(1) For that serious accident, he got away with only a fine.

(2) The thieves got away with all the money and jewellery.

2. in debt

(1)To be in debt is to be in danger.

(2).Bad management will land the company in debt.

(3) She was terrified of getting into debt.

1. cut down

(1) In this way they cut down the fat and increased the fiber in the meal.

(2)Avoid stress foods and cut down on sugar and salt.

(3)At first, you may think of ways to cut down on your expenses or increase your earnings.

二．重点句型

Analyzing some important and difficult sentences

1. Wang Pengwei sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated. (Reading)

这里的feeling是-ing用做伴随状语。王鹏伟坐在他那空荡荡的餐馆里，感到十分沮丧。

Mary stood at the school gate waiting for Betty.

2. Nothing could have been better. (Reading) 再好不过了。

此句子相当于All his foods could have been the best.

"not／no／never ／nothing ＋比较级"句型常用来表示"没有......比......更......"，即：比较级表达最高级概念。例如：

There is nothing more interesting than the film I have ever seen in the past years．

在近几年我所看的电 影中没有比这部更有意思的了。

下面介绍2种带有否定词的比较句型:

1) no better than：表示"和......一样；实际等于......"，如：