3 经理已经做出保证，在他的任期结束之前，他不会离任。(pledge one’s word; leave office; term)
The manager pledged his word that he would not leave office until the last day of his term.
4 他没有意识到，对她美貌的迷恋使他对她的缺点视而不见。(blind v.) He did not realize that his love for her beauty has blinded him to her faults.
5 当得知警察终于在树林里找到她的孩子时，这位年轻的太太流下了眼泪。(shed)
On hearing that the police had finally found her child in the woods, the young lady shed tears. +ever 的用法
这类由\特殊疑问词＋ever\构成的单词有：whatever, whichever, whoever, wherever, whenever, however. 现将它们的用法归纳如下： 1.引导让步状语从句
这也是这类单词最常见的用法，一般译为\无论??\。如： Keep calm, whatever happens.(无论什么)
Whoever you are, you can't pass this way. (无论谁) I will find her wherever she may be.(无论在哪里) Come and see me whenever you want to.(无论何时)
However frightened you may be yourself, you must remain outwardly calm.(无论怎样)
2.whatever,whoever,whichever引导名词性从句
1)whatever起双重作用，相当于\that\或\，可引导主语从句和宾语从句。
①可以将其看成兼为先行词的关系代词，相当于\that\，在从句中作主语或宾语。如：
Whatever I have is at your service.(引导主语从句，在从句中作宾语)
Prisoners have to eat whatever they're given.(引导宾语从句，在从句中作宾语)
I'll just say whatever comes into my mind.(引导宾语从句，在从句中作主语)
②可以将其看成兼为先行词的关系代词，相当于\,在从句中作定语。如：
She would tell him whatever news she got.(＝any news that) Whatever measures are adopted must be consistent with the rules.(＝any measures that)
2)whoever起双重作用，相当于\who\可引导主语从句和宾语从句。 I will give my ticket to whoever wants it.(引导宾语从句) Whoever gets the job will have a lot of work to do.(引导主语从句)
3)whichever引导主语从句或宾语从句，译为\无论哪一个\。如： Whichever of you comes in first will receive a prize.(引导主语从句)
I will take whichever fits the sockets.(引导宾语从句)
+ no more than
more than 是英语中常见的用于两者比较的结构，表示“超过，多于”，在这里不必赘述。本文就 more than 的其它用法归纳如下，供英语学习者参考。 一、 more than 后跟形容词、副词、分词、动词、名词， more than 起强调作用，含义是 more than 后的形容词、副词、分词、动词、名词的分量不足以反应实际情况而加以说明，汉语意思是：“十分，非常，岂止，简直，不仅仅，绰绰有余”。例如：
I am more than content with what you said.我对你的讲话十分满意。 She was dressed more than simply.她穿着太朴素了。
Being a good listener means much more than just listening with ears. 做一个好的听者不仅仅意味着“用耳朵听”。
Peace is much more than the absence of war.和平不仅仅是没有战争。 二、 more than / more ? than 跟含 can 的从句，这种结构不能照字面来翻译。 more than 之后的从句里，英语里虽是肯定形式，却表示否定概念。 more than ? can ?的结构意为“简直不可能”：“ more ? than ? can ?”
的结构意为“达到不可能的程度”。例如：
The beauty of the place is more than I can describe.那个地方美得我简直不可以言表。
How he manages to live is more than I can tell.他怎样生活的，我简直猜不透。
He has more money than he can spend.他有花不完的钱。
三、 more ? than 通常用于比较两个不同的人物，但有时也可用来指一个人物本身的两种特性，这时其意义和 rather than 相同，肯定 more 后面的，而否定 than 后面的。汉语意思是“与其说??不如说??”，“是??而不是??”。例如：
He is more diligent than clever.与其说他聪明，不如说他勤奋。 She is more shy than unsocial. 她是害羞，而不是不爱社交。 He is more of a fool than a knave.与其说他是个无赖，不如说他是个笨蛋。
四、 no more than 与 not more than 后跟名词所表含义的区别： no more than 后跟名词的意思是“只不过，仅仅”，有“轻视，嫌少”之意。例如：
He is no more than a puppet.他只不过是个傀儡。 He felt no more than five dollars in the bag. 他的袋子里只剩下 5 美元（有言其少之意）。
not more than 后跟名词的意思是“不超过，至多”，是一般的否定，或客观地说明数字。例如：
They were not more than two hours from the place.他们离那个地方最多不过两个小时的路线。
I have not more than five dollars in my pocket.
我口袋里的钱不多于 5 美元（最多 5 美元，不超过 5 美元）。
五、 no more ? than （ not ? any more than ）跟从句，表示两者皆否定的观念，意思是“不??正如??不??一样”。例如：
He's no more fit to be a minister than a school boy would be. 小学生不适合当部长，他也不适合当部长（这句话的重点在 He's no more fit to be a minister ）。
A nation cannot exist without people any more than a tree can grow without roots.
一个国家不可能离开人民而存在，正如树没有根不能生长一样。 not more ? than 跟从句表示两者皆肯定的观念，只是有差别而已，意思是“不及??那样”。例如：
He is not more diligent than you are.他不象你那样勤奋。 （重点在 you are diligent .他也勤奋，但不如你勤奋。） 六、 little more than； no less than
little more than ，因 little 含有否定意义，因此其汉语意思是“不过，仅仅，多不了多少”。例如：
That is worth little more than one dollar.那不过值一美元。 no less than ，因“ no less ”含双重否定，因此其汉语意思是“不少于，有??之多”。例如：
There were no less than fifty killed and wounded. 死伤者不少于 50 人。
七、 more than 虽属比较结构，但可辅以一定的词汇手段，如： no， nothing， nobody， nowhere， any， anything else， hardly， scarcely 等否定句，便可表达最高级的含义。例如：
Nothing is more precious than time.没有什么比时间更可贵的东西了。 No complaint is more common than that of a scarcity of money.最普通的就是说钱不够用。
George did more work this morning than anyone else.乔治今天上午干的工作比任何人都多。 Unit seven
Active reading (1)
Dealing with unfamiliar words
3 Match the words for sounds with their meanings.
1 to make small sounds of pain, fear, or sadness (whimper) 2 to make short sharp knocking sounds as something moves or shakes (rattle)