Language points
delighted adj. 高兴的
He was delighted at/with your success.
He was delighted at working with her.
He was delighted to work with her
briefly adv.
to put it briefly 简而言之
brief n. 摘要，大纲
adj. 简短的，短暂的
make a brief visit
a brief life
brief and to the point 简明扼要
in brief 简单说
His explanation was brief and to the point. 他的解释既简洁又切中要点。
compete v. 比赛，竞争
Will you compete in the race?
compete against sb. 与…竞赛
I’ll compete against two rivals for the prize.
compete for 为…竞争
The two teams compete for the championship.
compete with 与…竞争
Holland once competed with England for the mastery of the high seas.
荷兰曾与英国争夺公海的控制权.
competition n.
be in competition with sb. for sth. 与某人为…竞争
competitive adj.
competitive ad
competitive price
competitor n. 竞争者
honour n. 尊敬, 敬意, 荣誉, 光荣
I have the honour to give a speech. Here. 我很荣幸能在这里发言.
That was a great honour for his parents, as well as himself.
in honour of 纪念…; 向…表示敬意;in order to pay respect for/in memory of
It is only a party in honour of my birthday.
Later he gave a banquer in their honour.
后来他设宴款待了他们.
I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors.
我做了一道特殊的菜向我们的来客表示敬意。
We are going to have a special party on honour of his recent promotion.
in need of in favour of in want of in praise of in face of in search of in charge of in memory of
no matter what/ whether/ how/ when
No matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up.
No mater how I tried to persuade him, he just didn’t take my words seriously.
No matter whether it is rainy or sunny, the football match will be played as planned.
Whoever breaks the law will be punished.
=No matter who breaks the law will be punished.
make it possible for sb. to do sth.
The muddy road will make it impossible for them to get here on time.
We feel it important to fix our attention on our lessons while it is so noisy outside.
light lit, lit/lighted
vi.点着, 变亮
（常与up连用）点火，点燃
Will you light the fire for me?
你替我点上火好吗？
照亮；使光明
We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.
我们点着了蜡烛，蜡烛照亮了房间。
（常与up连用）使容光焕发
Her face lit up when the film star was present.
He came in, with a lighted lamp in his hand.
adj.
发光的；明亮的; 浅色的；淡色的
a light blue sky 淡蓝色的天空
轻的，不重的
The basket is very light; I can easily pick it up.
篮子很轻，我可以很容易地拿起来。
be recognized as: to be thought or accepted
The Great Wall is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The invention of the computer was recognize as a milestone in the history of man.
New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence.
recognize
I did not recognize her when she entered as she had had her hair dyed. (to know or to realize)
They suddenly recognized that this was a good chance for them.
The board finally recognized him as the new CEO. (to approve)
record n.
The travelers wrote a record of their journey.
He did very well, but he failed to break the record.
His political record was outstanding. 政绩显著
I’m looking for a record of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony.
break a record hold a record set a record keep a record (of)
contribution
The book is an important contribution to the knowledge of outer space.
make contributions to
They have made great contributions to the building of the country.
attempt n. an effort or a try
I am afraid their new attempt will be another failure.
It will be our second attempt in this matter.
We hope we can succeed this time.
Her recent success encouraged us to make another attempt.
v. to make an effort or to try to achieve
Mr. Black attempted to help me to solve that problem, but it was beyond his ability.
The police caught a man who attempted to break into Mr. Wu’s house.
I will attempt to help you in your research.