Unit 4 Making the news
concentrate, inform, case, demand, approve, depend on, accuse of, so as to (do sth), be to do
1. concentrate vt. 集中；聚集
concentrate sth on sth / doing sth 专心致志于某事/做某事
concentrate one’s attention on 致力于…；把注意力集中在…
concentrate on sth 集中精力做某事
集中…于…
fix…on…
concentration n. 集中，专心
eg: Doctors are aiming to concentrate more on prevention than cure.
We should concentrate our attention on work this month.
Concentration on strengthening our national football team’s defence is essential.
2. inform vt. 告知；通知
inform sb of / about sth 告知某人某事
inform sb (that)… 通知某人
informed adj. 了解情况的；见识广的
keep sb informed 使某人随时了解最新情况
eg: Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.
We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.
Please keep me fully informed of any developments.
3. case n. 情况；病例；案例
in any case 无论如何，总之
just in case 以防（万一）
in case of 万一…，如果发生…
in no case 决不（置于句首，引起倒装）
in that case 如果那样的话；在那种情况下
in the case of 就…来说；关于
as is often the case 这是常有的事
eg: In some cases, it is necessary to operate.
In case of fire, break the glass.
In no case should you give up.
Keep the windows closed in case it rains.
4. demand n. 要求，需要
vt. 强烈要求
demand sth 要求某物
demand sth of / from sb 向某人要求某物
demand to do 要求干…
demand that… 要求…（从句用虚拟语气，即should + 动词原形，should可省略）
eg: There have been demands for the prime minister to resign.
After school Tom demanded help from / of me.
She demanded that I (should) tell everything to her about it.
5. approve v. 赞成；认可；批准
approve of sb / sth 赞成 / 同意某人 / 某事
approve of sb’s doing sth 同意某人干某事
approve the plan 批准计划
approval n. 同意；批准
give one’s approval to 批准
eg: My parents now approve of my marriage.
You can join the class if your parents approve.
He showed his approval by smiling.
6. depend on 依靠；依赖
depend on sb to do sth 依靠某人做某事
depend on sb for sth 靠某人供给某物
depend on / upon it that… 指望；对…深信不疑
That depends. / It all depends. 视情况而定
eg: He depends on his parents to take care of the children.
Children depend on their parents for food and clothing.
---Is he coming?
---That depends. He may not have time.
7. accuse of 因…指责 / 控告
accuse sb of sth / doing sth 指控某人做某事
charge sb with sth / doing sth 控告某人做某事
blame sb for sth / doing sth 责备某人做某事
rob sb of sth 从某人处抢劫到某物
require / request / demand sb of sth 向某人要求某物
cure sb of… 治愈某人的…
rid sb of… 消灭…
eg: She accused him of stealing her watch.
He’s accused of murder.
He was charged with stealing the jewels.
辨析charge / accuse：
两者都有“指控；控告”的意思，但用法不同。
1 charge的常用结构为 charge sb with sth (doing sth)
2 accuse的常用搭配为 accuse sb of sth (doing sth)
8. so as to (do sth) 为了做…
so as to do sth 为了做某事（不放在句首）
so + adj. / adv. as to do sth 如此…以至于做某事
so as not to do sth 为了不做某事
in order to do sth 为了做某事（可在句首或句末）
so that / in order that 为了…（后跟状语从句）
eg: I bought some vegetables and beef so as to make a soup for dinner.
She was so kind as to phone for a taxi for me.
I walked into the room quietly so as not to wake him up.
9. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular English newspaper.
Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
1 在以具有否定意义的副词、连词及词组开头的句子中，主句要用部分倒装。
2 这些次和词组通常有：rarely, never, scarcely, no sooner, little, few, hardly, seldom, at no time, in no way, on no account, nowhere, nobody, not only等。
eg: Never before has our country been as united as it is.
Not only does he know French, but also he is an expert at it.
Seldom does he go to the park at weekends.
10. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.
be to do在句中表示后来发生的事，常译为“注定会…，一定…”
1 be to do句型有三层含义：
表示注定要发生…；预先安排好的计划或约定；
表示说话人的意图、职责、义务、命令等情态意
义。
2 be about to do sth表“马上要做某事，某事即将发生”，通常不与时间状语连用。
3 be going to do sth表打算、想法或某种倾向，用于非正式文体。也可用来表示很可能发生的事或自然现象。
eg: If we are to be there on time, we’d better go now.
The meeting is to be held this afternoon.
I was about to leave when it began to rain.
练习：
1. After several days of social activities, I decided to
on my research on the human behaviors.
A. fix B. settle C. set D. concentrate
2. During the Olympics, the Special TV Program
all the track and field events in progress.
A. was informed us of B. kept informing us of
C. kept us inform of D. kept informed us of
3. I always take something to read when I go to the doctor’s I have to wait.
A. in case B. so that C. in order D. as if
4. He will surely finish the job on time he’s left to do it in his own way.
A. in that B. in case C. so long as D. as far as
5. My teacher demanded here in time.
A. us to get B. that we arrived
C. that we arrive D. that we had reached
6. If my plan , all my work will have been wasted.
A. doesn’t approve of B. isn’t approved
C. is against D. isn’t in favor of
7. 改错：You may depend on that he will join the club.
---Will you go shopping with me this afternoon?
---It all depends on.
8. 用适当的介词填空:
He was charged robbery.
Are you accusing me cheating?
9. 他早起为的是赶上第一堂课。
(so as to)
(in order to)
(so that)
(in order that)
10. I had a few problems to deal with.
A. Hardly have I arrived when
B. Hardly did I arrive than
C. Hardly had I arrived when
D. Hardly had I arrived than
11. Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing we live save the earth.
A. that; can we B. what; we can
C. how; can we D. where; can we
12. We were about to call you up you came in.
A. when B. as C. while D. before
Unit 4 Making the news
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9. He rose early so as to be in time for the first lesson.
He rose early in order to be in time for the first lesson.
He rose early so that he might be in time for the first lesson.
He rose early in order that he might be in time for the first lesson.
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