Lesson 22 A glass envelope

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My daughter, Jane, never dreamed of receiving a letter from a girl of her own age in Holland. Last year,we were traveling across the Channel and Jane put a piece of paper with her name an address on it into a bottle. She throw the bottle into the sea. She never thought of it again, but ten months later, she received a letter from a girl of Holland. Both girls write to each other regularly now. However, they have decided to use the post office. Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel (much) faster.

Note

1. dream:
   v.做梦，梦想
   dream a dream.
   n.梦，梦想
   have a good/sweet dream.
   daydream: v.开小差
   He is daydreaming.
   I dream of being a master.
   I dream of flying in the sky.
   dream on: 继续做梦吧->做你的青天白日梦吧
   adj.梦想的，理想的
   dream boat: 梦中情人，梦寐以求的……

2. throw (threw,thrown): throw away 扔掉

3. of one's own age: 和……同岁的
   She is the girl of my own age.

4. with放在名词后面作定语
   I have a bog with books in it.
   with放在句子后面作状语

5. each other: 相互 ＝ one other 大多情况下可以互现。它们的区别就是强调的是两者之间，后者强调的是两者以上之间。

6. more: adj. pron.(代词)
   a little: 可以修饰比较级的程度，译为“稍微，一点”。反义词much
   Letters will cost a little more, but they will certainly travel much faster.

7. We can put of, from,in, or on after certain verbs:

   prep.	verbs
   of	accuse	approve	assure	beware	boast (or about)	complain (or about)	consist	convince (or about)	cure	despair	dream (or about)	expect (or from)	hear (or from)	be/get rid	smell	suspect	think (or about)	tire(d)	warn (or against)
   from	borrow	defend (or against)	demand (or of)	differ	dismiss	draw	emerge	escape	excuse (or for)	hinder	prevent	prohibit	protect (or against)	receive	separate	suffer
   in	believe	delight	employ(ed)	encourage	engage(d)	experience(d)	fail	help (or with)	include	indulge	instruct	interest(ed)	invest	involve(d)	persist	share
   on	act	base(d)	call	comment	concentrate	congratulate	consult (or about)	count	decide	depend	economize	embark	experiment	insist	lean (or against)	live	operate	perform (or in)	pride (oneself)	rely	vote (on a motion;for someone)	write (or about)

8. 【Key structures】　

   跟of, from, in和on的动词

动词+介词的固定短语通常可分开使用，可以有自己的宾语，并且大部分都可用于被动结构：

1、后接of的动词：

• accuse of（控告）

We accused him of having neglected his duty. 我们指责他玩忽职守。

He was accused of corruption. 他被控告犯有贪污罪。

• approve of（赞成）

The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. 老板不会赞成这个计划。

Mother didn't approve of John. 母亲不喜欢约翰。

• assure of（让……放心）

We assured him of our support. 我们向他保证一定帮忙。

I can assure you of the reliability of the information. 我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。

• beware of（谨防）

Beware of pickpockets. 谨防扒手。

Beware of fire. 当心火烛。

• boast of/about（夸耀）

to boast of one's achievement 夸耀自己的成就

to be able to boast of good health 能以健康而自豪

to boast about one's success 吹嘘自己的成功

to boast about one's own country 夸耀自己的国家

• complain of/about（埋怨）

We have nothing to complain of. 我们没有什么可发牢骚的。

Do you complain of these symptoms more at night? 你是否在晚上时对这些症状抱怨得更多？

• consist of（由……组成）

So what should a real interview consist of? 那么，一场真正的面试包括什么呢？

As mentioned above, our bank will consist of only one table. 像上面所提及的，我们的银行仅仅包含一张表。

• convince of/about（使信服）

I convince of no one can take the place of you in my life . 我坚信在我的生命里，没有任何人可以代替你的位置。

