Book 3 Module 1

1.The house faces to the south 这个房子朝南

=The house faces towards the south。

= The house faces south.

2. be faced with 面临，面对

in the face of 面对, 在… 面前

face to face 面对面

3 get into a difficult situation 陷入困难的状况

get out of a difficult situation 摆脱困难的状况

save the sicuation 挽回局势

4. be located in = lie in 坐落于

= be situated in

5. off the coast 在(离开海面的)海岸上

along the coast 沿着海岸

on the coast 海岸上

6. work on sth. 从事某事， 做…工作；忙于

work out 设计；制订，安排

get to work 着手于；开始工作

7. because of 因为

thanks to 由于；多亏了

owing to 由于

as a result of 由于……的结果

due to 由于

8.There+be/exist/lie/stand/appear+主语 有，存在

9. two-thirds 三分之二

one-third 三分之一

10.be covered by/with 被…覆盖

11.be famous for 因…而著名

12.make… out of sth. … 由..制成…

13.ever since 自那以后

14.（be）opposite to 在…对面，与…相反

just the opposite 恰恰相反

15.keep a cool head 保持头脑清醒

16.lose one’s head 惊慌失措，失去理智

17.head for 朝着…前进

18.in terms of 根据，从…方面来说，从…的观点

in the long/short term 就长/短期而言

come to terms=make terms 达成协议，和好

bring sb. to terms 使某人接收条件

be on good/bad terms with sb. 与某人交情好/不好

19.compare A with/and B 比较A和B

eg. compare this with that 把这个和那个比较一下

compare…to… 把……比作…..

eg. compare life to a candle 把生命比喻成蜡烛

compare children to flowers 把孩子比作花朵

compared with/to… 与…比较起来，较之…

eg. Compared to/with her mother, she is tall.

20.have control over 对…有控制权

beyond control 无法控制

under control 被控制住

out of control 失去控制

in the control of 由…控制/管理/负责

lose control of 对…失去控制

21.on the one hand… on the other hand 一方面…另一方面

22.表示倍数的四种句型：

1）This bridge is 3 times longer than that one.

这座桥比那座桥长3倍。

2) This bridge is 4 times as long as that one

这座桥是那座桥的4倍长。

3）A is … times the size/length/width/height/depth of B

This room is 3 times the size of that one.

这间房间的大小是那间的3倍。

4) A + v. …times as many/much + n.+ as B

The factory has produced 3 times as many cars as it did last year. 这个厂今年的汽车产量是去年的3倍。