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1 Styles of words 1 kick the bucket die pass away 死了 2 Old people the old the elderly the senior citizen 老人 2 Denotation and connotation Storm 1 Twenty people were killed when storm struck hit attacked the Mid West 2 Van Buren had been president for just a few days when an economic crisis and a political storm struck the country 3 But his last words brought about another storm 引起另一场暴风雨 4 Government plans for hospital closure provoked a storm of protest 5 The book provoked a storm of controversy 6 His novel provoked a storm of hit his novel took New York by storm 7 Provoke a storm of Snatch 8 A young boy pushed her over and snatched her purse as she fell 9 I was so busy that I had to snatch a meal between jobs 10 I managed to snatch an hour s sleep on the train 11 Death snatch him at a young age 12 In order to have a good command of English one has to snatch every opportunity to practice Heavy A heavy box Heavy rain Heavy traffic Heavy footsteps 沉重的脚步 A heavy smoker chain smoker 烟民 The enemy suffered heavy losses 敌人损失惨重 Heavy drinking during pregnancy can damage your body 酗酒 The curriculum makes heavy demands on the teacher 很多要求 The company makes no demand on sex 没有要求 Beyond Be far beyond my means 不在我能支付或承受的范围 Its benefits go far beyond this 它的好处远不止于此 Beyond recognition 认不出来了 Beyond my reach 够不着 A brand new car is damaged beyond repair 修不好了 3 Lexical Ambiguity 词汇模棱两可词汇模棱两可 提高提高 Raise increase improve the efficiency 提高效率 Enhance heighten sharpen one s vigilance 提高警惕 Increase one s ability 提高能力 Deepen one s understanding 提高认识 Improve the quality 提高质量 Raise one s voice 提高声音 Improve one s professional skill 提高业务 Increase the interest rate 提高利率 开开 Open the door 开门 Set up a bank account 开户 Open a business 开张 Drive a car 开车 Turn on the light 开灯 Have attend a meeting 开会 Perform an operation undergo an operation 开刀 Make a prescription 开药方 Issue an invoice 开发票 Give sb a ticket 开罚单 Tell jokes 开玩笑 Broaden one s horizon mind view outlook 开眼界 Work late into night stay up late 开夜车 大大 Strong wind hurricane tornado cyclone 大风 Heavy rain 大雨 Heavy thick dense fog 大雾 Sound defeat 大败 Powerful severe massive earthquake 大地震 Extended nuclear family 大家庭 核心家庭 Giant panda 大熊猫 Major operation minor operation 大手术 The vast overwhelming majority The majority 大多数 情况情况 Things have changed 情况不同了 In this case if this is the case 如果情况是这样的 It all depends 这得视情况而定 Under no circumstance 在任何情况下 Is only used in an emergency 只有在紧急情况下 不不 Though he was a failure at school he was a successful man later 不成功 You have missed the notice on the bulletin board 没注意到 At first the bank was refused to lend me the money 不借给 She is the last person to do the job 最不能做 The book is beyond me The hotel is anything but cheap 一点也不 Detectives are so far at a loss unable to explain the reason for his death 不能 I tried to find my book but in vain 没找着 Food in the cafeteria is anything but far from tasty Far from satisfactory 绝不 一点也不 All men are crested equal regardless of their race or color 不分种族和肤 色 As a student I ll work as hard as I can to live up to mu parents expectation 不辜负 He failed to live up to do his assignment The product is out of stock 没货了 The lake is free from of pollution 没有污染 Despite the greatest efforts possible the two sides failed to reach an agreement on this point 没能达成一致 If you have your own home video set the possibilities are endless You can paly football tennis golf basketball and other active sports without stepping out of the living room 足不出户 As expected the Bulls succeeded in defending its championship 不出所 料 公牛队成功卫冕 As a senior student you are supposed to know better than just to fool around until the examination time She was at least free from anxiety when her son returned home 免于担心 Every state large or small has the right to decide its own politics 不论大 小 I overslept to as late as eight o clock before I know it 不知不觉 I didn t even use the refrigerator let alone the microwave oven 更不用说 4 Collocation Types of collocations 1 Adjective noun The fast train fast food a quick shower a quick meal 快餐 A keen interest 很大兴趣 Intense fierce competition 激烈的竞争 stand a good chance of doing sth 有很大机会做某事 A wide variety of food 种类繁多的饭菜 Timely help immediately 及时的帮助 Raw material crude oil 原材料 原油 Go wild 疯狂的 抓狂 Finish finishing line 终点线 His schedule is very full busy tight 他日程很紧 Earn a decent living 有体面的生活 The starting salary 起薪 A trivial matter trifle 小事 A acid big fan of sb 超级粉丝 2 Verb noun Perform the operation 做手术 Cherish the dream 追求梦想 Kill time 