重点词组解析
1．even though
(1)用作连词，意思是“即使……，也……”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句．
Even though it is raining，we’ll go．即使下雨了，我们也要去．
Even though I have to sell my house，I’ll keep my business going．
即使要卖房子，我也要继续我的事业．
(2)even though 所引导的状语从句中的动词用陈述语气或虚拟语气时，它们的意义有所不同．
e．g．Even though I were busy，I would go．即使我忙，我也要去．(事实上我并不忙)
Even though I am busy，I will go．虽然我忙，我也要去．(我现在的确很忙)
3．make fun of sb．
(1)意思是“开某人的玩笑”，相当于joke fun at sb．
He always likes making fun of his friend．他总是喜欢开朋友的玩笑．
(2)在英语中，意思相似的短语．
play a joke on sb．取笑某人make a joke 讲笑话laugh at sb．嘲笑某人
4．play on words意思是“玩弄文字，说俏皮话，说双关语”．
play on 意思是“演奏”，常见短语play (on) the piano (violin，flute，etc)“演奏钢琴(小提琴，笛子等)”，play on one’s fear“利用人家的恐惧心”．
5．Make—up
(1)在本单元中用作名词，意思是“化妆的，化妆用品”．
She never wears make—up．她从来不搽化妆品．
Her make— up is smudged．她搽的化妆品已蹭污了．
(2)用作“性格，气质”，“(事物、人等的)组合，构成”的意思．
Jealousy is not point of his make—up．他的性格中没有忌妒．
There are plans to change the made—up of the committee．有计划要改变委员会的人员组成．
6．at all
(1)意思是“根本”，常用于否定句和条件句以加强语气．
Do it well if you do it at all．要做就要做到最好．
(2)常与否定副词not连用，not at all 意思是“根本不，一点也不”．
I do not agree at all．我根本不同意．
He was not at all tired．他一点儿也不累．
(3)用于客套话，意思是“别客气”．
——Thank you very much．—谢谢你．—Not at all．—别客气．
(4)常见的相似结构 in all总是above all 首先，首要，最重要的是after all 毕竟，终究
There are twenty in all．总共有20个．
Children need many things，but above all they need love．
孩子们需要许多东西，但最重要的是爱．
Don’t scold him，after all he is only a child．不要责备他，他毕竟是个小孩子．
7．1ook like
(1)意思是“看上去像是，看来好像”，后面可接名词，动词-ing或that从句．
It looks like rain(ing)，天有雨意．
It looks like they’ll win the election．看上去他们将在大选中获胜．
(2)常用的类似结构：
seem like 似乎像feel like 摸上去像sound like 听起来像
(3)look 意思是“看起来，显得，好像”，通常用作连系动词，后接形容词，名词，介词短语或as if 引导的从句．
e．g．A paper tiger looks terrible，but in fact it is not．纸老虎貌似可怕，其实不然．
You looks in splendid health．你显得很健康．
It looks as if we are going to miss the train．好像我们赶不上火车了．
8.辨析:look，seem，appear
①look 着重由视觉得出的印象．
②seem 暗示有一定根据的判断，这种判断往往接近事实．
③appear 强调外表给人的印象，有时含实质上并非如此的意思．
e．g．He doesn’t look his age．他看起来比实际年轻．
His health seems to be better．他的健康状况似乎有所好转．
He appears to know more than he really does．
他看起来懂得很多，其实他懂得没那么多．
注意:三词均可接表语，后两者可跟不定式，look 在此时只可跟to be．
It looks／seems as if…句型中不用 appear．
sb．／sth．1ooks as if…句型中不用 seem，appear．
There seems／appears to be．．．句型中不用 look．
9．dress—up
(1)用作动词，意思是“穿上盛装”．
Don’t bother to dress—up，come as you are．用不着穿讲究衣服，就穿平常的衣服来吧．
(2)由dress 构成的常见短语：
(be)dressed in sth．穿某物
(be)dressed like a dog’sdinner 穿着十分时髦或显眼
dress sb．down 训斥，斥退(某人)
dress (sb．) up (in sth．／as ab．／sth．)化妆打扮
10．date back to
(1)意思是“回溯至……”，相当于及物动词antedate和词组date from，但date from 没有被动形式．
The castle dates back to the 14th century．这座城堡是在十四世纪建造的．
The custom dates from ancient times．这个习惯是从古代开始的．
(2)date 用作名词，意思是“时日，年代，时代”，常见的词组：
out of date 不合时宜的，过时的
up to date 直到现在，时髦的
The guide book is ten years out of date．这本旅游指南落伍了十年．
He is very up to date in his method of language teaching．他的语言教学法是非常新颖的．
11．in the other direction
(1)意思是“迎面，从对面”．
Look out! Another car is coming in the other direction．当心!对面来了一辆车．
(2)由 direction 构成的常用短语：
in the direction of 朝……方向
in all directions／every direction 朝四面八方，朝各个方向
in the right direction 思路正确 in the wrong direction 思路不对头
12．get confused
意思是“糊涂的”，相当于become confused．confused 用作形容词，动词形式是confuse，意思是“把(某人)弄糊涂，混乱”．
The old lady easily gets confused．这个老太太容易迷糊．
They confused me by asking so many questions．他们提了一大堆问题，把我都弄糊涂了．
Don’t confuse Austria and／with Australia．不要把奥地利和澳大利亚弄混淆了．
13.辨析go on doing，go on to do，go on with
①go on doing继续做某事；指前后做的是同一件事．
②go on to do接着做另一件事；指前后做的不是同一件事．
③go on with继续做某事，前后做的是同一件事，但中间有暂停情况．
Go on reading Lesson Three．继续读第3课．(刚才读的就是第3课)
go on to read Lesson Three．接着读第3课．(刚才或许干别的事)
I went on with my story just where I had left off．我继续在我刚才停下的地方讲故事．