1. witness
v. 目击，亲眼看到或为…(鉴名)作证
Did anyone witness the robbery? 有人目击了抢劫了吗？
He witnessed her will.他为她的遗嘱签字作证。
witness to 为…..作证，出庭证明，证实
She witnessed to seeing that man take the money.
n. (Cn) 目击者或（出庭的）证人，见证人
(Cn,Un) 证明，见证
I am afraid there is no witness of the accident.我恐怕这次事故没有任何目击者。
My clothes are a witness of my proverty. 我的衣服就可证明我的贫穷。
2. respond
vi.(1) 回答，答复, 比answer更为正式
He responded with a smile. 他以微笑表示回答。
她已经答复了问题。She has responded to a question.
(2) 响应，起反应（to）
我们必须响应学校的号召。We must respond to the call of our school.
The illness quickly responded to proper treatment. 疾病经适当治疗后很快好转。
n. response 回答；回应；响应
adj. responsible 有责任的
be responsible for 为…负责
n. responsibility 负责
a sense of responsibility 责任感
take the responsibility for 负起…的责任
3. in honour of 为纪念，为向…表示敬意
父母为庆祝我的生日举办了一次晚会.Our parents held a party in honor of my birthday.
It is a great a honor to do sth.________________________
have the honor of …. 有幸，荣幸地…..
in praise of 歌颂 _______ in memory of 纪念_____ in favor of 赞同___
in place of 代替 in celebration of 庆祝 in charge of 负责
in possession of 拥有 in search of 搜查，寻找
4. on the way
on one’s /the way 即将到来
on one’s /the way in /out/ home to sp. 在…的路上
be (well) on the way to doing sth. 就要（完成）
in a way 在某点上，在某种程度上； 有些，有点点
make one’s way 进行；努力上进；成功
make way 前进；进行； 让路
feel one’s way 摸索着前进 fight one’s way 打出道路
eg. 1.他快成为工程师了。He is on the way to becoming an engineer.
2. A warning is being broadcast by radio that a typhoon is _____D______.
A. in the way B. out of the way C. across the way D. on the way
3. His brother is always _____D___. No one likes him.
A. in the way B. on the way C. by the way D. in this way
5．catch fire 着火，开始燃烧 be on fire for 对…充满（激情），有热情
sth. be on fire 起火 / 兴奋的，热衷的 play with fire 玩火
set fire to sth….= set sth. on fire 放火烧．． make a fire 生火
light a fire 点火 put out the fire 扑灭火
6. call for an ambulance 叫救护车
call for ① need, 需要 ②ask for 要求 ③come and pick up 去叫, 去接某人
The problem calls for close attention and careful thought.
这个问题集中精力和认真思考
He entered the restaurant and called for a glass of beer.
他走进饭馆要了一杯啤酒
I’ll call for you at 8 o’clock and then we’ll go to the museum together.
我8点钟来接你。 然后我们一起去博物馆.
拓展 call on sb. at sp. 到…拜访… call off the meeting 取消会议
call in a doctor 请医生 call out for help 大声呼救
call sb. up 打电话给… call on sb. to do sth 号召…做…
call a person names 辱骂某人 call a person by name 直呼其名
call attention to… 引起对…注意
7.common adj. （1）普通的，到处可见的，常常听到的
The word is in common use. 这个字常用。
(2) 共有的，公用的
英语是他们共同的语言。They have English as a common language.
拓展：
common knowledge 众所周知的事 common sense 常识
common practice 惯例 the common good 公众利益
the common man 普通人 have sth. in common with sb.与（某人）在某方面有共同之初
in common with 与…一样 out of the common 非同寻常，非凡的
拓展. usual (反义 unusual ) adj. 通常的, 惯常的.
They decided to meet at the usual place that evening.
_______________________________________________.
( 他们决定在往常的那个地方见面. )
* It’s usual for sb. to do 某人做…是常有的事.
as usual 照例, 仍然 … than usual 较平常…
ordinary 普通的, 通常的(反义 special); 平凡的, 不稀奇的 (extraordinary )
an ordinary person 一个普通人
8.aid v. 援助、帮助 n. 帮助、援助；补助器具
come to one’s aid 来帮助某人
with the aid of sb.= with sb’s aid =with one’s help= with the help of 在某人的帮助下
in aid of… 为了…., 做为…的帮助
aid sb. to do sth. 帮助某人去做某事
aid sb. in/ with ….. 为….事帮助某人
first aid 急救 hearing aid 助听器 teaching aids 教具
aid in doing sth. 帮助，援助
They aided in solving the problem.