他母亲受雇于一家商店做店员。 (3)The number in employment has fallen. 就业人数减少了。 [即学即练] (1)单句语法填空
①He has been employed writing a new book these days.
②When I employ people advisors，I will occasionally listen to their advice. ③You are the very man that I want (employ)． (2)同义句改写
He was employed in reading and he didn't see Tom come in.
① (用过去分词短语作状语改写)
② (用现在分词短语作状语改写) 答案：(1)①in ②as ③to employ
(2)①Employed in reading，he didn't see Tom come in. ②Employing himself in reading，he didn't see Tom come in. 5．attempt n．企图，试图；尝试；努力；v.努力；尝试；试图 (1)attempt to do/(at)doing ... 尝试(试图)做…… (2)make an attempt to do/at doing ...
at the first attempt in an attempt to do sth.
make an attempt on sb.'s life 企图杀某人 (1)It was one of his rare attempts at humor. 那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。
(2)The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia. 只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。 [即学即练] 完成句子
(1)他们试图攀登那座小山。(一句多译)
→ .(attempt n．) → .(attempt v．) (2)I passed my driving test (第一次尝试)．
答案：(1)They made an attempt to climb that hill；They attempted to climb that hill (2)at the
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第一次尝试
试图做某事；希望做某事
尝试做……
first attempt
6．pretend v．假装；假扮；装扮 pretend to do/to be doing/to have done pretend to be＋adj./n. pretend that ...
(1)He pretended to be friendly to us. 他假装对我们友好。
(2)I pretend that things are really okay when they're not. 当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。 [即学即练] 句型转换
(1)She pretended that she was reading a book. →She reading a book. (2)He pretended that he had known the news. →He pretended the news. 答案：(1)pretended to be (2)to have known
7．approach v．靠近，接近；走近；接洽；n.方法；接近；通道；路径；接洽；建议 (1)an approach to ...(做某事的)方法/途径；接近，靠近 at the approach of (2)be approaching
(3)(just)around/round the corner
地，马上，快要；
地，很近地
(1)When I approached，they grew silent. 当我走近时，他们就不说话了。 (2)Let's take a new approach to the problem. 让我们用一个新方法来处理这个问题。 [即学即练] 单句语法填空
(1)At the approach spring，we'll go outing.
(2)Facing up to your problems rather than running away from them is the best approach to (work)things out.
(距离上)紧邻
(时间上)临近
在快到……的时候 正在/将要接近
假装要/正在/已经做了某事 假装是…… 假装……
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答案：(1)of (2)working
8．conclude vt.&vi.做出结论；结束；完成；断定，推断 (1)conclude ...from ... conclude ...with ... conclude that ... to conclude (2)conclusion n.
draw/come to/arrive at/reach a conclusion
in conclusion
得出结论 最后；总之
从……中得出/推断出…… 以……结束…… 断定…… 结论
总而言之，最后
(1)The police concluded that he was the criminal of the murder. 警察认定他是这件凶杀案的罪犯。
(2)We came to/arrived at the conclusion that the room must have been empty. 我们得出的结论是：那个房间当时一定是空着的。 [即学即练] 单句语法填空
(1)When the group discussion is nearing its end，make sure to conclude it important points.
(2)We can conclude the results that the experiment was a failure. (3)In (conclude)，it's worthwhile to rebuild the old bridge. 答案：(1)with (2)from (3)conclusion 9．consist of由……组成 (1)consist in(＝lie in) (2)consistent adj. be consistent with
在于……；存在于…… 前后一致的，始终如一的 与……一致的/符合的
Life mainly consists of happiness and sorrow while happiness and sorrow consist in struggle. 生活主要由幸福和悲伤构成，而幸福和悲伤存在于奋斗之中。 [即学即练]
用consist的短语填空
(1)The United Kingdom is made up of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. →The United Kingdom Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (2)Your problem lies in lacking efficient methods. →Your problem lacking efficient methods. (3)What the newspaper reported doesn't agree with the facts. →What the newspaper reported isn't the facts.
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答案：(1)consists of (2)consists in (3)consistent with 10．stand out 突出，显眼 stand for 表；支持；象征
stand by/aside stand by sb./sth. stand up for 持
stand up to 起
(1)Good heavens！How could you stand by and allow such a thing to happen! 天哪！你怎么能够袖手旁观允许这种事情发生！
(2)In China，these knots stand for friendship，love and good luck. 在中国，这些中国结代表友谊、爱和好运。 [即学即练] 介、副词填空
(1)I won't stand and see them suffer like that. (2)What do the five Olympic rings stand ？ (3)The white sail stands against the dark sea. (4)We stand up the cause of liberty and justice. (5)This cloth is designed to stand up a lot of wear and tear(磨损)． 答案：(1)by (2)for (3)out (4)for (5)to
经受得住；经得
袖手旁观；无动于衷 支持某人；遵守某事
为……辩护；支
是……意思；代
1．AIDS is another problem of great concern so sex education and health care administration are extremely important.
艾滋病是另一个深受关注的问题，所以性教育和保健管理非常重要。
句中of great concern是“of＋n.”结构，表示“深受关注的”。“of＋n.”结构在句中常作表语、定语或宾语补足语，说明事物的性质或状态，通常用在正式场合或书面语中，其用法如下：
(1)of(＋great，no，little，some，much)＋抽象名词(value，importance，use，help，interest，significance，benefit，necessity等)
(2)of(＋different，the same，similar)＋分类名词(kind，type，sort，shape，size，colour，length，depth，width，weight，height，age，date等)
(3)of(＋good，bad，nice，fine，serious，high等)＋性质名词(quality，character，characteristics，feature等)
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