devote one's energy/life/time/attention to...

　把精力/生命/时间/注意力用在......

be devoted to... 献身于

adj. devoted 忠诚的；挚爱的；全心全意的

　They are devoted to their children. 他们深爱着自己的孩子。

　a devoted son/friend/fan 孝子；忠诚的朋友；狂热的崇拜者

8. rush vt.&vi. 迅速移动，急促；速送，（使）仓促行事，匆忙行事 n.急忙；仓促

完成句子：

(1) Don't rush me（别催我）! I need time to think about it.

(2) I have been rushing around all day（一整天都四下忙活） and trying to get everything done.

(3) After the accident, the injured were rushed to（被急送）the hospital.

(4) I don't like the rush of modern life(快节奏的现代生活) as everyone seems to be doing things in a rush(匆忙地，仓促地).

(5) The traffic on the streets during the rush hours(高峰期间) came to a standstill.

9. cheer vt.&vi. 欢呼，喝彩，加油；鼓励，鼓舞(usu. passive)

　The crowd cheered (the President) as his car drove slowly by.

　当总统的车子缓缓经过时，群众向他欢呼致意。

　She was cheered by the news from home.

　来自家里的消息使她受到鼓舞。

　A great cheer went up from the crowd.

　人群中爆发出一阵热烈的欢呼声。

cheer sb on （赛跑、比赛中）为（某人）加油，鼓劲

cheer (sb/sth) up （使）变得更高兴，（使）振奋起来

n. cheer 欢呼声，喝彩声 (cheers 干杯)

adj. cheerful 快乐的，高兴的，兴高采烈的；令人愉快的

adv. cheerfully

10. in good spirits=in high spirits 情绪高昂

in low/poor spirits 情绪低落

raise one's spirits 鼓舞某人的情绪