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1 add v. to put sth. with sth. else to increase the number or amount or to improve the whole:

If you add (= calculate the total of) three

and four you get seven.

Beat the butter and sugar together

and slowly add the eggs.

Her classmates’ laughter only added to

(= increased) her embarrassment( 尴尬 ).

[+ that] She was sad, she said, but added

(= said also) that she felt she had made the

right decision.

[+ speech] “Oh, and thank you for all yo

ur help!” he added as he was leaving.

It's $45 - $50 if you add in (= include) t

he cost of postage.

Don’t forget to add on your travelling e

xpenses/add your expenses on.

It all added up to a lot of hard work for

all of us.

Their proposals do not add up to any

real help for the poor.

add up to sth. (RESULT) to have a particular result or effect:

1. We have planted flowers andgreen trees around the buildings,which___ the beauty of the city. A. add to B. add upC. add up to D. are added to

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2. The engine of the ship was out o

f order and the bad weather ___

__ the helplessness of the crew a

t sea. (2003 上海） A. added to B. resulted from

C. turned out D. made up

Don’t get upset about the dress—there’s

only a little stain on it.

[+ to infinitive] She was very upset to

hear that the holiday had been

cancelled.

[+ that] He was very upset that you

didn't reply to his letters.

2 upset   adj. [after verb]

worried, unhappy or angry:

This article lists all the words that will be ignored when you try to search a Web by using the Search Form. How can the government ignore the wishes of the majority?I smiled at her but she just ignored me.

3 ignore   verb [T] to intentionally( 故意 )

not listen or give attention to:

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about!

4 calm (sb.) down to stop feeling upset orangry , or to stop someone feeling this way:

I’m a bit concerned about/for your health.[+ (that)] Aren’t you concerned (that) she might tell someone?[+ to infinitive] He was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers were leaving.Concerned parents have complained about the dangerous playground.

5 concerned   adj. worried:

6 outdoors adv. 在户外 ; 在野外

Children usually prefer playing outdoors.

I love to be in the great outdoors.

反义词 : indoors 户外，野外

outdoor adj. 户外的，野外的 ( 置于名词前 )  an outdoor sport / game 户外运动

n. 雷；雷声thunder and lightning

7 thunder

vi. 打雷；雷鸣The sky grew dark and it started

to thunder.

8 entirely

adv. 完全地；全然地；整个地

I admit it was entirely my fault.

The company is run almost entirely by

middle-aged men.

1) ( 人的 ) 能力，精力，力量 :do everything in one’s power to help 尽力帮助out of / beyond one’s power 能力所不及Knowledge is power. 2) 权利，权限 : the power of the law ( 法律 )   come into power 握权 in power 当权，执政

9 power

3) 体力，智力，精力 :

His powers are falling.

他的体力正在衰退中。 a man of varied powers

多才多艺的人

10 go through to suffer or experience sth. b

ad 经历；经受you'll never understand just what the

fuck I've gone through.

My uncle has gone through many

hardships.

11 set down

放下；记下；登记Why don’t you set your ideas down on

paper?  你怎麽不把你的想法写在纸上呢 ?

I will set down the story as it was told to

me. 

我要把这听来的故事原原本本地记下来

12 a serious of 一连串的 ; 一系列 ; 一套He saw a series of white arrows painted on the  road . 

他看见马路上画有一连串的白色箭头。There’s been a whole series of accidents on this stretch of road recently.

近来在这一路段发生了一连串事故。

He broke the window on purpose.

It is not likely that he did it on purpose .

他不见得是故意做那件事。

13 on purpose 故意地

It is difficult to see clearly at dusk.在黄昏时很难看清东西。I often walk alone at dusk with my dog. at dawn 黎明时I knew roosters （公鸡） crowed at daw

n, but I never knew they kept crowing all morning long.

14 at dusk 在黄昏时刻

15 face to face 　面对面地

We’ve spoken on the phone but never

face-to-face.

The burglar turned the corner and found

himself face to face with a policeman. 

盗贼一拐弯面对面地碰上个警察。

• face to face 　面对面地• shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩• hand in hand 手牵手• heart to heart 心贴心

It’s really a hard time for Ann to , for she couldn’t go for so long a time.

be caught by the Nazis, she could only hide away and look at nature through dirty hanging before very windows. How pity!

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go through outdoors

In order not to German

curtainsdusty

She looked her diary as her friend and called it Kitty, in which she could all her feeling. One day , she happened to be upstairs.When looking out through the open window, she felt the dark, rainy evening, the wind, the clouds held her in their . It was the first time in a year and a half that she’d seen the night .

set downat dusk

thundering entirelypower

face to face