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Unit 10学案 1. cut down 砍倒，减少，降低，缩短 The little boy cut down the young tree with an axe. The doctor told me to cut down smoking and drinking. 与cut有关的短语 cut something from something 切下，割下 cut something away 切除，剪去 cut up 切碎 cut off切断，停止 e.g. They cut all the dead branches from the tree. While we were cooking, the gas was suddenly cut off. 1. no longer 和no more (1) no longer 侧重于“时间”，no more侧重于“数量，程度”等。 e.g. There is no more bread. He is no longer young. (2) no longer侧重于现在与过去的比较，no more指今后如何，把现在和将来进行对比。 e.g. I am sorry I can wait no longer. I shall go there no longer. (3) no longer可以和延续性动词连用，而no more只和非延续性动词连用，而且表示“不再”含义时，no more不用在句子中间。 2．die out 死绝；消失，消灭 That custom died out years ago. 那种风俗许多年前就消失了。 The lights died out suddenly. 灯突然熄灭了。 die of/from/by 因……而死 die of hunger/an illness 饿（病）死die away(声音、光线、风等)渐弱，渐息 She died of cancer/old age. 她死于癌症（终享天年）。 die from overwork/a wound操劳过度（受伤）而死［辨析］die of指死于疾病、衰老、饥饿等；die from则指由于外伤或不注意的原因而死亡，但from常以of代替。 die+名（形）死于……状态 die young/happy英年早逝（含笑九泉） be dying for（口语）渴望……，很想…… He was dying for a drink. 他很渴望喝点酒。 3. adapt v. 使……适应，使……适合…….适应……. e.g. He couldn’t adapt his way of life to the company. 他的生活方式无法适应公司（的要求）。 I adapted the garage for use as a workshop. 我将车库改为工作室使用。 It is hard to adapt this story for children/the film. 要将小说改编为适合小孩子（电影）很困难。 adapt oneself to适应…… He is quick to adapt(himself)to new circumstances. 他很会适应新环境。 adapted adj.适合……的；改编成……的 This book is adapted to children. 这书是为适合儿童需要而改写的。 The play is adapted from a novel. 这是一部由小说改编成的戏剧。 first of all，at first，above all (1)first of all首先，第一(常可单独使用) e.g.First of all，we must check the number. 首先，我们要核对一下数目。 (2)at first(=at the beginning)起初，开始(与later“以后”相对) e.g.At first I thought ill of him. 起初我对他的印象不好。 (3)above all首先，最重要的是(most important of all) e.g.We must work hard，and above all we must believe that each of us is able to do something well. 我们应当努力工作，尤其重要的是我们必须相信，我们每个人都能做好一些事情。 the other day，some day，one day，another day (1)the other day“几天前”(a few days ago)