词汇短语园地

1. load vt. 装；装载

n. 负荷物

Have you finished loading up？

你们装完了货没有？

It took an hour to load the van.

把货物装进货车花了一个小时。

I have a fairly light teaching load this term.

这学期我的教学负担相当轻。

load...with... 把……装上……

a load of/loads of 大量；许多

2. fire vt. & vi. 开火；启动；开除，解雇

He ran into the bank and fired his gun into the air.

他冲进银行朝天鸣了枪。

The captain ordered his men to start firing.

上尉命令士兵开火。

They fired him for stealing from the company.

他们因其盗窃公司财物而开除了他。

fire off 开枪；射击

fire at/into/on 向……开枪

3. power vt. 供给动力；驱动；快速前进

n. 权力；势力

The plane is powered by three jet engines.

这架飞机由三台喷气发动机驱动。

The racing car powered down the home straight.

赛车在终点直道上疾驰。

The power of the governments has increased greatly over the past century.

最近一个多世纪，各国政府的权力大大增强了。

take power 掌权

political power 政权

come into power 开始执政；当权

power station 发电站

make power 发电

4. shape vt. 造成……形状

n. 外形，形状；状态，情况

The bird shaped its nest from mud and sticks.

鸟用泥土和小树枝做成鸟巢。

You have to shape the clay before it dries out.

你必须在黏土干之前把它塑成型。

Houses are built in all shapes and sizes.

所建房屋的形状和大小各不相同。

Our garden is in good shape after all the rain.

我们的花园在下过那么多雨之后情况良好。

get （yourself） into shape 强身健体

out of shape 走样的；身体不好，不健康

in the shape of 呈现……形状

5. limit n. 范围；限度；限制

Ill help as much as I can， but there is a limit to what I can do.

我会尽力帮忙，但我所能做的也是有限度的。

I cant walk ten miles and I know my limits.

我走不了十英里，我知道自己体力的限度。

set limits/a limit to 对……加以限制

without limits 无限制地

within limits 有一定限制；在某种程度上

6. charge n. 费用；价钱；职责；责任

vt. 要价，收费；控告

The charge for admission is five dollars.

入场费是五美元。

（1） be in charge of... 负责……

She has been in charge of the sales department for five years.

她负责销售部门已经有五年了。

（2） charge...for... 向……收费/要价

How much do you charge for a double room？

一间双人房你们收费多少？

（3） be charged with 受到……指控

He was charged with stealing the jewels.

他被指控偷窃珠宝首饰。

7. run out（某物）用完；不多了；没有了

Our food soon ran out.

我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

Have you nearly finished？ Time is running out.

你快做完了吗？时间快到了。

run after 追赶；追踪；追求；追逐

run away 逃跑；离家

比较：run out/run out of 的区别

run out/run out of 都表示“用完了”的意思。前者是不及物动词短语，主语为时间、金钱、食物等名词；后者为及物动词短语，表示主动含义，主语一般为人，也可为物。

Our supplies soon ran out.

我们的补给很快消耗完了。

She has run out of her money during her vacation.

在她的假期中她已经把钱花光了。

8. rely on（upon）依靠；依赖；信任；信赖

They have to rely on the river for their water.

他们用水只好依靠这条河。

（1） rely on sb doing sth 依靠某人做某事

Rely on me doing it.

放心好了，我会做那件事的。

（2） rely on sb to do sth 指望/相信某人做某事

You can rely on me to help you.

你尽管信赖我一定帮助你。

You cant just rely on your parents to support you.

你不能只指望你父母养活你。

比较：rely on和depend on的区别

两者都有依靠的意思，rely on表示在过去经验的基础上依赖、相信某人或某物，希望得到支持；depend on表示出于信赖而依靠某人或某物，以取得支持，但这种信赖可能以过去的经验或了解为依据，也可能没有。

These days we rely heavily on computers to organize our work.

现在，我们在很大程度上依赖电脑来安排我们的工作。

The organization depends on the government for most of its income.

这个组织的收入主要依靠政府拨给。

9. for a start 首先；第一

Im not working there—for a start， its too far to travel.

我不去那儿工作——首先，路太远，去不了。

He should never have been picked for the team； for a start， he has not had enough experience.

他根本就不该入选球队，首先，他经验不足。

at the very start 一开始

from the start 从一开始

from start to finish 自始至终

10. use up 用完；耗尽

Making soup is a good way of using up leftover vegetables.

把剩下的菜全部用来做汤是个好主意。

Try not to use up all the flour.

尽量别把所有的面粉都用完。

11. look out 小心；当心；留神

此短语用于表示警告，尤其是指有危险的时候。

Look out！ Theres a car coming！

小心点！一辆汽车开过来了！

You should look out for pickpockets.

你应当提防扒手。

Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work.

一定要当心你作业中的拼写错误。

12. carry out 执行，实行；完成，实现

My question is how to carry out the plan.

我的问题是怎么实施这项计划。

Our planes carried out a bombing raid on enemy targets.

我们的飞机执行了一项轰炸敌方目标的任务。

carry off 轻而易举地完成（任务，职责等）

carry on 继续做；坚持

carry through 使渡过难关；使撑到底

13. free of charge 免费

Your order will be delivered free of charge within a ten-mile limit.

在十英里的范围内，你的订货将免费送上门。

Its free of charge. You are lucky to be the 1000th customer of the shopping centre.

这个是免费的。你有幸成为我们购物中心的第1000名顾客。

14. get stuck 围住；陷入……之中

The car got stuck in the mud.

那辆车陷入泥浆之中。

Many people got stuck in the rain because it came all of a sudden.

许多人因为大雨突降而被困其中。

幽默故事

My Little Dog Cant Read

Mrs. Brown： Oh， my dear， I have lost my precious little dog！

Mrs. Smith： You must put an advertisement in the papers！

Mrs. Brown： Its no use， my little dog cant read.