在考试中我们经常会遇到固定搭配，所以人教版必修3英语Unit5重点词组的大家一定要及时了解，希望大家可以在考试中不再被固定搭配打败。

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    keep sight of 使能看得到；保持看得到的距离    at (the) sight of 一看到（就） 

 in/within sight 可以看见；在视线内 out of sight 看不见；在视线外   

have good/poor sight/eyesight 视力好/差 

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