9. be capable of 能够，有能力 be capable of being +过去分词：是能够被……的

Salamanders once were thought to be capable of living in fire. 火蜥蜴曾被认为能生活于火中。

8. but for(=without)要不是。表示假设

But for your advice, I should have failed. 要不是你的忠告，我会失败的。

But for music(=Were it not for music), life would be dull. 要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。

7. be busy with sth. 忙于某事　　 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

He is busy with some important work. 他正忙于处理一些重要的事情。

=He is busy doing some important work.

6. on business 出差办事。

I have to go to London on business tomorrow. 明天我要到伦敦去办事。

5. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之

In brief, Tom is a lazy boy. 简而言之，汤姆是个懒孩子。

4. on board 到船上，在船上，上火车或飞机

We went on board Athens yesterday morning. 我们昨天早晨登上雅典号。

3. blame sb. for sth. 因……责备某人　　 blame sth. on sb. 把……推在某人身上

The driver was not to blame for the accident. 这次事故怪不着司机。=

They couldn’t blame the accident on the driver.

2. by birth 在出生上，论出身，按血统 at birth 在出生时；give birth to 出生

I am French by birth and a British subject by marriage. 我按出生是法国人，因结婚而成为英国公民。

The baby weighed seven pounds at birth. 那婴儿出生时重七磅。

On October17, at 9:25 A. M. I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. 10月17日上午9时25分，我生下一个漂亮的小女孩。

中学阶段重难点短语复习(二)