17．In surprise吃惊地
[举例] He hid himself in surprise.他在惊慌中躲了起来。
[拓展]in surprise中的surprise为名词“惊讶”，常见的短语还有to one’s surpri＝to the surprise of sb．“令(某人)感到惊讶的是”其形容词形式为 surprised．
[搭配]to one’s surprise 令(某)人感到惊讶的是
be surprised at因……而感到惊讶
be surprised to do sth. 因做……而感到惊讶
be surprised +that... 因……而感到惊讶
[举例](1) To my surprise, she was the mother of two children.
令我惊讶的是，她是两个孩子的妈妈。
(2)a surprised look吃惊的表情
(3)The man looked surprised．那个人显得惊讶。
(4)We were surprised at the news．＝We were surprised to hear the news．
听到这个消息，我们感到很惊讶。
(5) They were surprised that he got injured in the traffic accident.
他在车祸中受伤，使他们感到惊讶。
16．Look on．．．as．．．把……看做，认为
[用法]look on(upon)．．．as．．．与have．．．as．．．，regard．．．as．．．，consider．．．as．．．等短语意思都一样，通常可以互换。
[举例](1) I look on (upon) her as a promising pianist.
我认为她是一个很有前途的钢琴家。
(2)Who looks on him as a friend? = Who has him as a friend?
=Who regards him as a friend? = Who considers him as a friend?
谁把他当作朋友呢?
15．1ively生动的，活泼的；鲜艳的
[举例](1)He had a strange way of making his class lively and interesting.
他有一种奇妙的方法，使他的课上得生动有趣。
(2) She is a lively girl.她是位活泼的姑娘。
(3) What lively colours! 多么鲜艳的颜色!
[拓展]lively作“生动的”“活泼的”解时，可作定语或表语，也可作宾语补足语，该词是live + ly构成；以-ly结尾的形容词还有friendly，orderly，lovely等，注意不要将它们视为副词。例如：
What a lovely weather! 多好的天气啊!
14. knock vt. vi. 敲、击、打；相撞，碰撞
[搭配]knock at... 敲……
knock down... 撞倒……
knock/into sb. 撞在某人身上
knock... off.. 撞下来；敲下来
knock... into... 把……打人
[举例] (1)I was cooking when she knocked at the door. 他敲门时，我正在做饭。
(2) He almost knocked me down before he saw me.
他几乎把我撞倒才看见我。
(3)I knocked into a little boy. 我撞到一个小孩了。
(4)The car knocked me off my bike. 那辆小车把我从自行车上撞了下来。
(5)Please knock the wood into the ground.请把这木头打进地下去。
13. popular adj. 大众的；受欢迎的
[举例] (1)a popular teacher 受欢迎的老师
(2)popular newspapers / music/language 大众报纸／流行音乐／通俗语言
[搭配] be popular with / among 受……欢迎
[举例] (1)That nurse is very popular with little children.
那位护士非常受小朋友欢迎。
(2)Chinese food is becoming popular among Americans.
中国菜逐渐受到美国人的欢迎。
12. satisfy v. 使(某人)满意或满足
[举例] (1)She's not satisfied with anything but the best.
她事事都要最好的才罢休。
Nothing satisfies him, he's always complaining.
他对什么都不满意，总是抱怨。
[拓展]satisfied adj．满意的；满足的／satisfying adj．令人满意的(满足的)
I felt quite satisfied after my big meal.我这顿饭吃得很多，觉得很饱。
a satisfying meal (result)令人满意的饭菜(结果)
[比较] satisfied／content
[搭配] sb. be satisfied with sb (sth)
sb. be content to do sth with sth
[意思区别] 前者表示欲望或要求的满足，着重于心中十分满意，语气比后者强；后者表示对某一特殊事物的满足，着重“别无它求”的含义。如：
They believe that the basic needs of the world's population should be satisfied first, like food and medical care.
他们认为全世界人口的基本需要，像食品和医疗，应该首先得到满足。
He was content to eat simple food. 他乐意吃一些简单的食物。
[用法区别] 前者是过去分词，常用作形容词，在句中作表语或定语；后者是表语形容词，通常不作定语。如：
The little girl gave a satisfied smile. 小女孩露出了满意的笑容。
All through his life Einstein was content to spend most of his time alone. 在爱因斯坦的一生中，他愿意单独度过他的大部分时间。
She told her parents in the letter that she was very content with her new job in Hainan. 她在信中告诉她父母说她非常满意在海南的新工作。
11．common adj．普通的；共同的；共用的；共有的
[举例] A great interest in music was common to them.
他们对音乐都有共同的强烈的兴趣。
The common people in those days suffered a lot.当时一般民众生活都很苦。
We work for the common good. 我们为了公共利益而工作。
We had a lot in common with each other. 我们有很多共同之处。
10．exist vi．存在，实际上有
[举例](1) Don't be silly. Such a thing doesn't exist.
别傻了，这种东西是不存在的。
(2) Fish can't exist out of water.鱼离开水就不能话。
(3) They exist on very little money.他们靠极少的钱来生活。
9．date back to起源于，追溯到
[用法]date作动词，(从某一时代)开始，回溯。
常构成短语date back to或date from
[举例](1) This building dates back to 1823.这栋建筑是1823年所建。
(2) This custom dates from the 16th century.这风俗起源于16世纪。
8．even though / even 即使；尽管
[举例] We have determined to visit the place of interest here even if (though) it rains tomorrow. 我们决定去参观这里的名胜，即使明天下雨也要去。
We like English even though it is rather difficult for us.
我们喜欢英语，尽管它对我们来说相当难。