Unit 11 Key to success (知識點講解)
take sth.into account考慮；體諒
(1)you must take the boy’s long illness into account.你一定要考慮到這個孩子已經病了很久。
(2)you should take these facts into account.(=these facts should be taken into account.
embarrass-vt.使尷尬；使為難
(1)embarrassing questions令人困窘的問題 (2)embarrassed by lack of money因缺錢而窘迫
(3)i don’t like making speeches in public，it’s so embarrassing我不喜歡在公眾面前講話，太難為情了。
[記憶]embarrassing adj. embarrassingly adv. embarrassment n.
congratulate vt.祝賀；慶賀
congratulate sb.on sth. / doing sth. give / accept congratulations on sth/doing sth.
(1)we congratulated her on having passed the examinations.我們祝賀她通過了考試。
(2)let me congratulate you on the birth of your daughter.讓我祝賀你女兒的出生。
(3)please accept my congratulations on your graduation.請接受我對你畢業的祝賀。
1ive up to依照……行事；做到；不辜負(期望)
(1)did the film live up to your expectations? =was the film as g∞d as you expected?
(2)he didn’t live up to his reputation.他的生活與他的名聲不符。
(3)it’s difficult to live up to the new principles.實行新的原則是困難的。
decline vi.拒絕；變小；變少；變弱vt.拒絕；使下降
(1)he declined to discuss his plans with the newspapermen 他謝絕與新聞記者討論他的計劃。
(2)his strength slowly declined.他的體力漸衰。
(3)he spent his declining years in the country.他在鄉間度過他的晚年。
[拓展]decline n.下降；衰退he has had a sharp decline in interest in farming.對農業的興趣大大下降。