三十一、mean
（1） Smoke usually means fire:<意味着>
（2） Your friendship means a great deal to me.<有意义，有价值>
（3） But I don't believe he means any harm.<有……意图>
（4） His parents meant him for a teacher.<打算让某人成为……>
（5） This picture is meant for me.<打算给（谁）>
（6） This room was meant for the workers' reading room.<打算（做什么用）>
（7） What do you mean by coming here this morning?<你……是什么意思？>
（题组训练）单项填空：
57、—Why haven't you bought any butter?
—I ________________ to，but I forgot about it.
A .liked B.wished C. meant D. expected
答案：57、C
三十二、meet
（1） It takes 80 years for Mediterranean water to be changed with Atlantic water，as there is one narrow entrance where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic.
<与……汇合>
（2） The house stands where three roads meet.<汇合>
（3） In order to meet his expenses，he had to do extra work at night.<满足>
（4） To join the army，one must meet certain physical standards.<符合（要求）>
（5） A policeman could meet danger any minute of his working day.<碰到，遭到>
（6） In the woods，he met with two strangers.<遇见，碰到>
三十三、operate
（1） The lift was not operating properly.<（机器）开动，（工厂）开工>
（2） The company operates two factories.<开动（机器），管理！（工厂）>
（3） The medicine operated quickly.<起作用（Vi.）>
（4） He operated on the baby's throat and saved its life.
<给……动手术>
三十四、pay
（1） Perhaps I shall pay a visit to England this winter.<参观>
（2） It's high time、paid me back the＄100 he owes me.<偿还>
（3） How much did you pay for the book?<为……而付款>
（4） I'll pay off my debt with this check.<还清>
（5） Did your plan pay off?<成功，得到回报>
（6） It pays to invest in protective clothing.<收益，得到好处>
（题组训练）用与pay相关的短语填空：
58、Teamwork pays ________________ .
59、I'll pay Jenny ________________ for what she did to me！
答案：58、off 59、back
三十五、pick
（1） She picked up the little book and gave it to him.<拾起>
（2） He has picked up some bad habits at that club.<沾染>
（3） He picked up French while he was staying in Paris.<（非正式）学到>
（4） Pick me up at the hotel.<接（人）>
（5） This room must be picked up before the guests arrive.<整理、收拾>
（6） The class picked up the story where they had left it.<继续讲（故事）>
（7） We picked up the radio signals on our receiver.<接收>
（8） Have you picked out the movie you want to see?<挑选>
（9） Can you pick out your brother in the crowd?<认出>
（题组训练）汉译英：
60、他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。 ________________
61、一到春天市场就活跃了。 ________________
62、7点钟我开车来接你。 ________________
答案：60、He picked out the ripest peach.61、The market always picks up in the spring.62、 I’ll pick you up at 7 o'clock.
