He devoted his life to the promotion of world peace.

　　devoted adj 忠实的，深爱的

　　be devoted to 对---忠实，对---深爱

　　a devoted friend

She is devoted to her husband.

6.die for 为----而死

be dying for （口语）渴望，很想

　　　He was dying for a drink.

be dying to do 很想做，渴望做

　　　She is dying to see you.

be dying to go abroad

7.fight for 为事业，自由，权利，真理而战

fight against 为反对---而斗争;与---搏斗/对抗

fight with a. 与----并肩作战 b. fight against

They are fighting for liberation.

They fought with the Italians in the last war and against them in this.

They fought___________________the enemy fiercely.

He fought ________________ cancer and lived to be eighty.

The soldiers fought bravely _______ the enemy ___ the liberation ____ their comrades.

8 free from 摆脱（不好的东西）的；无------的

free------from 使------摆脱，免除

a sentence free from mistakes

They freed the birds from the cages.

9.put sb. in (into) prison把......关进监狱

throw sb. into prison= send /take sb. to prison

prison表示蹲监狱时, 其前不用冠词

　　　be sent to prison (被送进监狱)

　　　be in prison (被监禁)

　　　be thrown into prison (被投入监狱)

break prison (越狱)