LESSON 9
Use the verb + noun or adj. + noun collocation.
取消航班 to cancel the flight得到许可 to get permission值得一试 to be worth a try缓和紧张 to relieve the tension以身冒险 to tempt fate盖上印章 to put a seal on 如释重负 to feel relief送报/牛奶 to deliver newspaper/ milk 扣押某物 to seize something入境签证 entrance visa出境签证 exit visa交通堵塞 traffic jam个人物品 personal belongings冲马桶 to flush the toilet
use the “useful expression”
1 一场隧道大火使进城的交通中断了近一个星期。
The traffic to the city had been held up for nearly one week by a big tunnel fire.
2 我把地图摊在地上，查找去拉萨的路线。
I laid out the map on the ground to find out the route to Lhasa.
3 通过仔细研究报纸上的广告，小bob察觉出一个大盗窃阴谋。
Through careful study of the advertisements in the newspaper， little Bob smelled out a big stealing plot.
4 一座桥的倒塌引起地方官员的警觉，并促使他们决定视察所有正在兴建的桥梁。
The collapse of a bridge make the local government officials sit up and take notice. It also urged them to make the decision to inspect all the bridges being built.
5 沿路直至山顶，都可以看到美丽的粉红色杜鹃花在盛开。
All the way up to the top of the mountain， beautiful pink azaleas are seen in full bloom.
6 每个人都在关注那个地区形式，看其如何发展。
Everyone is concerned with the situation in that area， expecting to see how it will work out.
7 工人们对工厂的糟糕管理和低效率难以忍受。
The workers could hardly put up with the terrible management and the low efficiency in that factory.
8 此楼的内装修只准在白天进行。
The interior finishing of this building is limited to daytime only.
9 他费力地想弄清楚名首字母N.E.指的是什么。
He tried hard to figure out what the initials N.E. stood for.
10 我来到游泳池，没想到却同一个粗鲁的年轻人争吵起来。
I came to the swimming pool only to get myself into a quarrel with a rude young man.
Use put，hold，and pick.
1 只要付钱，游客们可以在这个公园里自由采摘水果。
As long as they pay， tourists may pick fruits at their pleasure in this park.
2 那位白人妇女右臂抱着一个婴儿，左手提着一个旅行袋。
The white woman held a baby in her right arm and a traveling bag in her left hand.
3 如果你设身处地为他想想，你就会理解他的选择了。
If you put yourself in his position， you would understand his choice.
4 她因为太激动了，无法把自己的思绪用言语表达出来。
She was too excited to put her thoughts into words.
5 我们要挑选12位高中生参加下一届奥林匹克数学竞赛。
We intend to pick out twelve high school students to take part in the next International Maths Olympic.
6 要求所有考生都把自己的编号而不是姓名写在答案纸上。
It required that every examinee put down his/ her serial number rather than name on the answer sheet.
7在这个职位我已干了5年，我说什么也不会辞职的。
I've been holding this position for five years， and I won't resign whatever happens.
8 昨天咱们买的那些书你放到哪儿了？
Where did you put the books we bought yesterday？
9 我觉得一条船容纳不下我们这些人，还是租两条吧。
I don't think one boat can hold us all. Let's rent two.
10 这是你的错，你怎么能把责任推到别人身上。
It's your fault. How can you put the blame on others？
11 这次全国图书展销会将在10个城市举行。