詞匯短語1.owe

v.

應給予搭配：owesbsth

應給予某人某物Perhapsweowethesepeoplemorerespect.也許我們應該給予這些人更多的尊重。Ioweyouanapology;youmusthavefoundmyattitudeveryannoying.我應向你道歉，你一定覺得我的態(tài)度挺讓人討厭的。（1）owesbsth

欠某人某物Heowesmefivedollars.他欠我五美元。（2）owesthtosb/sth

應把……歸功于……Sheoweshersuccesstogoodluck.她把她的成功歸功于幸運。（3）owingto

因為;由于Theycouldnotcrosstheriverowingtotheflood.由于洪水，他們不能過河。2.taste

n.

味道Idon’tlikethetasteofolives.我不喜歡橄欖的味道。（1）taste

n.

味覺Mysenseoftasteisn’tverygood;Ihaveacold.我的味覺不是很好，我感冒了。（2）taste

v.

品嘗Tasteitandseeifyouthinkthere’senoughsaltinit.你嘗嘗看這夠不夠鹽。（3）tasty

adj.

可口的;美味的Thesoupisverytasty.湯非常鮮美。3.manner

n.

方式;方法Shesmiledagaininafriendlymanner.她又友好地笑了笑。ImaprofessionalandIhavetoconductmyselfinaprofessionalmanner.我是專業(yè)人士，必須以專業(yè)方式行事。manners

n.

禮貌;禮儀Itsbadmannerstotalkwithyourmouthfull.嘴里塞滿了東西跟人說話是不禮貌的。Youshouldhavegoodmannersallthetime.任何時候你都應該有禮貌。4.entertain

v.

招待，款待;請客Idon’tliketoentertainguestsanymore.我不再喜歡招待客人。Heentertainedhisfriendstodinneryesterday.他昨天招待朋友吃晚飯。（1）entertain

v.

使歡樂;使有興趣Ateachershouldentertainaswellasteaching.教師不僅要教書，也要能激發(fā)學生的興趣。（2）entertaining

adj.

令人愉快的;有趣的Hisbooksaren’tparticularlywell-written，buttheyrealwaysentertaining.他的書沒有精心編寫，但非常有趣。（3）entertainment

n.

娛樂;消遣Thecomedianperformedforourentertainment.喜劇演員演出以供我們消遣。5.remark

v.

談到，說起搭配：（1）remark+that從句

說……Heremarkedthatwemustn’tjudgepeoplebytheirappearances.他說我們絕對不要以貌取人。Heremarkedthatitwasgettinglate.他說天色漸晚了。（2）remarkon/upon

對……發(fā)表意見Theguestsremarkedonhernewdress.客人們就她的新連衣裙發(fā)表意見。（1）remark

n.

議論;評論;話Whatexactlydidyoumeanbythatlastremark？你最后那句話究竟是什么意思？（2）remarkable

adj.

不同尋常的;非凡卓越的Hewasaremarkableman.他是個了不起的人。6.consequence

n.

后果Thisdecisioncouldhaveseriousconsequencesforthefutureoftheindustry.此項決定對該行業(yè)的未來可能會產(chǎn)生嚴重后果。take/accept/faceconsequencesofsth

承受/承擔/面對某事的后果answerfortheconsequences

對后果負責asaconsequence=inconsequence

因此;所以asaconsequenceof=inconsequenceof

由于;作為……的結(jié)果consequent

adj.

隨之發(fā)生的;作為結(jié)果的consequently

adv.

因此;所以7.trend

n.

趨勢，趨向There’sbeenadownwardtrendinsalesinthelastfewyears.近年來銷售呈現(xiàn)下降趨勢。trendy

adj.

流行的;時尚的ThehostsoftheshowconductedanothertestinatrendysouthernCaliforniarestaurant.這一節(jié)目的主持人在一時髦的南加州餐廳中進行了另一次測試。8.altogether

adv.

總的說來;總而言之Theweatherwasbadandthefoodwasdreadful.Altogethertheholidaywasdisappointing.天氣糟糕，食物難吃。總之，這次假期令人失望。altogether

adv.

完全地;全部地Idon’taltogetheragreewithyou.我并非完全同意你。Iamnotaltogetherhappyaboutthedecision.我對這一決定不完全滿意。9.transform

v.

轉(zhuǎn)化，轉(zhuǎn)變Afreshcoatofpaintcantransformaroom.房間重新粉刷一遍就完全變樣了。Sheusedtobeterriblyshy，butayearabroadhascompletelytransformedher.她過去十分靦腆，但在國外待了一年后完全變了。transformation

n.

（徹底的）變化，改變Inthelastfiveyearshesundergoneapersonaltransformation.在過去的5年里，他完全變了個人。10.nowonder

難怪Nowonder（that）...=Itsnowonder（that）...難怪……Youeatsolittle.Nowonderyouaresoslim.你吃得這么少，難怪你這么瘦。It’snowonderthattheywon’tcome.難怪他們不會來。It’sawonder（that）...

令人驚奇的是……It’sawonderthatsheisstillalive.令人驚奇的是她還活著。11.makeout

看出，理解There’ssomeoneoutsidethewindow，butIcan’tmakeoutwhoitis.窗外有人，但我看不清是誰。Icouldn’tmakeoutwhatshemeant.我不懂她是什么意思。（1）makeout

填寫（表格）;假裝;聲稱I’mtryingtomakeoutashoppinglist.我正在寫購貨清單。Hemadeouttobeill.他假裝生病。Hemadeoutthathiscarhadbeenstolen.他聲稱他的汽車被盜了。（2）makeoutof...

