Unit 1 School life1. below / under below: 指（高度、职位、数量、年龄）在……之下”，（能力等）低于……e.g. 100 metres below sea level, ten degrees below zerobelow 还可作后置定语，“下面的、以下的”e.g. the figures below：下面的数字 under: 指“在垂直的下方”或“级别、数量、标准等低于…… e.g. Let’s sit under the tree. There are many children under 12 years of age.2. know: 知道，明白 e.g. He knows exactly what he’s doing. know of: 知道有，听说过…… e.g. I have never know of such a thing before. know about: 知道……的情况，了解，知道e.g. I know of him, but I can’t say I know much about him.3. life / lives 一般来讲，当 life 用作可数名词时，指1)“一（几）条命”e.g. a life; Three lives were lost in the accident.2) 生活方式：e.g. one’s way of life; Modern technology has changed our lives 其余情况下，life 一般用作不可数名词,作“生活”解。 e.g. To him, money is his life. Life is not easy for all of us.4. missing / lost / gone missing: 缺少的、失踪的、不在的 e.g. When I came back, my dictionary was missing.There are some pages missing from the book. 注：missed：想念、错过，无“缺少的、失踪的、不在的”之意。 lost: 丢失的、迷路的、输掉的 e.g. The police are searching for the lost boy.You’d better go to the Lost and Found to have a look. gone: 遗失了的、无可挽回的 e.g. My youth is gone for ever.5. play / play with play: 进行（有规则的、技巧的）体育/文艺比赛、弹奏乐器等。e.g. Can you play tennis? Shall we play cards after dinner?用心 爱心 专心 play with: 1）拿……玩，玩弄……e.g. The boy is playing with his toys. 2) 和/与……人比赛, 也可说成 play sb.e.g I will play chess with Diana. = I’ll play Diana at chess.6. prepare / prepare for prepare: 准备……e.g. Mother is busy preparing supper. prepare for: 为……作准备e.g. Please get reading a...
