1、Be adapted to,1.be adapted to 適應于 eg. He is quickly adapted to new circumstances. We were adapted to the hot weather.,2.be adapted to = adapt oneself to 適應于 eg. Wang Yaping tried to adapt herself to the new situation in TianGong I in space.王亞平在太空的“天宮一號”中努力使自己適應新的環(huán)境。 He was obliged to adapt himself to the habits and customs of the country. 他被迫使他自己適應這個國家的風俗習慣。,3.adapt vt. 改編. eg. Why else would many films adapted from classics be successful? 還。

2、because of,1.because of意為“因為、由于”，普通用語，比其他短語更口語化,強調(diào)因果關系；構(gòu)成的短語在句子中通常作狀語，一般不作表語；后面可接名詞、代詞、分詞或what引導的名詞性從句等。 Eg. Because of my bad leg ,I couldnt walk so fast as the others.由于我的腿壞了，我不能像其他人走得那么快。 Because of his wifes being there,I said nothing about it. He realized that she was crying because of what he had said.他意識到，她在哭是因為他說的那些話。,2. because of, due to, owing to, on account of,和thanks t。

3、in good spirits,1in high / good spirits = in a good mood 情緒高昂 eg. We sat down, neither of us in good spirits. 我們坐在那兒，情緒低落。 He left the house in high spirits. 他離開這個房子的時候情緒高昂。 I hope to find you in better spirits when we meet again. 我希望我們再見面的時候，你的情緒會更好。,2in bad /low spirits = in a bad mood 情緒低落 eg. When I wrote last I was in bad spirits.我上次寫的時候情緒很不好。 Smith finished his tea in very low spirits. 史密斯情緒低落地喝完他的茶。 Yet just。

4、Compete,pete vt. 競爭,競賽 eg. Although there were only 4 horses competing, it was an exciting race. 盡管只有四匹馬比賽,但是這仍然是一場令人激動的比賽。 People competed to see who could work the fastest and best. 人們競爭是為了看看誰工作得最快最好。 2. compete against 和競賽 eg . He is going to compete against his old rival in the second round. 在第二回合，他將與老對手競爭。 The young golfer has often competed against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten.這個高爾夫球選手經(jīng)常和著。

5、The key to happiness,1the key to happiness eg. The miser thought that money was the key to happiness. 這個守財奴認為錢是幸福的關鍵。 He seemed to have understood the key to happiness. 他似乎懂得了幸福的關鍵。,2the key to something / doing something . 類似的還有以下短語: the answer / key to 的答案/ 秘訣； the solution to 的解決辦法； the monument to somebody 為某人立的紀念碑 the entrance / access / approach to 的入口/道路/通道,相關例句: The secret to oil painting is to build up layer on layer on 。

6、beat/hit /strike,1.beat 指反復地打，尤其指用木棍或其它較硬的東西打。如： He beat the boy with a stick. She was beating the dust out of the carpet.她在拍打毯子上的灰塵。 His policy was to beat each enemy in turn.他的政策是依次打敗每個敵人。,請注意beat的其他用法： (1) beat 還可表示心臟跳動，鳥翼拍動。例如： His heart beat so that he could hardly breathe.他心跳如此厲害，以至于他幾乎不能呼吸。 Her heart was beating furiously. The bird beat its wings against the bars of the cage. 鳥用翅膀撲打著鳥籠的。

7、人教版八年級英語下期 Unit3-Unit4 詞匯專題復習姓名:________ 班級:________ 成績:________一、根據(jù)首字母、中文提示填空1 . Bob isnt happy because he l________ his job last week.2 . Mr. White wanted to know the r________。