1. Unit One Additional Reading English Proverbs

2. refer v. refer to sb./sth. 提到，谈起，涉及到 eg. Please don’t refer to this matter again, especially in the presence of others. We agreed never to refer to the matter again. refer to sb./ sth. 查询（信息，资料等）， 求助于 He referred to his watch several times and I sensed that it was time for me to leave. One cannot do good translation by referring to dictionaries only.

3. present present sb. with sth./ present sth. to sb. 把某物赠 予某人 The students presented their teacher with a bunch of flowers on Teachers’ Day. They presented a sum of money to the school in memory of their son. present sb. to sb. else 引荐某人 May I present my new assistant to you? present sb. with sth. present sth. to sb. This job presents many difficulties to the freshmen. Falling interest rates present the firm with a new problem.

4. present adj. 出席的，到场的；现存的；现有的 作表语或后置定语 the present government the guest present Were you present when the accident happened? The decision was welcomed by all present. at present

5. neglect vt. 1. fail to pay enough attention to 疏忽，忽视 It would be terrible to neglect one’s health. We must not neglect the education of children. 2. neglect to do/doing （不用被动）（因粗心） 忘记。。。 He left in a hurry and neglected to close the window. 3. ignore: refuse to pay attention to 无视 He was fined for ignoring the speed limit.

6. a string of pearls a string of complaints a string of successful films in a good/bad manner in a humble manner

7. in the form of a government in the form of charts in the form of pictures fall into 3 parts fall into 5 pieces fall into 2 classes

8. take the form of This disease takes the form of high fever and sickness.

9. keep sth. in mind =bear in mind= remember eg. I will keep/bear the summer camp in mind. keep/bear it in mind + that … You must keep in mind that their custom is different from ours. You must keep it in mind that their custom is different from ours. × × √

10. make a point: do sth. because one thinks it important or necessary eg. She always makes a point of being punctual for every appointment. I make a point of preparing a big dinner for my family every day.

11. consist of 由。。。组成 be made up of be composed of eg. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The medical team consists of 2 doctors and 10 nurses.

12. relate v. relate sth. to sth./ relate sth. with sth. eg. relate cause with effect relate his death with the disease be related to 与。。。有关；涉及 eg. Wealth is seldom related to happiness. What you do is closely related to what you think. relation n. 关系 relative n. 亲戚 adj. 相对的，比较的 relatively adv. 相对地，比较地