4. progress进展；进行

You have progressed quickly in mathematics . 你的数学进步很快。

[点拨]make some (no , a lot of , a little , good , great ) progress in在……方面取得(……) 成绩。

She has made great progress in speaking English this term .

The patient is making remarkable progress . 那个病人的康复情况有明显的进展。

3. action行动；行为；动作；作用

All we need now is action , not discussion .

He is regretting his action .

Actions speak louder than words . 事实胜于雄辩。

[点拨]take an action采取行动 。take an action against对……提出诉讼。bring…into action使……开始行动，发动，使起作用。put … in / into action把……付诸实施。take quick action采取快速行动。

2. email = e-mail = electronic mail电子邮件；电子邮递

I sent all the answers to the exercises to him by e-mail last week .

注意：在by e-mail中间不要加the 。

1. combine使联合；使结合；使化合

Oil and water don’t easily combine . 油和水不易混合。

Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water . 氢和氧化合生成水。

The two political parties have combined to form a government . 两个政党已联合组成了一个政府。

[点拨]combine … with … 把……与……相结合

The Party required us to combine theory with practice .

Better combine work with pleasure . 最好把工作和娱乐结合到一块。

[学法指要]

单元重点词汇点拨

1.[点拨]

9.　 “ so it is with ” 表示 “ 对于……来说，情况也是如此 ” 。它可以代替 “ so + 倒装句 ” 或 “ neither ／ nor + 倒装句 ” 也可以用于上文中既有肯定的动词形式，又有否定的动词形式，又有不同句型的结构模式，以致无法 简单套用 “ so + 倒装句 ” 或 “ neither ／ nor + 倒装句 ” 的场合。例如：

　　 We are making rapid progress in our English study , so it is with them .　 ( so it is with them ＝ so are they )

　　 Men can‘t live without air or water , so it is with animals and plants .　 ( so it is with animals and plants ＝ neither ／ nor can animals and plants )

　　 Bob didn’t pass the examination , and he is studying hard now . So it is with Jack .

　　 Jim likes swimming , but doesn‘t like fishing . So it is with Dick .

　　 此外，与此相类似的结构还有：It is the same with…；The same is true of…;This is also the case with…等。例如：

　　 One should speak clearly and it is the same with writing .

　　 She was late for the train . The same was true of me .

8.　 “ neither ／ nor + 倒装句 ” 出现在上文是否定句的场合，表示后面的情况也和前面的情况一样否定。例如：

-　　 Do you know what happened to him ?

- I don‘t know , nor do I care .

-　　 Mary hasn’t finished reading , neither have you .

-　　 I‘m afraid I can’t walk any further .

-　　 Neither can I , let us have a rest .

7.　 “ so + 倒装句 ” 出现在上文是肯定句的场合，表示后面的情况同前面的情况一样肯定。例如：

　　 Peter likes swimming , so does his brother .

　　 I am a doctor , so is my sister .

　　 The teacher can get the machine running , so can I .

6. even it 或 even though 引导的从句表示转折或让步。其中的 even if 或 even though 和 even 一样，只是在汉语译文中出现 “ 也 ” 字。例如：

　　 I’ll never lost heart even if I should fail ten times .

　　 I‘m determined to enjoy myself as much as possible even though I can’t see anything .

　　 Even if it rains tomorrow , I will go to Beijing . 即使明天天下雨，我也要去北京。

5. even 在句中表示强调，多放在句首。虽然它没有 “ 也 ” 的意思，但翻译成汉语时，常在译文中加上 “ 也 ” 。例如：

　　 Everyone got up early and began to work , and even Grandfather has come to the worksite .

　　 I haven‘t slept well these days , even at midnight I can hardly go to sleep .