【重要短语讲解】

    1．sound like听起来像

    be like长得像

    look like好像，看上去像

    fell like摸起来像，想要做……

    What is he like? 他是怎样一个人?

    He looks like his father. 他长得像他父亲。

    The noise sounded like a train that was going under the house.

    那声音听起来就像一列火车正从房下经过。

    Do you feel like（having）a walk with me?

    跟我一道去散散步怎么样？

    2．join in加入，参加

    join sb. in sth. / doing sth.参加与某人一起做某事

    join the Party/the League/the army入党/入团/参军

    join in参加某项活动

    take part in参加有组织有纪律的活动

    My brother joined the army last year.

    我哥哥去年参军了。

    Will you join us in the discussion/in discussing the problem?

    来和我们一起讨论好吗?

    More than 200 sportsmen took part in / join in the Olympic Games last year.

    去年有200多名运动员参加了奥运会。

    3．prepare food 准备食品

    prepare lessons 备课

    prepare for＝make preparations for 为……作准备

    prepare sb. for 使某人为……作准备

    be（well）prepared for sth.＝be ready for 为……作好（充分）准备

    be（well）prepared to do sth.＝be ready to do sth. 准备（好）干某事

    Mother is busy preparing breakfast for us.

    妈妈正忙着给我们做早饭。

    He had a speech to prepare that evening.

    这天晚上他得准备一个报告。

    The students are preparing for the coming sports meet.

    学生们正在为即将到来的运动会作准备。

    They were prepared for the worst.

    他们早已准备好应付最坏的情况。

    I'm not prepared to listen to your excuses.

    我不想听你的借口。

    4．first of all＝first首先

    above all＝most important of all最重要的

    after all 别忘了，毕竟，竟然

    in all＝in total 总共，总计

    Never waste anything, but above all never waste time.

    任何东西都不可浪费，尤其不可浪费时间。

    If you want to learn English well, first of all, you should treat it seriously.

    如果你想学好英语，首先你要重视它。

    There are 55 students in our class in all.

    我们班共有55人。

    He didn't work hard, but he passed the exam after all.

    他学习不努力，可考试竟然及格了。

    Don't blame Tom too much. After all, he is still a child.

    不要过多责备汤姆，毕竟他还是个孩子。

    5．be interested in对……感兴趣

    （an）/ much interest in对……感兴趣

    lose interest in对……失去兴趣

    a place of interest名胜

    She is very interested in English.

    或 She takes / shows much / a great interest in English.

    她对英语很感兴趣。

    6．order a copy订购一本

    place an order for sth. with…向……订购某物

    book a room in the hotel在旅馆订了一个房间

    I have placed an order for 10 copies of the book with the bookstore.

    我已向书店订购了10本这样的书。

    Can you book two tickets for the football match next Sunday for us?

    你能帮我们订两张下周足球比赛的票吗?

    7．than usual比平常

    as usual和往常一样

    than expected比预料……

    as expected正像预料的那样

    than supposed比推测……

    In the summer vacation, he is as busy as usual.

    在暑假里，他和往常一样忙。

    I got a higher mark than expected.

    我得分比预料要高。

    Our team won the game as expected.

    正如预料的那样，我们队赢了这场比赛。

    8．word by word一个词一个词地

    sentence by sentence一句一句地

    step by step一步一步地

    year by year一年一年地

    side by side肩并肩

    The teacher usually explains the text sentence by sentence.

    老师通常逐句讲解课文。

    The children have grown up year by year.

    孩子们一年一年地长大了。

    The girl and her mother often walk in the street side by side.

    女孩经常和她妈妈肩并肩地逛街。

    9．used to do过去总做某事（现在不做了）；只用于过去时态。

    be used to sth. / doing sth习惯（做）某事；可用于现在、过去、将来的多种时态。其中be可用get或become等来替代；be used to do sth.被用于做某事；不定式表示目的，可用于多种时态。

    He used to get up early.

    过去他总早起。（现在不这样了）

    He will be（has been）used to getting up early.

    他将会（已经）习惯于早起。

    Wood is used to make paper.（＝People make paper from wood.）

    木材被用来造纸。