2). The children are rather _____ about their mother's health.

3). Officials should ______ themselves _______ public affairs.

答案: 1). concerns 2). concerned 3). concern ... with

3. settle vt. 安家；定居；停留

vt. 使定居，安家；解决

[典例]

1). He settled his child in a corner of the compartment. 他把孩子安顿在车厢的一个角落里。

2). The family has settled in Canada. 这家人已定居加拿大。

3). Both wanted to settle their scores. 双方都愿意捐弃前嫌。

[重点用法]

settle down 镇定下来 settle in 在...定居

[练习] 中译英

1). 都十一点了，她安不下心来工作。

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2). 题目这么难，谁能解决？

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答案: 1). It's eleven o'clock now, but she cannot settle to work.

2). Since it is so difficult, who can settle this problem?

4. suffer vt.& vi.遭受；忍受；经历

[典例]

1). Do you suffer from headaches? 你常头痛吗?

2). She's suffering from loss of memory. 她患有遗忘症。

[重点用法]

suffer from/with/for sth 感到疼痛﹑ 不适﹑ 悲伤等; 受苦; 吃苦头:

[练习] 中译英

1).我们在金融危机中损失惨重。

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2).他的脚痛得不得了。

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答案: 1). We suffered huge losses in the financial crisis.

2). He suffers terribly with his feet.

5. disagree vt. 不同意

[典例]

1). Even friends sometimes disagree with each other. 即便是朋友也有时意见不一。

2). We disagreed on future plans. 我们对未来的计划产生了分歧。

[重点用法]

disagree with sb/what sb says/sb's decision 不同意某人的观点[某人的话/某人的决定]

[练习] 中译英

1). 罗马的报道与米兰的不符。

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