此处是无意识听到
例218:I hear that he’ll be back in an hour . 我听说他一小时后回来 此处是听说
例219:He listened but could hear nothing . 他听着,但什么也听不见。 此处是有意识听的结果
例220:Speak louder so that everyone can hear you clearly .大声点,让每个人都能清楚地听到你说话。
例221:Speak louder to make yourself heard 讲大声点,以便能使你的声音让别人听到。
例222:The music is well worth listening to 音乐很值得听,
44 .hear of / hear from
hear of:听说 人或事 。其后常接名词或代词。
例223:I’ve never heard of such a man .我从来没听说过,这样的人
hear from:得到 某人的 音信,收到 某人的 来信。
例224:Have you heard from him recently? 你最近有他的消息吗?
例225:I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon .我很期待很快收到你的来信
45 .help / aid / assist
help:帮助,帮忙。是普通用语,常用在日常谈话中。
例226:May I help you with your luggage ?我能帮你拿行李吗
例227:We helped him to mend his bicycle .我们帮他修理自行车
aid:帮助,援助。是比较正式的用语。
例228:The flooded areas were aided by many countries 灾区得到许多国家的援助。
assist:帮助,协助。是比较正式的用语,强调起协助作用;其名词assistant是“助手”的意思。
例229:She assisted me in the experiments 她协助我做实验。