词汇短语园地6

1. interest vt. 使感兴趣

（1） interest sb/oneself in sth 使感兴趣；使关注

Politics doesnt interest me.

我对政治不感兴趣。

She has always interested herself in her work.

她始终关注于她的工作。

（2） interest sb to do 使某人有兴趣做某事

It may interest you to know that Jimmy didnt leave here.

或许你有兴趣知道吉米并没有离开这里。

（1） be interested in sth/sb

Im very interested in history.

我对历史很感兴趣。

（2） be interested in doing sth

Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.

有意加入俱乐部者请按下面的地址和我们联系。

（3） be interested to do sth

We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.

我们很想听听你对这个课题的看法。

2. argue vi. 争论；争吵

My sisters are always arguing.

我的姐妹们总是争论不休。

（1） argue with sb （about/over sth）

与某人（因为某事）争吵

We are always arguing with each other about money.

我们总是为钱吵嘴。

Dont argue with me—just do it.

不要和我争辩，你就干去吧。

（2） argue sb into/out of doing sth

说服某人做 / 不做某事

They want to argue me into supporting their plans.

他们想说服我支持他们的计划。

My wife tried to argue me out of smoking.

我的妻子努力说服我不要吸烟了。

（3） argue for/against sth/doing sth 据理力争 / 反对

They argued for the right to work.

他们据理力争工作的权利。

（4） argue with sth（通常用于否定句）不承认

Hes a really successful man—you cant argue with that.

他是一个真正成功的人，你不得不承认这个事实。

argument n. 争吵；辩论；论据；理由

arguable adj. 可论证的；有论据的；无把握的

argumentative adj. 好争论的；爱辩论的

3. character n. 角色；人物；性格；品质

They are the two main characters in the play.

他们是该剧中的两个主角。

Its a good story， but I find some of the characters rather unconvincing.

这是个好故事，但我觉得有几个人物不太令人信服。

They look alike but have very different characters.

他们长得很像，但是性格却很不同。

This lady is a nice woman of great character.

这位女士是位品德高尚的妇人。

in character/out of character 符合 / 不符合某人的性格

in character with sth 与……风格相同

have a strong/weak character 个性强 / 不强

4. brave adj. 勇敢的

I wasnt brave enough to tell her the truth.

我没有勇气告诉她真相。

lf you are not brave， youll lose your last chance.

如果你不够勇敢，你将失去最后的机会。

brave new 新颖的；崭新的

put on a brave face/put a brave face on sth

強装自信快乐；佯装满不在乎

brave vt. 勇敢面对；冒（风险）；经受（困难）

He didnt feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.

他怯于在机场直接面对记者。endprint

the brave 勇敢的人

America—the land of the free and the home of the brave.

美国——自由者和勇士的家园。

5. be/fall in love with 爱上；喜欢

Anna was in love with this man.

安娜与这个男人相爱了。

They fell in love with each other and got married at last.

他们爱上了对方，最后结婚了。

（ just ） for love/ （just） for the love of sth

出于爱好；不收报酬；无偿

for the love of God 看在上帝的份上

6. to ones surprise/to the surprise of sb 令某人吃惊的是

To everyone surprise， Jim passed the exam at last.

出乎所有人的意料，吉姆最后通过了考试。

To the surprise of the young couple， they found their car missing.

使这对年轻夫妇吃惊的是，他们发现车不见了。

比较：in surprise和to ones surprise的区别

in surprise意为“惊奇地”，常位于动词之后作状语，表示方式；to ones surprise或to the surprise of sb意为“使某人吃惊的是”，常位于句首，作状语，表示行为的结果。

David turned around and looked at me in surprise.

大卫转过身来惊讶地看着我。

Much to my surprise， she failed in the examination.

使我非常惊讶的是，她考试居然没及格。

7. come out 出现；出版

The rain stopped and the sun came out.

雨停后太阳出来了。

When does her new novel come out？

她的小说何时出版？

8. play a part 扮演角色；发挥作用

Lucy played a minor part in the new movie.

露西在这部新电影中扮演了一个小角色。

The media played an important part in the last election.

大众传媒在上一次选举中发挥了重要作用。

9. care about 关心；顾虑；在乎

She cares deeply about environmental issues.

她对环境问题深感担忧。

He genuinely cares about his employees.

他真诚地关心他的雇员。

care for sb 照顾、照料（病、老、幼者）；

深深地爱；非常喜欢

She moved back home to care for her elderly parents.

她搬回家住，好照料年迈的父母。

He cared for her more than she realized.

她不知道他是多么在乎她。

10. every now and then （again） 有時；偶尔

Every now and then he regretted his decision.

他有时为自己的决定后悔。

We see each other every now and then.

我们偶尔相见。

11. at the age of 在……岁时

He left school at the age of 18. 他18岁读完中学。

children from 5—10 years of age 5至10岁儿童

for ages 很长时间

at an early age 幼年

under age 未到法定年龄

over the age of ……岁以上

be/act your age 行为和年龄相称；举止不再孩子气endprint