1. quit sth/ doing sth

2. apply…to 把…應用到…

apply oneself to專心致志于，埋頭于

apply for a job

3.on a scale of 按…的等級

on a large scale大規(guī)模的

4. add A to B 把A加到B 上

add to 增加了

add up 把…加起來

add up to 總計

5.more…than是…而不是,與其說…不如說

6.stand for支持，主張，提倡，擁護；代表; 容忍（否，疑）

7.circumstances 環(huán)境，情況（surroundings；conditions）

Circumstances permitting, I’ll go abroad to study.

in/under the circumstances在目前情況下

in/under no circumstances在任何情況下都不 (倒裝)

8.fail to do sth succeed in doing sth; manage to do sth

9.lose heart 失去信心

lose one’s heart to sb 愛上sb

10.assess 評價，估計（價值，數(shù)值等） assessment

11.take it easy別緊張，放輕松點

Take your time. 慢慢來

12.keep up保持，繼續(xù); 使居高不下，保持高昂

She keeps up her spirits by singing.

in high/low/ good/ bad spirits心情，情緒

13.be cast away (被動)因沉船而流落于某地

14.on a desert island; a deserted street

15.do something oneself

16.the years to come = the coming years

17.leave…behind忘帶，留下

18.be hard on夠…受的;磨得厲害;對…苛刻;緊跟

19.in need of

20. be desperate for sth/ to do sth 急需…

21. accustom oneself to (介)習慣于

be accustomed to doing / sth = be used to doing sth

22.be lined with排列

23. anxiety for knowledge/ (to do sth) 求知的渴望

She was waiting for her son’s return with anxiety. /with joy

in despair / in surprise

be anxious about/ for擔心

24.live through經歷…（還活著）

25.the coming day; the day to come

26.to one’s relief 令人寬慰的是

relieve sb of sth減輕，解除某人的痛苦

27.go for 想法得到go for a job

go for a gold medal

喜歡 I don’t go for man of his type.

出去(進行某種活動) go for a walk

28.have difficulty (in) doing sth/ with sth