Keys: 1). achieve nothing 2). what 3). on; achieving

3. observe vt. 观察；观测；遵守 observation n.[u] 观察；观测；监视

[典例]

1). The police observed the man entering/enter the bank. 警方监视着那男子进入银行的情况。

2). The woman was observed to follow him closely. 有人看到那女子紧跟着他。

[重点用法]

observe sb. do sth. 观察某人做某事(已做完) observe sb. doing sth. 观察某人正在做某事

under observation 被监视

[练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空或翻译。

1). They were observed ______ (enter) the bank then.

2). Keynes _______ _______ (观察到) humans fall into two classes.

Keys: 1). entering 2). observed that

4. respect vt.&n. 尊敬；尊重；重视

[典例]

1). If you don' t respect yourself, how can you expect others to respect you? 自己不自重, 又怎能受到别人尊重呢?

2). I have the greatest respect for you. 我非常尊敬您。

[重点用法]

respect sb. for sth. 因某事而尊敬某人 have / show respect for sb./sth. 尊敬某人/事

gain/get/earn/win the respect of sb. 赢得某人的尊敬 out of respect 出于尊敬

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1). The new officer soon ________ (赢得) the respect of his men.

2). I ________ you ________ (因某事而尊敬) your honesty.

3). I have great respect _______ (介词) his ideas, although I don' t agree with them.

Keys: 1). won/earned 2). respect; for 3). for

5. argue vt.&vi. 讨论；辩论；争论 argument n.[c]争论；争辩；争吵

[典例]

1). Don' t argue with your mother. 不要和母亲争辩。

2). I argued that we needed a larger office. 我据理力争我们需要大些的办公室。

[重点用法]

argue for (sb./sth.)为(某人/某事)而辩护 argue against (sb./sth.) 反对某人/某事)而辩护

argue with sb. ( about/over sth.) 与某人(为某事)而争吵 argue that... 主张......

argue sb. into/out of doing sth. 通过争论使某人做/不做某事 have an argument about/over sth. 辩论某事

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的介词或翻译。

1). We ______ ______ ______ ______ (说服她加入) us.

2). We argued _______ the waiter _______ the price ______ the meal.

Keys: 1). argued her into joining 2). with; about; of