result from（动词短语）产生；发生

　　result in（动词短语）导致

　　Nothing has ___________ _________ his efforts.他的努力终成泡影。

　　Acting before thinking always ____________ __________ failure.做事不先考虑总会导致失败。

　2. die out（指物种）死光；灭绝（of species=become distinct）,火慢慢熄灭

　　联想记忆：

die away减弱（以至觉察不到）；淡化

die down逐渐降低；减弱

be dying 垂死的

be dying for/to do sth.渴望

die of 死于（饥饿；病）

die from死于（外界引起的）

die hard很难改变；顽固

　　Old habits die hard.旧习难改。

　　Ex. In Britain one in four people ______ smoking too much.

　　A. die of B. die from C. die for D. die in

　　I ______ a racing bicycle when I was at middle school.

　　A. died for B. was anxious to C. dreamt D. was dying for

　3. come into being形成；产生（不可用于被动语态或进行时态）

　　Dinosaurs lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being.千百万年前，恐龙就在地球上生活，比人类的出现要早得多。

　　联想记忆：

　　come into effect实施

　　come into use投入使用

　　come into power上台执政

Ex. Before the computer _______, people could never imagine it could bring about such great changes to human life.

　　A. came into being B. was discovered

　　C. was come into being D. was formed

　4. be concerned about（for）为......担心/忧虑

　　I believe that you are concerned about animals and plants disappearing.我相信你们为动植物的消失而担心。

　　联想记忆：

　　be concerned with与....有关

　　as far as...be concerned关于；至于；就...而言

　　The car is fine as far as the engine is concerned.

　　As far as I'm concerned you can do what you like.

　　Ex. Parents _____ the matters _____ the education of the children.

　　A. show great concern about； concerned

　　B . are concerned about； concerning

　　C. concern； concerning

　　D. are concerned about； concerning about

5. dream of梦想