1. The conference was hosted by that committee.該委員會充當這個會議的東道主。
2. host the Olympic Games主辦奧運會
3. the host country 主辦國
4. a host of friends一大群朋友/hosts of troubles許多麻煩
5. take place發(fā)生, 舉行
6. be scared of sb./sth.害怕某人某事
7. be scared of doing sth.害怕做某事
8. be scared to do sth.害怕做某事
9. Scarely had I sad down, when the phone rang.我一坐下電話就響了。
10. be/get caught in (the rain, a trap)遇(雨), 陷入(圈套)
11. be caught by 被…抓住
12. sb. be caught doing sth.某人被抓住/撞上作某事=catch sb. doing sth.
13. be stuck by 被……困住
14. be stuck in困住，陷于
15. for/in fun開玩笑, 不是認真的
16. save sb. from從...救出某人, 使免于[不致, 不受]...save sb. from danger搶救某人脫離危險
17. rescue a man from the fire從大火中救出一個人
18. rescue a child from drowning營救一個要淹死的孩子
19. go [come] to sb.'s rescue進行援救, 營救某人
20. We came to his rescue and pulled him out of the river. 我們來救他，把他從河里拉了出來。 (= go to sb.'s rescue)
21. on逼近; 接觸;緊接著 Almost at once, the winter was upon us.眨眼間，冬天逼近了。
22. The Christmas holiday will soon be upon us.圣誕節(jié)馬上就要來到了。
23. grow/increase/rise to增長到
24. grow/increase/rise by增長了
25. fall/drop/decrease to或by 下降到/下降了
26. The price has risen by 20%.價格下降了20%。
27. pull up1.拔起 2.(使) 停下 3.阻止 4.(在賽馬中)追上(to, with) 5.責(zé)備, 斥責(zé) 6.移近, 拉過來
28. get on/upon one's feet1.站起來;站起來發(fā)言 2.(=stand on one's feet)自立, 經(jīng)濟上獨立 3.(人)病好了, 可以起床了; (使)恢復(fù), 復(fù)蘇(指企業(yè))
29. stand on one’s feet自己，依靠自己，自力更生
30. struggle to one’s feet掙扎著站起來,在困境中奮起
31. rise to one’s feet站起
32. take to one’s feet走開
33. jump to one’s feet跳起
34. bring someone to one’s feet扶起
35. fight for為...而戰(zhàn)
36. look into one’s face with a look of fright驚恐地望著某人
37. look into a room望房間里看
38. look into the matter調(diào)查這件事
39. look into one’s face=look sb. in the eye=look sb. in the face正視某人, 坦然無畏地正視某人
40. look sth. in the face勇敢地面對某事物
41. have a happy look on one’s face臉上掛著喜悅的神情
42. have the look of a winner擺著一幅勝利者的姿態(tài)
43. lose one’s good looks失去了美貌
44. take fright (at sth.)（被某事）驚嚇，受驚
45. give sb. a fright嚇某人一跳
46. with fright嚇得
47. be in great fright非常驚恐
48. put sb. in a fright使某人吃驚
49. fall down1.跌倒; 倒塌下來 2.[口]計劃不切實際 3.失信; 沒有完成或履行諾言
50. fall down on(在...方面)失敗; 做得不滿意
51. go down1.下去, 降下 2.(船)沉沒, (飛機)墜落, (日、月)落下, (價格)下跌 3.(風(fēng)、海浪)平息 4.吞下, 接受 5.受歡迎[贊許](with) 6.被記下[載入](in) 7.延續(xù)到(to) 8.倒下, 垮臺, 破產(chǎn)
52. cut down1.削減, 壓縮 2.砍倒 3.使喪命 4.比...強; 使...遜色
53. go through經(jīng)歷, 經(jīng)受, 仔細檢查, 用完, 被通過, 參加, 搜查, 履行
54. refer to查閱, 提到, 談到, 打聽
55. advance sth.推進，促進，進展=move forward or develop
56. make an important advancement in 在…取得重大進展
57. make great advances in在……發(fā)面取得進展
58. advance towards朝...前進, 向...推進; 進擊
59. advance to a higher position提升到較高的職位
60. in advance1.在前頭 2.預(yù)先, 事先
61. in advance of在...前面; 比...進步; 超過
62. further advance the friendly relations between the two countries進一步增進兩國的友好關(guān)系
63. advance the growth of rice促進水稻生長
64. You can not stop the advance of old age.你不能阻止年令老化的步伐。
65. There have been great advances in space travel in the last 20 years.在過去得20年里，太空旅行發(fā)展很快。
66. advance money to sb.預(yù)先付錢(或貸款)給某人
67. be advanced in year 年紀大
68. the advanced worker先進工作者
69. an advanced course in English英語高級班
70. turn around(=turn round)1.轉(zhuǎn)過去, 轉(zhuǎn)身 2.改換意見; 改變宗旨; 采取新政策
71. day by day逐日，一天天地[表示事情漸進變化的過程]
72. day after day日復(fù)一日[表示重復(fù)的動作]
73. in a few words簡單說來, 總之
74. in a word一句話, 總而言之
75. in one word一句話, 總而言之
76. in other words換句話說, 也就是說
77. in one’s own word
78. in plain words坦率地(說); 明白地(說)
79. in so many words一字不差地(說); 清楚地(說); 直截了當?shù)?說)
