attempt at (doing) sth.试图做某事
attempt to do sth.尝试做某事，试图做某事 ②make an attempt试图做某事
at one's first attempt在某人第一次尝试时
He made an attempt at escaping from jail. 他试图越狱逃跑。
They made an attempt on a fortress. 他们试图夺取这一要塞。
I attempted to get in touch with her but without success.我试图和她联系，但未成功。
attempt to do/try to do/manage to do
attempt to do try to do manage to do 较try to do更正式，暗含不成功的意味。 常用语，意为“尽力(去)做”，强调动作。 设法(去)做成，强调结果，指成功做到
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①他们试图在七月以前完成这项任务。
They finish the task before July. ②他试图打破世界纪录。
He the world record. ③她尝试写诗失败了。
Her poetry was a failure.
【答案】 ①attempted to ②made an attempt on/attempted to break ③ attempt at/on/ to write
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④Bill failed in his try to win the first prize.
⑤Though poor，the mother had attempted to send him to school. 【答案】 ④try→ attempt ⑤attempted→managed
2. In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound.(教材P9) 在英语中，单词的拼写并不总是代表其发音。
not always表示部分否定。英语中一些表示“全体，完全”意义的词(如all，every，
everybody，everything，both，always等)与否定副词never/not连用表示部分否定。
His deeds do not always agree with his words. 他的言行并非总是一致。
部分否定与全部否定
两者 部分否定 both....not/not both并非两者都 all not/not all并非所有??都 every not/not every并非每一个??两者以上 都 the whole...not/not the whole并非全部都 All are not friends that speak us fair. 说我们好话的并非都是朋友。
Both of the sisters are not here.并非两姐妹都在这里。 Neither of the sisters is/are here.两姐妹都不在这里。 I don't know all of them.他们我并不全都认识。 I don't know any of them.他们我一个也不认识。 【对接高考】
(2012·课标全国卷)Larry asks Bill and Peter to go on a picnic with him，but of them wants to，because they have work to do.
A．either B．any C．neither D．none
【解析】 句意：Larry 让Bill和Peter跟他一起去野餐，但是他们俩都不想去，因为他们有工作要做。本题考查不定代词。根据表转折关系的but及后面的内容可知，空格处应该表示否定，故排除A项和B项；neither指“两者都不”；none指“(三者或三者以上中)一个也没有”，根据语境可知此处表示两人，故排除D项。
【答案】 C
none/not....any没有一个 nobody/no one没有人 nothing没有任何事物 全部否定 neither两者都不
①(2012·沈阳高二检测)I agree with most of what you said，but I don't agree with . A．everything
B．anything
C．something D．nothing
【解析】 句意：你说的我大部分都同意，但我不是什么都同意。not...everything表示部分否定，意为“不是什么都??”。
【答案】 A
②The novel is well worth but the students have read it. A．to be read; not all C．reading; not all
B．to be read；all not D．reading；all not
【解析】 句意：这部小说很值得读，但并非所有学生都读过。sth.be worth doing某事值得做，排除A、B两项；not all表示部分否定。
【答案】 C
3．combination n．组合；结合
Combinations letters (like ough) may be pronounced in a number of ways.(教材P9) 字母组合(像ough)可能会有很多种发音方式。 A combination of factors led to her decision to resign. 综合各种因素之后她决定辞职。
①in combination with...与??联合起来 ②combine vt.& vi.(使)结合，(使)联合 combine into...联合成??
combine...with...把??与??结合起来
The firm is working on a new product in combination with several overseas partners. 公司正在联合几家海外合伙人制造新产品。 We can't always combine work with pleasure. 我们并不是总能在工作中享受到乐趣。 Efforts and confidence combine to make a full man. 努力与信心结合造就完人。
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①我们应劳逸结合。 We should rest. ②这些元素是怎样结合的我们知道得很清楚。
How these elements is clearly known to us. 【答案】 ①combine work with ②are combined 4．thanks to幸亏；由于
For Americans things are a little bit easier，thanks to the work of Noah Webster.( 教材P9)由于诺亚·韦伯斯特的工作，对美国人来说事情更容易了一些。
It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded. 多亏他的忠告我才得以成功。
Thanks to the bad weather，our journey was very uncomfortable. 由于气候恶劣，我们在旅途中感到非常不适。
表示“因为”的短语还有： because of作状语
due to作表语、状语，一般不位于句首 owing to作表语、状语 on account of作状语 as a result of作状语
As a result of the earthquake，many people became homeless.由于地震，很多人变得无家可归。
We don't like him because of his bad temper. 因为他的坏脾气，我们不喜欢他。 I've changed my mind due to his advice. 因为他的建议，我已经改变了主意。
Owing to a lack of funds，the project will not continue next year.由于缺乏资金，该项目明年将中止。
单项填空
① Pele，Brazil won the world championship for the first time. A．Due to C．Thanks to
B．Owing to D．As to