用……做成（3）makeup

組成;編造（4）makeupfor

彌補（5）makeadifference

有關(guān)系;有影響（6）makeit

做到，獲得成功12.setfireto

放火燒……setfireto=set...onfire

放火燒……Themanwhosetfiretothesupermarkethasbeencaught.那個放火燒超市的人已經(jīng)被抓住了。（1）setup

建立，創(chuàng)立Hewantedtosetuphisowncompanytoinvestinfilms.他想成立自己的公司投資電影。（2）setdown

寫下;放下Youhadbettersetdownyourideabeforeyouforgetit.你最好把你的想法寫下來，以免忘記。Hesetdownhisloadandhadabreak.他放下?lián)有艘粫?。?）setsbtodosth

安排某人做某事HesethissonJohntorepairthebrokenbicycleassoonasJohngothome.他兒子約翰一到家，他就讓他修理那輛破自行車。（4）setanexampletosb（=setsbanexample）

為某人樹立榜樣Hehassetusagoodexample.他為我們樹立了一個好榜樣。（5）setsbfree

釋放，放走Theysettheprisonersfreeatlast.他們最終釋放了那些罪犯。跟蹤練閱讀理解AMarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach’sBarLouiecounterbyherself，quietlyreadinghere-bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading？Noneofyourbusiness！LunchisBechtel’s“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans，she’snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf（53percent）havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf（46percent）havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore，74percent，accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone，buttogether，youknow？”Bechtelsaid，lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel，whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach，haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes，butlikemanyofus，toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today，Ijustwantedsometimetomyself，”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover，AndrewMazoleny，alocalvideographer，isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe’sonafirst-namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction（交流）.“Ireflectonhowmydaysgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek，”hesaid.“It’sachanceforself-reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone，butthosedaysareover.Now，wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn’tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology，”saidLaurieDemerit，whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.1.WhatarethestatisticsinParagraph2about？A.Foodvariety.B.Eatinghabits.C.Tablemanners.D.Restaurantservice.2.WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch？A.Tomeetwithhercoworkers.B.Tocatchupwithherwork.C.Tohavesometimeonherown.D.Tocollectdataforherreport.3.WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny？A.Hemakesvideosforthebar.B.He’sfondofthefoodatthebar.C.Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.D.He’sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout？A.Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.B.Theimportanceofself-reflection.C.Thestressfromworkingovertime.D.Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.BMillionsofAmericansareabandoningtheThanksgivingdinnertabletoheadtothemall.Whileinyearspast，shoppershadtolineupbeforedawnonBlackFridaytogeteasyaccesstoholidaydeals，anumberofretailers（零售商）arenowkeepingtheirdoorsopenbeforethedisheshavebeenclearedfromtheholidayfeast.Andmanyaremorethanwillingtoskipfootballtoshopuntiltheydrop.Retailersbeganrollingoutdealsdaysorevenweeksearlierintheracetowinshoppers.OutsideLord&TayloronManhattansFifthAvenue，JannaHolly，21，outlinedherbattleplan.“WenormallywaituntilBlackFridaytoshopfortheChristmasgifts.Thisyear，IplanongoingtoMacys，F(xiàn)orever21andSephora，”saidthecollegestudentfromAustin，Texas.“Myholidaybudgetshouldnotbethatmuch，becauseIhavetopayfortuition（學費），butI’llprobablydoalotofshoppinganyway.”MarlineKendraofWestOrange，N.J.，cametoNewYorkCitytowatchtheMacysThanksgivingDayParadewithherfamily，butthenwenthuntingfordeals.“ShoppingonThanksgivingisfineaslongasyougettodoitwithyourfamily，”the34-year-oldstay-at-homemomsaid.ThoughtheBestBuyinMidtownManhattanhadbarricades（路障）outsidefortheexpectedcrowdsofholidayshoppers，onlyDagEstradawaswaitingthereat1pmonThanksgiving.Hesaidhadcampedoutovernighttobuyatelevision.Thestoreopenedat5pm.“Idothiseveryyear.It’satradition，”hesaid，explainingthathisshoppinglistsometimesincludestabletsandcomputers，too.“ItmakesmefeellikeaNewYorker，”Estradasaid.Hestartsplanningwheretoshopthreeweeksinadvancebyresearchingsalesinnewspapersandlookingonline.Then，hebargain-huntsalone.“Nolove，nocat，nodog，justyouanddeals，”hesaid.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggest？A.Shoppersshouldn’tgiveuptheirdessert.B.Thesportstradeisverypopularonholiday.C.ManyAmericansrushtotheshoppingcentertobuyfootballs.D.Manyretailerscompetetogettheirshareoftheholidaybusiness.6.WhatmayJannaHollyconcernmostwhensearchingforthegift？A.Itsvariety.B.Itsprice.C.Itsorigin.D.Itsquality.7.WhydidMarlineKendracometoNewYorkCity？A.Tolookforajob.B.Togoshoppingwithherfriends.C.Tocelebratetheholidaywithherfamily.D.TohaveafreetasteoftheThanksgivingdessert.8.WhatisaNewYorkerlikeaccordingtoDagEstrada？A.Hehuntsforbargainsatayardsale.B.Hereplacesthehouseholditemsregularly.C.Hewouldliketogocampingduringholidays.D.Heisadiscountseekerduringholidayshoppingseason.閱讀七選五RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeopleinindustrializednations.Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumanslivingmorethan10，000yearsago.Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses.

Sotheyarecalled“diseasesofcivilization”.Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamplesofthese.ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedverylittlealcoholortobacco，probablynone.

However，achangei