Reading: He used to cause a lot of trouble.
162.cause动词 造成,使发生;名词,指直接导致某种事情发生的原因或发生某种结果的原因,后可接of,常连用effect
I don’t know the cause and effect of it. 我不知道此事的前因后果.
excuse 是为免受指责和推卸责任而找的理由或借口 Too much work is no excuse for not studying.
reason侧重于表明在逻辑推理上寻出结论的理由或原因 I have no reasons to refuse his help.
163.a fifteen-year-old boy =a boy of fifteen=a boy of fifteen years old=a boy of fifteen years of age fifteen-year-old复合形容词,作定语,加连字符后,名词不能用复数;fifteen years old作表语或作of后置定语
164.death名词,死,死亡;die 动词,(短暂性)死died-died-dying; dead 形容词,死的(be dead持续性短语)
165.afford名词,供给,提供,给予;动词,指为一定的目的而提供所需要的东西,后接名词、代词或不定式作宾语,常与can,could,be able to 连用,负担得起,有条件做;
offer sb sth(=offer sth to sb)指某人由于礼貌或需要,主动向他人提供物品、意见、条件等;
provide sb with sth(=provide sth for sb)主要指为某人或某物供应某物品,尤指生活必需品。
166.as … as one can/could = as … as posible 尽可能…
as well as (1)与…同样好,well副词,修饰动词;(2)也,又,连接并列成分作主语,谓语与前面名词一致
He is a worker, and a party member as well.
Your grandmother as well as your parents is going to take you to the park.
167.反身代词短语:enjoy oneself玩得很愉快help oneself to随便吃teach oneself =learn …by oneself自学
(all) by oneself独自,独立leave sb by oneself把某人单独留下feel good about oneself对自己有信心
168.get in trouble遇到麻烦,强调动作;be in trouble在麻烦中,强调状态;get into trouble with sb发生冲突;
169.patient名词,病人,患者;形容词,有耐心的,忍耐的 be patient with sb/sth对某人/某物有耐心
170.give up (doing) sth放弃(做)某事
171.in the end =finally =at last最后,终于,不接受任何成分
at the end of…在…末,后接地点、时间 by the end of…到…末为止,后接时间
to the end到…终点 We should go on with the work to the end.
172.send … to …送(派遣)某人/某物到某处;寄某物给某人 send for sb派人去请(某人)
send up发射 send off寄出(信件),发出(消息) send away送走
173.leave some place离开某地 leave for some place离开去某地
174.waste浪费 save节约 Waste not,want not.不浪费,不愁缺。
175.head teacher班主任 headmaster校长
176.necessary形容词,必须的,必需的
177.surprise动词,使…吃惊 surprised形容词,使…吃惊的
be surprised at对…感到吃惊 in surprise 惊奇地,指人的内在心理状态
to one’s (great) surprise使某人(非常)吃惊的是,外界事变导致人心理感觉to one’s joy让人高兴的是
178.exactly副词,正,恰恰 exact形容词,恰好的
179.had + done过去完成时态 表示过去的过去发生的动作。
180.even though 即使,尽管,引导让步状语从句(=even if)
181.take pride in =be proud of对…感到自豪
182.attention动词,注意,留心,关心; pay attention to(介词)…对…注意; Attention!立正! P16
183.enough形容词/副词/名词,修饰名词,可以放在名词前面或后面,常放在前面;修饰其它词,放在被修饰词后面。
184.change one’s mind改变某人的主意 P17
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