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1. be aware of / that 意识到，知道 Smokers are well aware of the dangers to their own health. 吸烟者很清楚吸烟对他们自身的健康造成的伤害。 He must have been aware that his parents’ marriage was breaking up. 他一定已经知道父母的婚姻正在破裂。 2. make it 规定时间；成功，做到，赶上 A: Shall we meet next week? B: Yes. Let’s make it next Sunday. 甲：下星期我们碰一次头好吗？ 乙：好的。让我们定在下星期日碰头吧。 A: You have just 15 minutes to get your train. B: All right, I guess I can make it. 甲：你只有一刻时间去赶上这班火车了。 乙：没关系，我想我赶得上。 You can’t make it to the other shore in this weather. 天气这么恶劣，你可到不了对岸。 3. tune in 1) 收听，收看 tune in (to) the news program 收听新闻节目 Tune in next week at the same time. 下周同一时间继续收听。 2) 与……建立无线电联系 tune in a directional beacon 用无线电同定向信标台联络 3) 使和谐，使一致 tune in the colours to each other 使颜色相互协调 4. work vi. 起作用，有效；产生影响；行得通 The medicine works smoothly. 药物奏效了。 The appeal worked powerfully upon him. 呼吁对他起了强烈作用。 A Utopian plan just won’t work. 空想的计划是行不通的。 5. no more … than … 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不” He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。 A whale is no more a fish than a horse is. 马不是鱼，鲸也不是鱼。 [相关链接] not more …than… “不如”，“不及” I am not more careful than he is. 我不如他认真。 more … than … 与其说……不如说…… He is more good than bad. 与其说他邪恶，不如说他善良。 He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。 no more than “仅仅”，“只有”，“只不过” He has no more than three shirts. 他只有三件衬衫。 not more than “至多” He has not more than three shirts. 他最多只有三件衬衫。 6. in spite of 不管 In spite of poor health, he is always cheerful. 尽管身体不好，但他总是乐呵呵的。 [相关链接] in spite of oneself 不由自主地 He laughed in spite of himself. 他不禁笑起来。 7. at the very beginning of 在……开始的时候 [相关链接] in the beginning 在开始时 He disliked it in the beginning. 他开始时不喜欢它。 from the beginning 从一开始 I was opposed to the plan from the beginning. 我从一开始就反对这个计划。 from beginning to end 从头至尾 I’ve read the book from beginning to end. 我从头至尾读过这本书。 Space: the Final Frontier Part 1: human exploration of the universe Part 2: a description about the Challenger disaster Para. 1: the first moon landing Para. 2: single spaceships and