重点词汇词组

1.watch for 观察等待

例：The cat was on the wall, watching for birds.

那只猫在墙上伺机捕捉鸟儿cF0i*f1XXXiM。

【常见短语】

①watch out for sb./sth. 留神，密切注意

例：Watch out for his latest movie, out next month.

请关注他的新片，下个月就要上映了%d_FBfcyhaZ。

②watch over sb. 保护；照看

例：The prince has two bodyguards watching over him every hour of the day.

王子有两名24小时贴身保护的保镖[28H~nTmw]aM。

2.proceed to do sth. 接着做某事

例：She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing holiday.

她坐了下来，接着告诉我有关她滑雪度假的事情*qP7_@[7UvH)H|8RVnI。

【常见短语】

①proceed against sb. 起诉（某人）

例：Lack of evidence meant that the Council could not proceed against Mr Naylor.

证据不足意味着市政会不能起诉内勒先生u6DSY~6P[RHY;c%)=。

②proceed with 继续

例：His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case.

他的律师已经决定不再继续打那场官司了|P7DFOzMmb[%(l)s+。

3.could not help 无法抑制，禁不住（做……）

例：It was awful, but I couldn't help laughing.

这真是糟糕，可我还是忍不住大笑起来0,j.Q!YN-ID)jzFq。

【常见短语】

help (sb.) out 帮助（某人）摆脱困境

例：Her parents helped (her) out with a ?500 loan.

她父母借给她500英镑救了急1-sNgEE1tZ[WSE^RX^nF。

【相关俚语】

①give/lend sb. a helping hand 助（某人）一臂之力，帮助（某人）

例：These tax cuts will give industry a helping hand.

这些减税措施将会促进工业的发展]z9ups%%SX^N7z#K。

②it can't be helped 不可避免，别无选择

例：I really didn't want to go away this weekend but, oh well, it can't be helped.

这周末我真的不想离家外出，可是，唉，不出去又不行%-SUQreB,_nmx&d*=Hcn。

长难句解析

Mr. Collins1 was not left long to2 the silent contemplation of his successful love3; for Mrs. Bennet4, having dawdled about in the vestibule to watch for the end of the conference5, no sooner saw6 Elizabeth7 open the door and with quick step pass her towards the staircase, than she entered the breakfast room, and congratulated both him and herself in warm terms on the happy prospect of their nearer connection.

解：1主语+2谓语+3宾语+4主语+5时间状语+6谓语+7宾语

析：①本句中的for是并列连词，表原因||6!JbgtWadQ@。

②no sooner…than引导时间状语从句，当no sooner位于句首时，前面的主句应用部分倒装m03Y9=2ut(Hg#6t8wp5。

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