Lesson 2
equal
A=B A equals B A is equal to B
例： I am equal to this job. 我胜任这份工作
I am afraid I am not equal to you.我想我配不上你。 equation 等式 equator 赤道 词根 equ : same spotlight
He likes to be in the spotlight. 出风头 The secret is now in the spotlight. 公布，爆光 Spotlight robbery 敲诈 be always doing
贬义：（1）Sb. be always doing sth. (厌恶口气) （2）Sb. be constantly doing sth. (厌恶，抱怨) （3）Sb. be forever doing sth. startle
(接近于 surprise) 又惊讶又害怕
Adj. startling (It is startling to think that …) Before
主句 before + 从句 时间长（短） 才（就）
例： The baby cried for an hour before she woke up.
catch sight of
（sight=spot 突然）
Keep sight of 久看 Catch hold of 一把抓住 Lose sight of 看不见了 Lose hold of 松开了 Day after day
=every day
Every year = year after year There is nothing I can do about it. =It is beyond my power. 我为力 For an cause or another
At one place or another =someplace
