4. determine的用法

▲ 構(gòu)詞：determination n. 決心，決斷，決意；決定，確定

▲ 搭配：

① determine to do sth 決定做某事

② determine on / upon (doing) sth 決定

③ a man of determination 有決斷力的人

▲ 辨析：decide；determine這兩個詞都有“決定”的意思。decide的含義是“不再遲疑不定”，而

determine含義是“把某件事確定下來”。

在be determined to do…這個固定的結(jié)構(gòu)中。過去分詞determined的詞義為“下定了決心”。

decide的名詞為decision，determine的名詞為determination。例如：At first，she decided to go to the police，…起初，她決定去找警察……

▲ 友情提示: decide后跟賓語從句時，其含義有時是“斷

定”。I decided that I must have taken a wrong turning somewhere. 我斷定我一定是在某處拐錯彎了。The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context. 脫離上下文來確定一個詞的含義常常是困難的。

注：在determine to do...，determine on (upon)... 和determine that...。(賓語從句)三個搭配中，determine的詞義和decide幾乎沒有多大差異。He determined / decided to learn medicine. 他決定學(xué)醫(yī)。

注：decide sb to do sth 決定使某人做某事What decided you to give up your job? 什么因素使你決定放棄你的工作?

[考例][2001京皖春招] Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must ____ the parts that are wrong.

　　 A. check　 B. determine　 C. correct　 D. recover

[考查目標(biāo)]determine的用法。

[答案與解析]B　 determine和decide在一般情況下意思相同。

3. choice的用法

▲搭配：

① make a choice 選擇

② make choice of 挑選，選擇，選定

③ make / take one's choice 任意挑選

④ have no choice but to do sth 非……不可，除……之外別無他法

[考例][MET 1993] We've missed the last bus, I'm afraid we have no ____ but to take a taxi.

　　 A. way　 B. choice　 C. possibility　　 D. selection

[考查目標(biāo)] choice的意思和習(xí)慣搭配。

[答案與解析]B　 choice是choose的名詞形式．意思是

“選擇”，在本句中構(gòu)成固定搭配have no choice but to

do sth“不得不干……”。

2. apologize的用法

▲ 構(gòu)詞：apology n. 辯解，道歉

▲ 搭配：

① apologize to sb for (doing) sth = make an apology的 sb for (doing) sth向某人為某事(為做了某事)道歉

② apologize for oneself 為自己辯解或辯護(hù)

[考例][NMET 1993]The captain ____ an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.

　　 A. made　　 B. said　　 C. put　　 D. passed

[考查目標(biāo)] apologize及其名詞的用法和搭配。

[答案與解析]A make an apology的意思是“道歉”。

1. afford

　 (1) (和can，could，be able to連用) 有 (時間、經(jīng)濟(jì)等)　 條件(做某事) + to do

　 We can't afford to pay such a price.

　 afford + n. / pron. (出得起；買得起等)

　 They donot consider whether they can afford it or not.

　 (2) 經(jīng)得起 (做某事或發(fā)生某事) (多+to do)

　 He could not afford to lose his fortune entirely.

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9. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...

8. I wish you all the best.

7. That's all right. / That's OK. / No problem.

6. I'm (very / so / terribly) sorry. It's all my fault.

5. Excuse me / Forgive me for... / I apologize for…