①He contributed half of his savings to the relief fund.

　　他将一半积蓄捐给救济基金会。

　　②Who made a great contribution(contribute) to the civil­rights movement in the U．S.?

　　谁对美国的民权运动贡献最大？

　　 do away with废除

　　(教材P43)Finally，an important step to ensure a bright future for all is to do away with negative stereotypes that see valuable members of society only as pensioners or patients.

　　最后，确保大家有一个光明的未来的重要步骤是废除把社会有价值成员只看作是领取养老金的人或病人的老一套的消极看法。

　　"动词＋副词＋介词"短语总结：

　　put up with　　　 容忍，忍受

　　get down to 着手做；开始认真对待

　　live up to 达到；不辜负；遵守

　　catch up with 追上，赶上

　　keep up with 跟上

　　get away with 携......潜逃

　　①I can't put up with_corruption breeding.

　　我不能忍受腐败滋生。

　　②Students should live up to parents' expectations.

　　学生不应该辜负父母的期望。

　　 (教材P44)To_start_with，Athens could afford it.

　　首先，雅典有这个能力承担。

　　(1) to start with 首先，第一；起初，开始时

to begin with＝to start with