重点词语用法
1．fix的用法
1)fix是个动词，可表示“固定、安装”或“修理”的意思
①He fixed a post in the ground.
他把一根杆子固定在地上。
②Mr Smith fixed a shelf to the wall.
Smith先生把架子装在墙上。
③My watch has stopped. It needs fixing.
我的表停了，需要修理了。
2)fix还可表示“确定，约定”或“安排”的意思
①We have fixed the time and date for the wedding.
我们已经订好了婚礼的日期和时间了。
②Let's fix a time for discussion.
咱们约个时间讨论吧。
③If you want to meet them, I can fix it.
如果你要见他们，我来安排一下。
④We haven't fixed (up) when to leave.
我们还没定什么时候离开。
3)常用的习语有 fix sth. in one's mind牢记某事，fix sth. on sth./sb．全神贯注于，凝视某人(某物)
①She tried to fix everything in her mind before she left.
她走之前，想把一切都牢记在心。
②He fixed his thoughts/attention on his work.
他全神贯注地工作。
③Her eyes were fixed on the candy.
她的眼睛紧盯着糖。
2．save的含义
1)save表示“拯救”“援救”的意思
①It was too late to save the sick boy, and he died.
那个男孩未得到及时抢救而死亡。
②The woman saved her jewels from the fire.
这个女人从火灾中抢救出她的珠宝。
2)save还表示“储存”、“储蓄”的意思
①Bob is sawing (up) for a new bike.
鲍勃在攒钱买辆新车。
②Mr Smith always saves part of his salary each month for his old age.
史密斯先生总是把每月薪水的一部分存起来，以备年老时用。
3)save还可表示“节省、省去”，“节约”的意思
①I think shopping at the supermarket can save (on) time and money.
我认为在超级市场上采购可以省时省钱。
②Walking to the office saves (me) spending money on bus fares.
步行上班可以省下汽车费。
3．hand的用法
1)hand用作名词，表示“手”，“(时钟、仪表的)指针”，也可表示“工作人员”，口语中还有“帮助”的意思。
①He came in with his hands in his pockets.
他双手插在兜里进来了。
②Hands off!
请勿动手！(不要用手摸)
③A clock has three hands, the second, minute, and hour hand.
钟有三个指针，秒针，分针和时针。
④More hands are needed here.
这需要更多的人手。
⑤Do you need/want a hand?
你需要帮助吗？
2)hand用作动词表示“交，传递”的意思
①Please hand me that book.
请把那本书递给我。
②She handed it to the boy.
她把它交给了那个男孩。
3)常用的习惯搭配有：
(1)by hand 手工制作的
①All the work had to be done by hand.
所有的活都得用手工做。
②The note was delivered by hand.
这封短信经由专人送交。(非经邮寄)
(2)at hand 在附近，在手头，即将发生。
①He lives close at hand．他住在附近。
②I haven't my book at hand．我的书不在手边。
③The examination is at hand．考试即将举行。
(3)from hand to hand 从一人之手转到另一人之手
Buckets of water were passed from hand to hand to put the fire out.
人们一桶又一桶传递着水把火扑灭。
(4)hand in hand 手拉手，密切相关
①They walked hand in hand.
他们手拉手走路。
②Dirt and disease go hand in hand.
肮脏和疾病是形影相随的。
(5)on the hand…, on the other (hand)…用以引导出相互矛盾的观点、意见，常译作“一方面……，另一方面……”
On the one hand the hotel is near the sea, but on the other hand it costs a lot.
好的方面是这家旅馆靠海，可是另一方面房租太贵。
(6)hand sth. down (to sh.) 把某物传下去。
①The ring had been handed down in my family.
这只戒指是我家祖上传下来的。
②Most of my clothes were handed down to me by my elder brother.
我的衣服大多是哥哥传给我的。
(7)hand sth. in 上交，呈交
①Hand in your examination papers now, please.
