高考英語重難點短語復習
she committed herself to science. 她專心從事科學事業。
19. in common（和……）有共同之處，共用。 be common to sb. 是與某人所共有的
the two sisters have nothing in common. 兩姐妹沒有什么共同之處。
in this situation it is common to say that nothing can be done until law and order is restored. 一般來說在這種形勢下，不恢復法律和秩序是什么也干不了的。
20. keep company with（=be friendly and go out together）和……要好。
he who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl. [諺]跟狼在一起，就會學狼叫；近墨者黑。
21. compare…with … 把……與……比較 compare…to… 把……比作……
i compared the copy with the original, but there was not much difference. 我比較了復印件和原件，但是差別不是很大。
life is poetically compared to the morning dew. 在詩歌中，人生被比喻為朝露。
22. by comparison 比較起來in comparison with（=in contrast to）和……比起來
we can only tell good from bad by comparison. 我們可以通過比較來分辨好壞。
23. complain of（or about）抱怨；訴苦；控告；complain about 抱怨某人或事情；complain to sb. about sth. （or sb. ）向某人抱怨……
i have nothing to complain of. 我沒有任何不滿。
you’ve got nothing to complain about. 你沒什么可抱怨的。
24. concentrate on（or upon）集中，專心
i can’t concentrate on my work when i’m tired. 我累了就無法集中精力工作。
25. in conclusion（=as the last thing）最后一點；at the conclusion of 當……結束時；
in conclusion, i’d like to say how much i’ve enjoyed staying here. 最后我想要說我在這里過得有多愉快。
26. condemn sb. to 判決
the criminal was condemned to death. 這個罪犯被判死刑。
27. on condition that（=if）以……為條件，假如
i’ll come on condition that john is invited too. 如果約翰也受到邀請，我就來。
28. in that = because 因為；now that = since 既然
he didn’t attend the negotiation in that he was ill. 他因為有病，沒有參加談判。
now that you are a college student, you should learn to be independent of your parents’ help. 既然你已是個大學生了，就應當學著獨立，不靠父母的幫助。
29. in / out of condition（=thoroughly healthy or fit / not fit）健康狀況好/不好。
in good（bad）condition處于良好（壞）狀態
do more exercises or you will be out of condition. 多鍛煉否則你會身體不好的。
i don’t care about the price, so long as the car is in good condition. 我不計較價錢，只要車很好用就行了。
30. in confidence 推心置腹地；with confidence 滿懷信心地；
have confidence in 對……有信心
told you that in confidence so why did you tell jean about it? 我是私下告訴你的，你怎么又告訴了簡呢？
he answered the questions with confidence. 他很有把握地回答了那個問題。