◇ bring on 使发生;引起;端上(饭菜)。如：
Tom often brings on meals and his brother，Jim picks up the dishes after meals.
汤姆常常端上饭菜，(而)他弟弟吉姆饭后收拾碗碟。
The sudden cold weather brought on his cold again. 天气突然变冷，使他再次感冒。
◇ bring in 引来;引进;吸收。如：
His new business brings in 1，000 dollars. 他的新生意使他赚了一千美元。
We also brought in some words from English. 我们也从英语中吸收了一些词汇。
◇ bring out 取出;说出;阐明;出版。如：
He brought out his gun and pointed at me.他掏出枪来指着我。
Bring out the meaning more clearly.请把意思讲清楚些。
They have brought out a set of children’s books.他们出版了一套儿童读物。
◆ bring down; bring back; bring up; bring in ◇ bring down表示“使倒下”、“减少”、“降低(价格、温度)”;◇ bring back表示“使回想起”、“归还”、“带回来”;◇ bring up表示“呕吐出”、“养育”;◇ bring in表示“把......引进来”、“赚入”、“获利”、“把......拿进来”、“吸收”。
[EXERCISES]
1) Her singing _____ memories of my mother. 2) They also ____ some words from their own languages. 3) The wind ____ a number of trees. 4) He _____ all he had eaten. 5) Can you try to get them to ____ the price﹖ 6) All library books must be ____ before June 25. 7) Mr White ____ $500 a week. 8) You must manage to _____ the temperature. Key: 1) brings back2) brought in 3) brought down 4) brought up 5) bring down 6) brought back7) is bringing in8) bring down
◆ broad; wide
◇ 两者都表示两边或两点之间的距离都有“宽的”之意， 但broad着重某物覆盖面的范围 (如肩、背、胸等的宽)，还可表示“宽宏大量”;wide着重指边沿间相隔的距离以及“广泛”之意。如：
Looking at the new-type camera, the young man with broad shoulders was surprised with his mouth wide open.
看着那个新型相机，那个肩宽背阔的年轻人惊奇得张大了嘴巴。
He’s a broad-minded person; he’ll never be disappointed by such a small failure.
他是个心胸宽广的人;决不会因为那么一次小小的失败而感到失望。
◆ but/however◇ 这两个连词都有“但是，可是，然而”之意。but连接两个分句或有关部分，表示转折或逻辑上的对比关系，使用最广，口语中更为常见。如：
We love peace but we are not afraid of war.我们热爱和平，但我们并不害怕战争。
◇ however转折意味比but弱，连接的两个分句或有关部分的关系较为松弛，后一部分常起附带说明或衬托作用。however常以插入语形式出现在句子中间，前后用逗号隔开，也可置于句首或句末。如：
Later，however，he decided to go.可是后来他决定去了。
◆ by oneself;oneself
◇ by oneself=alone，without help。强调“在无他人或他物的情况下”或“无帮助的情况下”;
◇ oneself作同位语，表示强调本人。
试比较：
If you come to my house，I’ll cook for you myself.
如果你来我家，我将亲自下厨。(强调亲手为你做饭)
Can you cook by yourself now? 你现在能单独做饭了吗?(强调无他人协作)
◆ by sea;by the sea
◇ by sea意为“走海路;坐轮船”，其中by表示乘坐交通工具或行走方式，by与名词间不可用冠词;by the sea意为“在海边”，其中by表示“在……旁边”，by与后面的名词间常有冠词修饰。如：
They will go to America by sea. 他们将坐轮船去美国。
There is a small village by the sea.海边有个小村庄。
请比较下面类似有这样区别的短语：
by ship 乘船 by a ship 在一艘轮船旁边
by land 从陆路 by the land 在岸边(在陆地旁边)
by taxi 乘出租车 by the taxi 在出租车旁边
by road 从陆路 by the road 在路边
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