成都衣冠庙永丰路9号:高考实用短语汇编包含例句和解释

实用短语
序号 关键词 意义 例句 译文
1 as a result of 由于；作为…的结果 It has been raining for three days. As a result, many will ages have been flooded.     As a result of his taking drugs, he was infected with AIDS. 雨下了三天，因此许多村庄被淹了。             由于吸毒，他染上了艾滋病。
2 as far as 远到…，就…而言，至于 He walked as far as the river.                 As far as I'm concerned, I am not in favor of your suggestion. 他一直走到河边。       就我个人而言，我不赞成你的提议。
3 at ease=without worries or problems; comfortably 安逸地；舒适地 They are living at ease.                   I never feel at ease in his company. 他们过得很安逸。     跟他在一起我决不会感到自在的。
4 at hand: to be close to you in time or distance 近在手头，在附近；即将发生 He lives close at hand.                  Your big moment is at hand. 他就住在附近。         你的重大时刻即将到来。
5 at first sight 乍一看（之下） They fell in love at first sight. 他们一见钟情。
6 at the sight/thought of 一看见/一想起…（就） At the sight of the frightening snake, my hair stood on end. 一看到那条可怕的蛇，我的头发都竖立起来。
7 at peace≠at war 处于和平/战争状态 The country has been at war for many years while the people there would like to be at peace. 那个国家处于战争状态有许多年了，但那里的人们喜欢和平。
8 according to 根据；按照 According to the law, he will be sentenced to death.                                    According to the teacher, there will be a meeting tomorrow. 根据法律，他将被判处死刑。                   老师说明天开会。
9 achieve one's goal，           achieve fame/success，    make great achievements 达到目标，      成名/取得成功，         取得成就 He will never achieve his goal if he doesn't work harder.                                 He made great achievements in science. 如果他不更加努力，永远也不会实现他的目标。   他在科学上取得了很大成就。
10 in advance=beforehand 提前，事先 He is to go abroad in a few days' time and he wants to book his tickets in advance.    几天后他要出国，他想提前订票。
11 after all 毕竟；终究 Don't scold him too much. After all, he is still a child. 别太责备他，毕竟他还是个孩子。
12 agree to         agree with 同意（提议、计划、等）       与…意见一致，同意（某人的观点等） He agreed to my suggestions.                 He agreed with my idea/my words/what I said. 他同意我的提议。       他同意我的看法（我的话、我所说的）
13 ahead of 在…前面，优于 He finished the work two hours ahead of time.                                        He ran two meters ahead of me. 他提前两小时完成了工作。                     他在我前面两米处奔跑。
14 announce sth to sb=announce to sb sth      make an announcement 通知，宣布（to不能省略）；   发布通知 The government announce to the public that they would pay their debts. 政府向公众宣布，他们会还债。
15 around the corner 临近；在附近 The college entrance examination is around the corner/drawing near and all the students are busy preparing for it.                  There is a shop around the corner.          The final examination is around the corner. 高考在即，所有的学生都在忙着备考。         附近有家商店。         期末考试即将来临。
16 as well;        as well as 也，还，同样；  既…又…（连接两个并列成分，但不能连接句子） I as well as my parents am seeing my grandfather off at the airport.              He had a good time near the seaside, enjoying the beautiful sights as well as the delicious seafood. 我和父母将去机场为祖父送行。                 他在海边玩得很愉快，既欣赏了美景又吃到了美味的海鲜。
17 set aside/put aside 把…放在一边、留出（以备专用） He has a little money put/set aside for a rainy day.                                  The manager had to put/set his work aside for time for an urgent accident. 他积蓄了一点钱以备不时之需。                 经理不得不暂时搁下手头的工作去处理一件紧急事故。
18 attend to       attend (on/upon) sb 留心，注意；   照顾服侍某人 Please attend to your work/what the teacher is saying/the needs of customers.           She has many servants attending on her. 请注意你的工作、老师正说的话、顾客的需求。   她有很多仆人服侍她。
