她为了聚会精心准备,但是一个人也没来 2. sustain:gl. suffer or experience(esp. damage or loss)忍受,经得起 2.keep(sth) in existence维持 e.g. 1. Viciously beaten, he sustained serious injury leading to major brain surgery and permanent disability. 这场毒打让他受了重伤,做了很大的脑外科手术并留下了永久性的残疾 e. g.2. The boat stranded on the rocks and the boatman had to sustain himself with live fish before rescue came 船在岩石上搁浅,船夫在遇救前只好靠活鱼维持生命。 3. gear up: prepare(sth.orsb) for action(使)准备好,作好安排 e.g. 1. No matter what the project, we're geared up to help you achieve your objectives 不管这是什么项目,我们已经准备好帮助你实现你的目标 e.g.2. If the industry had taken the advice that we put forward three or four years ago, it would have been well geared up to meet the present challenge 如果这行业在三、四年前就采纳我们提出的建议,它就完全能准备好应付目前的挑战。 4. warn sh. against sth.: advise(sb.) to avoid告诫,提睡(某人)以防备(…的危险等) e.g. 1. The mother warned her daughter against going outside alone at night 这位母亲提醒女儿晚上不要单独出去。 e.g.2. But at the same time the president warned against mass movements of people which will create pressures and could bring instability 但总统同时告诫要防备会造成压力、带来不稳定的大规模人群迁移 5. amount to:l. seem to be in fact; be equal to等于,相当于 2. make a total of( a figure)合计,共计 e.g. 1. Wasting your own time amounts to committing suicide 浪费自己的时间就等于自杀。 e. g. 2. The loss amounted to ten million dollars 损失总计1,000万美元 6. react to: feel and express the effect of; respond to(sth. or sb. ) act in a particular way as a direct result of sth.else(对…)作出反应 e.g. 1. If companies had reacted to early signs of slowdown with large cuts in production and investment. the situation would have been different 要是公司对经济放缓的早期迹象作出大幅度削减生产和投资的反应,形势就会不 样了。 e.g. 2. He is the one who has reacted to success by becoming obsessive about peace and quiet, about taking more time to read and write 他就是这样一个人,面对成功时他的反应就是,着迷于平静与安宁,用更多的时间 阅读和写作 7. be superior to: be better than优于 e.g. 1. He has the unshakeable faith in women's ability to organize, to be caring and to be, just in so many ways, superior to men. 他坚信妇女的组织能力、关心别人的能力等许许多多方面都优于男人 e.g.2. Despite the risk of loss of face, the Japanese soon realized that Perrys ships were far superior to their own 尽管他们要冒丢脸的风险,日本人不久意识到佩里的船远远要比他们自己的好她为了聚会精心准备,但是一个人也没来。 2. sustain: v. 1. suffer or experience (esp. damage or loss) 忍受,经得起 2. keep (sth.) in existence 维持 e.g.1. Viciously beaten, he sustained serious injury leading to major brain surgery and permanent disability. 这场毒打让他受了重伤，做了很大的脑外科手术并留下了永久性的残疾。 e.g.2. The boat stranded on the rocks and the boatman had to sustain himself with live fish before rescue came. 船在岩石上搁浅,船夫在遇救前只好靠活鱼维持生命。 3. gear up: prepare (sth. or sb.) for action (使) 准备好，作好安排 e.g.1. No matter what the project, we’re geared up to help you achieve your objectives. 不管这是什么项目，我们已经准备好帮助你实现你的目标。 e.g.2. If the industry had taken the advice that we put forward three or four years ago, it would have been well geared up to meet the present challenge. 如果这行业在三、四年前就采纳我们提出的建议，它就完全能准备好应付目前的挑战。 4. warn sb. against sth.: advise (sb.) to avoid 告诫，提醒(某人)以防备(······的危险等) e.g.1. The mother warned her daughter against going outside alone at night. 这位母亲提醒女儿晚上不要单独出去。 e.g.2. But at the same time the president warned against mass movements of people which will create pressures and could bring instability. 但总统同时告诫要防备会造成压力、带来不稳定的大规模人群迁移。 5. amount to: 1. seem to be in fact; be equal to 等于，相当于 2. make a total of (a figure) 合计, 共计 e.g.1. Wasting your own time amounts to committing suicide. 浪费自己的时间就等于自杀。 e.g.2. The loss amounted to ten million dollars. 损失总计 1,000 万美元。 6. react to: feel and express the effect of; respond to (sth. or sb.); act in a particular way as a direct result of sth. else (对······) 作出反应 e.g.1. If companies had reacted to early signs of slowdown with large cuts in production and investment, the situation would have been different. 要是公司对经济放缓的早期迹象作出大幅度削减生产和投资的反应, 形势就会不一 样了。 e.g.2. He is the one who has reacted to success by becoming obsessive about peace and quiet, about taking more time to read and write. 他就是这样一个人，面对成功时他的反应就是，着迷于平静与安宁，用更多的时间 阅读和写作。 7. be superior to: be better than 优于 e.g.1. He has the unshakeable faith in women’s ability to organize, to be caring and to be, just in so many ways, superior to men. 他坚信妇女的组织能力、关心别人的能力等许许多多方面都优于男人。 e.g.2. Despite the risk of loss of face, the Japanese soon realized that Perry’s ships were far superior to their own. 尽管他们要冒丢脸的风险，日本人不久意识到佩里的船远远要比他们自己的好