1. rescue : save sb./ sth. from danger
She rescued the child when he fell in the river.
come / go to sb’s rescue : try to help sb.
The police came to his rescue.
2. I don’t feel like walking very much today.
feel like sth. ; feel like doing sth.
Do you feel like a cup of tea?
I don’t feel like going out tonight.
3. on ( at ) the edge of …
Don’t sit on the edge of your chair, --- you might fall.
He sad down at the edge of the bed.
We stood at the water’s edge and looked at the beautiful lake.
4. Remember seeing that man in the street one day.
I hope to visit Paris some day (=one day) next year.
I’m busy with my work now. Why not go there another day?
I met him only the other day.
5. 复合形容词的构成:
○1 a snow-covered mountain ; a man-made project
○2 an English-speaking country ; peace-loving people
○3 a five-year-old boy ; an 80-word article
○4 a one-eyed man ; a three-legged table
○5 a good-looking man ; an easy-going person
○6 a full-time ( part-time )job ; a long-term plan
○7 a warm-hearted man ; an absent-minded professor
○8 hard-working people ;
○9 a well-known teacher ;
all-round ; first-rate ; face-to-face ; happy-go-lucky; out-and-out ; duty-free …
6. complete
v. finish doing or making sth.
She was at university for two years but she didn’t complete her studies.
When will the new building be completed ?
The project was carefully complete in 1966.
adj.
I’ve got a complete set of Shakespeare’s plays.
The work is complete.
Their visit was a complete surprise. ( 完全出人意外 )
7. flood n. v.
Many homes were destroyed in the flood.
Many houses were washed away by the flood.
Every spring the river floods the fields.
8. The new dam controls the waters of the Nile so that they now run regularly all through the year.
○1 control
○2 water --- waters ; sand --- sands ; wood --- woods
○3 regular --- irregular ; regularly --- irregularly
○4 run The river runs into the North Sea.
9. rush v. : go or come very quickly
On hearing the bell, the students rushed out of the classroom.
the rush hour : the time when a lot of people are going to or coming from work
10. The dam is 3,830 metres long. It is 980 metres wide at the base and 40 metres at the top.
The table is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 1 meter high/ tall.
The well is about 10 meters deep.
11. rise ; raise
rise --- rose --- risen --- rising vi. go up; become higher or more
The sun rises in the east and sets ( goes down ) in the west.
The prices are rising.
He rose from his chair when the door bell rang.
( He raised himself from his chair when … . )
raise--- raised --- raised --- raising vt.
○1 move sth. or sb. up
Raise your hand if you want to ask a question.
They stood there quietly, looking at the flag being raised ( / rising ).
○2 make sth. bigger, higher, stronger, etc.
She raised her voice to make herself heard.
They’ve raised the price of petrol.
○3 start to talk about sth.
He raised an interesting question.
12. date from (= date back to ): have exist since …
The town dates back to Roman times.
The Church dates from the 14th century.
My interest in stamp collecting dates from my schooldays.
out of date : not modern
up to date : modern
13. ( be ) in danger ; be in great danger; in trouble ; in difficult ; …
in time of danger ; in time of trouble ; …
out of danger
He has been ill, but he is now out of danger.
14. consider all the possible plans
consider sth. _____________________________________________.
consider doing sth._________________________________________.
consider how to do sth.______________________________________.
consider …( to be ) / ( as )____________________________________.
15. At last, they decided to move the whole temple stone by stone and rebuild it above the water level of the new lake.
step by step ; one by one ; little by little ; …
rebuild : build again
rewrite ; reconsider ; rethink ; reread ; …
16. First, each stone was marked with a number.
mark … with … be marked with …
He went to a closet and after a moment brought out a package, (which was) marked with name and date.
The paper was marked with my father’s name and with the month and the year.
Mark the paper with a cross.
The box of eggs _____ ________ ______ “With Care”.
Please make a mark in the place (where you don’t understand).
Please make a mark [ where you don’t understand].
17. make an effort / make a good effort
I made every effort to get it.
My efforts were in vain.
Getting a high grade in every subject requires great effort.