(1)refuse sb.sth. 拒绝给予某人......

　　refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事

　　(2)refusal n. 回绝，拒绝

　　①Refuse to be unhappy, be cheerful instead.

　　(谚)拒绝心情不快，时刻神采飞扬。

　　②He refused to work(work) for her.

　　他拒绝为她工作。

　　 burn out(火)燃尽；烧完自灭；烧坏；耗尽；筋疲力尽

　　(教材P59)My candle was almost burnt out when, by its tiny light, I saw the yellow eye of the creature open.

　　我的蜡烛几乎要燃烧完了，借助这微弱的烛光，我看见他(生物)睁开了那黄色的眼睛。

　　brun oneself out 精疲力竭，累垮

　　burn up 烧尽(英文释义：destroy completely by fire)

　　burn down 烧毁(英文释义：destroy by fire)

　　burn...to the ground 把......烧成平地

　　①Lacking enough air，the fire was soon burnt out.

　　由于缺乏足够的空气，火很快就灭了。

　　②If you don't have enough sleep，you'll burn yourself(you)out sooner or later.

　　如果你没有足够睡眠，迟早会把自己累垮的。

　　③A number of houses were burnt down in the fire.

　　在火灾中有许多房子被烧毁了。

　　 contrast with与......形成对照；通过对比显出差异

　　(教材P59)But these things contrasted horribly with his yellow eyes, his wrinkled yellow skin and black lips.

但这些东西与他的黄眼睛、皱巴巴的黄色皮肤以及黑嘴唇形成了骇人的