2012年专四整理资料(5)
wrapping paper 包装纸on end 连续不断地和表示时间的词连用
at length 最后，终于
in full 全部地
in time 及时，不迟
The two scholars worked at the task of writing a preface to the new dictionary for three hours on end last night.
那两位学者昨天晚上花了三个小时为新字典写序。
I can’t read the marks and notes Jim made in the margin. They are too faint. (不清楚的，模糊的修饰字迹。)
ck is very knowledgeable about wines.杰克对酒很在行。
excuse sb. from (doing) sth. 允许不(参加)某活动用被动语态
I beg to be excused from your nephew’s wedding.我请求不去参加你侄子的婚礼。
He ought to attend the meeting, shouldn’t he ?
当should和ought to作“应该”之意时，可互换，表示推论。但在疑问句中一般不用ought to而用should,比如：Should we begin?而不会用Ought we to begin?
make charges for是词组，意为对……收费，索价。
Doctors often make higher charges for their works than they should.
医生们经常索取比他们应得的高得多的费用。
His name was on the top of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember.
他的名字就在我嘴边，但我就是想不起来了。
I caught a glimpse of the name of the book before she put it into the drawer.
在她把书放进抽屉之前，我瞥见了书名。
admission和admittance都是“准入”的意思，但admission常用于公共场所，admittance用于私人场所
All too soon it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.
He handled the company in collaboration with his brother.
他与他兄弟合作处理公司事务。
Jean could be a very attractive girl but she pays no attention to her clothes. 这里第一句表示虚拟，后一句表示现在的真实情况。
have a campaign,chance,courage,opportunity,right to do sth.
To survive in the intense market competition, we must gear(使……适合，配合)the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
In view o(考虑到，鉴于)his poor record in school, the board thinks that he should study hard.
Shakespeare is the favorite of mine.
We hadn’t expected a power cut so we were astonished when the whole house was plunged into darkness. 我们并未料到会停电，所以当整个屋子一下子变得漆黑时我们大吃一惊
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