先背熟 再悟通 后仿用 1.People often have to overcome failures before they can accomplish something great.

人们常常要战胜很多失败后才能取得伟大的成就。 before 为连词，引导时间状语从句，意为"在......以前；到......之前"。 It will not be long before_we_meet_again.

过不了多久我们会再次见面的。 2.I would rather tell him the truth than make an excuse.

我宁可告诉他真相也不愿意找借口。 would rather do than do"宁愿做......而不愿做......"。 He would_rather_fail_than cheat in the exam.

在考试中，他宁可不及格也不会作弊。 　　

　　1．(教材P38)This stands for the World Wide Web, also the first part of a web address.

　　这是万维网的缩写，也是网址的开头部分。

　　stand for (字母或符号)代表，表示；支持；拥护；主张；容忍，忍受

　　①We Chinese stand for peace and wish to settle all disputes by peaceful means.

　　我们中国人主张和平，希望通过和平方式解决所有争端。

　　②She's been lying about me, and I won't stand for it.

　　她一直乱说我坏话，我不会容忍下去的。

　　stand against　　　　　　 反对

　　stand by 站在旁边；旁观；支持

　　stand out 显眼；突出

　　③No matter what happens, I will stand by you.

　　无论发生什么事，我都站在你这边。

　　④Her bright clothes always make her stand out in a crowd.

　　她那鲜艳的衣服总是使她在人群中很显眼。

　　2．(教材P41)Thomas Edison was fired from his first two jobs for lack of competence.

　　托马斯·爱迪生因不能胜任他的前两份工作而被解雇了。

　　for (through) lack of因缺乏

　　①He can not buy a house in the city for lack of money.

　　他因缺钱买不起市里的房子。

lack (for) nothing　　　　　　 没有欠缺