We need to convince them of the benefits. 我们需要让他们确信是有好处的。

• cure of（治愈）

Having a Good Laugh – Laughter is the greatest cure of all. 尽情大笑——笑是治疗一切的良药。

• despair of（丧失……希望）

Never despair of success. 切勿对成功丧失信心。

The child despaired of being rescued. 那小孩丧失了获救的信心。

• dream of/about（幻想）

I dreamt of her last night. 昨晚我梦见她了。

I should never dream of doing such a thing. 我从未想到去干这样的事。

When I was young I dreamed of becoming a scientist. 我年轻时渴望成为一名科学家。

• expect of/from（期望）

What do you expect of your future? 你对你自己的未来有什么期望？

Don't forget what Chinese fans expect of you. We trust you. 别忘了遥远的中国球迷对你的期盼，我相信你。

Don’t expect too much of your child.

• hear of/from（听到……消息）

We were all pained to hear of his death. 听到他的死讯，我们都很痛苦。

• be/get rid of（摆脱）

How could we get rid of our car? 怎样才能摆脱我们的汽车呢？

• smell of（闻到）

This pan smells of fish. 这个盘子有股鱼腥味。

His offer smelt of a clear trap. 他的提议明显是一个圈套。

• suspect of（对……猜疑）

Who did the man suspect of stealing his axe? 这个人怀疑谁偷了他的斧子？

• think of/about（思考）

“What are you thinking of?”“I'm thinking of a way to help her.” “你在想什么?”“我在想一个帮助她的办法。”

I can't think of the word for “love” in French. 我想不起法语的“爱”是怎么说的了。

• tired of（对……感到厌烦）

I have tired of these computer games. 我已经对这些电脑游戏感到厌烦。

• warn of/against（警告……有危险）

Someone must warm him of the difficulties.

He must have spoken of the matter to John.

2、后接from的动词：

• borrow from（从……借）

I borrowed $10 from Jack yesterday.

• defend from/against （保护……使免于）

She defended herself from the attack.她保护自己以免遭受袭击。

The law defends people from injustice.法律保护人民的正当权益不受侵犯。

• demand from/of（向……要求）

The teacher demand an explanation from the student. 老师要求那位学生作出解释。

• differ from（有别于）

That arrangement differs from the one I had in mind.那种安排同我原先所想的不同。

• dismiss from（解雇）

She was late again and was dismissed from her job.她又迟到了，她被解雇了。

• draw from（从……中得出）

The truth was drawn from her by degrees.她逐渐吐露真情。

to draw water from a well 从井中打水

to draw money from an account 提取存款

• emerge from（从……出现）

A ragged man emerged from behind the tree.一个衣衫褴褛的男人从树后面走出来。

• escape from（从……逃出）

to escape from prison 越狱，从监狱中逃脱

• excuse from/for（允许不……）

He was excused from drill. 他获准不必参加操练。

• hinder from（阻止）

I was hinder from getting here earlier. 我因受阻未能早些到达这里。

• prevent from（妨碍）

He was prevented from attending meeting.

• prohibit from（不准许）

Strictly prohibit from touching items on display and photographing. 严禁触摸展品，展厅内严禁拍照。

• protect from/against（向……提抗议）

The layers of cloth not only protect from the harsh sun and wind but also conceal their emotions. 这些层叠的布不仅能保护他们免受强烈的阳光和风的侵袭，也掩盖了他们的情绪。

• receive from（接到）

I continue to receive from the universe everything my heart desires. 我继续从宇宙收到我渴望得到的每样东西。

He has already received money from three aunts.

• separate from（把……分开）

My studio is on the lowest level of the building, separate from the flat, quiet and right off the garden. 我的工作室在和公寓是分开的，在这栋楼的底楼，很安静，离花园很近。

• suffer from（受难）

How long have you been suffering from a headache? 你头痛有多久了?

