1. impress Vt. be impressed with/by; impression

_______________________________ was its vivid language. ( 关于这本书给我们印象最深的是 )What impressed most about the book

Steve borrowed his father’s sports car in order to __________________ . ( 给他女朋友留下好的印象 )impress his girlfriend.

________________________ the standard of the children’s work. ( 给我们留下深刻印象 )We were very impressed with

-Father impressed the value of hard work on me./ impress on me the value of hard work.

-What is your impression of Frank as a boss?first impressioncreate a good/bad impression

2. take up -Glenn has taken up pottery.-She took up her first teaching post in 1950.-The runners took up their positions on the starting line.-Writing the paper took up most of the weekend.

接管 , 接替 -Who will take over now since Ewing has resigned. 呈现 , 承担 -His face took on a worried look. -The insect can take on the color of their surroundings. -I am worried about Dan. He is taking on too much work.take off: 脱衣服 ,( 飞机 ) 起飞 , 模仿 ( 某人 ); 休假 ; 成功 ;突然离去 -I am taking Thursday off to do some Christmas shopping. -His business is really taking off.-Clare just took off without saying goodbye.

take in: 理解 , 明白 ; 改小 ( 衣服 )take down: 记下take back: 收回所说的话take away form: 拿走take apart: 拆开 , 谴责长得像 -Jenny really takes after her mother.

3. remind Vt. remind somebody about something; remind somebody of something; remind somebody to do something; remind somebody that/ what/ how etc.

Will you ______________________________ . ( 提醒我那个约会 )

remind me about that appointment

___________________________ . ( 提醒我买些邮票 )Remind me to buy some stamps.

-I will call Tom to remind him that we are meeting at 8.

-Remind me what to do, for I haven’t used this machine for ages.Hearing that song ____________________________ .( 让我想起大学里的那个晚上 )

remind me of that night at University

-The view reminds her of Scotland.

4. lack U -Lack of vitamin B can produce a variety of symptoms.-Rosie was showing a marked/(complete/total) lack of interest in her school work.for/ through lack of -There was no lack of willing helpers.

Lack. Vt. Vi.-Alex’s real problem is that he lacks confidence. -She seems to be sadly lacking in tact ( 机智 , 老练 ).

5. bend V.1) To move the top half of your body forwards or downwards +towards/ across/ over etc.

-She bent towards me and whispered in my ear.-She was bending over the basin, washing her hair.

2) ( 使 ) 弯曲-I will bend the branch back so that you can get through.

6. press 1) U 新闻 the freedom of the press-Judging from the press, the concert was a success. Get/ be given a bad/ good press2) C 报业 the Clarendon Press3) 按 , 压press V. 按 ; 使…紧贴 ; 熨烫 ; 说服 ; 榨汁 ; 压平-The little boys pressed their noses on the glass.-Press the button.-Kate pressed me to stay a little longer.pressing flowers-The firm is pressing me for a decision on their offer.-We must continue to press for full equality.

7. sight U1)lose your sight ? (=become blind)2)at the sight of 一看到3)catch sight of 忽然看到4)at first sight 第一眼sight C something you can see, especially something unusual, beautiful etc.-Tourists are a familiar sight in this part of the city.a sad sight 让人伤心的景象the sights 风景within sightout of sightlose sight of Out of sight, out of mind.

8. flash I, T-Why is that guy flashing his headlights on me.-A couple of police cars flashed past.-The possibility that Frank was lying flashed through my mind.-Our vacation seemed to just flash by.-Janet’s eyes flashed with anger.

flash C Uflashes of lightning-Just wait here. I will be back in a flash. (like a flash/ quick as a flash) (=very quickly)

9. speed up

____________________ if we want to be on time.We had better speed up speed by pick up/ gather speeda speed of 60 mphat top/ full speedat high/ low speed with speed

10. assist I, T assist somebody with/ in-I was employed to assist the manager with his duties.-They had no map to assists them.

assist C / assistancewith the assistance of/ come to somebody’s assistance

11. require Vt. requirement -You are required by law to wear the seat belts.-Regulations require that student attend at least 90% of the lectures.-You have not yet reached the required standard to pass grade 3.