compete 为不及物动词,意为"比赛;竞争;比得上",主要短语有:
(1) compete in ... 参加;在......中比赛/竞争
(2) compete against / with ... 与......竞争/比赛
(3) compete for ... 为......而比赛/竞争
2. volunteer
【观察思考】
He is now interviewing LiYan,a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games。
现在他正在采访一位2008年奥林匹克运动会的自愿者李艳。
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1) He is a volunteer for the Children's House
他是儿童福利院的志愿人员。
2) Can I have a volunteer to clean the board , please?
请问我能请个人来志愿把黑板擦干净吗?
3) Doctors need 50 healthy volunteers for the new of medicine.
医生们需要50名健康的自告奋勇者来试验这种新药。
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1) The pretty lady volunteered to help me solve the problem.
这个漂亮的女士职员帮助我解决问题。
2) Thirty-two patients volunteered for the research study.
32位病人职员参加这项研究。
3) He didn't ask me, and I didn't volunteer any information.
他没问我,我也没主动提供任何信息。
4) Martha volunteered that they planned to bring up a child.
玛莎主动提出他们打算收养一个孩子。
5) My mother has volunteered me to help with the school play.
我母亲说我愿意为学校的演出帮忙出力。
【归纳拓展】
volunteer可用作名词和动词。
volunteer用作名词,意思为"自愿的或无偿的效劳的人;志愿者; 志愿兵;义勇兵"。后接介词for,表示"是......的志愿者"。