1. interest vt. 使感興趣

（1） interest sb/oneself in sth 使感興趣；使關(guān)注

Politics doesnt interest me.

我對政治不感興趣。

She has always interested herself in her work.

她始終關(guān)注于她的工作。

（2） interest sb to do 使某人有興趣做某事

It may interest you to know that Jimmy didnt leave here.

或許你有興趣知道吉米并沒有離開這里。

（1） be interested in sth/sb

Im very interested in history.

我對歷史很感興趣。

（2） be interested in doing sth

Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.

有意加入俱樂部者請按下面的地址和我們聯(lián)系。

（3） be interested to do sth

We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.

我們很想聽聽你對這個課題的看法。

2. argue vi. 爭論；爭吵

My sisters are always arguing.

我的姐妹們總是爭論不休。

（1） argue with sb （about/over sth）

與某人（因?yàn)槟呈拢幊?/p>

We are always arguing with each other about money.

我們總是為錢吵嘴。

Dont argue with me—just do it.

不要和我爭辯，你就干去吧。

（2） argue sb into/out of doing sth

說服某人做 / 不做某事

They want to argue me into supporting their plans.

他們想說服我支持他們的計(jì)劃。

My wife tried to argue me out of smoking.

我的妻子努力說服我不要吸煙了。

（3） argue for/against sth/doing sth 據(jù)理力爭 / 反對

They argued for the right to work.

他們據(jù)理力爭工作的權(quán)利。

（4） argue with sth（通常用于否定句）不承認(rèn)

Hes a really successful man—you cant argue with that.

他是一個真正成功的人，你不得不承認(rèn)這個事實(shí)。

argument n. 爭吵；辯論；論據(jù)；理由

arguable adj. 可論證的；有論據(jù)的；無把握的

argumentative adj. 好爭論的；愛辯論的

3. character n. 角色；人物；性格；品質(zhì)

They are the two main characters in the play.

他們是該劇中的兩個主角。

Its a good story， but I find some of the characters rather unconvincing.

這是個好故事，但我覺得有幾個人物不太令人信服。

They look alike but have very different characters.

他們長得很像，但是性格卻很不同。

This lady is a nice woman of great character.

這位女士是位品德高尚的婦人。

in character/out of character 符合 / 不符合某人的性格

in character with sth 與……風(fēng)格相同

have a strong/weak character 個性強(qiáng) / 不強(qiáng)

4. brave adj. 勇敢的

I wasnt brave enough to tell her the truth.

我沒有勇氣告訴她真相。

lf you are not brave， youll lose your last chance.

如果你不夠勇敢，你將失去最后的機(jī)會。

brave new 新穎的；嶄新的

put on a brave face/put a brave face on sth

強(qiáng)裝自信快樂；佯裝滿不在乎

brave vt. 勇敢面對；冒（風(fēng)險）；經(jīng)受（困難）

He didnt feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.

他怯于在機(jī)場直接面對記者。

the brave 勇敢的人

America—the land of the free and the home of the brave.

美國——自由者和勇士的家園。

5. be/fall in love with 愛上；喜歡

Anna was in love with this man.

安娜與這個男人相愛了。

They fell in love with each other and got married at last.

他們愛上了對方，最后結(jié)婚了。

（ just ） for love/ （just） for the love of sth

出于愛好；不收報酬；無償

for the love of God 看在上帝的份上

6. to ones surprise/to the surprise of sb 令某人吃驚的是

To everyone surprise， Jim passed the exam at last.

出乎所有人的意料，吉姆最后通過了考試。

To the surprise of the young couple， they found their car missing.

使這對年輕夫婦吃驚的是，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)車不見了。

比較：in surprise和to ones surprise的區(qū)別

in surprise意為“驚奇地”，常位于動詞之后作狀語，表示方式；to ones surprise或to the surprise of sb意為“使某人吃驚的是”，常位于句首，作狀語，表示行為的結(jié)果。

David turned around and looked at me in surprise.

大衛(wèi)轉(zhuǎn)過身來驚訝地看著我。

Much to my surprise， she failed in the examination.

使我非常驚訝的是，她考試居然沒及格。

7. come out 出現(xiàn)；出版

The rain stopped and the sun came out.

雨停后太陽出來了。

When does her new novel come out？

她的小說何時出版？

8. play a part 扮演角色；發(fā)揮作用

Lucy played a minor part in the new movie.

露西在這部新電影中扮演了一個小角色。

The media played an important part in the last election.

大眾傳媒在上一次選舉中發(fā)揮了重要作用。

9. care about 關(guān)心；顧慮；在乎

She cares deeply about environmental issues.

她對環(huán)境問題深感擔(dān)憂。

He genuinely cares about his employees.

他真誠地關(guān)心他的雇員。

care for sb 照顧、照料（病、老、幼者）；

深深地愛；非常喜歡

She moved back home to care for her elderly parents.

她搬回家住，好照料年邁的父母。

He cared for her more than she realized.

她不知道他是多么在乎她。

10. every now and then （again） 有時；偶爾

Every now and then he regretted his decision.

他有時為自己的決定后悔。

We see each other every now and then.

我們偶爾相見。

11. at the age of 在……歲時

He left school at the age of 18. 他18歲讀完中學(xué)。

children from 5—10 years of age 5至10歲兒童

for ages 很長時間

at an early age 幼年

under age 未到法定年齡

over the age of ……歲以上

be/act your age 行為和年齡相稱；舉止不再孩子氣