19 be equal to;    be equal to (doing);        equal;          equal sb in… 与…相等；     胜任…；       与…相等(v.)   在…方面与某人匹配(v.) This square is equal to that one in size.   Bill is equal to the task of running the unit.                                       No one equals him in courage. 这个正方形与那个大小一样。                   比尔有足够的能力管理这个部门。               在勇气方面没人能比得上他。
20 be familiar with sth;       be familiar to sb 熟悉、通晓某事；           为某人所熟知 As a student of history, he is familiar with many celebrated people in history.          The name is quite familiar to me, but I can't remember it clearly. 作为历史系的学生，他对于历史上的名人很熟悉。 这个名字我非常熟悉，但我记不清了。
21 be famous/famed/celebrated/noted for;            be famous as 以…著称；    作为…而闻名 Guilin is famous as a place of interest and it is noted for its beautiful mountains and waters. 桂林作为名胜而闻名，并以美丽的山水著称。
22 be fond of 表示习惯性的“爱好”，不与具体时间连用 I'm fond of (like/am into) classical music.                                      I'm fond of playing the guitar. 我喜欢古典音乐。       我喜欢弹吉他。
23 be proud of / take pride in 以…自豪 I'm proud of being a Chinese.                I took great pride in being a student of the No.1 Middle School. 我以作为一名中国人而感到骄傲。               我以作为一名一中的学生而自豪。
24 be bathed in 笼罩在…；沐浴在… The whole school is bathed in the sunlight. All the city was bathed in a festival atmosphere during the Spring Festival. 整个学校沐浴在阳光下。 春节期间整个城市都沉浸在节日的气氛中。
25 blame sth on ;   take the blame 把某事归咎于…;            承担责任 They blamed the failure on George.          The top officials at fault must take the blame and resign. 他们把失败归咎于乔治。 那些有过失的高官必须引咎辞职。
26 be to blame;    be to let 应受谴责；     （被）出租 The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident.                                   The house is to let. 那次交通事故不应该责怪司机。                 此房出租。
27 be generous/mean with;           be generous/mean to sb 用…很大方/小气；           (对某人）宽大/刻薄 The greedy old man was quite mean with his money.                                      Don't be too mean to the children. 那个贪婪的老头儿在钱方面很抠门儿。           不要对孩子那么刻薄。
28 be ignorant of; out of ignorance 对…不知道；   处于无知 As he was ignorant of the truth, he decided not to take sides.                          He made such mistakes out of ignorance. 因为对事实不了解，所以他决定保持中立。       他出于无知而犯下了这样的错误。
29 be in debt;     be in favor of 欠债；         支持 He was in debt to me for $10,000.           Most of us are in favor of the suggestion put forward by him at the meeting. 他欠我一万美元。       我们大多数赞成他在会上提出的建议。
30 be in sympathy with 赞同；同情 All the people present were in sympathy with the plan.                                   In sympathy with the homeless child, she took him home. 在场的人都赞同这项计划。                     出于对那个无家可归的孩子的同情，她把他带回了家。
31 be on a diet;    节食  In order to lose weight, she was on a diet now.                                         为了减肥，她现在正在节食。
32 be on the advance/increase 在上涨/增加中 The number of the unemployed is still on the increase. 失业人数仍在增加。
33 be popular with 受…欢迎 As an experienced teacher, he was quite popular with his students.                  Pop music is quite popular with teenagers. 作为一名有经验的老师，他非常受学生们的欢迎。 流行音乐在十几岁的青少年中很流行。
34 build up 逐步建立；加强 You'd better take exercise to build up your body.                                       We do some reading every day to build up our vocabulary. 你最好锻炼以强身健体。 我们每天阅读以扩大词汇量。
