1.lay_off　　　　　　　裁员；解雇

2．aside_from 除......之外

3．set_off 使爆炸；引发；出发，动身

4．be_accustomed_to 习惯于

5．approve_of 赞成，赞许

6．as_a_whole 总的来说

7．switch_off 关闭

8．to_a_certain_extent 在某种程度上

9．tend_to 往往会，倾向于

10．frankly_speaking 坦白地说，老实说

11．go_up 上涨，上升

12．to_start_with 首先，第一

13．put_forward 提出

14．in_conclusion 最后，总之

15．go_blank (脑子)一片空白，怎么也想不起来 1.I've been_accustomed_to the life in America. You know, I've been here for five years.

2．He wouldn't win the match. To_start_with he lacked experience.

3．Her father will never_approve_of her marriage to Jason.

4．Frankly_speaking,_I don't think it's a good idea.

5．She can speak five foreign languages aside_from English.

6．The northern people of China tend_to eat more noodles, while the southern people eat more rice.

7．We will set_off in the direction of the mountain tomorrow morning.

8．If you don't change your attitude towards the job, you will be laid_off.

9．Lily was so nervous that her mind almost went_blank during the College Entrance Examination.

10．The proposal put_forward by Dobrindt aims to stop people from breaking traffic rules. 　　

　　(三)仿写明句式--以用为本

教材原句 句式解读 句式仿写 1.Now I'm about to graduate from the School of Continuing Education at Qinghua University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering by distance learning.

如今通过远程教育我就要从清华大学继续教育学院毕业了，并会获得该院计算机工程学的学士学位。 be about to do ..."正要做......"，通常与when连用。 (2014·福建高考书面表达)我正要放弃，这时我最好的朋友鼓励我继续下去。I_was_about_to_give_up_when my best friend encouraged me to go on. 2.In the past, if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam, he would have had no chance of getting a degree.

在过去，如果像我这样未能通过大学考试上大学，那么他就没有机会获得学位了。 if 引导的虚拟条件句。 如果你来得早些，你就能赶上那辆公共汽车了。If you had come earlier, you would_have_caught the bus.