1. quit sth/ doing sth
2. apply…to 把…應(yīng)用到…
apply oneself to專心致志于，埋頭于
apply for a job
3.on a scale of 按…的等級(jí)
on a large scale大規(guī)模的
4. add A to B 把A加到B 上
add to 增加了
add up 把…加起來(lái)
add up to 總計(jì)
5.more…than是…而不是,與其說(shuō)…不如說(shuō)
6.stand for支持，主張，提倡，擁護(hù)；代表; 容忍（否，疑）
7.circumstances 環(huán)境，情況（surroundings；conditions）
Circumstances permitting, I’ll go abroad to study.
in/under the circumstances在目前情況下
in/under no circumstances在任何情況下都不 (倒裝)
8.fail to do sth succeed in doing sth; manage to do sth
9.lose heart 失去信心
lose one’s heart to sb 愛(ài)上sb
10.assess 評(píng)價(jià)，估計(jì)（價(jià)值，數(shù)值等） assessment
11.take it easy別緊張，放輕松點(diǎn)
Take your time. 慢慢來(lái)
12.keep up保持，繼續(xù); 使居高不下，保持高昂
She keeps up her spirits by singing.
in high/low/ good/ bad spirits心情，情緒
13.be cast away (被動(dòng))因沉船而流落于某地
14.on a desert island; a deserted street
15.do something oneself
16.the years to come = the coming years
17.leave…behind忘帶，留下
18.be hard on夠…受的;磨得厲害;對(duì)…苛刻;緊跟
19.in need of
20. be desperate for sth/ to do sth 急需…
21. accustom oneself to (介)習(xí)慣于
be accustomed to doing / sth = be used to doing sth
22.be lined with排列
23. anxiety for knowledge/ (to do sth) 求知的渴望
She was waiting for her son’s return with anxiety. /with joy
in despair / in surprise
be anxious about/ for擔(dān)心
24.live through經(jīng)歷…（還活著）
25.the coming day; the day to come
26.to one’s relief 令人寬慰的是
relieve sb of sth減輕，解除某人的痛苦
27.go for 想法得到go for a job
go for a gold medal
喜歡 I don’t go for man of his type.
出去(進(jìn)行某種活動(dòng)) go for a walk
28.have difficulty (in) doing sth/ with sth