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1．privilege n．特权；特殊的荣幸 It was such a privilege to have spent a day with Tombes family. 跟汤贝一家度过了一天，真是一种殊荣。 grant sb. the privilege of doing sth. 赋予某人做某事的特权 即学即用 As a matter of fact, he didnt want to ______________(获取特权)． 答案：get the privilege 2．reliable adj. 可靠的；靠得住的 reliable多用于修饰消息(的可靠性)和人(的可信赖程度) rely v. 依靠；指望 reliability n．可靠(性)；依靠，指望 rely on/upon sb. to do sth. 相信某人干某事；指望某人干某事 rely on/upon sb. for sth. 指望某人某事 rely on/upon it that... 相信…… 知识拓展 depend on/upon 依靠；指望 count on/upon 依赖；指望 ①To construct Chinese way of socialism, we should rely on our own efforts. 要建设有中国特色的社会主义，我们应该自力更生。 ②She had proved that she could be relied upon in a crisis. 她已表明在紧要关头，她是可以依赖的。 ③You mustnt rely on sheer enthusiasm, you should rely mainly on your wisdom. 你不能单纯地依靠热情，而应该依靠智慧。 即学即用 —Oh, its nearly eight oclock. Jack should have come earlier. —But you may ________ it that he wont be late, since he is always on time. A．relies on　　　　　　　　 B．rely on C．to depend on D．depending on 答案：B　考查rely on it that句式，表示“你可以放心，他不会迟到”之意。 3．jewel n．宝石；珍贵之物 ①A jewel fell off her ring and she could find neither hide nor hair of it. 一颗宝石从她的戒指上脱落了，她四处寻找却不见踪影。 ②The book is the jewel of his collection. 这本书是他的藏书中最珍贵的一本。 词语辨析 jewellery, jewel (1)jewellery用作不可数名词，是“珠宝”“珠宝饰物”的总称。“一件珠宝”应用a piece of/an article of jewellery。 ①She never wears jewellery. 她从不戴首饰。 ②We buy jewellery from a jewellers shop. 我们从珠宝店购买珠宝首饰。 (2)jewel指“宝石，宝石饰物”，用作可数名词。 The jewels were kept in the safe. 首饰都放在保险柜里了。 知识拓展 单称和总称不同的单词 词义 单称[C] 总称[U] 机器 machine machinery 诗歌 poem poetry 景色 scene scenery 宝石 jewel jewellery 即学即用 She lost a treasured________at the party last night. A．jewellery B．jewel C．jewelleries D．jewels 答案：B　句意：她在昨晚的宴会上丢了一颗贵重的宝石。由句中的不定冠词a可知，此处用单数可数名词jewel(宝石)；jewellery指“珠宝，珠宝饰物”，是不可数名词，即不能用冠词修饰，也没有复数形式。 4．befriend v．对待……如朋友；及时帮助 ①They befriended the young girl, providing her with food and shelter. 他们热心地帮助这个小女孩，给她提供食物和住处。 ②When Joe had run out of the money, there was no man to befriend him. 当乔的钱用光时，没有人再帮助他了。 知识拓展 动词前缀be-的用法： 1)放在名词前，构成动