1. focus on (P6) phrasal verb

to give a lot of attention to one particular person, subject or thing: 集中注意力于…

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

When the kitchen is finished I'm going to focus my attention on the garden and get that sorted out.

2. suitable (P7)

suit

v. [T] to be right for a particular person, situation or occasion: 適合

Corn is grown a lot in this area - the soil seems to suit it very well.

The city lifestyle seems to suit her - she's certainly looking very well.

suited

adj. 1) right for someone or sth.: 適合的

With her qualifications and experience, she would seem to be ideally suited to/for the job.

2) If two people who have a relationship are suited, they have a good relationship which will probably last, often because they share a lot of interests: 適宜的

They were never suited (to each other) from the start - they've got nothing in common.

suitable

adj. acceptable or right for someone or sth.: 適合的

The film is suitable for children.

My mother doesn't like me wearing short skirts to church - she doesn't think they're suitable.

NOTE: The opposite is unsuitable.

高考鏈接

- How about eight o' clock outside the cinema?

-That _______ me fine. (2004 全國)

A. fits B. meets C. satisfies D. suits

答案及解析: D. 時間地點適合某人用suit sb.

● Grammar and usage

1. serve (P8)

v. [T] in a shop, restaurant or hotel, to deal with a customer by taking their order, showing or selling them goods etc: 服務,接待

Are you being served, madam?

That's the restaurant where they refused to serve Giles because he was so rude.

v. [I or T] to provide food or drinks: 提供食物,飲料等

Do they serve meals in the bar?

Breakfast is served in the restaurant between 7 and 9

We arrived at the hotel and were served with champagne and canapés.

All recipes in this book, unless otherwise stated, will serve (= be enough for) 4 to 5 people.

[+ object + adjective] Serve the tarts hot with custard or whipped cream.

v. [T] to provide with something that is needed: 提供所需之物

London's hospitals, so says the report, are out of touch with the communities that they serve.

v. [I or T] to work for; to do your duty to: 服務,工作,服役

He served in the army in India for twenty years.

She has served on the committee for the last fifteen years.

He served under Harold Wilson as Transport Minister.

service

n. [U] the act of dealing with a customer in a shop, restaurant or hotel by taking their order, showing or selling them goods, etc: 服務,接待

The only trouble with this café is that the service is so slow.

[C] a system or organization that provides for a basic public need:

the ambulance/health/postal/prison service

[C or U] the operation of a system:

There isn't any railway service on Sundays.

We hope to be operating a normal service as soon as possible.

services plural noun UK

a place beside a large road at which fuel, food, drink and other items that people want on their journey are sold:

We stopped at the services to get petrol.

servant

n. a person who is employed in another person's house, doing jobs such as cooking and cleaning, especially in the past

public servant/servant of the state a person who works for the government:

Public servants should be incorruptible.

in service

in use:

The battleship has been in service since 1965.

高考鏈接

1. My friend, who ______ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month. (2006 浙江)

A. served B. is serving C. had served D. has served

2. If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would _____. (2004 浙江)

A. act B. help C. serve D. last

答案及解析

1. D. 為…而終生工作

2. B. 有幫助.

2. raise (P9)

v. [T] 1) to take care of a person, or an animal or plant, until they are completely grown: 撫養

Her parents died when she was a baby and she was raised by her grandparents.

The lambs had to be raised by hand (= fed artificial milk by people) when their mother died.

The farmer raises (= breeds) chickens and pigs.

The soil around here isn't good enough for raising (= growing) crops.

2) to cause sth. to increase or become bigger, better, higher, etc: 抬高, 提高

The government plan to raise taxes.

I had to raise my voice (= speak more loudly) to make myself heard over the noise.

The inspector said that standards at the school had to be raised.

Our little chat has raised my spirits (= made me feel happier).

3) to lift sth. to a higher position: 舉起

Would all those in favor please raise their hands?

He raised the window and leaned out.

Mary Quant was the first fashion designer to raise hemlines.

3. abuse (9)

v. [T] 1) to use or treat someone or sth. wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage: 虐待

She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.

I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.

Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally abused.

2) to speak to someone rudely or cruelly: 辱罵

The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save a goal.

n. [U] rude and offensive words said to another person: 辱罵

He had apparently experienced a lot of verbal abuse from his co-workers.

He hurled (a stream/torrent of) abuse at her (= He said a lot of rude and offensive things to her).

'Idiot!' is a mild term of abuse (= an insulting expression).

child abuse

n. [U] when adults intentionally treat children in a cruel or violent way: 虐待兒童

4. get caught (P9)

v. [L + past participle] (getting, got, got or US gotten) sometimes used instead of 'be' to form the passive:

I got shouted at by some idiot for walking past his house.

They're getting married later this year.

This window seems to have got broken.

高考鏈接

1. －_______ David and Vicky _______married?