消磨时间 Keep hold to stick to the belief 坚守信念 The seat has been taken occupied 这个座位有人坐 Meet the need 满足需求 Unscrew loosen a bottle of cat sup 拧开瓶盖 Strick a balance 取得平衡 Gather dust 落灰尘 Hold back tears 止住眼泪 To succeed be successful achieve success 成功 Make a success of doing sth 某事做成功 Prepositional phrase 固定短语固定短语 In advance 没有规定时刻表 家长为孩子提前做好规划 Ahead of time schedule 有时刻表 相对时刻表提前 三点的会议提 前到了俩点 In a word in brief in summary in conclusion all in all in short to conclude 总之 In one s spare time 闲暇时间 At one s leisure 空闲时间 同上 In a good bad mood in no mood to do sth 有心情 有心情干某事 Feel at ease with sb 感觉某人亲切 The board of directors 董事会 Be in two mind about sth 对某事犹豫不决 For lack of experience lacking experience 缺乏经验 Take immediate action 立即采取措施 At the expense of sth 以什么为代价 For three straight years 连续三年 As usual as a rule 通常 On the a decrease rise 减少 增加 With a strong local accent 浓重的方言 Other collocations 其它词组其它词组 Rain or shine 风雨无阻 A year or two One or two yeas a or two 一俩年 一俩个 The rise and fall 兴衰沉浮 Supply and demand 供给需求 The supply never seems to equal the demand 供不应求 Blessing and curse Safe and sound 安然无恙 The house was still standing absolutely still 房子纹丝不动 From time to time from now and then 时不时地 All the arguments for and against the proposal 所有赞同和反对的声音 Find oneself in a dilemma 进退俩难 Laying waste to everything in its path 所到之处 无不破败 As expected 不出所料 正如所料 Be caught in heavy rain 碰上大雨 Dress code 着装要求 着装规定 5 writing makes a man exact 6 How to enlarge vocabulary Education 学费 奖学金 助学金 tuition scholarship grant in aid 参考书 reference 课外活动 extracurricular activities 所学课程 courses taken courses completed 教育程度 degree of education 大学毕业生 college university graduate 副教授 associate professor 学知识 acquire knowledge learn to know 参加考试 do take an examination 攻读硕士学位 proceeded to a master s degree study for a master s degree 拓宽知识面 broaden knowledge 应试教育 素质教育 exam oriented education quality education 必修课 选修课 required courses optional courses 重点大学 key university 优等生 top student A student 学习成绩 school academic record 成绩单 transcript report card 毕业论文 graduation thesis 毕业典礼 graduation ceremony 改卷子 mark grade the paper 录取 admission 上课 听课 attend class 远程教育 distance remote education 寄宿学校 boarding school 辍学 drop out of school 逃课 skip class 补考 make up examination 积累工作经验 accumulate work experience 开阔眼界 broaden one s horizon 人际交往能力 interpersonal skills 激发兴趣 arouse interests Environment 环境保护 environmental conservation environment protection 环境恶化 environmental degradation 破坏美丽的自然景色 spoil the natural beauty of the landscape 汽车尾气 automobile vehicle exhaust fume 除污设备 pollution control devices 采取严厉的措施 take a drastic measure 控制污染 pollution control 全球变暖 global warming 温室效应 greenhouse effect 二氧化碳排放量 carbon dioxide emissions 海啸 飓风 沙尘暴 tsunami hurricane typhoon sandstorm 濒临灭绝 be endangered be dying out be on the verge of extinction 濒危物种 endangered species 生态系统 ecosystem 提高人们的环保意识 strengthen the awareness of environmental conservation 以环境为代价 at the expense of environment 可持续发展 sustainable development 臭氧层破坏 ozone depletion 酸雨 acid rain 单位国内生产总值能耗 森林覆盖率 forest coverage rate 能源短缺 energy shortage deficiency 预防措施 preventive prevention measures 环境友好型社会 environment friendly society 砍伐树木 cutting down trees 自然保护区 natural reserves 对健康构成威胁 threaten the heath 7 Useful expressions Accumulate woke experience 积累经验 Is not necessarily 不一定 Read English novels in the original 读英文原版小说 Live on a near starved diet 食不果腹 Run for Chairman of the Student s Union 竞选学生会主席 In the effected area in the earthquake hit area 灾区 Be held as schedule planned 如期举行 Be different from what I had expected imaged 跟我想的不一样 As he becomes older with the advance of old age 年事已高 Create miracles one after another 创造一个又一个奇迹 From one reason to another 一个又一个理由 Daily necessities daily goods 日常用品 Spring Festival is a holiday for family reunion 春节是亲人团聚的节日 Return empty handed end up with a novel 空手而归 He is a self made millionaire 他白手起家 Night had fallen 夜幕降临 Based on a novel adapted from a novel 改编自一部小说 Are dying out are on the verge of extinction are endangered 濒临灭绝 In ancient modern times 在古代 在现代 A top student 优等生 When it comes to 说道 谈到 Change switch from one channel to another 不停的换台 Change from one to another 从什么到什么 不停地做什么 As time goes by passes 随着时间的流逝 With time going by With the passage of time Rule out the possibility 不能预测它的可能性 End up with sth end up with a book 结果 End up in sw end up in court 最后在法庭上见 End up doing sth end up taking a taxi End in failure divorce 以失败告终 At the cost of sacrificing other species 以牺牲其他物种为代价 Not let sb down 不要让某人失望 You can not