请把试卷交上来。
②I have handed it in. The questions are not very difficult.
我已交卷了，问题不太难。
(8)hand sth. out (to sb.) 分发，分配某物
①The teacher is handing out the examination papers.
老师正在发试卷。
②Relief workers were handing out emergency rations to the survivors.
救济人员正向生还者分发紧急配给品。
4．favourite的用法
1)favourite 可用作名词表示“最喜欢的人或物”。
①The song is a great favourite of mine.
那首歌是我非常喜爱的。
②He is a favourite with his uncle. (=a favourite of his uncle's ;=his uncle's favourite)他伯伯特别喜欢他。
2)favourite也常用作形容词，表示“特别喜爱的”。
①What's your favourite food?
你最喜欢什么食物？
②My favourite food is Hamburger.
我最喜欢汉堡包。
【注意】美式英语拼写为favorite
5．information 的用法
information作“情报；消息；资料”解，是不可数名词，无复数形式，在它后面的动词也用单数形式。例如：
①He got a bit of information.
他得到了一点儿情报。
②The information he gave you is of great importance.
他告诉你的消息很重要。
③This is a useful piece of information.
这是一份有用的资料。
【注意】“一则消息”应为a piece of information，而不是 an information；“两则消息”应为：two pieces of information，而不是 two piece of informations。类似的不可数名词还有news, advice, furniture 等。
6．check和examine的用法区别
1)check表示“检验、核对(是否正确，是否符合规格等)”
①After the examination, he couldn't wait to check his answers with his classmates.
刚考完，他就迫不及待地和同学对答案。
②Did you check your purse for the key?
你有没有看过钱包，钥匙是否在里边？
③Let's send the finished products to the head of the workshop to be checked.
我们就把这些成品送去给车间主任检验吧。
2)examine 表示“仔细检验以便有所发现”
①You'd better go to have your eyes examined.
你最好去检查一下眼睛。
②His bags were examined when he entered the country.
他在入境时，行李包裹受到检查。
重要词组短语
1．as well和as well as的用法区别
1)as well =too是个副词短语，表示“又，也，同样”，一般放于句末
①She, an English-major student, studies French as well.
她，一位英语专业的学生，也学法语。
②The scholar has knowledge and ability as well. He is equal to the research work.
这位学者有知识又有能力，他胜任该研究工作。
2)as well 也可于句首，用作修饰全句的副词性短语，意思是“也，同样”
①He failed in the examination. As well, he lost the chance of promotion. Both made him feel disappointed.
他考试没及格，也失去了提职的机会，这两件事使他感到丧气。
②He gave me financial support. As well, he encouraged me to continue the experiment.
他给予我经济援助，同时他还鼓励我继续进行实验。
3)as well as用于相等比较，表示“和……做得一样好”。
①She tries to learn painting as well as her deskmate.
她力图和同桌同学一样学好绘画。
②He can do everything as well as his brother.
他能和他哥哥一样把事情做好。
4)as well as表示“不但，而且；和”的意思
①His mother, as well as his father, is hardworking.
他妈妈和爸爸一样勤劳。
②The child is lively as well as healthy.
这孩子既健康又活泼。
【注意】当as well as连接两个主语时，谓语动词必须与第一个主语一致
He as well as I is responsible for it.
不但我，还有他对此也有责任。
5)as well as还可表示“除……之外”，相当于besides
①Hiking is good exercise as well as fun.
徒步旅行除了有趣以外，还是良好的运动。
②The old like to watch football matches as well as the young.
老年人也跟年轻人一样喜欢看足球比赛。
2．get down to 的用法
get down to (=to start work; to begin to give serious attention to) sth. or doing sth．是一个短语动词，意为“开始认真(于某事)”。这里to为介词，后跟名词/代词、动词-ing形式。例如：
①They have got down to business.
他们已经开始谈论正事了。
②You should work hard since you get down to it.
