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1、Module 1 British and American English 诩 13苗吾1. confusing adj.令人困惑的滩懂的The instructions on the box are very confusing.盒子上的使用说明令人费解。confuse vt.使糊涂，使迷惑confuse A with/and B 将 A 与 B 混淆 Im always confusing Jack with James. 我总是分不清杰克与詹姆斯。confused adj.糊涂的;迷惑的;混乱的2. compare vt. 比拟，比照I compared the copy with th
2、e original, but there wasn5t much difference.我比拟了复印件和原件，但差异不是很大。(1) compared to/with. 和相比Compared to many students, he is lucky.和许多学生比起来，他是幸运的。My own problems seem insignificant compared with other peoples.与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题算不了什么。(2) compare. to.把比作Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.莎士比亚把世界比作一个舞
3、台。(3) compare notes (with sb)(与某人)交换意见After comparing notes we found that we had the same opinion. 交换意见后，我们发现我们的想法是一致的。(4) compare n.比拟without/beyond compare 无与伦比The height of the new building is without compare in the world.这座新楼的高度在世界上是无与伦比的。Ifs a diamond beyond compare.这是一颗独一无二的钻石。(5) comparison n
4、. 比拟;比照by comparison 比拟起来;相比之下by/in comparison (with sb/sth)(与)相比拟3. differ vi.不同，有区别Customs differ in different countries.各国风俗不同。(1) differ from.和不同Their house differs from ours because they have no garage.他们的房子和我们的不同，因为他们没有车库。(2) differ in.在方面不同The two boxes differ in color but not in size.虽然这两个盒子
5、的颜色不同，但是大小相同。(3) differ with sb about/on/over sth 和某人在某事上持不同看 法We differ with them on that question.我们在那个问题上跟他们的意见不同。4. present vt.陈述;提出(观点、计划等)；展现;显示adj.出席的;到场的;现存的;当前的n. 礼物，礼品When is the committee presenting their report?委员会什么时候提出他们的报告？The book presents an interesting picture.这本书呈现了一幅有趣的画面。How man
6、y people were present at the meeting?参加会议的有多少人？We do not have further information at the present time. 目前我们没有进一步的消息。What can I get him for a birthday present?我送他什么生日礼物呢？5. attempt n.努力;尝试v.努力;尝试;试图They made no attempt to escape.他们没有企图逃跑。I will attempt to answer all your questions.我将努力回答你的全部问题。be in
7、an attempt to do sth 试图做某事make an attempt to do/at doing sth 打算做某事 attempt to do sth 试图做某事6. have. in common 有相同的特点I married her because we have so much in common.我之所以跟她结婚，是因为我们俩有很多共同点。have sth in common 有共同之处have nothing in common 没有共同之处have much in common 有很多共同之处have little in common 几乎没有共同之处7. le
8、ad to引起;导致;通向Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.过量的工作和过少的休息通常会引发疾病。This will lead to trouble in the future.这将导致以后的麻烦。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。lead vt.过（某种生活）lead a happy/hard/simple life过着幸福/艰苦/简朴的生活8. in favor of同意;支持;看中，选择They were in favor of free trade.他们赞成自由贸易。Im in f
9、avor of equal pay for equal work.我支持同工同酬。He abandoned teaching in favor of a career as a doctor.他弃教从医。do sb a favor = do a favor for sb 帮某人一个忙Would you do me a favor/do a favor for me and turn off the radio?能否请你帮我把收音机关上？9. refer to. as. 称为People refer to this kind of food as cheese.人们称这种食物为奶酪。
10、People who work in offices are usually referred to as uwhite collar” workers.那些在办公室工作的人通常被称为“白领，refer to提到;谈论;参考;参照;与相关The scientist referred to the discovery as the most exciting new development in this field.科擘家把这一发现称为这一领域里最令人激动的进展。Please refer to a dictionary if you dont know the meaning of the w
11、ord.如果你不知道这个词的意思，就请查查词典。What I have to say refers to all of you.我要讲的话与你们大家都有关。10. pick up （偶然）学会;拿起;捡起；（开车）接人;得到;感染She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。I picked up the book for her.我替她捡起了那本书。111 pick you up at five.我五点钟来接你。I seem to have picked up a terrible cold from
12、 someplace, 我似乎从什么地方染上了重感冒。11. wear off逐渐消失;消逝;磨掉;磨损The smell of the new paint will wear off in about a month. 新漆的味道一个月左右就会消失。I bought those new plates cheaply, and the pretty rose pattern has been worn off already.那些新盘子我买得很廉价，上面漂亮的玫瑰花纹都已经磨掉了。（1） wear away 变薄;磨光The steps had been worn away by the feet of thousands of people.成千上万的人把台阶踏得磨损了。（2） wear out穿破;用坏；（使）精疲力竭;耗尽He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.去年他穿坏了两双鞋。Youll wear yourself out if you carry on working so hard.你要是继续这样拼命工作，身体会吃不消的。