2．purchase

　　[教材原句]　When you purchase an item, we will send you an attractive card for you to send to your special person.

　　你选购一份礼物时，我们都会给你提供一张精美的卡片，让你送给你的某个特殊的人。

　　(1)vt.买；购买

　　purchase sth.(from sb.)　(向某人)购买某物

　　①Where did you purchase your new coat? It looks good on you.

　　你在哪儿买的这件新外套？穿在你身上很漂亮。

　　②You can purchase the equipment from the local supplier.

　　你可以向当地的供应商购买这种设备。

　　(2)n.[C，U]买；购买；[C]购买的东西

　　③You simply use your bank card to_make_a_purchase.

　　只要用银行卡就可以直接购买东西。

　　3．distribute vt.分配；分发

　　①The young man distributed leaflets to passers­by.

　　这个年轻人向行人分发传单。

　　②The teacher distributed the pupils into three groups.

　　老师把学生分成三组。

　　③In the move most of the furniture was left to the neighbors or distributed among friends.

　　大部分家具在搬家的时候都留给了邻居或分给了朋友。

　　④distribute sth.to　　 　 把某物分配/分发给......

　　⑤distribute sth. among 在......中分发某物

　　⑥distribute_...into_... 把......分成......

　　4．operate

　　[教材原句]　This gift covers the cost of exercise books and textbooks for community primary schools that operate in poor or remote villages.

　　这份礼物包含了支援贫困或偏远山村社区小学的练习册和课本的费用。

　　(1)vi.工作；运转；动手术

　　operate well/badly　　　　运转、经营好/坏

　　operate on sb.(for ...) (因......)给某人动手术

　　①Some people can only operate well under pressure.

　　有些人在压力下才工作得好。

②We'll have to operate_on the little girl without delay.