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UNIT3TEXTAlikely: 1. adj. probable - An incident likely to lead to war is reported on TV. (电视报导出一可能导致战争的事件。)2. adv. probably- I shall very likely be here again next month.Pattern:It is likely that …很可能… - It is highly likely that he will succeed. CF: likely, possible probable这些词都有“可能的”意思。likely 系常用词，指从表面迹象来看很有可能。例如：- The likely outcome of the contest varies from moment to moment. (比赛结果每分钟可能都在变化。)possible 指由于有适当的条件和方法，某事可能发生或做到，强调客观上有可能，但常含有实际希望很小的意思。例如：- Is it possible to get to the city by train, or must I take a bus? (坐火车可以到这个城市去吗？还是我必须得坐公共汽车？)probable 语气比 possible 强，指有根据、合情理、值得相信的, 带有大概、很可能的意思。例如：- It is probable that he has forgotten our appointment. (很可能他是忘了我们的约会了。)do without: manage to survive, continue, or succeed, although you do not have sth. you need- I haven’t enough money to buy a car, so I’ll just have to do without.- He can’t do without the services of a secretary.Collocation:do away with摆脱；废除，取消do up系上，扣上；修理；打扮have something to do with和…有关系have nothing to do with和…没有关系highly: adv. 1) very- Mr. Smith was a highly successful salesman.2) to a high degree- He speaks very highly of you.- 出席这次会议的大部分人是受过高等教育的女性。(Most of the people present at the meeting are highly educated women.)CF: highly high这两个词都表示“高高地”。 highly 指的是抽象意义上的“高”。例如：a highly paid official薪俸优厚的官员think highly of sb.器重某人high 用作副词时，一般指的是具体意义上的“高”。例如： aim high向高处瞄准search high and low到处寻找其他类似的例子还有:closely close closely 细心地，严密地。例如：- Watch what I do closely. (仔细观察我所做的。)- The prisoners were closely guarded. (囚犯被严密看守着。)close 邻近。例如：- He lives close to the school. (他住得离学校很近。)put / turn the clock back: return to a situation that used to exist, usually because the present situation is unpleasant- The employment bill in which women are not allowed to take jobs will put the clock back fifty years. - Forget all about it and look to the future; you can’t turn the clock back.bring about: cause to happen- 这是怎么发生的？ (What brought it about?)- Some educators are hoping to bring about major changes in the education