1、survive/live/exist/stay
stay为短期逗留，live为长期居住，exist是“存在”的意思，survive为continue to
live，remain alive after or live longer than sb.
①Although I don’t live in this city, I want to stay here for another few days.
尽管我不是居住在这个城市，但我想在这儿多呆几天。
②We cannot exist without air.
没有空气我们就不能生存。
③Luckily he survived the traffic accident.
车祸之后他幸免于死。（vt.）
④He survived his wife for five years.
他比他的妻子多活5年。（vt.）
⑤The custom still survives.
那风俗仍然流传着。
survival n.幸存；逃生 survivor n.幸存者
2、belong to 属于
请判断以下四个句中哪一个是正确的？
A This house belong to my uncle.
B This car isn’t belong to my uncle.
C This car belongs to mine.
D Does it belong to her?
正确的一个是D.
3、search/in search of 寻找
寻找有以下三种表达方法：
search v.
search some place for sth
search for sth in some place
search n.
in search of
试用以上三种方法翻译句子：
警方正在森林里搜查被盗的小汽车。
①The police are searching in for a stolen car in the forest.
②The police are searching the forest for a stolen car.
③The police are in search of the stolen car in the forest.
4、fancy/imagine 想象
fancy和imagine当动词用时都是“想象”的意思，可以换用，但imagine只能作动词，
名词为imagination；而fancy既可以作动词，又可以作形容词。
①Can you fancy/imagine his crossing the strait in such a short time?
你能想象他在这么短的时间横渡海峡吗？（vt.）
②Dragons are creatures of Chinese fancy.
龙是中国人幻想出来的动物。（n.）
③There are many fancy goods in this shop.
这家商店有很多花哨商品。
5、“怀疑”的几种表达法
①There is no doubt that our volleyball team will win the game.（n.）
=We have no doubt that our volleyball team will win the game.（n.）
=We don’t doubt that our volleyball team will win the game.（vt.）
毫无疑问，我们的排球队要赢。
②There is some doubt whether John will come here on time.（n.）
=We have some doubt whether John will come here on time.（n.）
=We doubt whether/if John will come here on time.（vt.）
=We have doubtful whether/if John will come here on time.（adj.）
我们怀疑约翰是否按时到这儿来。
6、consider doing sth或consider+疑问词+to do是“考虑干某事”的意思
consider to be（to do）认为
consider接从句，根据上下文确定意思。
①I’m considering changing my job.
我正考虑调动工作。
②Have you considered how to get there?
=Have you considered how you could get there?
你考虑过如何到达那里吗？
③We consider him（to be）a lazy worker.
=We consider that he is a lazy worker.
我们认为他是懒惰的工人。
7、pretend怎么用？
pretend“假装”的意思，其后接名词、动词不定式或从句。
①He pretended to be sleeping.
=He pretended that he was sleeping.
他假装在睡觉。
②He pretended sickness.
=He pretended that he was sick.
他假装病了。
练习
Correcting mistakes（每句仅一处错误）
1 My English is remained very poor.（remains）
2 They are searching the lost boy along the riverside.（searching for）
3 She considers to buy a new computer.（buying）
4 There is no doubt whether they will pass the exam.（that）
5 We all think high of this picture.（highly）
6 This is a park, in front of it stands our office building.（which）