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accounts for my appearance.
事实上我靠做义工来顶替船费，这就是我为什么衣冠不整的原因了。
(1)account for 说明(原因等)；做出解释；占??(比例) on account of 由于，因为??on no account 决不（臵于句首时，句子(2)?
用部分倒装）??on any account 无论如何take...into account??
(3)?＝take...into consideration考虑?? ??open an account 开设账户
(4)give a full account of 对??做详细的描述
①On no account must employees make personal telephone calls from the office. 雇员们决不允许在办公室打私人电话。
②The heavy rain may have accounted_for the absence of so many students this morning. 大雨导致今早很多学生缺席。
活用——用account的相关词语完成下列小片段 Darling，you said you couldn’t understand why I was so depressed.Last month，I went to the bank，ready (1)____________________(开一个银行账户)．But (2)____________________ (考虑到利率很低)，I changed my mind.I bought a house with the money I had saved for years.However，(3)__________________ (由于新政策)，the price of the house went down sharply.That (4)____________(解释) my being so disappointed.
答案：(1)to open a bank account (2)taking the low interests into account (3)on account of the new policy (4)accounted for
seek (sought, sought) vt.& vi.寻找；探索；追求
(教材P18)I went to the American embassy to seek help... 我到美国大使馆去寻求帮助??
seek one’s fortune/fame 追求财富/名誉；碰 运气
seek after/for 寻找；追求
seek sth.from sb. 向某人寻求某事 seek to do sth.(＝try/attempt to do sth.) 试图/企图做某事
①They sought to recover damages，costs，expenses，etc.from the firm. 他们设法向那家公司索取损害赔偿金、花费、费用等。
②Just now they are_seeking_for an experienced scientist to fill the post. 他们眼下正在寻找一位有经验的科学家来担当此任。 活用——用seek的相关词语的适当形式填空
(1)He ________________(cheat)in the exam but in vain. (2)He went to Shenzhen to ________________(碰运气)．
(3)She calmed down and then ________________(向一位邻居求助)． 答案：(1)sought to cheat (2)seek his fortune/fame (3)sought help from a neighbour
bring up 培养；抚养；教育；提出；呕吐
(教材P17)Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th，1835.He was brought up in Hannibal，Missouri，along the Mississippi River.
马克·吐温于1835年11月30日出生在佛多里达镇，并在密西西比河边密苏里州的汉尼拔长大。
bring about 引起；产生；导致；带来 bring sth.back 带回某物；使想起某事 bring down 让??降下来；使倒下 bring in 引入；赚(钱)
①Science and technology has brought about many changes in our lives. 科学技术给我们的生活带来了许多变化。
②The government has taken measures to bring_down the high prices of daily goods to keep the market stable.
政府已采取措施来降低日常生活用品的价格以保持市场的稳定。 活用——写出下列句中bring up的含义
(1)(朗文)All of our kids were brought up to respect other people.________
(2)He brought up a practical plan in the meeting，which brought down the cost of production.________
(3)He was drunk and brought up what he had eaten at midnight.________
(4)Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt.________ 答案：(1)教育 (2)提出 (3)呕吐 (4)养育 【一言辨异】
The plan he brought up has brought down the costs of production and brought in a lot of profit，which brought the company back to life.他提出的方案降低了生产成本，带来了大量利润，使公司恢复了生机。
take a chance 冒险；试图做某事；碰运气 (教材P22)Well，we’ll have to take a chance. 哦，我们得冒点儿风险。
(1)take a chance＝take one’s chance/take chances 冒险
(2)by chance＝by accident 偶然；碰巧 (3)(The) chance is/(The) chances are＋that... 有可能??
There is a chance that... 可能??
①(牛津)You should never take a chance/chances when driving a car.开车时，千万别冒险。 ②Whether by chance or by design，it so happened that there were almost exactly 150 people in the TV station.
是偶然还是故意安排，电视台恰巧有150人。
③The_chances_are_that she’s already heard the news. 可能她已经听到那则消息了。
on the contrary 与此相反；正相反
(教材P18) On the contrary, in fact.If this is your idea of some kind of joke，I don’t think it’s very funny.
事实上恰恰相反。如果你们认为这是一个笑话，我可不觉得很可笑。
to the contrary 相反的；尽管(作定语、状语) contrary to 违反；与??相反(作表语、状语)
①I know she’ s unhappy，all her brave talk to the contrary.尽管她说了许多豪迈的话，我知道她并不高兴。
②My sister’s taste in dresses is contrary_to my own. 在服装方面，我妹妹的爱好和我完全不同。 活用——用contrary的短语填空
(1)His view about how to increase sales of products __________ mine. (2)The car isn’t expensive.____________，it’s very cheap. (3)Show me some evidence ____________．
答案：(1)is contrary to (2)On the contrary (3)to the contrary
(教材P18)The next morning I’d just about given myself up for lost when I was spotted
by a ship.
第二天早上，我正感到绝望的时候，一艘船发现了我。
had just done...when...是一固定句式，意为“刚做完某事，这时??”。 be doing...when... 正在做??这时/突然?? be about to do...when... 正要做??这时?? be on the point of doing...when... 正要做??这时??
①(2012·高考北京卷)This morning I was walking on the street when I saw that two travelers were reading a map，looking puzzled.今天早晨我正在大街上走，就在这时我看见两个游客正在困惑地看着地图。
②I was_about_to_go_out_when an unexpected visitor came.我正要出门，一位不速之客来访了。
③She was on the point of leaving when I arrived.
她正要离开，这时我来了。
(教材P18)Well，towards nightfall I found myself carried out to sea by a strong wind. 嗯，傍晚时分我发现自己被一阵大风刮到海上去了。
find后接复合宾语，carried out为过去分词短语，在句中作宾语补足语，表被动。find的复合宾语结构：
现在分词??过去分词
find＋宾语＋?
形容词??介词短语
①I found myself surrounded by a group of children full of curiosity.我发现自己被一群充
满好奇心的孩子围住了。
②Dick found_himself_walking in the direction of Mike’s place.迪克发现自己在朝迈克家的方向走去。
③After wandering around，we found ourselves back at the hotel. 我们四处漫步后发现自己不知不觉地回到了旅馆。
(教材P22)Indeed，sir，I hope you’ll come here whenever you like. 真的，先生，我
希望您想来的时候，您就来。
whenever 意为“在任何时候，无论何时”。
(1)whatever，whoever，whichever，whomever 既可引导名词性从句，也可引导让步状语从句，在引导让步状语从句时相当于no matter what/who/which/whom。
(2)however 用作连接副词，相当于no matter how，引导让步状语从句，意思是“不管怎样??；无论如何??”，具体结构为：however＋形容词/副词＋主语＋谓语。
①(2012·高考上海卷)The map is one of the best tools a man has whenever he goes to a new place.
无论什么时候去一个新的地方，地图是一个人带在身边的最好的工具之一。 ②However great the difficulties are，we must complete the task on time. 不管困难有多大，我们都必须按时完成任务。 ③(2013·高考天津卷·完形填空)Such is Dad—whatever problem he meets with，he never gives up.
这就是父亲——无论遇到什么问题，他从不放弃。
Ⅰ.品句填词
A)根据句意及汉语提示，写出所缺单词。
1．The girl is ____________(盯着) at the stranger with her eyes wide open. 答案：staring
2．It’s good ____________(礼貌) to say goodbye to the host when leaving. 答案：manners