Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one,equal v. 等于 A equal B与 相匹敌 None of us can equal her, either in beauty or as a dancer. eg:Mary is quite equal to John in brains. be equal to + n: 1. 与相匹敌 2. 有能力做某事 to- 介词 eg: I am equal to running the company.,equal v./adj 与.相等 adj. be equal to 与.相等 eg:Wealth is not equal to happiness. EEOC:Equal Employment Opportunities Commission(美国)就业机会均等委员会,a US government organization whose aim is to make sure that people are not prevented from getting jobs because of their race,religion,age,sex,etc,and to make sure that all wokers are treated fairly and equally.,一个美国政府的组织,它的目标是确保人们没有被禁止获得就业机会,因为他们的 种族、宗教、年龄、性别等,以确保所有工人,公正、平等地对待 Vt及物动词 equal +宾语,后不能接to,vicar 英国教区的小牧师 rector:of the Catholic Church小牧师 priest:指基督教堂的神父(尤指罗马教堂神父) curate:助理牧师；副牧师 curates egg 有好有坏 Eg:The books is something of a curates egg. bishop:主教;(chess)象:圆棋子为教士帽形 archbishop 红衣大主教 Pope (Roman Catholic)罗马教皇 Eg:Is the Pope catholic?=sure/of course clergyman n.神职人员,raise vt. 提高；筹集；养育；升起 raise kids养育小孩 raise money筹集钱财 raise the roof 怒发冲冠 rise vi.上升；增强；起立；高耸 A Fareweell to Concubline霸王别姬 ,raise v. 募集；筹（款） raise money 筹款 raise price 提高 raise a horse饲养 raise a family 供养 raise an army 招募 raise a shout 发出喊声 rise vi. 升起，站起来，上涨 The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. She rose to greet her guests. 她起身迎接客人。
torch n.手电筒 carry a torch for sb.暗恋某人,one or another 表示某种、这样或那样 for one reason or another由于种种原因 at one time or another在某些时候 in one place or anothr在某些地方,Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. be always doing sth.一直不停地做某事 Eg:He is always finding faults with me. be forever doing不厌其烦,manage to do表示“（设法）做成某事”，它含有“成功；办成”的意思 try to do,manage to do:表示“（设法）做成某事”，它含有“成功；办成”的意思 try to do:表示“试图做某事”，可是不知道此事能否做成,They tried to prevent the plane from landing on the runway.他们企图阻止这架飞机在跑道上降落。
try to do sth还可以表示“试图做某事，但没有做成”cause n. 1)原因,缘故 cause and effect因果范畴 2)sth. you support(支持的）事业，事项 Eg：Its for a good cause.做善事 for one cause or cause为了各式各样的原因 for one thing or another由于种种原因,have sth. done 找某人来做某事,(被动)叫.做 have sb do让某人做某事 have sth. to do有要做 I have another fish to fly.(I have to go) take a French leave不辞而别,2008湖北 36. - Youd better go and (把你的轿车洗洗) - No, Ill do it myself. (wash),enough a.足够的 Eg:I have enough of it!我受够了!=I hate it so much! Eg:Ive had it up to here with him!我忍无可忍了! cannot do sth enough做某事不充足 can never do sth enough Eg.I cannot thank you enough.感激不尽,used to do:过去常常做，而现在不再发生的事情了 get /be used to doing :习惯于做某事 get/be accustomed to, 都表示习惯于 get强调渐进的过程，be强调习惯了的状态 Be use to do:(被动)被用作., used to 和 would 的区别 would 和used to 同义，也可用来谈过去的习惯，但并不表示和现在相对照。
used to可用来谈动作，也可用来谈状态；而would只能用来表示重复的动作 used to的主语可为人或物，而would 的主语只能为人,strike v. strike,struck,struck strike,struck,stricken 1. 打, 击 :strike sb. Eg: Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁 2. 敲响; 报时:strike hours 3.给以(深刻)印象:strike sb as odd 给某人奇怪的印象 Eg:His death strikes us as odd. be struck by her beauty被她的的美貌打动了.,4.擦，划（火柴）；击出（火星） 5.罢(工、课等)； 6.突然想到；突然发现(常与 on 或 upon 连用) I struck on a way of resolving their differences. 我突然想出了消除他们之间分歧的方法day and night (night and day) 日日夜夜:反义词词组表示对照,通过相反的概念而强调整体. day by day / day after day / day in day out 一天又一天 up and down上上下下,到处 back and forth前前后后 black and white,ever since引起完成时 1)从那时起,自那时以来 over and over (again) 一再地，再三地 all right 好，行；令人满意的，不错的；(健康)良好的，安然无恙的 ever since 从那时起，自那时以来 ever so 非常，极其 . 2)此后一直，从那时侯起一直 even though 即使，尽管 ever since 自那时起直到现在 3)从那时起一直到现在,wake up with a start惊醒 startled:(突然或轻微的)震惊 surprised:(general saying一般性的)震惊 astounded:(very surprised) astonished(very surprised) amazed:(extremely surprised)惊叹 stunned(程度最深)震惊,however 用于口语，主要用于句首，作文中，最好用在句中、句尾，要用逗号分隔开来 I know his story, however, I wouldnt like to tell you. I know his story, I, however, wouldnt like to tell you. however 可用nevertheless nonetheless 替换,before直到.才;足足才 before you know it(spoken:sth will happen soon)很快,不知不觉间,be armed with 装备，拿着，带着,Whats going on? Whats up? What gives?怎么了? Answer:Nothing much. Not much.,Armed with a torch looking at his watch 现在分词和过去分词的用法 71. Owing to (多亏了)her assistance ,we succeeded in starting the engine. (owe)2009湖北 74.Winning a scholarship (获得奖学金) gave Martin the chance to go to a college in one of the northern states.(win)2009湖北 72. Painted (油漆成) red, the building stands out among the rest and looks very attractive. (paint)2010,catch sight of: see sb. or sth. for a moment 瞥见 in sight:看得见的，在视线之内；在望 fall in love at the first sight一见钟情 Hit it right off. in the torchlight借着手电筒的光 in the moonlight Excuse me.劳驾,whatever有两个用法，一、whatever作连接代词 1、是引导名词性从句（如主语从句、宾语从句、表语从句），相当于anything that，意思是“所的任何事情”，在语气上比what更强。
Eg:Whatever she did was right. 她做的一切都是对的 2、是用于引导让步状语从句相当于no matter what，意思是“无论什么，不管什么”，whatever在从句中可作主语、宾语、表语或定语 Eg:Whatever we said, hed disagree. 无论我们说什么，他都不同意二、whatever用作连接形容词 whatever用作连接形容词，作定语，意为“无论什么样的”；这时它必须与被它修饰的词一起放在从句前引导从句如： I can do whatever work I can find.我可以做我能找到的任何工作 Whatever difficulties we meet, we can get them over.无论遇到什么困难，我们都能克服 Give 。