35 burn down(=burn …to the ground) 把…烧成平地 There was a big fire there. All the houses were burnt down. 那里发生了一场打火。所有的房子都被烧毁。
36 burn up 烧掉/烧毁 There was a big fire there. All the houses were burnt down and all the things in the houses were burnt up. 那里发生了一场打火。所有的房子都被烧毁，房子里的一切都化为灰烬。
37 by mistake(=in/by error) 错误地 _I'm sorry, sir. I took your umbrella by mistake. Now, here you are!                _Oh, it doesn't matter. 对不起，先生，我错拿了你的雨伞。现在把他给你。      噢，没关系。
38 call at;          call on/upon 访问（某地）； 访问（某人） What about calling at Guilin, calling on all my family and going sightseeing? 参观桂林，看望我全家，并去观光怎么样？
39 catch fire;       on fire 着火（侧重动作）；         在燃烧（侧重状态），充满激情 The chemical plant caught fire all of a sudden, and it had on fire for half an hour.                                      Madame Curie, this great mind, was on fire for radioactivity. 化工厂突然起火了，大火已经着了半个小时。     居里夫人，这位伟人，对放射性物质非常痴迷。
40 be caught/trapped/stuck in 被…所困 He was caught in a sudden rain, thus catching cold.                            The reason why he was late for school was that he was caught in the traffic jam. 他遇上了暴风，因此感冒了。                  他上学迟到的原因是他遭遇了堵车。
41 catch(get,take,sieze,lay) hold of 抓住 The policemen are running fast to catch hold of the thief.                        Catch hold of the rope, and we will pull you up. 那些警察正快跑着去抓那个小偷。              抓住绳子，我们把你拉上来。
42 catch/attract/draw one's attention 引起某人的注意 He shouted loudly in the street, trying to catch the policemen's attention. 他在大街上大喊大叫，试图引起警察的注意。
43 catch sight of 突然发现/看见 I was wandering along the street when I caught sight of a tailor's shop. 我正沿着大街徘徊，这时看到一家裁缝铺。
44 catch sb doing 撞见某人正在.. The teacher caught him cheating in the exam and gave him a good scolding. 老师无意中看见他考试作弊，结果好好教训了他一顿。
45 catch on 理解；流行；挂到…上 Jack's always the last to catch on my joke.                                     The new song caught on really quickly.    Be careful not to catch on the nail. 杰克总是最后一个听懂我的笑话。              那首新歌很快流行了起来。                     注意别挂到钉子上。
46 free of charge 免费 The computer company promised to repair computers for users free of charge.  电脑公司承诺免费为用户修理电脑。
47 at one's charge 由某人自费 He went abroad at his own charge. 他自费出国了。
48 charge sb with sth 让某人负责某事；指控某人干某事 He was charged with stealing a car.       He charged me with an important task. 他被指控偷了一辆汽车。 他让我负责一项重要任务。
49 come to terms with 与…达成协议 I have come to terms with the student that I'll pay for his schooling. 我已经和那位同学达成协议，由我来付他的学费。
50 be on good terms 关系融洽 The 56 peoples in China are on good terms with each other. 中国56个民族彼此关系融洽。
51 capable of 有能力/技能 He is capable of judging art.             The bad-tempered young man is capable of violence. 他具有鉴赏艺术的能力。 那个脾气暴躁的年轻人有暴力倾向。
52 cut off;          cut down 切掉，断绝；   削减，降低 The electricity was cut off by the storm for several days                          You'd better cut down your expenses so that you can make the ends meet. 电力供应被暴雨切断了好几天。                 你最好削减开支，量入为出。
53 cure sb of… 治愈某人…病 No one can cure him of his cancer. 没人能治好他的癌症。
54 contribute to;    make contributions to 有助于，贡献，投稿;         为…做贡献 Exercise contributes to better health.    He contributed an article to the China Daily.                                    We should make great contributions to the construction of our country. 锻炼能促成更强健的体魄。                    他为《中国日报》撰写了一篇文章。             我们应该为国家的建设作出巨大贡献。
