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单词

equal v 等于

Nobody equals him in strength.
Nobody matches him in strength.

equal n 相提并论的人或物

In English she has no equal in her class.

be head and shoulders above sb 鹤立鸡群

equality n 平等 racial equality

raise 及物v 募集/举起/饲养 n 涨工资

raise ones glass to sb

raise pigs

we are raising a fund for orphans

rise 不及物v the sun also rise太阳照常升起

arise

arouse 激起 arouse ones pity

短语

be always doing sth 常包含厌烦不满情绪

He is always being late.他总是迟到

be forever/continually/constantly doing sth/do sth.all the time/kept(on)doing sth 类似⬆️

reflect on sb 对某人有负面影响

one ... or another 各种各样的

Beginners wii err at one time or another新手总是在犯错

one ... after another 一个又一个的

encounter one difficulty after another遭遇一个又一个的困难

have sth. done 请某人做某事/糟糕的经历

im going to have my hair cut this weekend
The house had its windows broken in the explosion

无灵主语

We only travelled half the distance at sunset==Sunset met us halfway

used to do 曾经

i used to get up early

be/become/get used to n/doing / be accustomed to (doing) sth习惯于

Life is not fair,get used to it.

strike the hours 钟打点报时

ever since adv/prep/conj 自从/从那以后

wake(up) vi&vt 醒了；唤醒

start n 一个激灵

wake up with a start

do sth. with+名词 作状语修饰谓语动词

The officer went through the case with great care == very carefully

非谓语作状语时，一般情况下其隐含主语应该与主句保持一致

before的译法

it will be a long time before we meet again 要过很久我们(才)能再见

i hadnt waited long before he came 我没等多久他(就)来了

arm sb with sth armed with a torch ,he found....

go on/happen/occur/come up/come about突然发生 take place 发生 strike 不幸的事情突然发生 coincide(with...)和...同时发生

catch sight/a glimpse of...看到...

figure n 模糊人影/数字/重要任务

recognize ... as ...认出...是

疑问词+on earth/in the world/in gods name 到底...

have been doing 现在完成进行时

night after/by night

was/were hoping 委婉的语气

I was hoping you could marry me

强调肯定式 谓语动词前do表强调

as well ...也...

as well as ... 除了...之外,...也...

still/nevertheless/nonetheless/all the same /just the same 尽管如此...但是

there is nothing i can do about it 对此我无能为力

The telephone is out of order,and theres nothing i can about it

as good as = almost 几乎...