词汇精讲：

Aware

Usage:~ (of sth) ~ that

Exp. having knowledge or realization of sb/st

h对某人[某事物]知道﹑ 明白﹑ 觉察到﹑ 意识到

Eg. Are you aware of the time?

你知道是什麽时候了吗?

Eg. It happened without my being aware of it.

事情在我不知不觉中发生了。

Eg. I'm well aware that very few jobs are available.

我很清楚工作职位非常少。

Eg. She became aware that something was burning.

她发觉有东西烧着了。

Eg. I don't think you're aware (of) how much this means to me.

我想你还不知道这对我多么重要。

Elegant

Exp. tasteful and stylish in appearance or manner

（相貌或仪态）优雅的, 文雅的, 高雅的

Eg. woman：文雅的女人 an elegant coat：高雅的外衣

an elegant style of writing：优美的写作风格 elegant manners：优雅的仪态

Duet

Exp. piece of music for two players or singers 二重奏曲; 二重唱曲

Eg. a duet for violin and piano

小提琴和钢琴的二重奏曲

Harmony

Exp. agreement (of feelings, interests, opinions, etc)

（感情﹑ 兴趣﹑ 意见等）相符, 一致

Eg. We should work towards harmony in international affairs.

我们应该致力使国际事务协调一致。

Eg. They are living together in perfect harmony.

Proposal

Exp. suggestion or request, esp from a man to a woman, that the two should marry

求婚（尤指男向女）

Eg. She had had many proposals (of marriage) but preferred to remain single.

许多人向她求过婚, 但她愿过独身生活。

Splendid

Exp.(infml 口)very fine; excellent 极好的; 绝妙的

Eg. a splendid dinner：美餐 idea, achievement：极好的主意

a splendid piece of writing：极好的文章

Match

Exp. marriage 婚姻; 匹配

Eg. She made a good match when she married him.

她嫁给了他，成就了美满姻缘。

fare-you-well：告别

Eg. Mary and John left without a far-you-well at the party.

玛丽和汤姆不辞而别。

短语提炼：

send for：召唤

go away：离开，走掉

after breakfast：吃完早餐后

a great favorite of one’s：某人最喜欢人或物

give a party：举行宴会，举行酒会

sing a duet：唱一曲二重唱

made a harmony：和谐

make a proposal：求婚

hae no fortune：不富裕，没有钱财

in every other way：在其他方面，初次之外

make a splendid match：天生的一对

be likely to：可能

go off：消失

go off to：消失而去了......

so much as：甚至，几乎

without a fare-you-well：没有道别

make up the bed：铺床

重点短语精学：

send for：召唤

Eg. He was so ill that we had to send for a doctor.

他病得很重，我们只好给他请医生了。

Eg. If there arise any difficulty, send for me.

有什么麻烦找我好了。

go away

Eg. To go away without telling your father is most irregular.

不跟你父亲打个招呼就走是非常不合适的。

Eg. Mischiefs come by the pound, and go away by the ounce.

灾来如山倒，灾去如抽丝。

make a proposal

Eg. He was working up to a proposal to Helen.

他在逐步发展到向海伦求婚。

Eg. He made a proposal to her on the spur of the moment.

他一时冲动之下向她求婚了。

in every other way

Eg. I believe strongly that we can maintain our rank, economically and in every other way.

我坚信，法国能够保住自己的地位，无论是经济方面还是其它任何方面。

Eg. In every other way, however, they were very similar to black raspberries.

在所有其他方式，但他们均十分相似黑树莓。

be likely to

Eg. Armed conflict is likely to break out between the two countries.

这两国间有可能发生武装冲突。

Eg. His radical ideas are likely to produce fireworks at the meeting.

他的激进思想很可能在会上引起激烈的争论。

go off

Eg. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off.

防盗警报器一响，盗贼立刻逃走了。

Eg. Hamlet goes off stage left.

哈姆雷特从舞台左侧退下。

so much as

Eg. It is not the boy that talks so much as the girl.

这个男孩并不像那个女孩说那样多的话。

Eg. It is not his parents that influence him so much as his teachers.

他的父母并不像他的老师对他那样有影响。