新概念英语第三册 Lesson 08(课文3)

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5, As there are so many people about, the dogs have to be kept in a special enclosure.
about adv.到处，周围
e.g. Don't litter waste paper about. 不要随地扔废纸。
相关词组有：look about 到处逛\ go about 到处走\ run about 到处跑\ wander about到处闲逛
keep： 使某人或某物处于某种状态，经常和介词短语、形容词、分词（现在分词和过去分词）搭配连用，表示一种状态
e.g. keep him out\in.

e.g. I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
e.g. The lamb was kept tight to a tree.
e.g. Keep the door locked.
  6，The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy.
prefer A to B
e.g. I prefer reading to doing nothing. 我宁愿读书，也不愿什么也不做。
e.g. The boy prefers apples to bananas. 这个男孩喜欢吃苹果而不喜欢吃香蕉。
相关词组：Prefer to do A than do B
e.g. I prefer to read books than do nothing.