It rained throughout the night. 雨下了一整夜。

I watched the film and cried throughout. 我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。

5. failure n.失败（不可数）；失败的经历，失败的人或事（可数）

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

I became successful after many failures. 在多次失败后，我终于成功了。

She was a failure as a manager. 她是一个不称职的经理。

6. overcome v. 克服，战胜（defeat）；找到解决......的办法）

He has overcome the bad habit of smoking. 他改掉了吸烟的坏习惯。

After hours of hard working， they overcame the difficulty. 经过几个小时的努力，他们终于把这难题解决了。

搭配：be overcome with /by因......不能自持

He was overcome by the heat. 他热得受不了。

7. fortunate adj. 幸运的，交好运的（=lucky）

He is a fortunate man （=a lucky dog）。 他是个幸运的人。

I was fortunate to have a good teacher. 我很幸运，有位好老师。

派生：fortunately adv.幸好（=luckily常置于句首）；unfortunate adj. 不幸的（=unlucky） ；unfortunately adv. 不幸的是（=unluckily）；fortune n. 运气，财富，巨款

8. mouthful n. 一口， 满口

I'm so full I couldn't eat another mouthful. 我吃得太饱了，一口也不能多吃了。

He took a mouthful of fresh air. 他吸一口新鲜空气。

注：不要因以ful结尾而误以为是形容词，这类名词还有handful（一把）等。

9. direct vt. & vi. 导演，指示， 指挥adj. 直接的adv. 直接地

Chaplin directed the film. 卓别林导演这部电影。