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according to According to the clues we have found out, I sus

pect that Mr. William has something to do with the case.

根据你所描述的 , 我猜那个人就是我们一直在寻找的人 .

According to what you have described, I guess that man is the very person we have been looking for.

根据他所告诉我的 , 我敢说那个罪犯一定到过这儿 .

According to what he told me, I daresay the criminal must have been here.

base sth on 建立在 .. 之上 , 以 .. 为依据We base our hopes on your winning the game.His theory is based on what you have found in t

he experiment.at first sightI knew what a man he was at first sight.He recognized that you were his old classmate

at first sight.I realized that he would be my close friend at firs

t sight.in sight/ out of sightThere are three ships in sight.I saw him off until he was out of sight.

promote 筹设 , 提倡 , 促进 , 提升They are promoting a new business company w

hich they hope will bring in a lot of money.The sailor was promoted (to) captain.We promote a new idea that everyone should d

o something to protect our environment.lead/live a.. lifeSome officials lead/live a luxurious life after they

take office.After his company was closed, he led/lived a har

d life.Don’t try to live a luxurious life; it will smooth aw

ay your courage.

have an appetite for

He has an appetite for music, so he went to many so-called musicians to learn music.

他有渴望钱的欲望 , 却不想努力工作 , 所以唯一来钱的方法就是偷 , 最后 , 他被关进了监狱 .

He had an appetite for money, but he didn’t want to work hard, so the only way to get money was stealing, and at last he was put in prison.

假如你有求知的欲望 , 你就不会觉得学习枯燥了 .

If you have an appetite for knowledge, you won’t think study is dull.

be born into/in/of

He was born into a wealthy family, so he never worries about food and clothing.

Born in a doctor’s family, he knew a lot of medicine when he was only a child.

be born +n/adj

All men are born equal.

He was born wise, so he can get high marks in the exams without working very hard.

He was born a fool, so others often play tricks on him.

He was born a lawyer.=hw was a born lawyer.

despite 不管 , 不顾 , 尽管Despite what he says, I won’t give up the plan.

Despite mistakes and weaknesses, it did a great deal of good work in the trade union.

in despite of=in spite of

appoint sth for sth

We should appoint a time for our next meeting.

appoint sb (as/to be) …

After Mr. Brown retired, they appointed Mr. White (as/to be) manager.

The newly-appointed officials will take office next week.

give sb a chance to do sthThough he has made a serious mistake, I think

we should still give him a chance to correct it.search/ search forpay for/pay money for sth/ pay sb for sthnot only…but alsoNot only you but also he has to writ a report on whether we should develop a new system to ev

aluate one’s contributions.He not only told me the way to the bus stop but

also lead me to the nearest bus stop.He is not only my classmate but also my close fr

iend.

He told me not only his experience in the tropical forest but also what he learned from the adventure.

We work not only on weekdays but also at weekend.

He speaks English not only at school but also at home.

Not only have they failed in the exam, but also some of us haven’t passed it.

Not only can we describe what he looks like, but also we can draw his picture.

look out for

a. 警戒， 当心When you are walking in the bush, you should lo

ok out for poisonous snakes.

When crossing the road, look out for the coming cars.

Riding on a crowded bus, you should look out for thieves.

b. 等候Will you please go to the railway station to look

out for Mr. hill.

c. 找寻 , 注意 , 留心找We’ve been looking out for a new house, but the ones

we’ve seen have all been too expensive.

I’m going to the party too, so look out for me.

到处都有标记警告人们注意落石 .

There are signs everywhere warning people to look out for falling stones.

当你给小孩喂鱼时要当心鱼刺 .

When you feed the child with fish, you should look out for bones.

他重读了一遍这段话以找寻错误 .

He red the passage once again to look for the mistakes.

on a large/tremendous scaleSome countries are preparing for war on a large s

cale.These villagers are hunting wild animals on a larg

e scale, and if this going on, wild animals living in this forest will soon die out.

许多大学生希望毕业后去西部工作 , 因为中国正在进行西部大开发 .

Many college students want to work in the West after they graduate, because China is developing the West on a large scale.

他们厂正在大规模地生产违禁药品 .Their factory is producing medicines which are for

bidden on a large scale.