1、will/willing
willing是形容词，“愿意的”意思，常用于短语be willing to do sth，意为“愿意干
某事”。will在将来时态中是助动词，做情态动词时也有“愿意的”意思，但其后都接
动词原形，也可以接从句。will作名词是“意志，意志力”的意思。
①A willing worker is willing to do anything.
一个自愿劳动者愿意干任何事。
②Are you willing that he should be allowed to join?
你愿意允许他参加吗？
③You can follow us and join the game if you will.
假设你愿意的话，可以和我们一道去玩游戏。
④Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成。
2、lose heart 失去信心
lose one‘s heart 爱上某人；倾心于某人
①Don’t lose heart. You’ll succeed sooner or later.
别丧失信心，你迟早会成功的。
②When did you lose your heart to her?
=When did you fall in love with her?
你是什么时候爱上她的？
3、advise sb to do sth=advise doing sth=give sb advice on sth 建议（某人）做某事
①Our teachers often advise us to do more reading in our spare time.
我们的老师经常建议我们在业余时间多读点书。
②They advise planting more trees in spring.
他们建议在春季多植树。
③She gave me a piece of advice on how to learn English well.
她给我提了一条如何学好英语的建议。
4、continue to do sth=continue doing sth
继续干某事
①The rain continued two days.
雨接连下了两天。
②They continued to work/working though it was raining hard.
尽管雨下得很大，但他们继续劳动。
“继续”还有哪些表达法？
go on to do sth 继续干另外一件事
go on doing sth 继续干同一件事
go on with sth 继续干同一件事
go ahead（with）sth 继续要干的事
5、out of work=out of a job 失业
Her mother is out of work/a job, but she is busy at home.
他母亲失业了，但在家很忙。
相关搭配：
| out of date 过时 | out of fashion 过时 | out of repair 年久失修 |
| out of use 不能再用 | out of control 失控 | out of order 混乱 |
| out of danger 脱离危险 | out of sight 看不见 | out of kindness 出于好心 |
| out of pity 出于同情 |
6、receive 收到 accept 接受
①He received an invitation, but he didn’t accept it.
他收到了一封请帖，但他没有接受（不愿去）。
②He received a lot of money from his parents, but he didn’t accept it because
he wanted to live on his own.
他收到了他父母的一大笔钱，但他没有接受，因为他想自食其力。
③accept one’s advice 接受某人的建议 accept one’s gift 接受某人的礼物
7、be equal to sb 与某人平等 be equal in 在某方面平等
①Women of China are equal to men.
在中国男女平等。
②They aren’t equal in everything though they are well paid.
尽管他们待遇不错，但不是在各个方面与他人平等。
③Few pleasures can equal that of a cool drink on a hot day.
没有什么快活的事比得上在炎热天喝一杯冷饮。
equal在此为及物动词，“与……平等”的意思。
8、fear sb or sth=be afraid of sb or sth
害怕某人或某事
fear to do sth=be afraid to do sth
害怕干某事，不敢做某事
①Child as he is, he fears nothing.
=Child as he is, he is afraid of nothing.
尽管是个小孩，但他什么也不怕。
②The girl fears to speak in public.
=The girl is afraid to speak in public.
=The girl dare not speak in public.
=The girl doesn’t dare to speak in public.
=The girl doesn’t speak in fear of the public.
这个女孩不敢在大庭广众之下讲话。