[典例]

1). The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists. 外国游客无一不对该市留有深刻印象。

2). We were most impressed with/by your efficiency. 你的工作效率很高，我们极为钦佩。

[重点用法]

impress sth. on/upon sb. = impress sb. with/by sth. 使某人铭记某事物

make/give/crate an impression on/upon... 给……一个印象

have/get the impression that 有……的印象

2.重点词组

1. rather than... 是……而不是……;与其……不如……;不愿

[典例]

1). He ran rather than walked.

2).Rather than allow the vegetables to go bad, he sold them at half price与其让蔬菜烂掉，他半价把它们卖掉。

[重点用法]

do A rather than do B = rather than do B, sb. does A 某人不做B却做A

A rather than B 是A而不是B

would rather do A than do B = would do A rather than do B 宁可做A而不做B

prefer to do A rather than do B 最喜欢做A而不做B

would rather sb. did/had done sth. 宁愿某人做某事

注意：rather than表示客观事实，它连接的并列成分可以是名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词等。后接不定式时，不定式可以带to，也可以不带to。但rather than位于句首时，则只能接不带to 的不定式。

2. settle down 舒适地坐下或躺下;(使)安静、安顿、安心;习惯於新的生活方式/工作等

[典例]

1). She settled down in an armchair to read her book.

2). When are you going to marry and settle down? 你什麽时候结婚过上安定生活?

[短语归纳] 与settle相关的短语：

settle down to… 使某人安下心来做…… settle (down) in ... 在……定居下来 settle a dispute/an argument/an issue 解决一争端/争论/问题

3. catch sight of 看见;瞥见

[典例]

He was happy to catch sight of an eagle flying in the sky. 见到一只鹰在天上飞，他很高兴。

[短语归纳] sight短语：

lose sight of 看不见;不再看见

at (the) sight of 一看到(就)

keep sight of 使能看得到;保持看得到的距离 in/within sight 可以看见;在视线内 have good/poor sight/eyesight 视力好/差 out of sight 看不见;在视线外

4. have a gift for... 对……有天赋

[典例]

1). He has a gift for music. 他有音乐天才。

2). The young man is gifted in art. 那个小伙子有艺术天赋。

[重点用法]

have a gift for (doing) sth.= have the gift to do sth. 对……有天赋;有做某事的才能

a man of excellent gifts一个非常有才华的人 a gifted/telented person 一个有天赋的、有才华的人

be gifted at doing sth./in sth. 擅长

5. in the distance 在远处;在远方

[典例]

1). We can see the mountain in the distance.

2). Night fell. The hills in the distance turned dark blue. 夜色渐近，远山变成了深蓝色。

[短语归纳] distance短语：

at a distance隔一段距离;距离稍远一些

keep a distance别靠近 from a distance从远方 keep sb. at a distance对某人保持疏远

6. as far as 远到，直到;至于

[典例]

1). I’ ll walk with you as far as the post office.

2). I’ ve read as far as the third chapter. 我已读到第三章了。

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