6．familiar adj. 熟悉的；常见的；通晓的；亲密的

(1)be familiar with 对……熟悉。其主语通常是指“人”的名词；with后的宾语是主语所通晓的事物。

(2)be familiar to 为……所熟悉。其主语通常是人们所通晓的人或事物， to后的宾语常是指“人”的名词。

(3)sb. be familiar with sb. 某人与某人亲密无间

[即学即练6](1)Yao Ming is ____________________ to us.

姚明是我们大家所熟悉的明星。

(2)Are you ______________ the computer software they use?

你熟悉他们使用的计算机软件吗？

(3)This nursery rhyme is very ______________ me.

我对这首童谣很熟悉。

a familiar star   ,     familiar with   ,     familiar to

7．to be honest 说实在的；实话说

honestly speaking 老实说

to tell the truth 说实话，老实说

to be honest with you 跟你说实话

be honest with sb. about sth. 关于某事对……坦诚

be honest in doing sth. 在做某事方面坦诚

It is honest of sb. to do sth. ……在干……方面诚实。

[即学即练7](1)_________________________________， I don’t agree with you.

对你说实话，我不同意你的看法。

(2)I think she is _____________ what she is telling me.

我认为她很诚实地告诉我一切。

(3)It is ________________________ to tell the truth.

你讲实话是诚实的。

(4)_________________， I hate the student wearing long hair.

说实在的，我讨厌那位留着长发的学生。

To be honest with you   ,    honest in   ,     honest of you   ,     Honestly speaking

8．play jokes/a joke on 戏弄……；和……开玩笑

have a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑

make a joke/jokes about sb./sth. 关于某人/某事说笑话

play tricks on sb.＝make fun of sb. 和……开玩笑；

捉弄某人

make a fool of 愚弄

laugh at 嘲笑

[即学即练8](1)It's not proper to ____________________ others in public.

在公众场所捉弄别人是不恰当的。

(2)She was __________________________ you.

她在跟你开玩笑。

(3)Don't ________________________ the handicapped.

不要说关于残疾人的笑话。

play jokes on   ,     having a joke with   ,     make jokes about

9．rely on 依靠，信赖；指望

(1)依靠，依赖。同live on 或 depend on “依赖……”。

rely on one's own efforts 依靠自己的努力

(2)信任，依赖。同 believe in, depend on.

rely on/upon sb. to do sth. 指望某人做某事

rely on/upon sb. doing sth. 相信某人会做某事

rely on/upon it that... 相信……(事情)，指望……

[即学即练9](1)Nowadays we ______ increasingly ______ computers ______ help.

现今我们越来越依赖计算机协助工作。

(2)You can ____________ me ________________ your secret.

你尽管相信我一定为你保密。

(3)I ________________________________ early.

我指望你早来。

(4)You can __________________________ he will come.

你放心 ,他会来的。

rely   ,     on   ,     for   ,     rely on   ,    to keep    ,     relied on your/you coming    ,    rely upon it that

10．break up 分解；驱散，拆散；打碎；结束；散会；(关系)破裂；停课，放假

[即学即练10]写出下列break up的意思。

(1)The ice will break up when the warm weather comes._________

(2)The police came and broke up the crowd.________

(3)The meeting broke up at eleven o'clock.__________

(4)Some sentences can break up into clauses.______

(5)Their marriage is breaking up._______________

破裂   ,     驱散   ,     结束   ,     分解   ,     破裂

拓展：(1)break away from 脱离

(2)break down 分解，出毛病，(计划、谈判)失败；(谈话、通讯)中断

(3)break into 闯入

(4)break in 强行进入，插话

(5)break off 打断，折断

(6)break out 爆发，发生(不用于被动语态)

(7)break through 突破

11．above all 首先；最重要的是；特别是；尤其

above all＝most important of all(强调地位上的重要性)

first of all “首先，第一”，强调顺序

at all 根本，全然

in all 总共，共计

after all 终究，毕竟

all in all 总之

[即学即练11](1)He longs ________________ to see his family again.他尤其渴望再见到家里的人。

(2)_________________________， let them introduce themselves to us.首先，让他们向我们作自我介绍。

(3)___________________________， he didn't agree with what his son said.总之，他没同意他儿子所说的话。

(4)He has done it well. _________________， he is only a learner.这件事他做得很好了，毕竟，他只是个初学者。

above all    ,     First of all   ,      All in all   ,     After all