be frightened to death 被吓坏了

　　②The bird came to the window, but I moved suddenly and frightened it away.

　　那只鸟儿飞到窗前，可我的身子突然一动，把它吓走了。

　　③He frightened the old lady into signing (sign) the paper.

　　他恐吓老太太签了字。

　　④They are frightened of/at losing power.

　　他们害怕失去权力。

　　2．Deserts are also created because people cut down trees and dig up grass. (P31)

　　人们砍树挖草也造成了土壤的沙化。

　　★cut down砍倒；杀死；削减，缩小(尺寸、数量等)

　　①He was asking ￡400 for the car, but we cut it down to ￡350.

　　这辆汽车他要价400英镑， 但是我们把价杀到350英镑。

　　cut out　删除；切掉；割掉；停止；放弃

　　cut up 切碎；使伤心

　　cut off 切断；停掉；隔绝

　　cut in 插入；插嘴

　　cut across/through 抄近路穿过

　　②I wish Marie would stop cutting in on our conversation all the time.

　　我希望玛丽在我们谈话时别老是插嘴。

　　③The electricity company is threatening to cut us off．

　　电力公司以停电威胁我们。

　　④John was cut up about his failure to win Mary's heart.

　　约翰没有赢得玛丽的芳心，感到十分伤心。

　　3．Scientists have tried many ways to solve this problem and in China, a mass campaign has been started to help solve it. (P32)

　　科学家们尝试了许多方法来解决这个问题，而在中国一场大规模的运动已经开始来帮助解决这个问题。

　　★mass adj.大量的；大规模的，广泛的n.团，块，堆；大量，许多vt.&vi.集结；聚集

　　①The mass of workers do not want this strike.

　　大多数工人不愿举行这次罢工。

　　a mass of/masses of　许多；大量

　　the mass of 大部分

　　in a mass 大量地；大批地

the masses 群众；平民百姓