(1)n.[U，C]担心，忧虑；[C]重要的事情

cause concern about/for ...　 引起对......的关注

express/show/feel concern about/for ... 对......表示关心/担心

①Andrew expressed his concern about violence on TV.

安德鲁表示了他对电视上暴力的关注。

(2)vt.担忧；担心；使感兴趣；与......相关，涉及

(1)concern sb./sth.　　　　 使某人担忧；与某事相关

be concerned about/for/over ... 为......担忧，为......忧虑

(2)concerned adj. 与......有牵连的；焦急的，担忧的

as far as sb. is concerned 在某人看来；就某人而言

as far as sth. is concerned 就某事而言

(3)concerning prep. 关于

②Many parents are concerned about/over/for their children's safety.

许多父母担心孩子的安全问题。

③As_far_as_I_am_concerned,_you have done your job much better for the lack of experience.

依我看，考虑到你经验不足，你的工作已做得很不错了。

[语境串记]　As far as I am concerned, educators should be concerned about the problem that is concerned with the healthy growth of children and concern themselves with/in the work of education actively.

依我之见，教育工作者应该关心与儿童健康成长有关的问题，并积极地参与教育工作。

7．(教材P42)circumstance n．环境，条件，情况(常用复数形式circumstances)

under/in no circumstances　 无论如何都不......(位于句首时句子要部分倒装)

under/in the circumstances 在这种情况下，既然这样

in any circumstance(s) 在任何情况下

①I planned to leave the next day but under/in the circumstances I decided to stay another night.

我打算第二天离开，但是在此情况下，我决定再住一晚上。

②You should not give up your dream even if everybody goes far away from you.

→Under no circumstances should_you_give_up your dream even if everybody goes far away from you.

即使大家都离开了你，你也决不能放弃你的梦想。

[联想发散]　表示"决不"且与under/in no circumstances用法类似的词组还有：in no case, at no time, by no means, in no way, on no account, on no condition等。

8．(教材P42)I vote we ...

我建议我们......

vote vt.建议，提议vi.& vt.表决，投票n.投票，表决；选票；选举权

(1)vote for/against　　　　　 投票赞成/反对

vote on sth. 就某事投票表决

vote to do sth. 投票/表决做某事

(2)have/take a vote on sth. 就某事投票表决

①I voted against the plan, while Mary voted for it.