You are forgetting yourself. 太放肆We got out of the river and dried ourselves. 晒干I feel myself overwhelmed with sadness. 感到

She said that our plan was interesting. But she didn’t commit herself. 表态 I avail myself of this opportunity to thank you for your solicitude. 利用He swore to avenge himself on the Fascists for their massacre. 向……报仇利用If Joe applied himself to his work, he would finish it in time. 全力以赴 2.Reflective Pronoun

It can serve as object, appositive and predicative. It must refer to the same subject as in the main clausea. predicate object

He absented himself from class to watch a football game. 逃课

Jaime prides himself on his ability to speak several languages. 自豪A good teacher never divorces himself from his students. 脱离b. prepositional object I have the room to myself.?这间房子归我独用。（单独所有/单独所用） He's a right to decide for himself.

他有权自己做出决定。（为自己，替自己，自己亲自）All this is between ourselves. 这是我们之间的秘密。The accident didn’t happen of itself.?事故不会自行发生。 Yours isn't a bad idea in

itself.?你的主意本身是不错的。（本身，本质上）

Julie conducted the experiment by herself.? 朱莉独自做实验。 （独自，在没有外界帮助情况下，自动）

When he heard the news, he was beside himself with joy.?听到这个消息， 他欣喜若狂。（因……而发狂）

c. predicative：be + reflective pronoun (身心健康I am glad that you are yourself again.很高兴你恢复健康了。

Laura is not quite herself today.劳拉今天不太对头。 d.appositive：自己，亲自，本人

They themselves are to blame. (They are to blame themselves.) It is better to ask Dean himself about it.

V. ExerciseTranslationHe fixed the picture on the wall. 固定 If you don't fix the lid on properly, the milk will spill out. 拧紧 Nothing is fixed in this world; everything is relative. 不变的 We are supposed to fix the broken machine.修理 Let me fix you a cup of tea. 准备

If you want to meet them, I can fix a day. 安排The marriage was fixed on the 7th

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June. 安排

My wool coat stretched when washed. 变长 The forests stretch for hundreds of miles. 绵延 The cat woke and gave a stretch. 伸懒腰

With a sudden stretch, John took Tom’s cap. 身体伸长，伸出 He spent a long stretch in jail. 监禁

They traveled a hard stretch of road. 一段路2. Grammar & Vocabulary1. We __ that diet is related to most types of cancer but we don’t have definite proof. a. assure b. suspend c. ascertain d. suspect

2. Chinese historians have tried to ___ a balance between individuals and social groups, and between the data of history and their significance. a. produce b. upset c. strike d. tip

3. Anyone breaking the rules will be asked to leave ____.

a. at the spot b. on the spot c. for the spot d. in the spot 4. He ___ his head, wondering how to solve the problem. a. scrapped b. screwed c. scraped d. scratched

5. At present there is a ____ of iron and steel and more must be produced. a. limit b. loss c. poverty d. scarcity

6. The branches could hardly ___ the weight of the fruits. a. retain b. sustain c. maintain d. remain

7. This watch is ___ to all the other watches on the market. a. superior b. advantageous c. super d. beneficial

8. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ___themselves.

a. expanding b. prolonging c. stretching d. extending 9. Tom ___ better than to ask Dick for help.

a. shall know b. shouldn’t know c. has known d. should have known 10. Some people viewed the finding with caution, noting that a

cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains ___.

a. to be shown b. to have shown c. to have been shown d. being shown 11. John seems a nice person. ___, I don’t trust him. a. Even though b. Even so c. Therefore d. Though

12. While admitting that this forecast was ___ uncertain, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry wolf.

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a. anyhow b. somewhere c. somewhat d. anyway

13. The future of this company is ___ : many of its talented employees are flowing into more profitable net-based businesses. a. at odds b. in trouble c. in vain d. at stake 14. He will agree to do what you require ___ him. a. of b. from c. to d. for

15. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ___ to its burning temperature.

a. is heated b. will be heated c. be heated d. would be heated

16. The ratio of the work done by the machine ___ the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine.

a. against b. with c. to d. for

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