①We seek to find a way to make us get along well with the people around us.

我们试图找一种方法使我们和周围的人相处融洽。

②You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.

这件事情你应该寻求律师的建议。

③If you want to seek_for/after success, you must work hard.

如果你想追求成功，就必须努力工作。

④They sought_out a handy spot where they might sit down and rest.

他们找到了一个可以坐下休息而且方便的地方。

[语境串记]　He told us that he was going to Beijing to seek his fortune and I suggested that he should seek advice from his teacher and shouldn't seek after/for personal fame or gain.

他告诉我们他要去北京碰碰运气，我建议他应该请教他的老师，不要一味地追名逐利。

[名师点津]　seek后可接不定式作宾语，但不可接动名词。

4．(教材P34)Floyd Landis made several lame excuses blaming medicine he had been taking for an injury but these were all in vain.

弗洛伊德•兰蒂斯做了几次站不住脚的辩解，推诿说药物是为了治疗伤痛而服用的，但这些都是徒劳的。

in vain 徒然，白费力气

(1)try in vain to do sth.　　 枉费心机/徒劳无益做某事

(2)be vain about 对......感到自负

make vain attempts/efforts 做徒劳的尝试/努力

①I tried to persuade him to stop smoking but my efforts were in vain.

我曾试图说服他戒烟，但是我的努力是徒劳的。

②We tried in vain to_make (make) him change his mind.

我们试图使他改变主意，结果是白费工夫。

③To be perfectly frank, I do not see what she has to be vain about.

坦率地说，我看不出她有什么值得骄傲之处。

5．(教材P34)It is compulsory for winners to be tested but other participants are only tested at random.

获胜者被强制进行检查，而其他参赛选手则只是随机抽检。

at random 随便地 ，随意地

①The librarian took a book at random from the shelf.

图书管理员从书架上随便拿了一本书。

②The people for the experiment were chosen completely at_random.

参与实验的人完全是随机挑选的。

(1)random adj.　　　　　 胡乱的；随便的，任意的

(2)反义词组：on purpose 有意地，故意地

③Why do you care about his random remarks?

他只是随便一说，何必介意？

④Jack's been really annoying me and I think he's doing it on_purpose.

杰克一直让我很烦，我想他是故意那样干的。

[联想发散]　"at＋名词"构成的短语常见的还有：

①at dinner在吃饭　　　　 ②at play在玩耍