He was calm when I told him the bad news.
当我告诉他这个坏消息时,他很平静。
It was difficult to calm down the football fans.
要使足球迷们平静下来是很困难的。
【要点归纳】
calm down 使平静;平静下来。
【相关链接】
辨析calm,quiet,still,silent:
calm是"平静的,沉着的",多指无风浪或人的心情不激动、镇定;quiet是"宁静的,安静的",指没有声音、不吵闹或心里没有烦恼,可以用来形容人,也可用于指环境;still是"静止的,不动的",指没有运动或动作的状态,不涉及声音;silent意为"寂静的,沉默的,不发音的",多指人默不作声,也可用来指字母"不发音的"。
8.unlikelyadj. 不可能的
【典型例句】
They are unlikely to come since the weather is so bad.
他们不大可能来了,因为天气这样糟糕。
It's most unlikely that she'll arrive before seven.
她极不可能在七点前到达。
【要点归纳】
be unlikely to do sth.不可能做某事
【相关链接】
likely adj. 很可能的;有希望的
adv.或许,很可能
be likely to do sth.可能做某事
9.cover v.覆盖,占(地);走完;报道;涉及
n. 封面;盖子
【典型例句】
She covered the table with a cloth.
她用一块布把桌子罩起来。
The town covers 5 square miles.
小镇占地5平方英里。 Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
I want to cover 100 miles by dark.
我想在天黑之前走完100英里。
He was sent to cover a fire for the newspaper.
他被派去为报纸采访失火的新闻。
The discussion covered a wide range of subjects.
这次讨论涉及内容广泛。
The book has a blue cover.
那本书有一个蓝色的封面。
【相关链接】
短语:be covered with 被......覆盖
10.adapt v.(使)适应;改变
【典型例句】
He adapted himself to the cold weather.