from/ at a distance从远处

keep sb. at a distance

于某人保持一定距离

It is no distance at all.不远

use常用短语：

used to do过去曾经、常做

be used to doing …习惯于……

be used to do被用来做……

make good/ full use of充分利用……

come into use开始使用……

it is no use doing …干……没有用

“出了什么事”的几种不同表达

What’s wrong with….?

What’s the matter with…?

What’s the trouble with…?

What happened (to sb.) ?

“众所周知”常用表达法：

It is known to all that…主语从句，that不能省

As is known to all,定语从句，置于句首

We all know (that)后接宾语从句

Everyone knows (that)后接宾语从句

, which is known to all.非限定从句，置于句末

表“同意某人意见”的常用短语：

agree with sb. /what sb. said

agree to sth.

approve (of) sth.

in favour of sth.

be agreeable to sth.

be for sth.

“不同意”

disagree with sb./ what sb. said

object to sth.

disapprove (of) sth.

be against sth.

sign的常用短语：

sign one’s name签名

sign to sb (not) to do sth.

示意某人(不)做某事

signs of …

……的迹象

would rather 与 prefer 的区别

1.宁愿做……而不做……

would rather do A than do B

prefer A to B

prefer to do A rather than do B

2. would rather 主语 + 过去式，表示“宁愿”

eg. I would rather you came tomorrow than today.

should prefer sb. to do sth./ should prefer 主语 + 过去式，表示“比较喜欢……”

eg. I should prefer you not to go there alone.

OR: I should prefer that you did not go there alone.

trap常用短语

be caught in a trap落入圈套

be led into a trap中圈套

set a trap to do sth.设圈套……

be trapped in sth.被…..所围困

grow常用短语

in the grow of在….成长中

grow up长大; 成长

grow rich on靠….. 变富

grow into长成……

grow out of由…..引起/滋生出

make常用短语

be made up of =consist of 由……组成

make up for弥补

be made from/ of由……造成

make up编造;组成;化妆

be made into制成……

make fun of取笑; 嘲弄

make a living 谋生

supply, provide, offer 的区别：

1.表示“向某人提供某物”

supply / provide sb. with sth.

supply / provide sth. for sb.

supply sth. to sb.

offer sb. sth.

2. 表示“主动提出做某事”

offer to do sth.

3. 表示“倘使”、“假如”

provided / providing that

= on condition that

=only if

4. 表示“满足需要”supply / meet a need.

supply的常用短语

in short supply 缺乏，不足

medical/military supply医疗/军用品

supplies of…许多

lack的常用短语