如：Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.

　　　　We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.

　　　　He informed on his brother though he felt sorry for him.

　 【拓展】information n. 信息 是不可数名词。

　　【随时练】The leaflet _________ customers about the end-of-summer sales.

　　A. protects 　　　B. informs 　　　C. inquires　　　 D. acquires

7. accuse

　　【原句回放】 Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)

　　【点拨】 accuse vt. 表示"控告；指控，指责"。

　　常用短语：accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某罪

　　如：The police accused him of murder.

　　　　I don' t want to accuse my best friend of telling lies.

　　【拓展】 accusation n. 表示"指控，指责"

　　如：The Minister denied the accusation that she had behaved dishonestly.

　　　　Several accusations were made against the government.

　　【随时练】 Tom ______ his boss of having broken his words.

　　A. blamed 　　B. accused 　　C. charged 　　D. scolded

　　疑难补充：get the wrong end of the stick

　　　如：You have got the wrong end of the stick. He isn't her boyfriend at all.

　8. case

　　【原句回放】Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick? (P27)

　　【点拨】 表示"案件，官司；事例，情况"，还表示"盒子，事实"等，

　　如：The case against Mr. White is said to be heard tomorrow.

　　　　He took a case full of clothes with him

　　　　This is a case of stupidity, not dishonesty.

【拓展】相关短语：

　　in any case in case 　　in that case

in case of 　in no case

　　如："Well, in that case, I would prefer to stay on the bus," I answered.

　　　　Take a hat with you in case the sun is very hot.

　　【随时练】Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow ______ I forget.

　　A. though 　　　B. so that　　　 C. in case　　　 D. until

9.demand

　　【原句回放】It was a dilemma because the footballer could have demanded damages if we were wrong. (P26)

　　【点拨】 demand v. to ask for something very firmly, especially because you think you have a right to do this. 要求，需要

　　常用搭配：

　　demand sth. of sb. 　　demand to know/ see/ ....

　　demand that ... (从句用虚拟语气：__________+动词原形，________可省略)

　　如：This sorts of work demands great patience.