8．in return 作為回報(bào)；作為交換

in return for為……作為回報(bào)

without return 無賺頭；無利潤

by return (接信后)立即回復(fù)

return sb. sth. (＝return sth. to sb.) 將某物歸還某人

return to some place/life 回到某地/復(fù)活

[即學(xué)即練8]

(1)He gave her some roses _____________ her kindness.他送給她一些玫瑰答謝她的好意。

(2)They let us use their computers, and ____________ we give them the results of our research.他們讓我們使用他們的電腦，作為交換，我們給他們提供我們的研究成果。

in return for

in ? ?return

9．a(chǎn)t war處于交戰(zhàn)狀態(tài)

at work　　　在上班

at play ?在玩

at peace ?處于和平中

at school ?在上學(xué)

at breakfast ?在吃早飯

at table ?在吃飯

at desk ?在學(xué)習(xí)

at rest ?靜止

[即學(xué)即練9]

(1)The two countries have been __________ for years.這兩國已經(jīng)打了好幾年仗了。

(2)____________ the insect looks like a dead leaf.

這種昆蟲不動(dòng)時(shí)看上去像一片枯葉。

(3)The countries have been ____________ for more than a century.這些國家和平共處已有一個(gè)多世紀(jì)了。

at ? ?war

At ? rest

at ? ?peace

提示：(1)on也可以表示“在……中”，常見搭配有：on duty/sale/fire/strike/business/show等。

(2)under表示“在……中”，常見搭配有：under way/control/repair/construction等。

10．take apart 拆開，拆散

[即學(xué)即練10]

(1)The Germans ____________ the Amber Room and moved it away.

德國人把琥珀屋拆開移走了。

(2)John enjoys __________________ to see how they work.約翰喜歡拆卸東西，以研究它們的工作原理。

took ? apart

taking ?things ?apart

拓展：apart 是副詞，“相距，相隔；分開，分離；在一邊”。還可以構(gòu)成如下短語：

apart from 除……以外

know/tell... apart 辨認(rèn)，區(qū)別

put/set sb./sth. apart (from sb./sth.)

使某人/某物顯得優(yōu)越或獨(dú)特

stand apart 分開站

live apart 分開住

be wide/far apart 相距很遠(yuǎn)

①這些短語中，若代詞做賓語，要放在動(dòng)詞與 apart 之間。

②apart from有 besides 和 except 的雙重含義。

11．think highly of 看重；器重

think well/much of sb./sth. 對(duì)某人/某物評(píng)價(jià)高

think badly/little/ill/lightly of sb./sth.?

對(duì)某人/某物評(píng)價(jià)低(印象不好)

think poorly of 不放在眼里；輕視

think nothing of 輕視；認(rèn)為無所謂

speak highly of 高度贊揚(yáng)

speak well/ill of 說……好/壞

think of 想起，記得；覺得怎樣

think of...as...把……當(dāng)做……

[即學(xué)即練11]

(1)I don't __________________ these so－called improvements to the town center.

我對(duì)這些所謂的改善市中心的措施評(píng)價(jià)不高。

(2)We all __________________ her.

我們都很看重她。

think ? ?much ? ?of

think ? highly ? ?of

提示：當(dāng) think highly/well/much...of用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)時(shí)，修飾動(dòng)詞的副詞應(yīng)放在動(dòng)詞之前，即：be highly/well/much thought of。