一、element的特殊用法
in sb's element 指某人适应环境，得心应手
it is hard to be in my element.
近: orientate/ blend in with +place
orientate oneself to ＋ place
eg. I have tried to orientate myself to the class, but all in vain.
blend in with sb/sth
it is indicative of blending in with this group being not a brain surgery.
the elements 坏天气、表示（遭受团体里其他人非议）的一群人。
he doesn't go shipping because of the elements.
In the school, elements learning well, are against students who dislike learning.
out of one's element 不得其所
I am out of the element in this college.我在这所大学显得格格不入
二、几个表示“侵入／占”的词。
1:intrude 这个表示“侵入”，尤指表示“侵犯某人的私生活”之类的，常见搭配intrude on/upon/into sth
如：I hate to the people intruding into/on/upon others' private life.
2:encroach指对权利／财产的“侵入”，搭配：encroach upon/into
I am sorry to encroach upon your copyright.
3:infringe 尤指对法律“的侵犯” 搭配：infringe on/upon
He infringes on the law and is arrested.
4:invade 尤指对一个国家对另一个国家的“侵犯／入”。
及物动词，如：Japan invaded China in World War Two.
三、三个关于“蔑视／不屑于..”的单词。
1:scorn （U）带有憎恶和愤怒的意思。
n. 蔑视／藐视。搭配：with scorn
he felt scorn for（注意介词搭配）his classmates.
分享一个固定搭配：pour／heap scorn on sth对...嗤之以鼻
v. he scorns his classmates.
它有它的形容词形式:scornful
搭配：be scornful of
如：he is scornful of his classmates.
2:disdain （U）蔑视 轻视，尤指看不起自己卑微的事和人。
n：with disdain
he treats his classmates with disdain.
v：蔑视he disdains
his classmates.
它的形容词是disdainful
如：he is disdainful/scornful of his classmates.
3:contempt （U）轻视/蔑视
尤指极度厌恶和憎恶。因此可以跟utter/deep contempt
如：he shows utter/deep contempt for his classmates.
但是它也有一个褒义意思 表示“藐视困难和风险”。
如：his contempt for risks 他完全蔑视风险。
分享它的两个相关形容词。
第一个是contemptuous 傲视的，蔑视的。
he is openly contemptuous of his classmates.
第二个是contemptible卑鄙的／无耻的。
you are so contemptible.
四、关于判罪
法院判某人的罪（较正式）： sb is convicted of+罪名，the jury/court found sb the guilty of ＋罪名
eg. she was convicted of murder./the court found her the guilty of murder.
若是警察判某人的罪，为sb is charged of +罪名，the police brings a charge of＋罪名＋against sb（应该guilty和convict较正式，用于警察这不合适）
he was charged of theft. /the police bring a charge of murder against him.
若某人是无罪的，清白的有三个句型
sb is cleared of sth
sb is acquittaled
the court found sb not the guilty of+罪名
eg. She is cleared of murder./she is acquiitaled./ the court found her not the quilty of murder.
五、努力干活，拼命做事”的单词或词组
1:slave away at sth. 像奴隶一样（任劳任怨地）干活。
如：I slave away at bracing myself for theTEM4.
2:toil （不及物动词）或者 toil away at sth
如：He is always toiling away at this task.
3:roll up one's sleeves 捋起袖子加油干（表示要努力做某事的意思）
eg. As a undergraduate who gears up for graduate entrance exam, we should roll up our sleeves to focus on studying.
- struggle doing sth
eg. Everyone in our class is struggling bracing themselves for TEM-4. - strive to do
eg. Everyone in our class strives to brace themselves for TEM-4.
六、consumer与customer的区别
consumer指买了东西或服务但不一定是自己用，倾向于表消费者权利
eg. Consumers have rights to know the reasonable prices.
customer是指买了商品或服务一定会使用的，就是我们平常说的顾客之意
they charge customers of stealing
七、imminent，approaching 和adjacent的辨析
三者都有表示“接近/临近”的意思。但是前两者是这时间上的临近。即可以相互替换。
如：the deadline is imminent/approaching so he is about to roll up his sleeves.
后者adjacent是指地理位置上的接近，毗邻。
如：the building is adjacent to the house.
八、表达某事很重要的句型或词汇
1:priority 动词：prioritize
eg. The government's priority is the employment.
because we don't prioritize our health,
2:be at the top of agenda在议题最上面，表示“某事很重要”
eg. employment needs to be at the top of agenda.
3:sth is of paramount importance.
张璐在今年的记招上翻过这样一句话：employment is paramount importance.就业是天大的事儿。
4:形容词：vital/essential/crucial/critical
- sth cannot be underestimated/Never can sth be underestimated/the importance of sth cannot be underestimated
Never can psychological health be underestimated. - come first
family comes first for me.家庭对我来说很重要。
九、竞争激烈”中的“激烈”
fierce/cut-throat/intense competition.