praise him enough 你再怎么表扬他都不为过 Be faced with 面临 Pressing urgent tough problem 棘手的问题 Water shortage 水资源短缺 If I had to make a choice if I were left to make a choice 如果让我选择 的话 We put our heads together 集思广益 齐头并进 Two heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮 Since its founding some 80 years ago 创建 80 年以来 Since its founding in 1959 自 1959 年建立以来 It is known to all that as is know to all 众所周知 Have the advantage of doing 优点是 Sth give sb an advantage over others 在某方面占优势 It is a chance in a lifetime 千载难逢的机会 Be exposed to the sun 太阳下暴晒 Be exposed to scientific literature 接触科技文献 Be exposed to pornography and violence 接触色情暴力内容 改错 改错 1 After enjoying two days heavenly life I hoped my mother do some shopping and housework to get prepared for the festival 2 I felt very angry when the assistant refused to issue an invoice for the DC 3 On weekends we often watch movies to relax to get relaxed 4 It was the second time I had taken the College Entrance Examination 5 I wiped my tears and smiled at the pupils 6 On seeing the majors Xidian offered I hesitated because I was not good at science 7 Xidian offers 60 undergraduate majors 8 The number of students admitted to our university this year exceeded 5000 9 Due to the high tuition fees the ordinary family cannot afford to send their children to boarding schools 10 I recently read a report in the newspaper saying that more than half students rely on extra tuition to enhance improve their grade 11 A number of studies have found an association between moderate drinking and a relatively lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes 12 Letter writing has been a traditional means of communication for thousands of years 13 By With the teacher s guide under the guidance of the teacher we can study more efficiently 14 LiSuli a ticket seller bus conductor is famous for her work ethics and good qualities 15 The breakdown of his marriage surely gave him a big heavy huge terrible hit blow at that time 16 The first thing I do every day is open turn on my computer and look check my email online 17 On the top of the City Wall you can have a whole good view of the city 18 On the Eve day of the New Year New Year s Eve we cook a table of food that are tasty a lot of tasty food 19 Facing thousands of audience people spectators an audience of 2000 in the hall there was a nerve in my heart I felt very nervous 20 Attracted by its ancient culture we decided to visit some travel spot places of interest in Xi an Scenic spot 美丽的风景 tourist attraction traveling destination places of interest 大景点 historical 21 As the huge number of population Due to the large population the Chinese government applied enforced carried out implemented the family planning policy thirty years ago 22 Some students are behind of lag behind of can t catch up with their classmates because they are interested in are addicted to computer games 23 The troublesome noise combined with the smell of petrol made me sick Suddenly a man in a black jacket appealed to me attracted my attention 24 The most thing I can not bear The most intolerable thing what I can not bear most is that there is no playground There is no playground is the last straw 25 Sports can enrich college life and benefit students both in body and brain physically and mentally 26 Nothing in the world is still but changes is unchanged remains Everything in the world undergoes constant change and development 27 Many factories have set up in my hometown but most of them are not built up equipped with device that can control pollution pollution control devices 28 As a saying goes Every coin has two sides and the automobile is so the same is true of the automobile the automobile is no exception 29 If it had not been for his mother who moved three times to provide him with a good environment old Chinese philosopher Meng Zi Mencius a great philosophy in ancient China would be nobody in history 30 Japanese cartoon have a wide subjects related to daily life scientific fantasy and others ranging from daily life to scientific fantasy 31 In 2008 an earthquake happened to struck attack hit China which caused billions of dollars worth of damage 32 With the higher and higher pace of modern time As the pace of life grows faster quickens in modern society With the pace of life growing faster quickening people seem to have forgotten their heath 33 I have come to love the school Because because it is a good place to study 34 Pets can help us in many ways for For example a dog can defend a house and a