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1. As far as I know… 据我所知…… as far as I’m concerned (=in my opinion) 就我而言; 依我之见 as far as they are concerned 就他们而言 as far as the eye can reach 就视力所及 as far as prep. & conj. 远至某处。 例如： They walked as far as the foot of a mountain. 他们走到山脚那么远。

2. after all 表结果与预想不同，“结果， 终究”；置于句尾。表原因时，“毕竟，究 竟”, 通常置于句首 (1) I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all. (2) I thought I could come to see you this afternoon. but I’m not free now after all. (3) I know you’re tired. After all, you have been working all day.

4. go about + n/ ving 着手做；从事 It was a typical Monday morning and people were going about their work as usual. That’s not the best way to go about it. I have no idea how to go about mending a clock.

5. have mercy on/upon sb. / show mercy to sb. 宽恕、怜悯某人 (1) They have no mercy on the poor father and daughter. (2) Have mercy on me, please. 请宽恕我吧。 beg for mercy 乞求/请求宽恕 at the mercy of “任由…摆布，在…掌握中 ” (3)I shouldn’t like to be at the mercy of such a cruel man. (4) They were lost at sea, at the mercy of the winds and waves.

6. Be reasonable. 不要这样怀恨在心。 reasonable adj. 1)合理的；懂道理的，通 情达理的; 2）适度的，不高的（价钱） a reasonable man 通情达理的人 a reasonable price 公平的价格 7. It’s no use / useless / no good doing 做…没用/没有好处。例如： It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 不要为无益的事而后悔。 It’s no good drinking and smoking a lot. It is no use in arguing with him.

8. You might as well go stand upon the beach and argue with the sea. 你倒不如站在海滩上与大海争论。 may/might as well do sth. (as do sth. else) 还是做某事好，不如做某事。例如： We may as well have a try and see if it can be done. 我们还是试一试，看看能否办成。 There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed. 没什么事可做，我还是上床睡觉好了。

9. Pass judgment on me and give Shylock what he wants. 对我宣判吧，… judgment [U] 宣判，审判。例如： pass judgement on sb. 对某人进行宣判 The judgment is against her. 那项判决对她不利。 10. pay for 补偿；受…报应 pay off 还清 pay back 偿还 He paid back his debts. He paid me back 100 dollars.

③ A is … times bigger ( longer , higher ) than B The meeting-room is three times bigger than our office. 会议室比我们的办公室大三倍。 ④ 三倍以下通常用 double 或者 twice 来表达两倍。 His weight is double what it was ten years ago. This railway is twice longer than that one. The room is twice the size of that one. = This room is twice as big as that one.

12. How can you hope for mercy yourself when you show none? "如果你不宽恕别人， 你自己怎能希望得到别人的宽恕呢？" 1）hope for“希望，盼望”。 Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备。 We hope for an early answer to our letter. 盼早日赐覆。 2） "when"在这里相当于if。 She'll be here to give you help when necessary. 如果需要，她就来给你帮忙。

13. I do not envy your job. 我并不羡慕您的职业。 envy vt. (envied-- envied –envying) 羡慕； 妒嫉 envy sb. sth. I don't envy your journey in this bad weather. 我并不羡慕你在这种坏天气去旅行。 How I envy you! 我真羡慕你!

14. This is a most troublesome case. 这是一个最麻烦的案子。 “a most + adj. +可数名词的单数形式”，不 表最高级，仅表程度，“非常；十分”, most相当于“very” I found him to be a most interesting boy. It is most beautiful. (very) He asked us a most important question. He asked us the most important question on the subject.

15. Please be seated. 请坐下。 seat vt 1）意为"使…就座"，宾语为反身 动词，即seat oneself，或用be seated。 (1)Michael seated himself at the desk and began to read. (2)He looked carefully and found her seated at the back of the hall. (3) Seated in the first row, the boy listened carefully. 2）seat 供以座位; 可容纳 The hall seats 2000. 这个会场有两千个座位。

16. What do you accuse of? 你起诉什么？ accuse vt. 控告；指控 accuse someone of sth. 指控某人某事 The police accused him of murder. The police accused him of stealing.

