21. be different from与……不同 be the same as与……相同 The weather in Beijing is different from that in Australia＝ The weather in Beijing is not the same as that in Australia.

22. the meaning of………的意思 What’s the meaning of this word?＝ What does this word mean?＝ What do you mean by this word?

23. be important to sb. 对某人很重要 English is important to us.比较： It’s important for us to learn English well.对我们来说学好英语很重要。

24. be short for简称，缩写式 TV is short for Television.

25. call… for short简称为 We call Television TV for short.

26. be/ feel sorry for sb. 为某人感到难过 I feel sorry for you.

27. be/ feel sorry for sth./ doing sth. 为（做）某事感到后悔/抱歉 I am sorry for being late.

28. be sorry to do sth.因做某事很难过 I am sorry to hear that.用于听到坏消息表示同情。

29. be sorry that＋主谓句。因某事而感到后悔 I am sorry that I am late.

30. say sorry to sb. 向某人道歉 You should say sorry to your teacher.

31. be afraid of sb./ sth/ doing sth. 害怕某人/某事/做某事 I am afraid of climbing trees.

32. be afraid to do sth不敢去做某事 She is afraid to go out at night.

33. be afraid that＋主谓句。恐怕…… I am afraid that I can’ t help you.

34. only a little仅有一点点 I know only a little English.

35. only a few仅有几个 The farm is only a few kilometers away.

36. know a lot about…了解很多关于……的情况

37. make sb. sth＝ make sth. for sb.为某人制作……类似词组有： buy/ mend/ cook/ grow sb. sth＝ buy/ mend/ cook/ grow sth. for sb.为某人购买/修理/烹调/种植某物

还有一些动词也可跟双宾语，但它们所用的介词是 to，而不是 for。例如：

pass/ give/ show/ teach/ tell sb. sth＝ pass/ give/ show/ teach/ tell sth. to sb.

38. sound like听起来像…… It sound like a bird.

39. sound＋形容词听起来…… The song sounds beautiful.

40. not… any more（句末）＝ no more（ can, be动词后行为动词前）不再…… I can’ t help you any more＝ I can no more help you. He doesn’ t go there any more＝ He no more goes there.