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一、知识点
1. How many countries does the UK consist of?联合王国是由多少个国家所组成？
consist of 由…组成,包括(注意:不能用于被动语态和进行时态)= be made up of
The group consists of 4 students. 这个小组由4名学生组成。
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 联合王国包括大不列颠与北爱尔兰。
consist in 存在…之中
Happiness consists in freedom. 幸福存在于自由。
consist with 与……相符合，相一致Theory should consist with practice. 理论应与实践相一致。
2. How long does it take to fly from Beijing to London? 从北京到伦敦坐飞机需花费多长时间？
3. England can be divided into three main areas. 英格兰可以被划分为三个主要地区。
divide…into 把整体分成若干部分
separate…from 把原来连在一起的或靠近的部分分隔开来.
1) Please _______ the good apples ____ the bad ones.
2) The teacher _______ the class ____ seven groups.
(separate …from; divided …into)
divide sth. in half/into halves 把某物分两半
4. You can clarify this question if you study British history. 如果你研究英国历史，你就会弄清这个问题。
clarify one's position 澄清某人的立场
The explanation in the footnote clarified the difficult sentence. 注脚的解释使这一难句容易明了。
His mind suddenly clarified.他的脑子突然清醒过来。
5. Wales was linked to England in the 13th century AD. 威尔士于13世纪同英格兰联合了起来。
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. 新的桥梁将把该岛与大陆连接在一起。
6. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well.现在只要有人提起英格兰，你就会发现威尔士总是包括在内。
refer to 参考，查阅；涉及，提到；指的是
Don't refer to this matter again, please. 请不要再提这件事了.
The United kingdom includes Northern Ireland and Wales. 联合王国包括北爱尔兰和威尔士。
Price $14.90, postage included. 价格14.90美元，邮资包括在内。
Price $14.90, including postage. 价格14.90美元，邮资包括在内。
7. Happily this was accomplished without conflict …庆幸的是这没有发生冲突就完成了。
accomplish one's object 达到目的
accomplish one's mission 完成使命
He can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class. 他一天所完成的工作比他班上其他的孩子都多。
conflict between the two countries 两国间的冲突
class conflict 阶级斗争 a hand -to-hand conflict 短兵相接
All these actions by the NATO conflicted with the universally accepted international laws. 北约的这些行动都与公认的国际法相抵触。
8. break away逃走；逃脱；断裂；开裂
The robbery suspect broke away from the lockup.抢劫嫌疑犯从拘留所逃脱了。
A large piece of ice broke away from the main block. 一大块冰从整个大冰块上断裂开来。
break away from 挣脱…
break out (战争,灾难,疾病)爆发
break down (机器)出故障,(谈判)失败,(身体)垮了
break up 打碎,解散,结束
break into 闯入 break in 插话
break off 中断
break the rule 违反规定
break the record 打破记录
take a break 休息
9. join with, join to结合, 联合, 相遇 join in 参加，加入
join in a game [conversation] 参加游戏[谈话]
Your mother joins with me in congratulating you on your wonderful scholastic attainments.你母亲和我一道祝贺你学业上的巨大成就。
In this point I join with you. 这一点我跟你一致。
10. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. 值得赞扬的是，虽然这四个国家的确在一些方面共同合作，例如在货币和在国际关系上，但他们在制度上仍存在很大差别
to sb.'s credit值得赞扬; 对某人有利；在某人贷方; 属于某人；使某人感到光荣
a man of high credit 极有名望的人
His success brings credit to his family.他的成功使全家增光。
One must give credit where it is due.该赞许的就得赞许。
He is credited with the invention. 那发明该归功于他。
11. … and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. 为了方便，它大致可以划分为三个地区。
为了方便
at one's (own) convenience 在方便时 for the convenience of 为...方便起见
There were roughly 500 people. 大约有500人。
I had roughly four kilometers to go. 我还要走大约4公里。
He played roughly with the baby. 他粗鲁地与这个婴儿玩耍。
12. It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.很遗憾，这些建于19世纪的工业城市对游客没有吸引力。
It is a pity that you cannot come. 您不能来真是遗憾。