17. My fate is a consequence of bad fortune. 只怨我运气不好。 consequence n. 结局；结果 as a consequence 因而；结果 As a consequence of being in hospital, Shelly decided that she wanted to become a nurse. 由于在医院的缘故，谢莉决定当一名护士。 18. according to “根据…”; “按照…” to 介词 According to Tom, Jane got married last month. 据汤姆说，… I’ll do everything according to your instructions.

19. tear (tore, torn) vt. & vi. 撕裂；撕开 (1)He tore the letter to pieces. (2)She tore the skirt on a nail. 她的裙子被钉子钩破了。 tear up 撕碎 The magician tore up a $5 note and then made it whole again. tear down 推倒（建筑物）；摧毁 These old house are being tearing down to make a way for a new road.

20. swear vt. & vi. (swore, sworn) 发誓； 断言。 (1) swear to do sth. (2) swear that… He swore that he would never drink. (=He swore never to drink. ) 他发誓说决不再喝酒。 I swear that you are wrong. 我断言你错了。

21. Antonio, get ready and offer up your breast. 安东尼奥，准备好献出你的胸膛。 offer 献出 例如： They offer up a lamb to God. 他们向神献出羔羊。 She offered him a cup of tea. 她给他一杯茶。 offer up: present献出；献上 eg: offer up a sacrifice 奉献；牺牲；献祭

22. And Shylock take your knife and prepare to do the deed. 夏洛克，拿起你的刀准备割吧。 do the deed 付诸行动，实施。例如： deed [U] 行为, 事实。如： To help the poor is a good deed. A friend in need is a friend in deed. 患难见真交。 do good deeds 就是“做好事”的意思。 Lei Feng did a lot of good deeds.

23. a balance 你带来了称肉的器具吗？ balance n. 秤, 天平, 平衡 the balance of the nature 生态平衡 24. bleed to death 因流血过多致死 to 表程度，“到” fight to death beat to death starve to death 25. take … in one‘s arms “拥抱”。 上课铃声一响，老师就抱着书走进了教室。 The teacher went into classroom，taking some books in his arms.

26. I declare the court allows it and the law gives it to you. 我宣布法庭许可你这样做，法律把它判给你。 declare vt. 宣告；发表；公告。例如： They will declare the results of the election soon. 他们将很快公布选举的结果。 I declare this meeting open. 本人宣布本次会议开始。 He declared that he was right. 他声称他是对的。

27. However, he agreed to lend Antonio the money on one condition [U] & [C] 状态，健康状态；条件。 (1) My car is old but in good condition. (2) He has been out of condition for two weeks. (3)Their working conditions are improving.

①on condition that 在…条件下。后接同 位语从句，相当于 if/ only if 例如： He’ll lend you the money on condition that = if/ only if you return it on time. 他会把钱借给你，条件是你要按时归还。 ②on no condition 决不 On no condition shall I agree. 我决不会同意。 You should on no condition go to the party. I can lend you the money on this condition.

28. I ask you to let him stand in my place and give judgment. in one’s place=in place of 代替某人。 The manager is away and I’ll attend the meeting in his place (in place of the manager). 经理不在，我将代替他出席会议。 Who will go in my place? in one’s place 在适当的位置上。 Everything in the room is in it’s place. 房间里一切都井井有条。 The bookshelf is out of place here. 书架放这里不协调。

27. He is young, but I never seen so young a body with so wise a head. so adv. 如此，非常。 so + adj. + a/an + n. ＝ such + a/an + adj. + n. I’ve never seen so beautiful a child. He wrote so good a book as his first one. 如果形容词前有as, so, too, how时a/an就该放 在形容词后，as/ too/ so/how+ adj. +a/an +n. It is too serious a matter. How interesting a speech he made! However cold it is, he kept taking exercise.

29. Therefore, go down on your knees and beg the Duke for mercy. 因此，你赶快跪下求公爵开恩吧。 go/fall down on one’s knees（为了祈祷、服 从）下跪。例如： He went down on his knees to beg a chance to him. 他下跪请求给他一次机会。 bend one’s knees 屈膝 bend the knee to sb. 屈服于某人

30. upon(=on) ＋ n / ving 就在某时或某 场合之后 (1)Upon my arrival home, I found there were something strange. When I arrived home, ……. (2)On asking for information, I was told I must wait. = When I asked for information, …