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be with：

1.和(某人)一起：

I wish I might be with you.

我希望能和你在一起。

2.为(某公司)工作；受雇于：

I've been with the company for over ten years.

我为这家公司工作已经10多年了。

3.支持；拥护；赞同：

I'm with you on that.

在那一点上我赞成你。

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have a point：有道理，正确

I think both sides have a point.

我认为双方观点都有道理。

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blame：

blame sb/sth for sth

The report blames poor safety standards for the accident.

报告把事故归咎于安全方面没有达标。

blame sth on sb/sth

One of the computers is broken and she’s blaming it on me.

其中有台电脑坏了，她就怪罪于我。

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absolutely：

1.Are you absolutely sure?

你绝对肯定吗？

2.absolutely not! 绝对不行！ 当然不！

Do you let your kids travel alone at night?

----Absolutely not!

“你会让孩子们晚上单独外出吗？”

“当然不行！”

3.absolutely!  正是！ 当然！

（口语）用以强调，表示毫无保留地、无条件赞同完全正确，一点不错

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decent：

1.可接受的，相当好的，像样的

a decent salary

不错的工资待遇

2.宽容的，和气的

It was decent of you to show up today.

你今天来了可真好。

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used to do sth. 过去常常做某事

"I used to do this rather regularly, particularly with shoplifters, " the judge said.

“我以前经常这么判决，特别是对那些商店扒手，”法官说。

be/get used to doing sth习惯做某事

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Here we go

由地点和时间副词引出的完全倒装句：以地点副词here, there和时间副词now, then 开头，后面的动词是be, come, exist, fall, follow, go, lie, remain, seem, stand等，而主语又是名词时，构成完全倒装句。Up climbed the boy when his mother came.

Here comes the bus.

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cast

1.cast light on/onto sth

to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand 使了解某事；阐明[论述]某事

2.cast doubt(s) on sth 使怀疑某事，使不确信某事

Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan’s conviction.

她的纪录片使人对吉利根的判决产生极大的怀疑。

3.投射〔光或影〕

the shade cast by low-hanging branches

低垂的树枝投下的阴影

cast sth over/on/across sth

The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls.

火光的影子在墙上舞动。

4.cast a shadow/cloud over sth 给某事蒙上阴影

The allegations cast a cloud over the Mayor’s visit.

这些指控给市长的访问蒙上了阴影。

5.看[瞅]一眼

She blushed, casting her eyes down .

她脸红了，垂下了眼帘。

cast a look/glance at sb/sth

She cast an anguished look at Guy.

她痛苦地瞥了盖伊一眼。

6.cast an eye on/over sth 迅速检查

Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies.

梅勒扫了一眼草稿，看有没有错误。

7.cast a vote/ballot 投票

Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th.

仅有三分之一的选民愿意在2月26日那天去投票。

8.cast a spell on/over sb

（1）把某人迷住，深深吸引某人

Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as the aircraft touches down.

飞机一着陆，游客就被香港迷住了。

  (2) 给某人下咒语，用咒语迷惑某人

She is a witch, and she will cast a spell on you if she catches you.

她是个女巫，如果让她逮住，她就会对你下咒语。

他皱起眉头，回想着那次谈话。

9.浇铸；用模铸造

cast sth in/from sth

a statue of a horse cast in bronze

青铜马铸像

10. 为…挑选演员，选派〔角色〕

cast sb alongside/opposite sb (= choose people for the two main roles) 选派某人与某人合演

Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in ‘Basic Instinct’.

法伊弗曾有望和道格拉斯一起出演《本能》。

cast sb as sth

Coppola cast him as Sodapop in ‘The Outsiders’.

科波拉让他在《小教父》中扮演索达波普。

cast sb in a role/a part/the lead

The producer finally cast Finsh in the male lead.

制片人最后让芬希出演男主角。

11.投，抛，扔，丢

Sparks leapt as he cast more wood on the fire.

他往火里投进更多的木块，火星四处飞溅。