14. tend 常与to连用 vt. 有……的趋势，有某种倾向People under stress tend to express their full range of potential. / He tends to pitch the ball too high.

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8. be seated (= sit down) 意为“坐下”，是正式用语，而sit down 是非正式用语。Please be seated, ladies and gentlemen.

10. on one condition该介词短语意为“规定一个条件”。

He allowed me to do it on one condition.

on condition that 这是一短语连词 (=only if)，引导条件状语从句。I'll give you the day off on condition that you work on Saturday morning.

[考点1]pay 短语

① pay back 偿还；报复

② pay for 付……的钱；为……付代价

③ pay off 还清；付完丁资后解雇；成功

[例句] Have l paid you back the $20 you lent me? 你借给我的20美元我还给你了吗? He paid me back by not coming. 他采用不来的办法报复我。Before he pays he likes to know what he's paying for. 在付钱时，他喜欢知道他要付什么钱。He paid dearly for his careless slip. 他为自己粗心的失误付出了巨大的代价。Our plan certainly paid off; it was a great idea. 我们的计划当然成功了，那是个很好的主意。When the building was completed, he paid off the laborers. 大楼建好后，他付完工人的工资，打发他们离开。

▲ 辨析：pay back 还给。只说归还，但不谈还清与否；而pay off是还清了。

[考例1]It's high time the sum was paid ____ to the bank with interest.

A. for　　 B. off　　　 C. back　　 D. on

[考查目标]此题主要考查短语辨义。

[答案与解析]C　 正确分析各选项的意义。题意是：到向银行还本付息的时候了。

15. may / might as well do 最好，还是做某事好，做某事也无妨 Since nobody else wants the job, we might as well let him have it. 既然谁也不要这份工作，我们不妨让他去做吧。There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed. 没事可做，是去睡觉也无妨。

[考点5]含 mercy 的短语

① have mercy on / upon 对……表示同情(怜悯)

② show mercy to sb. 怜悯／同情某人

③ beg for mercy 乞求宽恕

④ at the mercy of 任……摆布；在……掌握中

⑤ leave...to the mercies of 让……受……的摆布

⑥ throw...on one's mercy 请求……宽恕

⑦ without mercy 无情地

[例句]They had no mercy on the prisoners. 他们对犯人毫不留情。They showed little mercy to the enemies. 他们对敌人毫不怜悯。He went down on his knees and begged for mercy. 他跪下来乞求宽恕。I shouldn't like to be at the money of such a cruel man. 我不愿任由这样凶残人的摆布。The slaves were left to the mercies of their master. 奴隶们受尽了主人的虐待。He threw himself on my mercy. 他请求我宽恕他。He was treated without mercy. 他受到虐待。

▲友情提示：mercy 在以上短语中使用时，常作不可数名词(但第⑤个短语除外)。

[考例5]She is a kind-hearted woman and often has mercy ____ these who are in trouble.

A. a; for　　 B. 不填; on　 C. some; to　 D. much; with

[考查目标]此题主要考查短语的介词搭配问题。

[答案与解析]B　 have mercy on / upon 是固定短语，只能使用介词 on 或upon。另外，短语中的mercy是不可数名词，前面不可加不定冠词。

9. be in love with sb. 该短语意为“爱上某人”，其中的be可用fall替换，即fall in love with sb. 也意为“爱上某人”。Henry was / fell in love with Mary.

make love to sb. 向某人示爱

2. as far as I know

as far as I know = as far as I am concerned 就我所知

They returned at nine, as far as we know. 据我所知，他们是九点返回的。As far as I know, he is still working there. 就我所知，他还在那儿工作。

as far as I can see 据我看As far as I can see, the wea- ther is not likely to clear up. 据我看，天气不大可能放晴。

[考点4]in + 名词 + of

① in the eyes of 在……心目中；在……看来

② in terms of 就……而言；根据

③ in the area of 在……领域

④ in time of 在……的时候

⑤ in honor of 为纪念；为向……表示敬意

⑥ in case of 万一

[例句] You are only a child in the eyes of your teacher.在老师眼里你只是个孩子。Many of the scientists and engineers are judged in terms of how great their achieve- ments are. 人们往往从成就的大小来评价一些科学家和工程师。There have been many developments in the area of language teaching。 语言教学领域有很多发展。

[考例4]As for Latin America generally，there is no reason why, ____ available resources, it cannot become a highly industrialized area.

A. in terms of　　 B. by means of

C. rather than　　 D. next to

[考查目标] 此题主要考查短语辨义。

[答案与解析]A　 by means of 通过。rather than 而不是。next to 几乎；仅次于，除……之外。

6. believe, believe in, trust

三者均有“相信”的意思。believe指“相信某人(所说的话)”。I don't believe what she says.

believe 后可跟 that 从句，表示“相信，认为”。He firmly believes that I can do it well alone.

believe in 表示“信任，信仰(真理、宗教、原则等)”。The western people mostly believe in God.

trust 指“相信(某人的品德、为人、能力等)”。

I don't trust him. (= I don't believe in him.)

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5. worth，worthy

(1) worth adj. 价值……的 a car worth $20000 价值2万美元的一辆小汽车 How much is this bicycle worth? It's worth ￡50. be worth doing 值得一做 It isn't worth waiting for him. (值得……的)

(2) worthy adj. 有价值的；配得上的；可尊敬的(常作表语，其后常跟被动语态动词不定式或of加名词或被动语态动名词)值得……的；应该……的

a worthy life 有价值的生活

a worthy man 高尚的人

a man worthy of praise (to be praised) 值得称赞的人

acts worthy of punishment 应该受处分的行为

She says she helps only the worthy poor. 她说她只帮助那些值得她去帮助的穷人(不包括那些她认为好吃懒做等不配取得帮助的人)。

4. combine, connect, join, unite

此组动词意为“联合、连接”。

(1) combine 意为“结合、联合”，指为了某一目的而把两事物结合在一起。We must combine theory with practice. 我们必须把理论和实践联系起来。

(2) connect “连接”，指用东西把两事物连接在一起，或两事物直接相连，二者仍保持原状。The two cities are connected by a railway. 两座城市由铁路相连。

(3) join 意为“连接”，指以线、绳、桥等把两物或两地连接在一起，和 connect 意思相近，也可指两物互相紧密相接。We had better join the island to the mainland with a steel bridge. 我们最好建一座钢筋桥把这个岛与大陆连接起来。/ Where does this stream join the Changiiang River? 这条河和长江在哪里汇合?

(4) unite 意为“联合”，指两种以上的事物结合为一体，有合二为一的意味，强调结合后的统一性。The two companies will unite into one. 这两家公司将合并成一家。/ The whole family united to help him. 全家齐心协力帮助他。

3. announce, declare

这两个词都含有“宣布”的意思。其区别主要是：

announce 所宣布的是公众较感兴趣的事情，常带有“预告”的意思

declare 一般用于较为正式的场合，特别是用于官方场合。例如：It has been announced that they will be married next week. 据宣布，他们将在下周结婚。The price of rice was announced in the papers. 大米的价格已在报上公布。declare war 宣战 declare peace 宣布和平 The arrested man declared himself (to be) innocent. 被逮捕的人声称自己是无罪的。

declare 还有一个重要的意思是“申报 (纳税品、房地产等)，例如：Do you have anything to declare? 你有什么要申报纳税的吗?