advance / make / offer / put forward a suggestion ask for / call for / invite suggestions act on a suggestion 实施

adopt a suggestion reject a suggestion at sb’s suggestion 建议

search for: look for

a suggestion about / concerning …

提出建议

征求建议

将建议付诸采纳建议 拒绝建议 按照某人的

一项有关…的建议

- Many planes and ships were sent to search the South Sea for the missing Chinese pilot.

- 警察正在住宅内搜查一件藏匿的武器。(The police were searching the house for a hidden weapon.)

luxury: n.

1) a pleasant thing that is expensive, but not necessary (used as a countable noun) - Champagne is a luxury they can no longer afford.

- 我们花不起买奢侈品的钱。(We can’t afford to spend money on luxuries.) 2) great comfort, as provided by wealth (used as an uncountable noun) - She was brought up in an atmosphere of luxury and wealth. - He took over his father’s company and led a life of luxury. - They wallowed in luxury. (他们沉溺于奢侈的生活中。) Collocation：

enjoy (a) luxury 享受 afford a luxury pure / sheer luxury unaccustomed luxury in luxury

better off: richer than you were before; more comfortable

- 现在，中国人的生活比以前强多了。(Nowadays Chinese people are better off than they used to be.)

- It’s obvious that those who work hard are better off than those who don’t.

scared: adj. frightened (often followed by of / to / that-clause) - The lady has always been scared of snakes.

- They’re scared of making a fool of themselves. - 我害怕坐飞机；我怕飞机可能坠毁。(I’m scared to fly in a plane. I’m scared that it might crash.)

complex: adj.

1) difficult to understand or explain

- Her political ideas were too complex to get support from ordinary people. - The problem was so complex that there would be no easy solution.

买得起奢侈品

绝对的奢侈；十足的享受 罕有的享受 奢侈地

2) consisting of many closely connected parts

- When I visited Shanghai for the first time I got lost in the rather complex network of roads.

adequate: adj. enough (often followed by infinitive to or for)

- Is the transport system adequate to deliver the food to remote areas? - Her knowledge of English was adequate for the job. CF: adequate, enough & sufficient 三词均表示“足够的”。

adequate 指“能够满足特定的或最起码的要求的”。例如：

- For the use of beginners, the book is adequate. (对于初学者来说，这本书也够用了。) enough 指“能够满足一种欲望或需要”，比较偏重数量，并可放在所形容的名词后面。例如：

- Are there enough apples for everyone? (苹果够所有人吃吗？)

sufficient 具有与 enough 相同的意思，只是更为正式，并较强调程度。 Fill in the blanks with the adequate, enough or sufficient.

1) We haven’t got sufficient information from which to draw a conclusion. 2) The pianist gave an adequate performance. 3) There is enough food for six people.

4) I hope you will prove adequate to the job.

decline:

1. n. a gradual decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of sth. (followed by in) - Some people are worried that there will be a great decline in the stock market. - Class attendance is in decline recently. Collocation：

fall / sink into a decline hasten the decline of on the decline

开始衰落, 衰弱下去； 体力衰退（尤指因患肺病而衰弱） 加速…的衰退

在下降； 在衰退中

2. v.

1) move from a better to a worse position, or from higher to lower

- Her power has begun to decline now that she is old.

- Because of the measures taken by the new mayor, the crime rate in our city sharply declined in the past two years.

2) (fml) refuse, usu. politely

- We had to decline their invitation because we had made other plans. - When he asked me to dance, I declined politely.

acquire: vt. gain or come to possess by one’s own work, skill, action, etc. - He acquired a knowledge of computer by careful study.

- 格林先生靠做石油生意发了一笔大财。(Mr. Green acquired a fortune in the oil business.)

astonish: vt. surprise very much; amaze

- They were greatly astonished at the extraordinary beauty of the picture. - We were astonished to hear that he had passed his driving test.

CF: astonish, amaze, & surprise

这三个词在表示“使…惊异”时，意义相近，一般以事物或人作主语；以人作主语时，一般用被动语态。它们的主要区别在于：

astonish 特指不可能解释的事发生后使人产生较强的惊异感情。astonish 表示惊异的时间较 surprise 长久。例如：

- They were astonished at / by the news of his escape. (他们对他逃跑的消息感到吃惊。) amaze 指带有迷惑或赞美的惊奇，是意义很强的词。例如：

- I was amazed at / by her calmness. [我对她的冷静感到惊讶。（含有“钦佩”之意）] surprise 着重因意外之事或特殊的事而产生的突然反应。例如： - Her frank answer surprised him. (她坦率的回答使他感到惊讶。)

make a living by: earn money by (doing sth.)

- Many farmers in this area make a good living by growing flowers. - He makes a living by writing.

miracle: n. an amazing or wonderful event, esp. sth. that happens unexpectedly

- There was a severe earthquake in that area, but by a miracle, no one was killed in it. - The teacher told me that it’d be a miracle if I passed the examination. - It was a miracle that the pilot landed the plane in that snowstorm. Collocation： by a miracle

依靠奇迹；奇迹般地 奇迹般地；（好得）不

to a miracle

可思议地

accomplish / perform / work a miracle

faculty: n.

1) mental and physical abilities

- For a woman of 85, she still has all her faculties.

- It is a myth that the faculty of hearing is greatly increased in blind people. 2) all the teachers of a university or college

- After seven years of study, he succeeded in joining the faculty of Columbia University.

Useful Expressions

用完了 一大把 为…感到难过

私立大学 问题的一小部分 对…毫不在乎 跟…竞争

创造奇迹

run out of a handful of be upset by …

a private college

a tiny slice of the problem a chilling indifference about … compete with … at some point soon way of life manual work

用不了多久的某个时候 生活方式 体力劳动

使彻底认识到… 愚见 故事开始时 去商店买… 使某人入睡 固定工资

他把希望寄托在…身上 比…的境遇好多了 从废墟中站起来 跳入眼帘

drive … home a humble suggestion as the story opens go shopping for … put sb. to sleep steady wages his hope lies in … be far better off than … rise from the ashes catch one’s eye