55 devote oneself/one's time/energy/attention to (doing) sth;             be devoted to 献身于，致力于;           投入，忠于，挚爱 He was devoted to his motherland, so he would rather die than give in to the enemy.                                    He devotes all his energy to bringing up his students. 他忠于他的祖国，因此他宁死也不向敌人屈服。    他把所有的精力都用在培养学生上。
56 dream of;         dream about 梦想，梦见；  梦见 I often dream of/about my mother recently. I dreamt of being a famous singer and giving performances everywhere. 最近，我常梦到我妈妈。 我渴望成为一名著名歌手到各地演出。
57 drink to(=propose a toast to) 为…干杯 At weekends, we treated us to a good dinner and drank to our health and success.      I feel much appreciated for your help, and here I'd like to propose a toast to our friendship. 周末我们吃了顿大餐，为我们的健康和成功祝福。 我非常感激你的帮助，在此我想为我们的友谊干杯。
58 due to 预计，到期，归于 The flight to Beijing is due to arrive at 3:00 this afternoon.                      Our thanks are due to him.                The electricity bill is due to be paid before the fifth of every month.          Her illness was due to bad food. 到北京的航班预计今天下午3点到达。            我们要感谢他。         电费应在每月5好前支付。                     她的病是坏了的食物造成的。
59 make/earn one's living 谋生，自食其力 I'm a student at college and now I earn my living by doing part-time jobs. 我是一名大学生，现在以做兼职为生。
60 every two days(=every second day, every other day) 每两天，每隔一天 When I was in hospital, he came to see me every two days/every other day/every second day 在我住院期间，他每隔一天来看望我一次。
61 end up 以…结束
62 end in failure/success/a tie 以失败/成功/平局结束 The meeting ended up with the singing of a patriotic song.                           Many people will end up with disabilities. He did many wrongs and ended up in prison. 会议以一首爱国歌曲结束。                     许多人到老年会有残疾。 他做了许多坏事，最后坐了牢。
63 in exchange for;  exchange…with;   exchange…for 作为…的交换； 和…交换；    以…换取 He gave me an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.                            I exchanged seats with Tom.               I exchanged dollars for pounds. 他给我一个苹果，交换以块蛋糕。               我和汤姆换了座位。     我把美元换成英镑。
64 excuse/forgive/pardon sb for (doing) sth 原谅某人做某事 Please forgive me for being late. 请原谅我的迟到。
65 face up to 勇敢的面对 You must learn to face up to all the difficulties squarely and try to overcome them. 你们应该学会正视所有的困难，并努力克服它们。
66 fall in love with 与…恋爱，爱上…(动作） The beautiful girl and the handsome boy fell in love with each other at first sight and they have been in love. 那个漂亮女孩与那个英俊男生一见钟情，他们已经相爱两年了。
67 be at fault;      find fault with sb/sth 有责任，有错；找某人/某事的错 I have no fault to find with your work.   She's always finding fault with me.       My memory was at fault. 我对你的工作没有说的。 她总是找我的茬。       我记错了。
68 fall behind 落后 Since the 1980s,China carried out the reform and opening-up policy in order not to fall behind other countries.           Don't always fall behind with your homework. 自从20世纪80年代以来，为了不落后于其他国家，中国实行了改革开放政策。                    不要总是晚交作业。
69 fill in;          fill in for(=take the place of) 填充，填写；  临时代替 Please fill in/out/up this form, giving your name, age,and address.               We'll have to find someone to fill in for Francis tonight as he's ill. 请在这份表格上填上你的姓名、年龄和地址。     佛朗西斯病了，我们今晚得找个什么人代替他。
70 get rid of 摆脱，除去 How to get rid of water pollution is still a big problem for us.                     You should make up your mind to get rid of your bad habit. 如何解决水污染问题对于我们来说仍然是一个大问题。                   你应该下决心改掉你的坏习惯。
