spare ① adj. 闲暇的;备用的,(时间、金钱等)剩余的
② vt. 腾出(人手、时间等);抽出时间,分出/匀出(多余的东西),挤出,抽出(时间等)。(可以接双宾语。)
in one’s spare time 在业余时间里 a spare tyre 备用轮胎
a spare room 备用房间 spare parts备用零件
spare no effort 不遗余力
Mr. Smith, can you spare me a few minutes? 史密斯先生,能耽搁你一会吗?
Spare the rod and spoil the child. [谚]孩子不打不成器,娇养忤逆儿;省了棍子坏了孩子。
to spare “剩余的”,常用作后置定语
We have just enough money to buy it, with 11 pence to spare. 我们刚好有足够的钱买下它,还剩11个便士。
Ex.
1. I’m very busy these days. I haven’t a minute to ________.
A. spend B. spare C. save D. share
2. They started off late and got to the airport with minutes to _______. (2005 湖北)
A. spare B. catch C. leave D. make
3. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare ––– you must learn to ______.
A. support B. care C. spare D. share
forbid vt. 禁止,不准;阻止
forbid sth / doing sth. 禁止(做)某事”
forbid sb doing sth
forbid sb sth. (跟双宾语)
forbid sb. to do sth 禁止某人做某事
forbid sb from doing sth 禁止某人做某事
forbid sb’s doing sth (跟动名词的复合结构作宾语)
forbid that …should do …(从句中的谓语动词需用虚拟式)
Her father forbade their marriage. 她父亲禁止了他们的婚姻。
Smoking is strictly forbidden in chemical factories or gas stations.
The doctor forbad the patient with liver trouble to drink any wine. 医生禁止那位有肝病的病人喝酒。
The dentist has forbidden him from eating/to eat sweets. 牙医禁止他吃糖。
I forbid you the use of my dictionary. 我不许你用我的字典。
不经允许不准在阅览室抽烟。(forbid)
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答案I. Vocabulary
surprise: 1. Surprised, surprising; surprised, surprised, surprising 2. D
3. To my surprise, my father was not surprised at the surprising news.
do with: What are you going to do with the waste paper?/How are you going to deal with the waste paper?
charge: 1. The hotel charged me 50 yuan for a room for the night.
2. Jack is the engineer (who is) in charge of this project.
go out: Last night we were doing our homework when the lights went out.
be hard on somebody: be too hard on; mean to
now that: 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. B
bore: 1. A
after all: 1. I think we should let her go on holiday alone. After all, she is fifteen; she’s not a child any more. 2. after all
单选:1. A 2. A 3. B
as if / as though: 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D
insist: The teacher insisted that we ( should ) spend some time reading the text. / The teacher insisted on us / our spending some time reading the text.
单选:1. C 2. D 3. A
suggest: 1. The headmaster suggested that the sports meet be put off till next week.
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