cat can catch mice and so on 35 After graduation the school assigned him he was assigned to teach English at a middle school in the countryside 36 It was the first time I went fishing have gone fishing 37 She believes in Christianity but she doubts wether he the God exists 38 For student As a student physical exercise should be a necessary part of shool life 39 Email is a new popular means of communication as well as while letter writing a traditional important one is a traditional but important one 38 When we you are tired playing with pets may be a good choice to get relaxed relax 39 We can go anywhere using a very little time now comparing with the past time using such long time within a very short time which was impossible in the past within far less time than we did in the past Unlike in the past we can go anywhere within a very short time 40 His novel is written in such easy English that even a little child can understand 41 China has was confronted with many serious problems Such such as tight housing heavy traffic food shortage unemployment and etc such as for example 一般不与 and so on 或 etc 一起用 42 According to a A recent report from UN shows that a great many of animals die out are dying out have died out 43 China is a large country with abundant resources this which as we all know 44 University provides us with a free and comfortable environment Here where we can absorb much precious knowledge dip ourselves into the sea of knowledge 45 For example we can download some information we needed need from the Internet 46 Internet is like a two edged sword Not which it not only do does good to people but also bring brings bad effort to people does harm to people which not only benefits people but harms people as well 47 Parent especially they those who are rich and have a chance to send their children to abroad say that education in America is better than in China 48 Problems that brought out about by having two or more children are still arising 49 It is because of the population expansion explosion 人口爆炸 that creates causes the shortage of natural sources resources 50 Some activities such as English Corner held by DTO and Music Tonight held by W live Music Club They enrich our campus life 51 Movies can delight us entertain us but and the most of all above all they can give us insight of into the country it is made countries where they are made 52 This film is actually describing describes American history through Forrest s experience of his life life experience 53 No Without advanced machines the farmers have to do all their work by hand 54 If people on the Internet are online to download some information It is good Especially download some information on study especially some learning materials it is good 55 There was an awful massive big powerful sever earthquake happened in struck hit attack China last year 56 Having stayed at home for several days I felt boring bored 57 Therefore making November 11th become the Bachelor s Day It is necessary to make November 11th the Single s Day 58 Living in In the modern society competition is so fierce that we have to arm ourselves with knowledge and skills Living in the highly competitive modern society we have to 59 English is becoming more and more important especially after entering China s entry entrance into the WTO 60 From 1840 to 1945 there are over 100 years Chinese people lived a shameful life During the 100 plus years from 1840 to 1945 Chinese people lived a miserable life a life of humiliation 61 People s eyesight The eyesight of people who often watch TV is very bad 62 Having done heavy work we can listen to music to make our mind have less pressure relax 63 If you send an e mail it will reach the address in several seconds within a matter of seconds 64 We are supposed to try every effort try our best make every effort to make our country more prosperous and strong stronger 65 A few days ago I read an article which describes a man made a large fortune by cutting trees A few days ago I read an article about a man who made a large fortune by cutting down trees 66 Many problems as we mentioned above the convenience the Internet possessed with is out of doubt Despite the problems mentioned above the convenience of the Internet is beyond any doubt 67 People s view on what s the greatest invention in the 20th century was vary from person to person What s the greatest invention in the 20th century Views may vary from person to person 68 Teachers give their students a lot of homework This which