71 give away 泄露，出卖，赠送，坐失机会 He said he wasn't disappointed at the result of the final exam, but the look on his face gave himself away.               They gave away their last chance of winning the match.                        He gave away state secrets to the enemy. 他说他对期末考试结果并不感到失望，但从他的面部表情可以看出他并非如此。                  他们失去了获胜的最后机会。                   他向敌人泄露了国家机密。
72 give birth to  生… She gave birth a healthy baby last night.   Marx's ideas gave birth to Communism.     The Internet has given rise to the idea that we are living in the "information age". 昨天夜里她生了一个健康的婴儿。              马克思的思想孕育了共产主义。                 因特网使我们想到了我们正生活在信息时代。
73 go+v-ing 表示户外运动或从事某职业 go camping/skating/shopping/picnicking;   go farming/nursing/soldiering/teaching 去野营/溜冰/购物/野餐；                  务农/当护士/当兵/教书
74 do some +v-ing 表示从事日常活动 do some shopping/walking/reading/cleaning 购物/散步/阅读/扫除
75 go in for 从事，酷爱，追求 His brother doesn't go in for any sports. 他的弟弟不参加任何运动。
76 go with(=match) 和…一起，与…相配 Happiness doesn't always go with money.   These tapes go with the book. 幸福未必总是伴随金钱而来。                   磁带和书是配套的。
77 form/get/fall into the habit of;     be in the habit of;               kick/fall out of/break off the habit of 染上…的习惯；有…的习惯；  剔除…的习惯 He is in the habit of smoking.            Once you fall into the habit of taking drugs, it's hard to kick it. 他有抽烟的习惯。      一旦你染上吸毒的习惯，就很难改掉。
78 on the one hand…,on the other hand… 一方面…，另一方面…(用于对比不同的事情或观点） I know this job of mine isn't well paid, but on the other hand I don't have to work long hours. 我知道这份工作给的工资不高，但另一方面，我不必工作很长时间。
79 hear about/of;    hear from 听说；        收到…的来信 I have never seen him. I only heard of him from a friend.                            While we live in different cities, I hear from him now and then. 我从未见过他，只是从朋友那里听说过他。      虽然我们住在不同的城市，但我们常彼此写信。
80 heart and soul(=wholeheartedly) 全心全意地，专心地 She loved her husband and their kids heart and soul.                                 We should learn from Lei Feng and serve the people heart and soul. 她全心全意地爱着她的丈夫和他们的孩子。      我们要向雷锋同志学习，全心全意为人民服务。
81 in harmony;        in harmony with sb/sth 感情或意见上一致；          与某人/某事协调一致 My cat and dog live in perfect harmony.   His tastes are in harmony with mine. 我的猫和狗相处得很和睦。                    他的爱好与我相同。
82 in question 正在谈论的 The job in question is available for three months only. 所谈的这份工作空缺仅为三个月。
83 in reply to;      in return (for) 作为对…答复； 作为（对…）的回报、交换 What did he do in reply to your challenge? I bought him a gift in return for his help. 他对你的挑战作何反应？ 我给他买了一件礼物作为对他的帮助的回报。
84 in vain 徒劳；白辛苦 The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowd.                            All our work was in vain. 警察企图驱散抗议的人群，但没有成功。       我们所有的工作都白费了。
85 in view of 鉴于，考虑到 In view of the weather we will cancel the outing. 由于天气，我们将取消这次旅行。
86 in time(=sooner or later) 及时，迟早 He was in time for the meeting.           Work hard and you will succeed in time. 他及时赶上了会议。     努力工作，总有一天你会成功。
87 on time 准时，按时 If you are interested in the lecture, please attend on time. 如果你对这次演讲感兴趣，请准时参加。
88 insist on(doing sth) 坚持主张 My mother isn't used to the life in the city and insists on being sent to the countryside. 我母亲不习惯城市生活，坚持要求把她送回乡下。
89 stick to(sth) 坚持固有的理论观点等 Once you have made a plan for your studies, you should stick to it. 一旦你制定出学习计划，就应该坚持执行。
90 keep one's word/promise 遵守诺言 He is a man of word and once he has promised to do something, he is sure to keep his word. 他是一个讲信用的人，一旦他答应做某件事，肯定会信守诺言。
