Compare Compare A and B compare A with B: 比较 examine to see how they are alike and different If you compare her poems with his, you will find her is much better. In my next lecture I will compare French drama with classic Greek theatre. Compared with what he had already collected, the new stamp was not interesting. Compare A to B: 1.show the likeliness : 比喻 Poets have compared sleep to death. Shakespeare compared the world to a stage. 2. Compare in a certain range to show their similarity Compared to many women, she was indeed unfortunate. Beyond compare She is lovely beyond compare.

Come about (that): happen Can you tell me how the accident come about/ How did it come about that he knew where we were? Come across: 1. Be understood( no passive voice) He spoke for a long time but his meaning did not really come across. 2. Come across sb: meet by chance I came across an old friend in Oxford University this morning. Come after sb: chase or pursue sb The farmer came after the thief with a big stick. Come at sb: attack sb She came at me with a rolling-pin. Come away from; become detached from: 脱落，脱离 The plaster has started to come away from the wall.

Come out: 1.(of the sun, moons or stars) appear The rain stopped and the sun came out 2. (of the flowers ) begin to grow The water lilies came out late this year because of the bad weather. 3. (of the news, the truth) become known 消息，真相周知，传出，透露 The full story came out at the trial. 4. Show clearly His best qualities came out in crisis. The meaning of the poem does not come out in his interpretation.

Machinery Clothing Equipment Furniture Luggage Poetry Jewelry Homework Information Bamboo, kilo, photo, piano,radio, zoo, studio, video(s) Hero, potato, tomato,echo(es) tornado, volcano, Mosquito(e)s Belief, chief, cliff, proof, roof(s) Calf, half, wife, life, self, shelf, thief, knife, wolf

Antelope, deer, fish, means, sheep, works Goose, mouse, ox Passer-by looker-on runner-up sister-in-law commander-in-chief Grow-up sit-in stand-by shoe-maker step-mother forget-me-not Glasses pajamas pants scissors shorts trousers Mathematics physics politics

Result in: have a special consequence, lead to His carelessness resulted in his death in the accident. Result from: occur as a result The breakout of SARS resulted from people’s unhealthy habit. Result of sth: effect or outcome of sth: 结果 The flight was delayed as a result of fog. His scar is a result of the traffic accident. As a result: consequently As a result, the couple broke up. With the result that: 结果是 I was in the bath, with the result that I did not hear the telephone.

Build up: become greater 变得更大，更多 Traffic is building up on the road. Build sth up: increase or strengthen sth gradually China is building up a modern socialist society. Lenova is building up its international reputation. Build oneself up: make oneself stronger and healthier Regular bicycling will build yourself up.

Agree with: 1.agree with sb about/on sth: share similar opinion with sb I do not agree with Tom on this project. 2.suit sb’s health or digestion (used in negative or question) 适合 The humid weather did not agree with me. Agree to ( a plan, suggestion, idea, proposal) We all agree to the arrangement. Is he going to agree to our suggestion? Agree on sth: 在某事上取得一致意见 They agreed on some books and disagreed on others. We could not agree on what to do.

Reading and Comprehension Do exercises 1&2 on page 27. Divide the article into four parts and conclude the main idea of each part. How does the “greenhouse effect” come about? Do the greenhouse gases have positive effects on our life?