I have a good doctor attending me.

(4) to go with 伴随，陪伴

Danger attended everything he did. 他做的每一件事都带有危险。

attendance  n.照顾：出席人数

There is a doctor in attendance. 有一位医生照顾。

There was a large attendance at the concert. 音乐会听众很多。

2 ease  v.

(1) to free from pain, worry 减轻;缓和

The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain.

The relationship between the two countries has eased.

(2) to relax 放松

It’s time for your father to ease up on his work a bit. He’s getting old.

n. the condition of being comfortable 舒适;

freedom from difficulty, or hardship不费力

a life of ease 舒适的生活

with ease 毫不费力地，轻而易举地

to jump over with ease 很容易跳过去

He passed the examination with ease.

3. expose  v.

to make visible 暴露

New fashions are exposing more and more of the body.

与to连用

He exposes his skin to the sun.

to reveal the guilt or wrong doing of 揭露

He exposed their plot. 他揭露了他们的阴谋。

The crime of the corrupt officials must be exposed without any reserve.

对贪官污吏的罪行一定要毫无保留地予以揭发。

4. every time ：连词，引导时间状语从句，后省略when;类似的还有 immediately，the moment，directly, instantly.

Every time I meet him, I always think of the things happening between us.

I will give the report to him immediately I see him.

I came directly I got your message.

5. outbreak  n.

(1)a sudden increase 突然发生

Police quelled the outbreak of violence.

(2) a sudden eruption; an outburst 突然爆发

There has been an outbreak of measles on town.

6. control  v. & n.

(1) v. to have power over, rule, direct 统治;控制

The government tries its best to control prices. 政府努力控制物价。

He cannot control his anger. 他无法抑制自己的愤怒情绪。

(2) n. 控制;统治;掌握

①lose control of / be (go) out of control  失去控制

The diver lost control of his car and it knock into a tree. 司机失去控制,车撞到树上。

The car was out of control and ran into a wall.  车失去控制,撞到了墙上。

②in control of  在…控制下

Mr Brown is in control of the money.  布朗先生管理钱财。

③under the control of  被…控制着

The money is under the control of Mr Brown. 钱由布朗先生掌管。

7. reason / cause

reason用来解释某种现象或结果的理由，后接 for sth./ doing sth.;

cause 指造成某一事实或现象的直接原因，后接 of sth./ doing sth.。如：

The reason why she was late is that she didn’t get up on time.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

8. suggest  vt.

(1) to offer for consideration or action; propose (常与that连用)提议;提出;建议。如：

I suggested that we should travel by train.

(2) to make evident indirectly; intimate or imply 暗示;显出。如：

It suggested that you did not catch the 8 o’clock train, but you caught the 8:25 train.

(3) suggest后跟从句时，如果表示建议的语气，其后要用虚拟语气。若表示暗示或表明时，不用虚拟语气。

9. absorb  vt. & vi.

(1) to take or suck in (liquids) 吸收  absorb…into…

A sponge absorbs water.海绵吸水。

The big company has gradually absorbed these small companies into its own organization.

这家大公司渐渐把这些小公司吞并了。

(2) to take in (knowledge, ideas) 专心于

The little girl was absorbed in reading a tale. 这个小姑娘正在全神贯注地阅读一篇故事。

10. severe  adj.

(1) so serious; so bad  (人;纪律)严厉的;严格的

I think you are too severe on the boy.  我认为你对那个孩子太严厉。

His severe looks frightened me.  他的严厉表情使我恐慌。

(2) very harmful or painful; serious or uncomfortable  (疼痛)剧烈的

SARS—severe acute respiratory syndrome (严重的、急性的呼吸道综合病)

He has a severe pain in his leg. 他的腿痛得厉害。

be severe with—be strict with  对…要求严格

He is severe with himself.  他严格要求自己。

11. especially  adv.

(1) to an extent or degree deserving of special emphasis 特别;格外。如：

I love Italy, especially in summer.

There is one part of the country with an especially large Indian population. That is southwest.

(2) particularly 专门。如：

This crown was made especially for the King.

(3) 辨析specially与especially

specially意为“非一般的，非广泛的”，主要含义为专门;

especially意为“特殊，特别”。指的是非普通，非寻常的，主要解释为尤其。如：

I came here specially to see you.

It has been especially hot today.

12. It seemed the water was to blame. 看来水是罪魁祸首。

be+动词不定式，可表示该做或不该做的事情，相当于must, should, ought to等。

You are not to drop litter in this park.

13. in addition (to) 此外(还)

In addition, the course also provides practical experience.

此外，这门课程还提供了实践的经验。

We saw a Mickey Mouse cartoon in addition to the cowboy movie.

我们除了西部牛仔还看了一个米老鼠动画片。

14. link…to…  把…与…连接;联系

Fingerprints linked the suspect to the crime.  指纹证实了嫌疑犯的犯罪行为。

15. announce  v.

(1) to make known publicly 发表、告知、宣布…

The government announced its new economic policies. 政府封闭了新的经济政策。

(2) to state in a loud voice 宣布(客人的名字、到达等)

His servant announced Mr. and Mrs. White. 他的仆人通报怀特夫妇驾临。

(3) to make clearly known ()事情显示…

Warm sunshine announces the coming of spring. 温暖的阳光预示春天即将来到。

16. deal with

(1) 意为“处理”。如：

I don’t know how to deal with the problem.

At the beginning of this term, we will have many difficulties to deal with.

(2) 辨析deal with 与do with

两个词组都有“处置”的意思。

do with常与连接代词what连用，表示(怎样)处理，安排;和can等连用，表示“有……就行了”，“凑合用”;和can’t连用，表示“受不了”“不能”“不便”;和have to连用表示“有关系”。如：

I can’t remember what I did with my purse.

Can you do with a five-pound note?

I can’t do with him and his temper.

Hw has to do with all sorts of people.

deal with 常与连接副词how连用,表示“对付”“处理”“安排”“讨论”“涉及”等。如：

I don’t know how to deal with these bad children.

I’m used to dealing with matters of this sort.

This book deals with questions of Political Economy.

17. apart from  (Page 4)

without considering, besides, except for 除……以外

Apart from them, I had no one to talk to.

Apart from that, all goes well.

as well as

Apart from being too large, the hat doesn’t suit me.

除了太大以外, 这顶帽子我戴也不合适。

Step8 Assignments

1. Revise the vocabulary.

2. Do Exx 1—3 in “Discovering useful words and expressions”.

3. Preview “Discovering useful structures”.