Your son suffers from your excessive shielding. 你的过分袒护，反而害了你的儿子。

3、后接in的动词：

• believe in（信仰）

believe in religion 信仰宗教

I don't believe in everything the Bible says. 我不相信《圣经》中的每一句话。

• delight in（喜欢）

We delight in the beauties of nature. 我们喜爱自然之美景。

She delights in playing jokes on her friends. 她喜欢跟朋友们开玩笑。

She delights in working hard. 她喜欢努力工作。

• employ(ed) in （从事）

She was employed in a bank. 她在一家银行任职。

She employed her great gifts in her work. 她把她的才华用于工作。

• encourage in（鼓励）

encourage a student in his studies 鼓励学生学习

• engage(d) in（正做）

I don't engage myself in such affairs. 我不参与这种事情。

engaged in business 忙于工作

• experience(d) in（在……有经验）

Have you had experience in mocking up a page? 你有编排版面大样的经验吗?

• fail in（没有尽到）

The chairman failed in trying to persuade the committee to share his opinion. 主席没有能说服委员会同意他的观点。

He failed in arithmetic. 他算术没有及格。

He failed in his French test.

• help in/with（帮助）

• include in（包括）

include gas bill in the rent 把煤气费计入房租

• indulge in（沉醉）

He indulges in reminiscences of his youth. 他完全沉溺于对青年时代的回忆中。

• instruct in（教导）

He instructed his students in history. 他向学生教授历史。

• interest(ed) in（对……感兴趣）

I want to interest you in our new project. 他想让你热心于我们的新项目。

Can I interest you in this question? 我可以请你注意一下这个问题吗?

• invest in（投资）

invest one's money in the business 将某人的钱投资于办企业

I'm thinking of investing in a new house. 我正打算买座新房子。[口]

• involved in（卷入）

He turned them in to the police for being involved in the riot. 他向警方告发他们卷入了暴乱。

• persist in（坚持）

If you persist in doing that you will end up in trouble. 你要坚持做那件事的话，将来麻烦可多着呢。

• share in（分享）

share in one's joys 分享他人的快乐

4、后接on的动词：

• act on（遵守）

• based on（在……基础上）

The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition. 整个计划只是建立在他的主观臆断上。

• call on（拜访）

Last Sunday I called on my grandmother.

• comment on（评论）

We do not comment on national economics. 我们对国民经济不做评论。

• concentrate on（集中于）

Student should concentrate on studying.

• congratulate on（祝贺）

I come here to congratulate on your promotion. 我来这儿是来祝贺您升职的。

• consult on/about（商量）

He was hired to consult on special issues in the case. 他被雇来为这件案子的特殊问题提供咨询。

• count on（依赖）

We are counting on your cooperation. 我们在期待着你的合作。

• decide on（决定）

She has decided on art as a career. 她决定选择艺术为职业。

I've decided on going there. 我已经决定到那儿去。

He finally decided on going home. 他最后决定回家。

• depend on（依靠）

My wife and daughter depend on me for their living.我妻子女儿靠我生活。

• economize on（节约）

We'd rather economize on clothes than food. 我们宁愿节衣不愿缩食。

• embark on（从事）

He has already embarked on his new dictionary. 他已开始编他的新词典。

• experiment on（尝试）

experiment on (或 upon) frogs (或guinea pigs, rabbits ) 在青蛙(或豚鼠、兔子)身上做实验

• insist on（坚持）

If you insist on doing something,do it everyday. 如果你希望坚持做某件事，那就坚持每天做。

• lean on/against（倚靠于……）

She always leans on her parents for help when she is in difficulties. 她手头拮据时总是靠父母帮助。

• live on（靠……为生）

He still lived on his parents after graduation.

• operate on（起作用）

• perform on/in（扮演）

• pride(oneself) on（为……感到自豪）

• rely on（依靠）

• vote on a motion/for someone（对……表决(投……的票)）

• write on/about（写……的事）

I think he wrote on the cost of living. 我想他写的是关于生活费用方面的。