Going west 1.account 作名词： 1 ） a written or spoken report,description. She gave the police a full account of the accident. 2) the arrangement by which a bank looks after yourmoney for you. She is going to open an account in the bank nearby. 3) by all accounts: according to everybody (says) By all accounts, he is a very good doctor. 4) take account of something /take something into account: consider something when deciding or judging something. 也可以作动词，常与 for 连用。 Acccount for : explain oor give a reason for something. How can we account for all these changes?

2. Beyond 1)On or to the side of What lies beyond the distant mountains? 2)Later than Don’t stay there beyond midnight. 3)More or greater than Most people do not go on working beyond th age of 65. 4)Beyond sb = impossible for sb to understand Why she want to go and live there is quite beyond me. = It’s too hard for me to understand why she wants to go and live there.

3. Set off (for) 动身（前往） Set out 1. 动身（同 set off ） 2.to do （着手去做） Set about doing 开始，着手做某事 4. Leave behind 不带走，忘了带，留下 Don’t leave me behind. 带我一起走 拓展： leave alone 别动，让独自呆着 Leave that mad dog alone. 别去惹那条疯狗。 leave off 停止，中断，脱掉 leave out 漏掉，忘掉，省略

5. Trying 意思为 “ 困难的，令人难受的 ” 例如： It has been a most trying expierence for them. We have had a lot of problems in the office recently, and it has been very trying for all of us. try 用做动词时，也有 “ 考验，折磨，伤害 ” 的意思。 Time tries all things. That will try your courage. Don’t try your eyes by using the computer too long. 6. The animals dragged their legs, too weak to pull their burden, and their tongues hung out in desperate need of water. 本句中 drag one’s legs or feet 的意思为 “ 疲惫（费力、 不情愿 ）地移动。 At nine o’clock she dragged herself to the office.

7.desperate Desperate 的基本意思有两个： 1 ） out of control and willing to do anything to change the situation you are in because it is so terrible. 2)Done with little hope of success, as a last thing to try when everything else has failed. in a desperate state /situation 在绝境中 make a desperate effort 拼命的努力 a desperate act 绝望的行动 a desperate illness 绝症 a desperate criminal 亡命之徒 make a desperate attempt 孤注一掷 desperate 还有： wanting or needing sth very much 的意思。 Let’s go into the café.I’m desperate for a drink.

8.accustomed be accustomed to (+n. 或 V-ing 形式 ) 习惯于 （比 be used to 正式）。 注意： to 是介词。 I’m not accustomed to getting up so early. 我不习惯于这么早起床。 也可用： get/become accustomed to (+n. 或 V-ing) You will soon get accustomed to the job. 你将会很快习惯这个工作的。 9. anxiety n. 忧虑；担心；焦虑。也有 “ 渴望，热望 ” 之意。 课文中 in anxiety of 有 “ 渴望 ……” 的意思。文中这句话也 可说成： We were so anxious/eager to get to the a place of safety that no one of us would stop to look for help. anxiety 的形容词形式为： anxious 。

10.come to an end 告终，结束 Our days of hardship had come to an end. 我们苦难的日子结束了。 This play comes to an end. 拓展： bring to an end 使结束 in the end 最后，终于 end (up) with 以 …… 告终