既然你着手干工作，你应该努力地去干。
③While the weather is fine, I must get down to repairing the house.
趁着天气晴朗，我得着手修理房子了。
3．face-to-face的用法
face-to-face 面对面的，例如：
①They had a face-to-face interview with the farmers.
他们对农民进行了面对面的采访。
②During the Anti-Japanese War, Chinese people had a face-to-face struggle against the Japanese invaders.
在抗日战争中，中国人民同日本侵略者进行了面对面的斗争。
【注意】face to face(不连写)用作状语，意为“面对面地；面对着；碰面”。例如：
③The department store and the post office stand face to face across the street.
百货大楼正对着街那边的邮局。
④I have kept in touch with them by telephone for many years, but I never met them face to face.
我已经与他们保持多年的电话联系，但从没和他们见过面。
▲类似的词组还有：
⑤They have a heart-to-heart talk in the park.
他们在花园进行了坦率的交谈。
⑥The soldiers fought against the enemy shoulder to shoulder in the battle.
在战争中，战士们肩并肩地与敌人作战。
4．work on 的用法
work on是一个常用的短语，意为“从事(某工作)”。例如：
①She is working on a book.
她在写一本书。
②He has been working on this painting for days.
他这几天一直在创作这幅油画。
③In the fields we met a group of girls working on tomato plants.
在地里，我们看到一群姑娘在管理西红柿秧苗。
5．be popular with 的用法
be popular with 意为“受到……欢迎”。例如：
①I am popular with the students as an English teacher.
作为英语教师我受到了学生的欢迎。
②These books are popular with young people.
这些书很受青年人的欢迎。
6．in order to 是固定词组，后接动词原形。既可用在句首，也可用于句中，表示目的。例如：
①She went to the hall early in order to get a good seat.
她很早就到大厅去了，以便找到一个好座位。
【注意】in order that相当于so that，用来引导目的状语从句，句中常用的情态动词can, may, could, might, will等。例如：
②She got up early in order that she could catch the first bus.
她起身很早，以便能赶上第一班汽车。
▲in order that引导的从句的主语如果和主句的主语一致那么可改为in order to 引导的状语短语。例句②可改为：
She got up early in order to catch the first bus.
7．every day 与everyday的用法
every day 分开写是名词短语，意为“每天”，在句中作状语。everyday 合写是形容词，意为“每天的，日常的”。如：
①Every day they went to the road nearby and stood there begging.
他们每天到附近的路上，站在那里要饭。
②Do you read“China Daily”every day?
你每天读《中国日报》吗？
③Knowing some everyday English will be helpful.
会一些日常英语会有所帮助的。
④The film is about the everyday life of the people in the U. S. A.
这是部关于美国人日常生活的电影。
常用句型结构
1．be said to…与be said that…的用法。例如：
①He is said to be good at spoken English.
据说他擅长英语口语。
②You are said to have got some information about the computers.
据说你搞到了一些关于电脑方面的资料。
③It is said that a new factory will be built in our village.
据说我们村里将建一座新工厂。
④It is said that the fire will be put out soon.
据说大火将会很快被扑灭。
2．What about…？的用法
“What about…?=How about…?”意为“……怎么样？”，为口语中的常用句型；常用来询问消息，征求同意，提出请示，了解看法；其后可接名词或代词、动词-ing形式等。如：
①What (How) about the volleyball match?
排球赛的情况怎么样？
②What (How) about a game of chess?
下盘棋怎么样？
③What (How) about helping me off with the damp clothes?
帮我把湿衣服脱掉怎么样？
3．“There is (no) …left for sth./doing sth.”是一个有用的句型，意为“还留下(没留下)……可做”。例如：
①If we go on polluting the rivers, there will be no fish left in them for fishing.
如果我们继续污染河流的话，河里就也没有鱼供我们钓了。
②There will be no room left for standing if you let more passenger get on.
如果你让更多的乘客上车的话，将连站的空也没有了。