(1)force作名词，意为“力；力量；武力”。例如：
The force of the explosion broke all the
windows in the building.
爆炸的力量震碎了这座建筑上的所有窗户。
The law should remain in force.
法律应当有效力。
We’ll settle the problem by force if necessary.
如果有必要的话，我们会用武力解决这个问题。
(2)force作动词，意为“强迫”。
force sb. to do sth.意为“强迫某人做某
事”。例如：
I can’t force him to stay.
我不能强迫他暂时留下来。
7. weigh
weigh表示“称……的重量”，是及物动
词；表示“重(多少)”，是不及物动词。
He weighed the fish.
他称了这条鱼。
Do you often weigh yourself?
你经常称体重吗?
He weighs 60 kilos.
他体重60公斤。
The meat weighs five pounds.
这肉重五磅。
【拓展】weight是名词，意为“重量，体重”。例如：
What’s your weight? 你体重是多少？
比较：by weight 和 in weightby weight表示“按重量”，in weight表示“重量上”。例如：
Do they charge carriage by weight?
他们是按重量收取运费吗?
It’s smaller in size but greater in weight. 它体积比较小，但分量比较重。
8. take in
take in意为“吸入；吞入（体内）”。例
如：
On weekends the Smiths usually drive to the countryside and take in the fresh air there.周末，史密斯一家常驱车到农村去呼吸那里的新鲜空气。
【拓展】
(1)take in意为“领会；理解”。例如：
Before you translate a sentence, you should first take in the meaning of the words. 动手翻译句子之前，首先要理解单词的含义。
(2)take in意为“欺骗；蒙蔽”。例如：
Law will protect the girl taken in and sold by the abductor. 法律将保护那位被人贩子欺骗和拐卖的姑娘。
(3) take in意为“接受；收留”。例如： The poor man had nowhere to live in, so we took him in. 那个可怜的人没有地方住，所以我们让他住在我家。
练一练：
I. 英汉短语互译。
1．出生时________________
2．跌倒________________
3．和某人一起玩________________
4．砍伐________________
5．吸入；吞入（体内）__________
6．in the future________________
7．talk about________________
8．walk into________________
9．as far as I know________________
10．give up________________
II. 根据汉语或首字母提示完成单词。
1．Every year thousands of t______ come to visit my hometown．
2．The Great Wall is an a_______ man-made object．
3．Many animals are in danger．We should do something to p______ them．
4．Work hard and you can a______ your dream．
5．It’s midnight，but I am not asleep，I am still a______．
6．Pandas feed on ______(竹子)．
7．______(日本) is to the east of China．
8．His ______(病)was more serious than the doctor first thought．
9．The ______(旅行) took in six European capitals．
10．Are there any ______(野生的)animals in the forest?
III. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1．I want to know the ______(weigh) of the vegetables．
2．My sister couldn’t get to sleep．She was still _______(wake)．
3．The boys were running in ______(excite)．
4．He died after a long _______(ill)．
5．She _______ (fall) over and broke her leg．
【参考答案】
I. 英汉短语互译。
1．at birth 2．fall over 3．play with sb．
4．cut down 5．take in
6．在将来 7．谈论 8．撞到；走进
9．据我所知 10．放弃
II. 根据汉语或首字母提示完成单词。
1．tourists 2．ancient 3．protect
4．achieve 5．awake 6．bamboo
7．Japan 8．illness 9．tour 10．wild
III. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1．weight 2．awake 3．excitement
4．illness 5．fell
句式精讲
1. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.
as far as I know是一个固定表达方式，还可以说so far as I know，意为“据我所知”。例如：
As far as I know, Wang Tao has two brothers. 据我所知，王涛有俩弟弟。
They’re not coming this Sunday, so far as I know. 他们这周日不来了——就我所知是这样的。
2. This spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
give up是动词短语，意为“放弃；停止；戒除”。