91 keep pace with 与…齐步前进 To keep pace with the development of society, people today are living a busy life. 为了跟上社会发展的步伐，今天的人们过着忙碌的生活。
92 learn by heart 记住，背诵 Every day our English teacher asks us to learn some good sentences and paragraphs by heart. 每天，我们的英文老师都会让我们背诵一些好句子和好段落。
93 let sth/sb alone 不去理会 He is upset now. Let him alone. 他现在很烦。不要理他。
94 live up to 无愧于，符合 As students, we should try our best to live up to our parents' expectations. 作为学生，我们应该尽力符合父母的期望。
95 make a promise(=keep one's word) 答应，允诺 Once he makes a promise/keeps his word, he is sure to carry it out. 一旦他许下诺言，他就会去做。
96 make efforts(an effort) to do 努力做… We should make efforts to make the 2008 Olympics the best ever. 我们应该努力把2008年奥运会办得最好。
97 make a decision 做决定 Think twice before you make a decision. 在作出决定之前，要三思。
98 make sense of sth 理解或弄懂困难的，或貌似无法理解的事物 Can you make sense of this poem?          He knew nothing about English, so he could make no sense of what the foreigner said. 他对英文一无所知，因此对那位外国人说的话一点也不懂。
99 make yourself at home 请不要客气 Please don't stand on ceremony. Just make yourself at home. 不要太拘泥于礼节，请随便些。
100 mistake…for… 把…错认为 They are twin brothers. I always mistake him for his brother. 他们是双胞胎，我总是把他错认为他弟弟。
101 more often than not(=very frequently) 时常，在更多情况下 When it's foggy, the trains are late more often than not. 雾大时火车往往误点。
102 no to mention（=let alone) 更不必说 There isn't enough room for us, not to mention/let alone six dogs and a cat. 连我们的地方都不够，更不必说六条狗和一只猫了
103 majority/most/mostly 大多数 A/The majority of the students are interested in collecting stamps.=Most of the students are interested in collecting stamps. =The students are mostly interested in collecting stamps. 这些学生中大多数都对集邮感兴趣。
104 next to+否定词(nothing/impossible/never) 几乎不 I have seen him next to never.            It's next to impossible to finish the work in such a short time. 我几乎没有见过他。     在这么短的时间内完成这项工作几乎不可能。
105 not nearly 远非，相差很远 This book is not nearly as interesting as that one. 这本书远没有那本书有趣
106 not a/one bit;    not a little 一点也不；    非常 I'm not a/one bit(=not at all) tired now. I'm not a little(=very much) tired. 我现在一点也不累。     我非常累。
107 object to;        raise objections to 反对，抱反感，抗议；         提出反对意见 Some prefer to enjoy the modern conveniences to the full, while others strongly object to developing private cars.                                     At the meeting, I raised objections to the headmaster's opinion. 一些人更愿意充分享受现代化给人们带来的便利，而一些人却强烈反对发展私人汽车。             在会上，我对校长提出了反对意见。
108 above/below normal;           return to normal; get sth back to normal 高于/低于常态；          恢复正常；    使某事恢复正常 Her temperature is above/below normal.    Things have returned to normal. 她的体温高于/低于正常标准。                 事情已恢复常态。
109 on behalf of 代表…,为了…得利益 I feel much honored to make a speech here to congratulate all our teachers on Teacher's Day on behalf of all my classmates.                               The legal guardian must act on behalf of the child. 我很荣幸代表全班同学在此作报告向我们的老师致以教师节的祝贺。       法定监护人应该维护这个孩子的利益。
110 on balance；      on the whole 总的来说；     总的来说，大体上 Despite of some failures, our firm has had quite a good year on balance.             On the whole, I'm in favor of the proposal. 尽管有一些失败，但总的来说我们公司在过去的一年里还还有业绩的。     我基本上赞成这项建议。
111 on sale 上市，减价 The newly-published stamps are on sale at the local post office.                    I bought the skirt on sale at half price. 新出版的邮票在当地邮局正在出售。             我以半价买了这条裙子。
