,注意画线单词的不同含义。 1. What’s the point , in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn’t make an effort to help himself? 2. Ultimately, as Nancy points out , the level of success is not measured by how many people read the book. 3. His classmates do not enjoy his company because he always backbite (在背后诽谤) others. 4. They'll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, and building. 5. Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worlds apart. 6. Mailboxes might he buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered . 7. In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. 8. This machine is very easy to operate . Anybody can learn to use it in a few minutes. 9. Politeness is a mark of civilization. 10. The four new stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the British Astronomical Association. 11. It is standard practice for a company like this to enjoy a security officer. 12. She was taking all three of her daughters to basketball practice every day. 13. They promised that the work would all be finished by next week. 14. He promised to be a musician in the near future. 15. If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your main pair is broken or lost. 16. She said she could only spare 35 minutes for our meeting. 17. What do you usually do in your spare time? 18. Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages. 19. It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol. 20. Don’t judge a book by its cover .