6．regardless of 不管；不顧

in spite of 盡管；不管

despite 不管；盡管

as regards 關(guān)于，至于

in regard to/of... 關(guān)于

in this regard 關(guān)于此事

with regard to 關(guān)于

regarding prep. 關(guān)于

提示：regardless of, in spite of和 despite 后面不能直接跟從句，只能跟名詞，但可以跟 the fact that...。

[即學(xué)即練6](1)They decorated the house ____________ the high cost.

他們不惜高額的費用裝修房子。

(2)They continued to work ______________ the fact that it was raining.

盡管天在下雨，他們還繼續(xù)工作。

regardless of ?, ??regardless of

7．a(chǎn)t most至多

at (the) most至多，不超過

at (the) least至少，不低于；無論如何

at (the) best充其量，不超過

most of all尤其，特別

make the most of(＝make full use of)充分利用

least of all(＝especially not)更不用說

not in the least(＝not at all)一點也不

[即學(xué)即練7](1)I can pay you 10 pounds _______________.

我最多付給你10英鎊。

(2)There were only 30 people at the meeting ____________.

最多只有30個人參加了那個會議。

at(the) most ? , ? ?at(the) most

(3)It will cost ____________ ￡150.

這至少價值150英鎊。

at least

8．cut up 切碎；割碎

cut down 砍掉，砍倒；縮減，減少，削減

cut through 剪斷，鑿穿；抄近路穿過

cut out 剪下，切掉，割掉；刪除；住口

cut in 插嘴，插入；打斷(談話)

cut off 切掉；割掉；剪下，刪去；切斷，斷絕；使分離，使隔絕；打斷，(突然)中止，中斷

cut away 去掉；切掉；砍掉

[即學(xué)即練8]　(1)①____________ the carrots before you put them into the pot.

把胡蘿卜切碎后再放進(jìn)鍋內(nèi)。

②The cook ____________ the meat for the pie.

這廚師將肉切碎做肉餅。

Cut up　 , ??cut up

(2)用適當(dāng)?shù)慕?、副詞填空

①You won't be cutting ______ the office staff, then?

②The gas has been cut______.

③John and his brother were arguing so their mother told them to cut it ______ and go to bed.

down ? , ??off ? , ??out

④Mr Davis cut ______ to ask if anyone would like a drink.

⑤He cut ______ the old branches from the tree.

in　 ? , ??away

9．look ahead 向前看；為將來打算

look after 照顧，照料

look up 仰視，查閱

look up to sb. 尊敬某人

look down on/upon sb. 輕視；瞧不起

look in 短時間探訪

look into sth. 調(diào)查

look over 瀏覽檢查，察看

look through 翻閱，查找

[即學(xué)即練9](1)Just ___________ and you‘ll see a pagoda.

只要向前望去，你就可以看到一座寶塔。

(2)We must ____________ before we go further in the matter.

在進(jìn)一步進(jìn)行這件事之前，我們必須把眼光放遠(yuǎn)。

(3)We must ___________ before we make a decision.

我們作出決定之前必須想得遠(yuǎn)一點。

look ahead　 ?, ??look ahead ? , ??look ahead

10．date back to追溯到；上溯到

date back to＝date from

因追溯是從現(xiàn)在算起指向過去，所以這個短語常用一般

現(xiàn)在時，也沒有被動語態(tài)。

[即學(xué)即練10](1)This custom __________________ the 16th century.

這風(fēng)俗起源于16世紀(jì)。

(2)This is an old building _________________ the 16th century.

這是一棟追溯至16世紀(jì)的古老建筑物。

dates back to　, ? ? ?dating back to

(3)This town __________________ Roman times.

這個城鎮(zhèn)可追溯到羅馬時代。

(4)The unearthed sword __________________ the Han Dynasty.

這把出土的寶劍屬于漢代。

dates back to ? , ? ? ?dates back to