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(1)He persuaded them to ______ the price ______ $1 000.他設(shè)法使他們的價格降到1 000美元。

(2)Production costs have ______ ________ ______ one third.生產(chǎn)成本下降了1/3。

(3)The fire __________ the forest ______ a few trees.大火把森林燒得僅剩下幾棵樹了。

答案:reduce?to;been?reduced?by;reduced?to

8.comment vt.評論 n.評論,意見,議論

ask for comment 征求意見

make comments on sth.評論某事

No comment. 無可奉告。

Without comment. 不必多說。

comment(v.)on/ upon sth.評論,對……發(fā)表意見

comment(v.)that-clause評論……

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(1)Have you any ___________ ______ the proposals?你對這些建議有什么意見嗎?

(2)It created ______ ___________ in the press.這引起報界廣泛的評論。

(3)He made some useful ___________ ______ my work.他對我的作品作了一些實(shí)用的評論。

(4)He ____________ that it was an excellent film.他評論這部電影很精彩。

答案:comments?on;wide?comment;comments on;?commented

9.thanks to 由于;多虧(介詞短語,在句中做原因狀語,常置于句首或句末)

because of 因?yàn)椋挥捎?/p>

owing to 由于,因……之緣故

as a result of 作為……的結(jié)果,由于

due to 因?yàn)?,由?不能放在句首)

on account of 由于;因?yàn)?/p>

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(1)_________ ______ Jim's warning, we avoided the accident.多虧吉姆的提醒,我們避免了一場事故。

(2)I couldn't attend the meeting ______ ______ illness.我因病不能出席會議。

(3)The delay was ______ ______ power failure.延滯是由于停電。

答案:Thanks?to;owing?to;due?to

10.rid sb./oneself/sth. of sth. 使……擺脫……

be/get rid of 去掉,擺脫;拋棄

remind sb. of sth. 提醒某人某事

inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事

be free of... 擺脫……

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(1)One day we will manage to ______ ______ ______ ______ this terrible disease.總有一天我們有辦法使這種可怕的疾病在世界上絕跡。

(2)You must ______ _________ ______ these old-fashioned ideas.你必須摒棄這些陳舊觀念。

(3)We‘ll have to ______ ______ ______ him.我們必須擺脫他。

(4)How can we ______ ______ ______ all the flies in the kitchen?我們怎樣才能把廚房內(nèi)的蒼蠅統(tǒng)統(tǒng)消滅掉?

答案:rid?the?world?of;rid?yourself?of;get?rid?of;get?rid?of

11.be satisfied with 對……感到滿意

be satisfied that... 滿意……

be satisfied to do 樂意干……

satisfy vt.滿意;使?jié)M意

satisfied adj. 感到滿意的

satisfying adj. 令人滿意的

satisfactory adj. 令人滿意的

satisfaction n. 滿意,滿足

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(1)I __________________ the result.我對那個結(jié)果很滿意。

(2)My parents try to __________________.我父母盡量滿足我的需求。

(3)There was __________________ on his face.他臉上露出了滿意的微笑。

(4)________________________,my boss agreed to my suggestion.很使我滿意的是,老板同意了我的建議。

答案:was satisfied with;satisfy my needs;a satisfied look;Much to my satisfaction

12.lead to 通向,導(dǎo)致,致使

lead+n.+to sth. 引導(dǎo)……到……

lead sb. to do sth. 使某人做某事

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(1)The bank has offered a reward for any information ____________ the arrest of the men.銀行懸賞任何能將這些人繩之以法的情報。

(2)What _____________________ acting as a career?是什么讓你開始從事演藝事業(yè)的?

答案:leading to;led you to take up

提示:(1)lead to中的 to為介詞,后面跟代詞、名詞或動名詞。類似的詞組還有:devote to 致力于/pay attention to 對……加以注意/object to 反對/stick to 堅持/look forward to 期望,等等。

(2)lead to 不用被動語態(tài)。

(3)lead to 是前因后果,而 lie in (=result from) 是前果后因。

13.keep...free from/of 使……免受(影響、傷害等)使……不含(有害物)

free from 沒有……,免于……,無……之憂

free of 無……的;免于……的,離開了……的

free sb./sth. from... 使某人/某物自由;解放;釋放

for free=free of charge 免費(fèi)地,無償?shù)?/p>

be free to do sth. 自由地做某事

be free with sb. 對某人放肆

free as the air 自由自在

set sb. free 釋放某人

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(1)______ the table ____________ dirt by putting a cover over it.用個東西把桌子罩住,免得灰塵落在上面。

(2)The lake ______________ pollution.這湖沒有污染。

(3)The secretary _________________ all blame for the errors.這些失誤完全不能怪秘書。

(4)Try to __________________ all prejudices.盡量消除一切偏見。

答案:Keep;free from;is free of;was free from;free yourself from