§2.1詞句貫通
1.every now and then/again不時地
Write me a post card every now and then.
請不時地給我寫張明信片。
Every now and then a plane would take off.
不時會有一架飛機起飛。
He only comes to London every now and then.
他只是偶爾來趟倫敦。
Every now and again she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
她不時地用手帕擦一擦眼睛。
2.downtown adv.往城里，往市中心
Let’s go downtown this afternoon.
咱們今天下午去鬧市區吧。
I went downtown to do some shopping today.
今天我到商業區購物去了。
They moved downtown last year.
他們搬到城里去了。
He lives downtown.他住在市區。
downtown adj.商業區的，鬧市區的
He was born in downtown Tianjin.
他生在天津鬧市區。
I work in a downtown office.
我在市區的一家公司上班。
The downtown traffic is very bad.
鬧市區的交通很差。
3.surrounding n.（常用復數）環境，周圍的事物
I’d like to bring up my child in healthy surroundings.
我想在健康的環境中養育我的孩子。
The hotel stands in picturesque surroundings.
賓館四周的環境優美如畫。
surrounding adj.周圍的，附近的
the surrounding country近郊
the surrounding scenery四周的風景
surround v.包圍；圍繞
be surrounded with/by…被……環繞著
A crowd surrounded him.一群人圍著他。
The school was surrounded by/with a fence.
學校四周圍著籬笆。
Mystery surrounds the actress’s death.
女演員之死籠罩著神秘的氣氛。
4.feast n.(感官、精神等的)享受；盛宴
The flower exhibition was a feast for the eyes.
看花展是件賞心悅目的事。
The classical music is really a feast for the ears.
這首古典樂曲令人大飽耳福。
a wedding feast喜宴
give/make/hold a feast舉行宴會，設宴
There are no feasts in the world which do not break up at last.
天下沒有不散的筵席。
The Queen invited them to a feast.
女王邀請他們參加慶宴。
The King made a great feast to his ministers.
國王大宴群臣。
5.dip n.(在江、河、湖、海中)洗澡，游泳
take a dip in the lake在湖里游泳
I will have a dip in the sea.
我要洗個海水浴。
dip v.浸泡，沾水
He dipped the pen into ink.
他把筆浸到墨水里。
The little girl dipped a piece of bread into her soup.
小女孩把一塊面包泡到湯里。
dip into把手伸入；瀏覽，稍加研究
He dipped into his pocket to get his key out.
他把手伸進口袋掏鑰匙。
I haven’t read that book carefully.I’ve only dipped into it.
我沒有認真讀過那本書，只是隨便翻閱過。
I have been dipping into ancient history.
我一直在研究古代史。
6.shore n.濱，岸
They kept walking along the shore.
他們一直沿著岸邊走。
There was an old house on the shore.
岸上有棟老房子。
They found a ship about 2 miles off the shore.
他們發現在離海岸2英里處有一艘輪船。
off shore在離岸的海里，在離海岸不遠處
The boat is two miles off shore.
那艘船在離海岸兩英里的海里。
on shore在岸上，在陸上
In the storm,many seamen wished they were on shore.
有暴風雨時，很多水手都希望在岸上。
They went on shore the moment the ship reached the harbor.
輪船一到港口，他們就上了岸。
7.budget n.預算(常與介詞for連用)
a family budget家庭預算
the government budget for the coming year
下年度的政府預算
an advertising budget of $8000
八千美元的廣告預算
introduce/open the budget提出預算方案
She made a monthly budget for her family.
她為家庭做了每個月的預算。
budget v.編制預算
He budgeted for buying a house.
他為買房子編制預算。
He saves a lot of money by careful budgeting.
他通過精打細算節省了大筆錢。
8.rate 價格；費用；速度；效率
The room rates at the hotel range from $10 to $35 per day.
那家賓館的房間價格從10美元到35美元不等。
What’s the letter postage rate to foreign countries?
往國外寄信的費用是多少？
The train was going at a rapid rate.
那輛火車高速行駛。
They are walking at the rate of 4 kilometres an hour.
他們以每小時4公里的速度行進。
She can read at the rate of 100 words a minute.
她的閱讀速度是每分鐘100詞。
The birth rate is under control in this country.
這個國家的出生率已得到控制。
The divorce rate is very high in the United States.
美國的離婚率很高。
at any rate無論如何，不管怎樣；至少
At any rate I will come.無論如何我都會來。
She didn’t work very hard,but at any rate,she passed the test.
她不很用功，但至少她通過了考試。
at this/that rate如果是這樣的話，如果這樣繼續下去的話
At this rate we won’t be able to buy a house.
照這情形來看，我們可能買不起房子。
9.sight n.情景，景象[C]；目光，視力，視野[U]
The sunset is a beautiful sight.
落日是很美的景象。
What a sad sight!多么悲慘的景象啊!
She has good/poor sight.她視力好(差)。
Keep out of my sight.不要讓我看到你。
I watched him until he disappeared from sight in the distance.
我望著他直到他消失在遠方。
a/the sight of看到，見到
The crowd waited for a sight of the Queen passing by.
人群等著看王后從這里經過。
The sight of a snake frightened her.
看到蛇把她嚇壞了。
10.accommodation n.住處，膳宿(通常用復數形式)；方便，便利(不可數)
Please phone the hotel for accommodations.
請打電話給旅館訂房間。
This hotel has accommodations for 2 000 guests.
這家旅館有容納2000名客人的設備。
Can we find accommodations at a hotel for tonight?
我們今晚能找到旅館住宿嗎？
It would be an accommodation to me if you could come.
你若能來，對我而言真是好極了。
§2.2發散思維
1.disappointed adj.失望的，感到失望的
They were disappointed about/with/at/in the results.
他們對結果感到失望。
She was disappointed at not being invited to the wedding.
她由于未獲邀請參加婚禮而感到失望。
She was disappointed of her purpose.
她因沒有達到目的而感到失望。
I was disappointed that she was not able to come.
她不能來，令我很是失望。
disappointing adj.令人失望的；掃興的
What disappointing news it is!
多么令人失望的消息!
It was disappointing not to be able to see her.
不能見到她真令人失望。
disappoint vt.使失望，使沮喪
The result disappointed me.
結果使我失望。
Her lack of success disappointed Mary.
她未能成功使瑪麗很失望。
disappoint vt.使(計劃、希望等)落空，受挫，辜負
The accident disappointed our plans.
這次意外事件使我們的計劃落空。
disappoint a person’s expectation辜負某人的期望
2.guarantee vt.保證……免受損失或傷害；確保
guarantee sth.保證……
They guarantee this clock for a year.
他們對這個鐘表保修一年。
I guarantee the success of the show.
我保證這場表演會成功。
guarantee sb.sth./guarantee sth.to sb.保證某人……
Buying a train ticket doesn’t guarantee you a seat.
買到火車票并不保證你有座位。
They guaranteed their workers regular employment.
他們保證長期雇用他們的工人。
guarantee to do sth.保證做某事
I guarantee to pay off his debt.
我保證付清他的債務。
I guarantee to be here tomorrow.
我保證明天來這里。
guarantee sth.(to be)…保證……是……
The art dealer guaranteed the picture (to be) genuine.
那個工藝品商保證這幅畫是真品。
guarantee that…保證……
I guarantee that you will be satisfied with the result.
我保證你會對結果感到滿意。
Who can guarantee that he will keep his word?
誰能擔保他說話算數？