high standard of living:高生活水准; have a high time:过得愉快
adv. 高、向高处,用于修饰具体的动作。
e.g. The plane flew high into the sky and then dived suddenly.
Can you jump that high?
5、gather / collect
gather:表示没有选择性地收集、聚集;把分散的东西集中到一起;不仅用于人和物,还可用于抽象的东西;也可用于采花、摘果实。
e.g. She gathered all her strength and stood up by herself.
Please gather the sheep and drive them down hill.
Dark clouds are gathering and I think it will rain.
Please gather your thoughts and listen attentively.
collect:表示精心地、有选择地、有目的地加以选择,还可指:取、接
e.g. How many stamps have you collected so far?
These days I'm busy collecting data for my papers.
I'll come to collect my shoes this afternoon.
Please don't forget the little one when you go to collect the children from school.
6、unlike / dislike
unlike:prep.不像,不一样
e.g. Unlike Xiao Wang, Xiao Li is good at maths and physics.
dislike:vt. 不喜欢
e.g. She dislikes wearing skirt to school.
7、quality / quantity
quality:质、品质、优点
e.g. For study, quality is more important than quantity.
Prices depend on qualities.
These cars are of good quality
Kindness is a quality one ought to own.
quantity:量、数量
e.g. The boss of a factory wants both quality and quantity.
I prefer quality to quantity in your study.
a quantity of ...:大量的,作句子的主语时,句子的动词取决于of后的名词。
e.g. A quantity of water has been polluted.
A quantity of these books have been removed from the house.
quantities of...:大量的,引导名词作主语时,不管是什么名词,动词均用复数形式。
e.g. Quantities of time have been wasted in doing such silly things.
Quantities of students have already known the result.
II 重点词语和句型
1、senior:adj. 年长的、年纪较大的;前辈的、资格老的、高年级的(opp. junior)
e.g. He is senior to me by two years. = He is two years senior to me
(注:表示比较时,不用than,而用to)
Senior students are not required to wear school uniforms.
Senior citizens in this city can travel free on buses.
n. 年长者、前辈、学长