Phrase power

PHRASE POWERSettle down[观察] 阅读下列各句，并观察 settle down 在句中的用法。1. She settled (herself) down in the armchair with a newspaper.2. They have settled down very happily in their new home.3. I’m sure the child will soon settle down in his new school.4. It’s terrible — I can’t settle down to anything today.5. The teacher told the students to settle down and study the lesson.[点拨] settle down 使舒舒服服地坐下，躺下，如句 1；定居下来，如句 2；习惯于（某种生活、工作等），如句 3；安下心来，专心于，常用于 settle down to (doing) sth. 如句 4；（使某人）安静下来，平静下来，如句 5。[小试] 把下列句子翻译成英语。1. 他在椅子上坐好后，开始看书。2. 妈妈尽力让调皮的孩子们安静下来。3. 1894 年, 马克思到了英国并在伦敦定居下来。4. 你最好静下心来好好复习功课。“设法做成”manage to do[观察] 阅读下列各句，并观察 manage to do 在句中的用法。1. He managed to repair the bike by himself. 2. How do fish manage to live in the seas near Antarctica?[点拨] manage to do sth. 设法做成某事, 如句 1，2。相当于 succeed in doing sth. 成功做成某事[辨析] manage to do sth. / try to do sth. / try doing sth.manage to do sth. 意为：设法做成某事，强调成功的结果；try to do sth. 意为：尽力去做某事，强调努力的动作，结果成功与否并不知道；try doing sth. 意为：试着做某事，强调尝试。如：用心 爱心 专心He managed to solve the problem.（问题已解决）He tried to solve the problem.（尽力解决问题，但不一定能解决）He tried solving the problem.（试着解决问题）[小试] 把下列句子翻译成英语。1． 最终他设法到达了那个村子。2． 他努力让机器重新运转起来，但是没成功。3． 昨天，他试着修理这台电脑。Key:1. Finally he managed to get to the village.2. He tried to get the machine running again, but he failed.3. Yesterday he tried fixing the computer.“看见”catch sight ofcatch sight of 看到；发现。[例句] Don’t let me catch sight...