§2.1詞句貫通
1.be tired of對……感到厭倦；對……不感興趣
You’ll soon be tired of the game.
很快你就會對這種游戲感到厭倦的。
I am tired of the same old breakfast every morning.
我厭煩每天早上吃同樣的飯。
She is never tired of talking about her clever son.
談起她聰明的兒子，她不厭其煩。
2. reject vt.排斥；丟掉；拋棄
He rejected my offer of help.
他拒絕了我的援助提議。
I proposed to her but she rejected me.
我向她求婚，但被她拒絕了。
He tried to join the army but was rejected.
他試圖參軍，但沒有被接受。
She rejected my suggestions.
她拒絕了我的建議。
She rejected the green apples.
她扔掉了那些不熟的蘋果。
3. break away from擺脫；脫離
The thief broke away from the policeman and ran away.
那個賊掙脫警察逃走了。
He broke away from all his old friends.
他與所有的老朋友斷絕了關系。
It is difficult to break away from a habit.
改掉習慣是很困難的。
It was not right for the South to break away from the Union.
南方脫離聯邦是不對的。
4. possibility n.可能性；可能；可能的事
the possibility of success成功的可能性
the possibility of rain下雨的可能性
Is there any possibility of having a sunny weekend?
周末有可能會陽光明媚嗎？
There is a possibility of his coming for Christmas.
他可能會來過圣誕節。
Is there any possibility that he will be elected chairman?
他有當選主席的可能嗎？
There is quite a possibility that war may break out.
很有可能會爆發戰爭。
His retirement is a possibility.
他有可能退休。
5. attempt vt.嘗試；企圖
The prisoner attempted an escape but failed.
那個犯人企圖逃走，但失敗了。
They attempted a surprise attack.
他們企圖偷襲。
They attempted to climb Mt. Everest.
他們試圖攀登額菲爾士峰。
He attempted breaking the world record.
他試圖打破世界記錄。
attempt n.嘗試，企圖；企圖殺害
He made an attempt to learn to ski.
他嘗試著學滑雪。
He failed in his attempt to win first prize.
他試圖獲得頭獎，但卻失敗了。
They made an attempt on the life of the president.
他們企圖刺殺總統。
attempted adj.未遂的，意圖的
an attempted murder/suicide
殺人未遂/自殺未遂
6. connection n.聯系；因果關系；聯結
There is no connection between the two incidents.
那兩個事件之間沒有關聯。
Doctors say there is a connection between smoking and lung cancer.
醫生們說抽煙與肺癌有關系。
He has connections with many important people.
他與很多重要人物有來往。
in connection with與……相關聯，關于
She said nothing in connection with her marriage.
她絕口不談與她的婚姻有關的事。
connect vt.連接，把……聯系起來；接通（電源、電話等）
The road connects London and Edinburgh.
這條道路連接倫敦與愛丁堡。
Their families are now connected by marriage.
他們兩家有聯姻關系。
The operator will connect you with our sales department.
接線員會與你接通我們的銷售部。
be connected with與……有聯系，和……有關系
He is no longer connected with the Kane Company.
他已與凱恩公司沒有關系了。
7. aware adj.察覺到的，感覺到的，知悉的。一般用作表語，后接of短語或從句。
He wasn’t aware of the danger.
他沒有察覺到危險。
Smokers are well/quite aware of the dangers to their own health.
吸煙者很清楚吸煙會對他們自身的健康造成種種危害。
She became aware of footsteps hurrying after her.
她覺察到身后有匆忙的腳步聲。
Are you aware that you have hurt her feelings?
你有沒有察覺到你已經傷害她的感情了？
I became aware how she might feel.
我察覺到她會有怎樣的感受。
He was aware that he had drunk too much.
他曉得他喝了太多的酒。
Are you aware how much this means to me?
你曉得這對我有多大意義嗎？
8. respect vt.尊敬，尊重
Children ought to respect their elders.
小孩應該尊敬長輩。
Ihope you will respect her wishes.
我希望你能尊重她的愿望。
respect n.尊敬，尊重
I have (a) deep/great respect for him.
我對他非常尊敬。
He showed no respect for their rights.
他不尊重他們的權利。
respected adj.受人尊敬的
The teacher is greatly respected in this school.
這位老師在這個學校很受人尊敬。
9. application n.用途；應用；申請；申請書
The application of what you know will help you solve new problems.
應用你的知識可幫你解決新問題。
That rule has no application to this particular case.
那項條款不適用于這一特殊案例。
The invention has no practical application.
那項發明沒有實際的用途。
The manager received twenty applications for the post.
該經理收到對這個崗位的20份申請。
They rejected his application of the membership.
他們拒絕了他成為會員的請求。
You should make an application to the embassy for a visa.
你應向大使館申請簽證。
§2.2發散思維
1. allow v.允許，容許
allow sb.to do sth.允許某人做某事
The nurse allowed him to stay in hospital for another two days.
那個護士準許他在醫院再住兩天。
allow doing sth.允許做某事
We don’t allow making noise here,so you must keep quiet.
我們不允許在這兒弄出噪音，請你保持安靜。
allow vt.給予(時間、金錢)；同意給予。后常接雙賓語。
He allows his wife $200 a month for clothes.
他每個月給妻子200美元買新衣服。
Allow me one minute in which to change my clothes.
請給我一分鐘的時間讓我換換衣服。
Please allow yourself an hour to get to the airport.
請給自己留出一小時的時間好趕往飛機場。
allow for顧及，考慮到
This journey usually takes 3 weeks,but you should allow for delays caused by bad weather.
這趟旅行通常需時三周，但是你應考慮到惡劣天氣所造成的延誤。
We must allow for the train being late-it always is.
我們必須考慮到火車會晚點，它一向如此。
You can’t make it in an hour;you must allow for the heavy traffic.
一個小時你是到達不了的，你要考慮到交通是很擁擠的。
2. otherwise adv.要不然，否則；另外，別樣；在其他方面
He reminded me of what I should have otherwise forgotten.
他提醒了我，要不然我就忘了。
He thinks otherwise.
他是另外一種想法。
He thinks otherwise he’s a good worker.
從另一方面來說他是個好工人。
otherwise conj.(并列連詞，同or else)否則，不然(常與虛擬語氣連用)
You should go now,otherwise you’ll miss the bus.
你應該現在走，不然你就趕不上公交車。
Do come earlier next time,otherwise you’ll be punished.
下次一定早點來，否則就懲罰你。
He is old and sick,otherwise he would be working.
他年老有病，不然他會上班的。
otherwise adj.另外的，別樣的；其他方面的
Some are wise,some are otherwise.
有些人賢明，有些人則不然。
His students in English are also his otherwise teachers.
這些人在英語方面是他的學生，可是在其他方面卻是他的老師。