Will you please make sure the button has been fixed to the board ?

6. be in pain疼痛

7. cry softly to oneself独自轻声哭泣

8. be hit on the head被击在头部

When the thief tried to escape , a woman hit him on the head behind him .

9. reason with sb与某人理论

10. What was to become of them all ? = What would happen to them all ?

11. Worst was to come . 更糟糕的事要发生。

12. run the length of the ship从船的这一头延伸到另一头

13. fall sick with fever因发烧而病到

14. cry out for sth叫喊要某物;哭着要;恳求

Don’t take any notice of Johnny ; he cries out for nothing .

注意：cry out against大声疾呼反对。cry out大声呼喊。如：

The woman in the water cried out “Help !”

The people cried out against the unfair decision of the court .

15. once in a while偶尔，有时候

We go for a picnic in the park once in a while .

Once in a while the dog would run away , but usually he stayed in the yard .

16. open wide开大，睁大

What’s wrong with you ? First , Open you mouth wide , please . Let me take a look at your tongue and throat .

17. in daylight在阳光中

注意：at daylight黎明时。before daylight黎明前。

18. chain / tie sb up = put sb in chains把某人铐起来

19. on one’s arrival某人一到达

On his arrival he set about correcting the compositions .

20. make copies of抄写

21. pass down传下来;传送;传递;遗传

The skill has been passed down over four generations .

22. from generation to generation一代一代地

注意：from one generation to another = generation after generation = from generation to generation