2.坚持下去

Hold on until I fetch help.

I made my choice and I will hold on to the end.

hold on to　 抓住不放,抓牢

Hold on to my hand tightly while we cross this street.

hold out　

1.(电话)别挂断

Wait. Hold on a minute.

3.隐瞒,不公布

We were sure he was holding something back from us.

Do not hold back the truth. Let it out.

hold on　

2.抑制,控制

She was only held back from telling him her real opinion by her fear of him.

The dam held back the flooding river.

1.踌躇不前,犹豫不定

John held back from social activity because he felt embarrassed with people.

3. hold back　　

2. appealing 有吸引力的，有感染力的，令人感兴趣的

Spending the holidays in Britain wasn’t a prospect that I found particularly appealing.　

在英国度假对我并不具有吸引力。

　‘　　 Would you really help?’ he said with an appealing look. 你真的愿意帮忙吗？他满脸恳求地说。

　 appealingly adv.　

The dog looked up at her appealingly. 狗可怜巴巴地望着他。

appeal n. 上诉，申诉，感染力，吸引力， 呼吁

an appeal against the 3-match ban 不服禁赛3场令的申诉。

The Beatles have never really lost their appeal. 披头士的感染力经久不衰。

a look of silent appeal默默恳求的目光

appeal (to) 　v.　 上诉，申诉； 有吸引力， 引起兴趣；呼吁，

The design has to appeal to all ages and social groups. 设计要雅俗共赏，老幼皆宜。

Organizers appealed to the crowd not to panic.组织者呼吁人群不要惊慌。

1. include 包含，包括

　Does the price include lunch? 价钱里包括午饭吗？

　A visit to the Great Wall is included in the tour. 这次旅游包括去长城。

在作状语时用 including sb/sth; 或sb/sth included

The price is 50 dollars, including postage.包括邮资价格是50美圆

We all laughed, the teacher included.我们都笑了，老师也笑了。

include表示包括可以分开的一个或几个组成部分，而contain表示含有,内含；也有容纳, 装有的意思.

Whiskey contains a large percentage of alcohol. 威士忌含酒精度很高.

　Sea water contains salt. 海水中含有盐分.

　This box contains soap. 这个盒子装有肥皂.

6. send的用法： 1) send sb. sth.= send sth. to sb.把某物送给或寄给某人，可以主语派人送，也可以亲自送 　 Did they send any message by you? 　他们托你给我捎了什么信儿了吗？ 　 Can you send me the bill before the end of the month? 你能在月底以前把帐单给我送来吗 2) send for sb./ sth. 派人去叫某人 派人去拿某物 　 Now please send for a taxi. 　现在请派人叫出租车来。 　 Please keep these things until I send for them. 请替我保管这些东西，等我派人来取。

3) send sb./ sth. to运输某人/某物去(某处)，派某人去某地 They send their product to Beijing for sale. 　他们把产品运往北京销售。 We will send him to America for further study. 　我们要送他去美国深造。

4) send sb. to do 派某人去做(某事) We’ll send someone to fetch it. 　我们将派人去取。 They will send him to work in the countryside. 　他们将派他去农村工作。

5) send sb. doing 使某人迅速做某事(cause sb. to do) Mind how you go---- you nearly sent me flying. 　小心点，你差点把我撞倒。 They killed 38 enemies and sent the rest fleeing. 　他们打死38个敌人，其余的都逃窜了

　send off 　寄出；发出；派遣；解雇；给……送行 You fill in both parts of the form, then send it off. 你把表格的两部分都填好,然后寄出。　　 send 有关的常见词组：

send away 发送掉；解雇　　　　　　　 send back 退还，送还

send for 派人去请；召唤 　　　　　　　send forth发出；放出(光、热等)

send in (向上级)提出,交上去,寄出(投稿)　 send out 发送出，派遣；放出，散发出

send down 使下降　　　　　　　　 　　　send up 使上涨/升, 发射,发出

send word　 (请人)带口信　　　　　　　　 send to bed/sleep 打发某人去睡/使人入睡

send sb doing sth使某人迅速干某事　　　 send sb mad=drive sb mad使人发疯

☆. assist (sb) in/with sth.　 　　(P141)

assist sb in doing sth.

　 　　　The deputy principal assists with many of the duties of the principals.

　 　　You will be required to assist Mrs Smith in preparing a report.

　Integrating skills

5. from this point on 从那时起 on one point 曾经，一度

I think I even told you that at one point. 我认为我曾经告诉过你那件事。

At one point she was aware of two nurses speaking about an outing they were planning with their boyfriends. 她一度听见两个护士谈起她们计划与男朋友一起出去。

At one point he turned his head, listening for Emily. 一度，他转过头，听Emily的声音。

point　 　　　　n. 时刻，关头，瞬间，阶段

The climber was at / on the point of death when they found him. 当他们发现那个登山者的时候，他已奄奄一息。

　 　　We were on the point of giving up.我们当时几乎要放弃了。

At this point I don’t care what you decide to do. 在这个时候，我不在意你怎么做了。

　 n. 论点，观点 (point of view )地方，标点，尖，

She made several interesting points in the article. 她在文章中提出了几个有趣的观点。

I take your point 我赞同你的看法。

重点，要点 (brief and to the point )

The point is you shouldn’t have to wait so long to see a doctor. 关键是看病不该等那么长时间。

I wish he would get to the point. 我但愿他快点说正题。

目的

What’s the point of all this violence? 这些暴行的意图何在？

There’s no point in getting angry. 发火是没有用的。

具体细节(或事实)

Here are the main points of the news. 以下是新闻摘要。

Can you explain that point again? 你能在解释一下那一点吗？

vi.　 point at/to, point out,　 It is pointed out that…..