Get ahead of----- 比---好

By working hard she got ahead of the rest of the class.

8. deliver

接生，分娩 delivery n.

They delivered the woman. 他们给这位妇女接生了。

The doctor agreed to deliver her baby at home.

She was delivered of a healthy baby. 她产下了一个健康的婴儿。

The mother had an easy/ a difficult delivery. 那个母亲顺产/难产。

释放，解放， 常与介词from连用 They delivered him from danger.

投递，传递 The postman delivers letters twice a day.

They can deliver goods to your door. 他们可送货上门。

发表，表达 He delivered a speech at the meeting. 他在会上作了演讲。

Mr Li delivered the opening speech.

9. benefit vt./ vi./ n.

The new hospital benefited us. This medicine will benefit you.

I benefited from my father's advice. He has benefited from this experience.

I got a lot of benefit from learning a foreign language.

That experience was of benefit to me.= That experience was beneficial to me.

For the benefit of sb. = for one's benefit 为了谁的利益

10. consequence

I'm willing to accept the consequences. 我愿意承担后果。

His headache is the consequence of overwork. 他的头疼是过度劳累的结果。

He is a man of great consequence. 他是一个很重要的人。

　　Take the consequences of---- 为----结果负责，自作自受

　　 You should take the consequences of what you did.

　　In consequence = as a consequence = as a result 因此，结果

　　 I didn't take his advice, and in consequence I failed.

　　 I overslept, and in consequence I was late for school.

　　In (as a ) consequence of ---- = because of 由于，

　　 As a consequence of his illness, he didn't go to school.

　　 I failed to pass the exam in consequence of my laziness.

11. advance n. / vt./ vi.

This invention is a great advance. 该发明是一项巨大进步。

The enemy's advance was halted by a heavy storm. 一场大雪阻止了敌军前进。

In advance 事先，预先 in advance of---- 胜过，在前面

It's impossible to know what will happen in advance.

He is in advance of his class. 他在班上遥遥领先。

The troops advanced toward the town. 部队向镇上前进。

This will advance the friendly relations between the two countries. 这将促进两国的友好关系

We are advancing along the socialist road. 我们正沿着社会主义道路前进

Advanced adj. advanced workers 先进工作者

Advanced maths 高等数学

12. figure n. 体形，大人物，数字

v. I figure the manager will be back soon. 我估计经理很快会回来。