Unit2
for the first time 第一次；首次(作状语)all the way 一路；全程；一直at all (与否定词连用)根本,丝毫make oneself at home 别客气native language 本族语
all around the world 世界各地the majority of 大多数的in total 总额；总数
mother tongue 母语except for 除了有.之外develop into 长成；发展成
have a good knowledge of...通晓,熟知.on (over) the phone 在电话里；在打(接)电话communicate with sb．by sth．通过某物与(某人)联络know about 了解；知道come about 发生；产生the answer to the question 问题的答案
borrow...from.从.借(入).stay up 不睡；熬夜end up with...以.告终
more or less 或多或少have sorne difficulty in doing sth.干某事有困难
bring in 引来；引起；吸收make sure 深信；弄清楚；设法做到
a great many 许多；大量if so 如果有.if not 如果没有.
know about 了解 call him a farmer 称呼他为农民 in many ways 在许多方面
struggle for 为.斗争 the past five decades 过去的五十年 be born in poverty 出生贫困 graduate from 毕业于.since then 从那以后 thanks to 由于
rid…of…使.摆脱.be satisfied with 对.满足 lead a … life 过着.生活 care about 在意.used to 过去常常 be used to 被用来做；习惯于
get used to 习惯于 prefer to do sth.更喜欢做某事 wish for 欲得到、愿得到
no matter 无论 in need of 需要 refer to 谈及；提到 be rich in 富含
insist on doing 坚持做.ready to do sth 准备好要做没某事 be against 反 pay attention to 注意；留心 that is to say 换句说 be certain/sure to do 确信会做某事 persuade sb to do sth 说服某人干某事-结果成功
advise sb to do sth 劝说某人干某事-结果失败
