2. Did you have a good flight?

You must be very tired.

Just make yourself at home.

I beg your pardon?

Can you tell me how to pronounce...?

Get it.

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1. argue v. 的用法

▲构词：argument n. 1. [C]争论 2. [U]讨论．辩论3. [C]论据

▲ 搭配：

① argue with / against sb. over / on / about sth. 与某人 争论某事

② argue for / against sth. 辩论赞成／反对某事

③ argue that... 主张，认为，争辩说

④ argue sb into / out of doing sth. 说服某人做／不做某事

▲友情提示："说服某人做／不做某事"还可表达为：talk / persuade / reason sb. into / out of doing sth.

⑤ settle the argument 解决争端

▲友情提示：an argument with sb about / over sth. 为某事和某人而发生的争执

　【考例】What laughing ____ we had about the socially respectable method for moving spaghetti (意大利式细面条) from plate to mouth. (2004全国卷I)

A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments

[考查目标] argue名词形式的词义。

[答案与解析] D argument的词义是"争辩，辩论"。

2. compare v. 的用法

▲构词：comparison n. 比较

▲搭配：① compare...to... 比拟；比作 ② compare... with / to... 将......和......相比较 ③ compare notes 对笔记；交换意见

【考例】 ____ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. (2004湖北)

A. Compare B. When comparing

C. Comparing D. When compared

[考查目标] compare的用法。

[答案与解析] D 本句compare用在句首作状语，并有"被比较"的意思。

3. consider v. 的用法

▲构词：consideration n. 考虑，思考；体谅，顾及

▲搭配：① consider doing sth. 考虑做某事 ② consider sb (to be / as)... 认为／觉得某人......③ consider that- clause 认为...... ④ take sth into consideration 考虑 ⑤ under consideration 在考虑中

【考例】Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer. (NMET 1993)

A. to invent B. inventing

C. to have invented D. having invented

[考查目标] consider的几种常见用法。

[答案与解析] C consider本身是被动语态时，后接不定式的各种结构。如果表示已经发生的事情．用不定式的完成形式。

4. deserted adj. 空无一人的；被遗弃的；被抛弃的

(1) 空无一人的a deserted street / area空无一人的街道，地区；The office was quite deserted.办公室里空无一人。

(2) 被遗弃的 a deserted child 被遗弃的孩子

　　(3) desert ['dezot] n. 沙漠

desert [dI'zo:t] vt. 丢弃；遗弃

He deserted his wife and children after becoming rich.