16. dream of doing sth.

　 He dreamed of being a scientist.

　 dream sth

　 not dream of无论如何也不做

15. go on

continue to do sth./doing sth.

14. engage　 n. egagement　　 engagement ring订婚戒指

(1)　　 ~ a new secretary

(2)　　 be/ get ~d to sb. she is ~d to Peter

(3)　　 ~ (sb) in sth 从事

I have no time to ~ in gossip.

engaged adj

(1)忙着，时间占用着

--I can’t come to diner on Tuesday.

--I’m engaged.

(2)(电话线)占线

Sorry. The number is ~ed.

the ~d tone占线的声音　　 the ~d signal占线信号

　engaging　 adj引人注意的，迷人的

　an ~ smile/ person

13. go by(时间)

　 As time goes by, my memory seems to get worse.

　 go for sb 攻击某人

　 go after sb追逐某人

　 go in for sth参加考试或比赛

　 go through 仔细或细致的研看或检查

12. work on

　 work sth out 算出，解决，制订

　 ~ a problem/ a puzzle/ coded message

　 ~ a plan

　 work sth off(通过工作或活动)除去，消除

　 work sth up 逐步发展或改进

　 work up support for the party. 党的支持力量在增加/积累

　 work sb up 使某人激动

　 work sb into a rage使某人发狂

11. incurable　 adj　 in- : not

　 independent/ inability/ inaction/ inactive

　 inconvenient/ Incorrect

　 cure　 v.　 cure sb of sth.

　 the doctor cured him of his cancer.

10. promising　 adj.　 a ~ graduate

　 promise　 v. ~ to do sth.承诺

　 His father ~d to buy a car to him as a birthday present.

　 n. one’ ~

9. debate　 n. to open debate 开始辩论

　 We had long dobates at college about politics.

　 v. (1)~ (about sth)讨论

What are they debating (about)?

They debated closing the factory.

　 (2)考虑以决定

　 He ~d buying a new car, but didn’t in the end.

8. branch　 n.

(1)　　 树枝 He climbed up the tree and hid among the ~es.

(2)　　 分支 　a branch line支线　　 a branch of science.

(3)　　 分店，办事处 The bank has ~es in all parts of the country.

v. 开叉　 The road ~es after the crossing.这条路经过十字路口后岔开了。

　 branch out (into) sth. 向新方面发展自己的活动兴趣

　 She is leaving the company to branch out on herown.

　 她打算离开这家公司自己开业。

7. curious adj

(1)　　 好奇的 be ~ about sth (the origin of mankind)

　　　　　 be ~ to do sth.

　I’m curious to know what she said.

(2)　　 奇数的，不寻常的

It’s curious that he didn’t tell you.

She looks rather curious with green hair.

n. curiosity.

She gave in to curiosity and opened the letter addressed to her sister.

她抑制不住好奇心拆了妹妹的信。

her burning curiosity to know what’s going on

她想知道发生了何事的强烈愿望