lose touch (with sb.)与某人失去联系

　　lose one's way迷路

　　lose one's breath上气不接下气

　　lose one's head昏了头

　　lose one's life丧生，遇害

　　考点例题：

　　Never _______________________ even after you have failed several times.

四、重点句型

1. It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.是我姐姐首先想到骑自行车沿湄公河从它的源头骑到终点的。

　　It was ...who...引导的是一个强调句型。两个where引导的从句均作介词宾语从句。

　　强调句型结构：

　　It is/was +被强调部分+that/who+其余部分

　　It was they that put forward the problem at the meeting.

　　It was not until you told me that I realized that she hadn't turned up yet.

　　What is it that is happening there?

　　考点例题：

　　Is it in the town ________________ he worked last year ____________ he will set up a company.

　　It wasn't __________ he came __________ I knew that basketball match would be delayed.

I am sure that it is at 10:00______________ the plane for Dalian takes off.

2. While dairy writers try to record how they feel very soon after things happen, journal writers try to better understand what has happened to them much later.

　　虽然日记作者试图在事情发生后不久就记录他们的感受，但是日记作者要在很久后才能努力尝试更好地理解发生在他们身上的事。

　　while引导的是一个让步状语从句，how和what引导的均为宾语从句。

　　while作连词用法小结：

　　（1）=though/although尽管，虽然

While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they can't be solved.

　　（2）与......同时

He listened to music while doing his homework.

（3）在......期间，当......时候

　　He fell off the bike while he was practicing riding.

　　（4）（表对比）而，却

　　He was against the plan while the majority was/were in favor of it.

　　考点例题：

　　She has golden hair when she was a child but __________ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker.

　　A. while B. when C. after D. as

【模拟试题】

一. 用框内所给词组的适当形式完成下列句子（其中两个是多余的）

be familiar to; change ones' mind; give in; at an end; dig out; prepare...to...; right away; give out; persuade ..to...; a number of; no wonder; dream of