十一、compare
（1） Car production rose by 25％，compared to/with the first 3 months of this year.
<和……相比>
（2） We know it was a small place，comparing to what it is now.<和……相比>
Compare this with that，and you will see which is better.
<把……和……相比>
（3） Shakespeare compared the world to a stage.<把……比作……>
十二、cover
（1） They covered 12 miles yesterday.<走完（一段路程）>
（2） How many pages have you covered?<看完（多少页书）>
（3） The city covered ten square miles.<占据（多大面积）>
（4） The professor's talk covered the subject.<谈到，涉及>
（5） The mountain was covered with snow all the year round.<覆盖着……>
（6） The best reporters were sent to cover the 27th Olympic Games.
<报道，采访>
十三、cut
（1） cut off<切断；切下来>
（2） cut out<戒掉，不吃，剪出>
（3） cut in<插嘴>
（4） cut up<切碎>
（5） a short cut<捷径>
（6） They want to cut down a large forest in this area.<砍倒>
（7） George is trying to cut his weight down.<消减，减少>
（8） The army was called in to cut through the fallen trees on the road.
<锯断，剪断，凿穿>
十四、deal
（1） I'd rather deal with a man than a woman. Women are sharp.
<和……打交道>
（2） I'm used to dealing with matters of this sort.<处理>
（3） This book deals with questions on politics.<论述，谈>
（4） What shop do you deal with?<和……做买卖>
十五、die
（1） die of<死于……（情感、饥寒、年老等原因）>，如：
die of illness/a fever/hunger/sadness
As a result，many westerners die at an early age of heart disease.
（2） die from<死于……（间接原因）>，如：
die from an accident/the polluted air/a bad habit
（3） Ronny's steps had died away/down，and there was a moment of silence.
<（指风、声、光）消逝>
（4） The wind has died away/down again.<平息>
（5） It is thought that between the years 1550 and 1950 an average of one kind of living thing died out each year.<灭绝，不复存在>
（6） I'm dying for something to eat.（＝have a strong desire for sth.）<渴望>
（题组训练）用与die有关的短语填空：
22、The wild population of koalas is in danger of _________________ .
23、Do you fancy a cup of tea? I'm _________________ thirst.
24、I am _________________ a cup of coffee.
答案：22、dying out 23、dying of 24、dying for
