1. more than
①more than +数词= over …. 以上, 超越，多于， ….有余
By then he was more than fifty years old.
②more than + 名词 不仅，不只，超越，远不止
Helen and Mary are more than classmates. They are close friends.
③more than + 动词 十分， 大大地，远远地，很大地
He more than smiled; he laughed outright.
What he did more than satisfied me.
④more than + adj./adv. 很，十分， 愈加， 深为
I’m more than happy to hear that. He is more than selfish.
When I asked them for help, they were more than glad to come.
⑤more than one 名词单数，后面的谓语动词用单数 “不止一个，不仅一个”
More than one person has known it.
no more than 只不过,仅仅，只是 not more than 至多，最多，不超越
2. in …way / by…means 在……方面
3.one another = each other 彼此，相互之间
4. include including sth. sth included contain
1)用作及物动词，意为“ 包括;包含”，不可以用于进行时态。
2)include 还可作“ 包含于…里面;算入”讲，常与in, on, among 介词等连用。
5.play a role / part 意为“ 在……中担任角色;在……中起用途”。
take /perform a role 扮演角色 a leading/starting role 主角
6. Because of +sth. / v-ing / what
Because + 句子
7. nearly 与 almost
两者通用的场所。a.在一定句中。 b.修饰all, every, always 等时。
c.在行为动词的否定式前时。
只用 almost 的场所。
a.和any, no, none, nothing, nobody, nowhere, never 等连用时。
b.和too, more than 等连用时。 c.和表示感觉或心理活动的静态动词连用时。
只用nearly的场所。 a.被 very, not, pretty等修饰时。
b.和具体数字连用时。
8. than ever before 比以往任何时候更……
在比较级结构中，副词 ever 与比较级和级连用，用来加大语气.
ever在不一样句型中的意义： 1)过去;以前
2)无论什么时间都 3)过去
4)到底;到底 5)永远;总是
9. for example 相同种类的“一个”，用逗号隔开，可置于句首，句中和句末
such as 只能举其中一部分，不可以全部举出。
10. come up 上来, 走近; 被提出; 发芽; 升起
11. even if : in spite of the fact; no matter whether 即便;尽管
是连词词组，用来引导让步状语从句;若主、从句皆表示以后状况，从句中可用一般目前年代替以后时。
even if 从句所说的不那样一定。 even though 从句是事实。
12. So why has English changed over time? over= throughout / during
13. actually = in fact = as a matter of fact 事实上，事实上
14. base on/upon… 以…为基础 be based on
15. close v./adj./ close 地方上接近 closely 抽象关系上的密切
close to 相近, 挨近, 几乎 be close to 表状况 get close to表动作
16. in the 1600’s= in the 1600s
17. make use of用
18. a number of +可数名词复数 很多的
the number of +可数名词复数 …的数目
The number of the students adds up to 2000 in our school.
只能修饰可数名词的：a large/ great/ good number of,
a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few
只能修饰不可数名词的：a great deal of, a large amount of,
quite a little, a large sum of
既可修饰可数，不可数名词的：plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of
19. only time will tell. 时间会证明所有 tell 知晓, 判断
tell A from B: 区分，分别
20.Believe it or not.
21. However, even on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
22. recognize = to know and remember sb/sth. one has seen before. 认出。
从外表上辨认出，指一时性的动作
know表示知晓有这个人并认识他，在一定量上对他有知道，指长久性的动作
I know him, but when I saw him last night, I could hardly recognize him.
