die down渐渐减弱； die away（声音，风，光线）渐渐消失

17. have something/nothing/much/little/a lot to do with

The suspect insisted that he had nothing to do with the murder. He said he was at home at that time watching TV.

你与那场事故有关系吗？ Do you have anything with the accident?

爱迪生问了许多与功课无关的问题。Edision asked many questions that have nothing to do with his lessons.

18.When a tomb is opened, fresh air _ disturbs _the viruses. (change the usual or natural condition of...)

A light wind disturbed the surface of the water.

She has disturbed all his plans for going abroad.

He was disturbed to hear her illness. (make someone worry)

Don't disturb the papers on my desk. (move something or change its position)

19. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death.

=If (the viruses are ) breathed in, they can cause illness ...

He will come if (he is )asked. If (it is) taken correctly, the medicine should work.

result in造成某种结果，导致

车祸导致两名乘客死亡。The accident resulted in the death of two passengers.

如果不治疗的话，这病将导致完全失明。The illness will result in total blindness if (it is) left untreated.

result from由于...而产生，作为....的结果

疾病往往是因吃的太多而致。Illness often results from eating too much. / Eating too much results in illness.

as a result / as a result of

It rained heavily; as a result we had to stay at home. We had to stay at home as a result of the heavy rain.

20. pay off ①（尤指冒险的计划或行动）成功，奏效，达到目的，回报②遣散，解雇pay sb. off③vt.付清，还清

从长远看，辛勤劳动最终会有好结果。Hard-working pays off in the long term.

这确实冒险，但有效果。It was a risk but it paid off.

他通过努力工作把债务还清。He paid off his debt by working hard.

He began to compare himself with the other students. Young people are compared to the rising sun.

The poet compared his lover to a rose.

compared with/to 与...，作状语，可放于句首或句末

和许多女孩相比，你很幸运。

(1) the size of the whole world, the biggest ocean doesn't seem big.

A. Compare B. when comparing C. Comparing D. When compared

22. express 表达，表现 express ... to sb, express oneself

我发觉难以表达我的感情。 她向我们致谢。

我无法用语言表达当时的感受。 他仍然不能用英语表达他的意思。

expression

23. would rather 情态动词"宁愿"①would rather ... than ②后接从句，用虚拟语气，