－For about three years. (2003 北京)

A．How long were … being B．How long have … got

C．How long have … been D．How long did … get

2. --- How are the team playing?

　 --- They're playing well, but one of them hurt. (2002 全國春)

　A. got B. gets C. are D. were

3. As we joined the big crowd I got ______ from my friends. (2001 全國)

A. separated B. spared C. lost D. missed

答案及解析:

1. C.

2. A. got hurt 受傷

3. A. 被分了開來.

5. pressure (P9)

press

v. [I or T; usually + adv. or prep.] to push sth. firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you: 按,壓

Press the button to start the machine.

He pressed his face against the window.

Can you press a bit harder on my shoulders, please?

The crowd pressed against the locked doors trying to get into the building.

Press down firmly on the lever.

[T] to make clothes smooth by ironing them: 熨燙

I'll just press these trousers.

[T] to put a weight on fruit in order to remove the juice: 榨汁

to press grapes

[T] to make a record or CD: 制唱片

Over 3000 copies of the CD were pressed and sent some out to college radio stations.

[T] to make sth. flat and firm by putting it under sth. heavy: 壓扁

The children pressed some flowers.

pressed turkey breast

n. [C usually singular] a firm push against sth. using the fingers: 按,壓

To start the machine, just give this button a press.

[S] when you make cloth smooth with an iron: 熨燙

Can you give this shirt a quick press?

[C] a piece of equipment which is used to put weight on something in order to crush it, remove liquid from it or to make it flat: 熨斗

a garlic/trouser/wine press

to try hard to persuade someone to do something: 強迫,迫使

[+ object + to infinitive] The committee pressed him to reveal more information.

He's pressing me for an answer.

Can I press you further on (= persuade you to say more about) this issue?

pressure

n. [U] the force you produce when you press sth.: 壓力

He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.

You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area.

[C or U] the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area:

gas/water pressure

The new material allows the company to make gas pipes which withstand higher pressures.

The gas is stored under pressure (= in a container which keeps it at a higher pressure than it would usually have).

[U] when someone tries to make someone else do sth. by arguing, persuading, etc: 壓力(抽象)

public/political pressure

Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours.

[+ to infinitive] Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.

The government is facing pressure from environmental campaigners.

He only asked her under pressure from his wife (= because his wife forced him to).

She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married.

FORMAL The international community are trying to bring pressure to bear on the government (= trying to persuade them) to resolve the situation.

[C or U] a difficult situation that makes you feel worried or unhappy:

She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.

Can you work well under pressure?

the pressures of work

高考鏈接

Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their , some people drink alcohol. (2003 上海)

A．temper B．mood C．consciousness D．pressures

答案及解析:

D. lose one’s pressures: 緩解某人的壓力

6. threat (P9)

n. [C] a suggestion that sth. unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed: 威脅

[+ to infinitive] She carried out her threat to throw away any clothes that were left on the floor.

The threat of jail failed to deter him from petty crime.

Drunken drivers pose a serious threat (= cause a lot of harm) to other road users.

He says he'll tell the authorities but it's just an empty threat (= it will not happen).

be under threat of sth.

to be in a situation where people are threatening you with sth. bad or unpleasant: 在……的威脅之下

She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned.

threaten

v. [T] to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them, or cause problems for them if they do not do what you want: 威脅

They threatened the shopkeeper with a gun.

[+ to infinitive] They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.

[I] If sth. bad threatens to happen, it is likely to happen: 預兆,征兆

Look at those clouds! There's a storm threatening.

[T] to be likely to cause harm or damage to sth. or someone: 對……造成威脅

Changing patterns of agriculture are threatening the countryside.

高考鏈接

Her brother to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order. (2001 上海)

A. declared B. threatened C. warned D. exclaimed

答案及解析: B. threaten to do sth 威脅做某事

7. resist (P9)

v. [I or T] to fight against sth. or someone that is attacking you: 抗拒……的誘惑

The soldiers resisted (the enemy attacks) for two days.

[T] to refuse to accept or be changed by sth.: 拒絕

The party leader resisted demands for his resignation.

He tried to run away from the police and was charged with resisting arrest.

The new hybrid crops are much better at resisting disease.

[T] to stop yourself from doing sth. that you want to do: 克制自己去做某事

I can never resist temptation/chocolate/the urge to laugh.

[+ ing form of verb] She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.

resistance

n. [U] when sth. or someone resists:

resistance to disease

Government troops offered no resistance (to the rebels).

There's a lot of resistance (= opposition) to the idea of a united Europe.

[U] a force which acts to stop the progress of sth. or make it slower:

The car's speed was reduced by air/wind resistance.

[C or U] SPECIALIZED the degree to which a substance prevents the flow of an electric current through it:

Copper has (a) low resistance.

resistant

adj. 1) not wanting to accept sth., especially changes or new ideas:

Why are you so resistant to change?

2) not harmed or affected by sth.:

a stain-resistant carpet

a disease-resistant variety of tomato