112 on the contrary 正相反 It doesn't seem ugly to me;on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful. 对我来说，它似乎不丑，相反，我认为它相当美。
113 on the march 行进，行军 The enemy are on the march at last. 敌人终于出动了。
114 out of/within one's reach 够不着/够得着 My hometown is within easy reach.          At home, please make sure to put medicine out of the children's reach. 请切记把药放在孩子够不着的地方。
115 owing to;          由于，因…的缘故；           Owing to the rain, we couldn't go out to play.                                      由于下雨，我们不能出去玩。
116 owe…to… 欠（债等），感激，把…归功于… She owes her success to good luck. 她把成功归于幸运。
117 reflect sb/sth in sth;              reflect on/upon sth 从…映出某人（物）的影像； 沉思或思忆，思考 The sunlight was reflected in the water.   He reflected on his past mistake. 日光由水面反射出来。   他反省过去的错误。
118 result in;        result from(=lie in) 导致；         在于… His ignorance resulted in his failure in applying for the job.=His failure in applying for the job resulted from(lay in) his ignorance.                             His success(resulted from) lay in his diligence. 他没能够申请到那份工作是由于他的无知。       他的成功在于他的勤奋。
119 seek to do sth;   seek(after/for);  seek sth (from sb) 尽力/试图做某事；          寻找；        向某人寻求某事 He sought to make peace.                  He determined to seek for a building more suited to their needs.                    You must seek permission from the manager. 他企图讲和。          他决心另找一座更适合他们需要的房子。         你必须征得经理的同意。
120 make preparation for(=prepare for); be prepared for…in preparation for 为…做准备（动作）；        为…做准备（状态）；        为…做准备（介词短语） They are making preparations for the coming examination.                       They have already been prepared for the coming examination.                       They've sold their house in preparation for leaving the country. 他们正在备考即将到来的考试。                 他们为即将到来的考试做好了准备。             他们卖了房子准备离开这个国家。
121 in the process;   in the process of(doing) sth 在进行过程中； 在…过程中 I started moving the china ornaments but dropped a vase in the process.            We are still in the process of moving house. 我动手搬那些瓷装饰品，但在移动时，摔了一只花瓶。                   我们还在搬着家。
122 in principle 原则上，大体上，基本上 His proposal sounds fine in principle, but there are a few points I'm not happy about. 他的建议听起来大体上不错，但有几点我不太满意
123 on principle 根据自己的道德原则或所确定的信念 Tessa refuses to eat meat on principle. 基于道德原因，泰萨拒不吃肉。
124 prove(vt.)+从句/n. 证明 Facts have proved that creative power of the people knows no limits.                He has proved his courage in battle. 事实证明人民的创造力是无穷的。
125 prove(link verb.)+adj. 证明 The method proved (to be) highly effective. 这个方法证明是非常有效的。
126 rescue sb/sth from sb/sth;           come/go to one's rescue 拯救某人；     援助某人 You rescued me from an embarrassing situation.                                She was attacked in the street and no one came to her rescue. 你使我摆脱了尴尬的处境。                     她在街上受到袭击，但没有人去营救她。
127 run for 竞选 Two candidates are running for the governor. 两名候选人正在竞选州长
128 on exhibition/show;  for show 在展出中；    为了给人看，而不是为了使用 All the new products were on show at the exhibition.                               She only has those books for show but she never reads them. 展览会上陈列着所有的新产品。                 她的那些书只是装门面的，她从来不看。
129 to the fullest 完全地，彻底地 We should always be optimistic and enjoy life to the fullest. 我们应该心情乐观，尽情享受生活。
130 to the point 切中要害 His speech was brief and to the point. 他的讲话简明扼要。