He represented China in the conference.

他代表中国参加了这个会议。

The dove represents peace.

鸽子象征和平。

This picture represents the battle of Waterloo.

这幅画描绘的是滑铁卢战役。

【相关链接】

（1）represent=stand for代表；表示

（2）representative n.代表　adj.典型的，有代表性的

（3）the House of Representatives 众议院

（4）represent oneself as/to be...声称是......

6.avoid vt.避开；避免；防止发生；预防

【典型例句】

Avoid driving in the center of town.

避免在市区中心开车。

I just avoided running over the cat.

我差一点轧着猫。

You may avoid all-known sources of contagion,yet not easily escape infection.

你可以避开所有已知的接触传染病源，却难以摆脱非接触传染。

Listen to the teacher carefully so as to avoid misunderstanding what he is saying.

认真听老师讲课，避免误解他所说的话。

The students told a lie in order to avoid being punished by the teacher.

同学们撒了谎以逃脱老师的惩罚。

【知识小结】

avoid doing sth.逃避做某事

avoid being done避免被......

【相关链接】

avoid的名词avoidance。

avoid与escape

avoid原意是"使......扑空"，所以指"在......之前有意避开"；escape原意是"out of being caught"，指"从......中逃脱；脱离"，以免受影响。

7.curious adj.好奇的；感兴趣的；奇异的；不寻常的

【典型例句】

I'm curious to know where she found the money.

我想知道她在哪儿找到钱的。

He is suffering from a curious disease.

他患了一种奇怪的病。

There was a curious silence.

有种出乎寻常的寂静。

Many children nowadays are curious about the computer games instead of nature and science.

现在很多孩子对电脑游戏而不是自然和科学好奇。

If you are curious about something,you will have a desire to explore it.

如果你对某种东西感到好奇的话，你就会有探索它的欲望。

【知识小结】