Units 16 - 20 重要短语

a series of...	一系列的……	exchange A for B	把A和B交换
a best seller	畅销书	exist in large numbers	大量地存在
according to	根据	gain self-confidence	获得自信
adjust to	适应于……	have an effect on	对……产生作用
after all	毕竟	have mercy on	对……表示怜悯
aim at	瞄准	in honour of...	向……表示敬意
allow for	顾及	in the eyes of	在……看来
as a result	结果	in the post-war years	战后的年代
as far as	到目前为止	in terms of	就……而言
at present	目前	keep in touch with...	和……保持联系
in turn	轮流	A argue with B.	A与B争论
in vein	徒劳	A is in love with B.	A爱上B。
insist on	坚持，主张	A hope for B.	A希望得到B。
lend a hand	帮助	A is recognized as B.	把A认作B。
keep track of	保持联系	A is connected to B.	将A与B相连。
in the end	最后	A is curious about B.	A对B感到困惑。
get around	四处走动	A is linked to B.	把A连接在B上
get stuck	陷进去	A is similar to B.	A与B相似。
get together	聚会；联欢	a fast food restaurant	快餐馆
get used to	习惯于……	keep a learning diary	写学习日记
go about	开始做	live a meaningful life	过着有意义的生活
leave sb. alone	不打扰某人	at the mercy of...	任由……摆布或控制
a building with several floors		一幢好几层楼高的建筑
a great many good ideas		相当多的好主意
a highly valued skill		具有很高价值的技能
a play based on the story		根据故事编写的剧

be at sea	航海	be tired of	对……感到厌倦
be aware of	知道	be determined to do sth	决心做某事
break away from	摆脱	cut ...in half	把……切成两半
put out a book	出版	break into tears	突然哭起来
offer up	献出	refer to	谈到，提及，有关
on sale	销售	make a drawing of…	画出……
pay back	偿还	play a valuable role	起着有价值的作用
come up with the new ideas		与新观念同步

date back to	追溯到	do sb. a favour	帮助某人
trial and error	反复实验	serve as...	充任，当作是……
die out	消失	deal with...	与……打交道
dig up	挖出	die from bleeding	死于失血过多
tear up	撕毁	treat ...as a joke	把…… 当成儿戏
tend to believe	倾向认为	take a chance to do	抓住做某事的机会
thanks to...	多亏了……	do everyday things	做日常的事情