B．重点词组
1.for oneself独自地；独立地；亲自地
观察示例
Do you think it is possible for a robot to think for itself?
你认为机器人可能会独立思考吗?
You should do your homework for oneself．
你应该独立完成作业。
One can't do such a thing for oneself．
这样的事一个人是做不来的。
归纳拓展
for oneself强调独自做某事，无人帮忙。注意：它与in oneself / by oneself / of oneself的区别。
by oneself独自地(alone)指单独一个人，无人做伴
in oneself本来，本身
of oneself自动地，自发地
The old man lives by himself in a lonely village．
那位老人独自住在一个偏僻的村子里。
The door opened of itself．门自动开了。
He is clever in himself．他本来就聪明。
2．Reach for伸手去够；伸手去拿
观察示例
She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and suddenly reached for his hand．
在他翻书时她好奇地看着他的手指，并且突然禁不住伸手去摸他的手。
He reached out for a book from the shelf．
他伸手从书架上拿了一本书。
The boy reached out his hand for an apple．
小男孩伸手拿了个苹果。
归纳拓展
reach既可作及物动词又可作不及物动词，常见短语有：reach for；reach out ones’s hand for.
特别提示
reach也可作名词：伸手可及的距离 短语有： within one's reach／out Of one's reach／beyond one's reach够得着／够不着
3．be amazed by／at对……大为惊奇
观察示例
She was amazed by his fingernails and the softness of the hands and warmth of his skin．
她对他的指甲、手的柔软与皮肤的温暖很惊奇。
I was amazed at his rapid progress in English．
我惊异于他在英语上取得的快速进步。
I was amazed that he was only sixteen．
他竟然只有16岁，真让我惊奇。
归纳拓展
amaze为动词：对……惊奇，对……感到惊讶。类似的词有：surprise，shock，astonish等。常用结构：be amazed at／by；be amazed to；be amazed that。
amazing／amazed均为形容词，注意区别意义。
4. manage to设法做到；设法完成
观察示例
She fell off a ladder and even though Tony was in the next room，he managed to catch her．
她从梯子上摔了下来，虽然Tony在隔壁房间里，他还是设法接住了她。
We managed to get what we wanted．
我们设法得到了我们想要的东西。
In spite of these insults，she managed not to get angry.
虽然受到这些侮辱，但她还是克制住没生气。
归纳拓展
manage to do．．．=succeed in doing．．．注意与try to do和try doing的区别。
try to do．．．尽力去做，不含是否成功。
try doing试着去做。
5．More than不仅仅是；不止
观察示例
．．．and that he felt more than just the desire to please her．
……并且他感觉他不仅仅是想取悦她。
Peace is much more than the absence of war.
和平不仅仅意味着没有战争。
China Daily is more than a newspaper．It helps us to learn English．
《中国日报》不仅仅是份报纸，它还可以帮我们学英语。
归纳拓展
more than除有“不仅仅、不止”意思之外，还有“极其、非常”“多于、超过”的意思，其他相关短语有：
not more than不多于，不超过
no more than仅仅，只不过
more...than与其……不如…
…
6.leave... alone让……独自待着；不打扰，不干预
观察示例
She shouted “Leave me alone” and ran to her bed．
她喊着“别管我”，然后跑向自己的床。
I told him to leave my things alone．
我告诉他别乱动我的东西。
Please leave my personal affairs alone．
请别管我的私事。
归纳拓展
leave．．．alone不管、不顾、不干涉，类似短语有： leave．．．behind／1eave out／leave off等。
leave behind遗留，把……撇在后面
leave out漏掉，忽略
leave off停止，中断
7．protect．．．from保护／防止、免受……之苦
观察示例
Tony had protected a human being from harm．
托尼已经保护了一个人免受伤害。
They tried their best to protect people against the war．
他们竭尽全力保护人们不受战争之苦。
The peasants tried to protect their crops from cold．
农民们设法保护他们的作物不被冻坏。
归纳拓展
protect．．．from／against sth．保护、防止。既可以指防御敌人的攻击，又可指防御自然界的损害。如风雨、日照、寒冷、炎热、疾病等。
特别提示
注意与prevent．．．from的区分。前者主要强调“保护”，而后者主要强调“阻止”。
8．search for寻找、搜寻
观察示例
．．．and an amazing mind with which he searched for explanations of everything in the past，
(Asimov)还拥有惊人的智慧，用来探寻对目前和过去一切事的解释。
The police searched the prisoner to see if he had a gun．
警察搜了那个囚犯的身，看他是否有枪。
He searched every corner for the missing cat．
他搜遍了每个角落来找丢失的猫。
归纳拓展
search既可以作及物动词又可作不及物动词。作及物动词意思是“搜(身)检查”；作不及物动词是“寻找、搜寻”的意思。固定搭配为：search．．．for；search for．．．；in search of．．．均有“寻找”的意思。
9．take...seriously严肃对待、认真对待
观察示例
This really surprised Asimov and from that moment, he started to take himself seriously as a writer．
确实让Asimov很吃惊，从那时开始，他才真正把自己当作作家。
You can't take her promises seriously; She never keeps her word．
你别拿她的话当真，她从不遵守诺言。
He takes things too seriously．
他对事太认真了。
归纳拓展
take...seriously的反义短语为take...for granted，意思是“认为……是理所当然的，想当然，不把……当回事”．
10.setaside留出、匀出、忽视
观察示例
So set aside some time each day to write, even if it is only five minutes.
因此每天都拿出些时间采写写，哪怕仅拿出5分钟。
You'd better set aside some money aside in case of future use．
你最好留出些钱来以备将来之用。
He always set aside my feelings．
他总是忽视我的感情．
归纳拓展
set aside作“留出、匀出”讲时，同spare相近。作“忽视”讲时，类似于ignore，意思是“认为……是理所当然的，想当然，不把……当回事”
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