bother(v.)1)～sb(about/withsth)|～sbtodo/sbthat...使(某人)烦恼(或担忧、不安)；给(某人)造成麻烦(或痛苦)①Idon'twanttobotherhimwithmyproblemsatthemoment.我此刻不想让她为我的事操心。②Doesitbotheryouthatsheearnsmorethanyou?她比你挣的钱多，你是不是觉得不自在？③Itbothersmetothinkofheraloneinthatbighouse.想到她孤零零地待在那所大房子里我便坐卧不安。2)～(with/aboutsth)|～todosth|～doingsth...花费时间或精力(做某事)①Youneedn'tbothertocometomyoffice.你不必特地来我办公室。②Hedidn'tevenbothertosaythankyou.他甚至连说一声谢谢都不肯。③Whybotheraskingifyou'renotreallyinterested?如果你真的不感兴趣，干吗费口舌打听呢？3)打扰；插话①Hecomesbotheringmedayafterday.他天天来打扰我。“②Don'tbotheryourdad.He'sgotalottodotonight，”saidMother.妈妈说：“别打扰你爸爸。他今晚有好些事要做哩。”【词语辨析】bother,disturb,trouble,annoy这些动词均有“使人不安或烦恼”之意。1)bother指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。Theproblemhasbeenbotheringmeforweeks.那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。2)disturb较正式用词，多用于被动语态。指使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。I'msorrytodisturbyousoearly.对不起，我这么早打扰你。3)trouble指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。Losingalittlemoneydoesn'ttroubleme.损失一点钱我并不在意。4)annoy强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打扰或恼怒。Hismotherwasannoyedwithhimforbeingsorudetotheirneighbors.他母亲因为他对邻居如此粗暴无礼而生他的气。【知识运用】(1)(2002上海春44)Pleasefollowyousupervisor'sinstructions,oryou'll________him.A．discourageB．offendC．disturbD．bother答案：B本题题意：听从指导老师的教导，否则你会冒犯他。offend表示“得罪；冒犯”。(2)I'msorryto________you,butcouldyoutellmethewaytothestation?A．discourageB．annoyC．ignoreD．bother答案：D本题题意：对不起打扰一下，请问去车站怎么走？bother表示“给(某人)造成麻烦(或痛苦)”。(3)Theywerechargedwith________thepublicpeace.A．disturbingB．annoyingC．interruptingD．bothering答案：A本题题意：他们被指控扰乱公共治安。disturbthepeace表示“扰乱治安”。(4)(原创)—Canyouhelpmetoopenthisbottle?Thecorkwon'tcomeout.—________whileI'mreading;runawayandplay.A．Whatfor?B．Whyme?C．That'seasy.D．Don'tbotherme.答案：D本题题意：“你能帮我弄开这个瓶子吗？软木塞怎么也拔不出来。”“我正在看书，你别来打扰我，快去玩吧。”。1．lookback(onsth)回首(往事)；回忆；回顾①Lookingback,Idon'tsupposeweareanyworsenowthanpeoplewereahundredyearsago.看一看过去，我不认为我们比100年前的人更坏。②Shecanlookbackonhercareerwithgreatsatisfaction.她回顾自己的经历觉得心满意足。【知识拓展】1)lookinto调查；审查We'relookingintothereasonsforthefireinyourhouse.我们在调查你们的房子发生火灾的原因。2)lookdownon轻视，看不起Smallboysoftenlookdownonlittlegirlsandrefusetoplaywiththem.小男孩常常看不起小女孩并拒绝同她们一起玩。3)lookon旁观Twomenwerefighting.Therestwerelookingon.两个男人在打架。其余的人在袖手旁观。4)lookthroughsth快速查看；浏览Helookedthroughthebooksanddecidedthathewouldn'tlikethem.他把书翻阅了一下，认定他不会喜欢它们的。5)looksththrough仔细检查，逐一审查(某事物)Alwayslookyourworkthroughbeforehandingitin.交作业前一定要仔细检查。6)looksthup(在字典或参考书中)查阅；查验Ifyoudon'tknowthemeaningoftheword,lookitup.你要是不知道这个词的意思，就查一下。7)lookup(fromsth)(在低头看某物时)抬头往上看ShelookedupfromherbookasIenteredtheroom.我进房间时，她从书本上抬起头来看了看。8)lookuptosb钦佩；仰慕；尊敬Mr.Smithhadtaughtformanyye...