80. in word口頭上
81. in word and in deed在言語上和行動上
82. go on a two-day trip to a place
83. What kind of person are you?
84. The chances are that....---可能會---=it is likely that -----
85. there is a chance that ----可能會---
86. have a chance of doing sth.
87. have a chance to do sth.
88. meet sb. by chance/accident偶然遇到某人
89. take the chances冒險
90. take a chance冒險，碰碰運氣
91. it chanced that---碰巧---
92. sb. chance to do sth.碰巧
93. During the first week of May
94. put into使進入, 把...翻譯成, 在...上種植
95. get up1.(使)起床[立] 2.舉辦; 安排; 組織; 起草出版 3.登上 4.打扮; 理發(fā) 5.(風(fēng))變強; (火車)增加速度 6.念到, 讀到 7.追上; 勝過 8.鼓勵 9.鉆研 10.整理; 修理 11.增進; 演出 12.玩弄(詭計)
96. Not at all一點也不 根本不
97. in a second立刻，一會兒
98. second to none不比任何人差; 最好的
99. hand in上交，交付
100. take a photo(自己來)拍照
101. have[get] one's photo taken請人給自己拍照
102. have a photo taken with sb.和某人合影
103. make a photo of攝下...的圖象
104. take out拿出, 取出, 去掉, 出發(fā), 取得, 扣除,
105. it is fun to do sth.做某是很開心
106. Have fun at the party tonight. 今晚的晚會上玩得很開心。
107. in one’s diary/notebook/the newspaper
108. catch/seize/take an opportunity to do sth.[ of doing sth. /for sth.]抓住機會做某事
109. around the corner在拐角處
110. in the corner of a room在房間的角落
111. at/on the a street corner在街道拐角處
112. up and down來回地，上下（顛簸），時好時壞
113. a two-day trip=a two days’ trip兩天的旅行
114. go to a two-day trip to a place
115. a five minutes’ discussion五分鐘的討論
116. a ten hours’ walk步行十個小時的路程
117. be seized with被...侵擾; 患, 得(病)
118. seize on [upon]猛撲, 襲擊, 抓住; 利用
119. He was seized with pain. 他為痛苦所困。
120. seize political power奪取政權(quán)
121. seize the city攻占城市
122. The policeman seized the thief.警察捉住了那個小偷。
練習(xí)
123. be buried in thought沉思
124. bury (oneself) in1.埋頭于; 專心于 2.退居于(鄉(xiāng)間等)
125. be buried alive被活埋 ;隱居
126. be lost in全神貫注于; 沉湎于; 不勝...之至
127. lose oneself in迷路于; 全神貫注于...之中; 消失于
128. This sounds like a fiction.這簡直象編成的故事一樣。
129. be in danger of有...的危險
130. in danger在危險中
131. out of danger脫離危險
132. easygoing adj.逍遙自在的, 悠閑的, 懶散的, (馬)行動時平穩(wěn)自在的, (品德)放蕩的, 不嚴肅的
133. burn down全部焚毀; 火勢減弱
134. America’s second strongest earthquake
135. cut off1.切斷, 停掉 2.隔絕, 擋住 3.死掉 4.使電話中斷 5.切[剪]下來 6.剝奪(繼承權(quán))
136. as a result因此; 結(jié)果
137. as a result of作為...的結(jié)果; 由于...
138. up to1.（數(shù)目）到…之多2. 直到（某個高級職務(wù)）3. 一直到 (= up till)4. 勝任5. be up to做（壞事）
139. I haven't the strength to lift this table. 我沒有力氣抬這張桌子。
140. The earth has a strength of 6.8 on the Richter Scale.