1、 up to now直到现在 up to now=till now=so far直到现在（通常与现在完成时连用）Up to know,we have learned about 500 words.So far,everything is good.Hardly can he forget his ex-girlfriend till now.up to 1）忙于；达到 2)达到，后常接数字 up to sb由某人来决定 These numbers add up to 60.What are you up to?你在忙什么呢？Its up to you.由你来决定。depressed忧愁的，沮
2、丧的 depress：使忧愁，使沮丧（vt）sth depress(es)sb某物让某人沮丧 depressing:令人沮丧的 depressed 感到沮丧的 depression：沮丧，抑郁（n）He is very depressed because he hasnt built up his company up to now.Hearing the news,he felt very (depress)He went into a deep after he failed to build up his business.He was not satisfied with the su
3、mmer camp because the whole experience was (depress)depressing depresseddepression depressingcontent adj&n&vt Adj:be content/satisfied with对感到满意/满足 be content to do sth愿意做某事 She is content with what she already has right now.The famous scientist is content to lead a peaceful life.n:目录；内容 the content
4、s of the thesis 论文的目录 the content of the courses 课程的内容 vt:content oneself with使满足于 He contented himself with a small achievement.astonish使惊讶 astonished 感到吃惊的 astonishing令人惊讶的 astonishment 惊讶，惊异 be astonished at/by 对感到满意 be astonished to do sth惊讶地做某事 to ones astonishment让某人惊讶地是We find it quite astoni
5、shing that it is a strain of rice with high output.我们感到非常惊讶地是，这是一种高产的水稻。The teacher was astonished to learn that he had won the game.badly off 贫穷的，缺少的 badly off贫穷的 well off 富裕的 worse off 情况更差的 better off 情况更好的 We are so badly off that we cannot afford a house like that.我们一文不名，因此，买不起那样的房子。I had a big
6、 room so Im not too badly off.I only broke my leg,while the other three was far badly off.ordinary平常的，普通的易混词辨析例句ordinary-special(反）指无特别之处He is an ordinary mon-rare(反）尤指常见common sense常识normal-abnormal(反）指标准正常Its normal to feel tired after a long trip.usual-unusual（反）指按照惯例Its usual to start a speech b
7、y thanking everyone for coming.bored厌烦的 be/get bored with(doing)sth 对感到厌烦 be bored to death厌烦死了 boring 无聊的 The children quickly was/got bored with staying indoors.Hearing the disturbing news,all the people present was bored to death.The audience quickly got bored with his boring speech.subtle微妙的；精巧的
8、 subtly【adv】There are subtle differences between the two versions of the book.形容词变副词的规则：1、一般情况下直接加“ly”如：quick-quickly;polite-politely 2、少数以e结尾的形容词，要去掉e再加-ly 如：true-truly;due-duly 3、绝大多数辅音字母加e结尾的形容词直接加-ly 如：polite-politely;4、以“y”结尾的，先将“y”改成“i”，再加“ly 如：happy-happily;6、以辅音字母加le结尾时,去e加y高考最喜欢考这一点规则 如：sim
9、ple-simply;considerable-considerably;terrible-terribly entertain vt：使欢乐；款待 entertain sb with sth用某物使某人快乐 entertain sb to sth=treat sb to sth用某物款待某人 He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.他又讲故事，又讲笑话的，逗得我们乐了好几个小时。It is very considerate of you to entertain your friends to dinner.enterta
10、ining：令人开心的 an entertaining speech妙趣横生的演讲 I found the speech both informative and entertaining.我认为这次演讲知识与趣味并重。failureU失败；C失败的人（或事物）She is still coming to the terms with the failure of her marriage.她还在努力适应自己婚姻失败的事实。The whole thing was a complete failure.【拓展】类似用法的词：success,surprise,honor,danger,beauty
11、,pleasure,pity,comfort,difficulty等 The art show was far from being a failure;it was a great success.The children have been a great comfort to her throughout all of this.在她经历这一切的日子里，孩子们一直是她的一个巨大安慰。Its a pleasure for me to meet some of my old friends in a new city.pick out挑出，选出，辨别出 She was picked out
12、from many outstanding applicants for the job.她在一众优秀的求职者中脱颖而出。【拓展】pick up 1)改善，好转 2）（开车）接人 3)（偶然）学得 Trade usually picks up in the spring.贸易一般在春天回升。Please pick me up at the airport at seven oclock in the morning.请早晨七点在机场接我。She picked up English when she was living in England.她在英国期间顺便学会了英语。cut off 1）中断
13、，终止 2）打断某人的讲话 cut off the supply of electricity/water断电/断水 cut off economic and military aid停止经济和军事援助 We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.我们电话打到一半就断线了。cut in 插嘴，打断谈话 cut away去掉，砍掉 cut down删减，删节 cut out 删掉 She kept cutting in our conversation when we are in the middle of a conversation.
14、We need to cut the thesis down to 5,000 words.Dont cut your parents out of your life.convince使信服 vt convince sb that/convince sb of sth使某人相信 convince sb to do sth说服某人做某事 convinced:确信的 convincing：令人信服的 be convinced of/that 确信 You need to convince the interviewer your passion for the job.Im convinced
15、of her innocence.In order to us of his honesty,he gave us some cases which could make us of it.convince convincingconvinced particular尤其；特别 in particular=particularly尤其，特别 be particular about 对挑剔 be particular to为所特有 Is there anything in particular that you plan to do？你有什么特别打算想做的事情吗？The woman is par
16、ticular about everything she has right now.这个妇女对自己所拥有的东西很挑剔。These shoes are particular to me.这些鞋子为我所特有。occasion时刻，时候；场合 on occasion=occasionally 有时，偶尔 on one occasion=once有一次 He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.大家都知道他偶尔会发脾气。“occasion”作定语从句的先行词，如果表示时间，以为“时刻，机会”,关系副词用when,如果表示地点，意为“场合”，关系副词为where.Have you ever met with the occasion when you are mistaken?Occasions are quite rare when I have the time to spend a whole with my kids.This is not an occasion for laughter,where you should take things seriously.
