[语境助记]

(1)All the students were worn out after a long walk.

长途跋涉后所有的学生都累了。

(2)His long speech wore me out.

他那冗长的讲话让我厌烦。

(3)My old boots are worn out.

我的旧靴子破了。

[题组训练]

(1)He is such an economical person that he refuses to buy another coat until the old one is .(2016·苏州东山中学高二期中)

A．turned out B．worn out

C．run out D．given out

(2) after a long walk，Mike called and said he couldn't come to the party.

(2015·安徽望江中学高二月考)

A．Having worn out B．Wearing out

C．To be worn out D．Worn out

2．In fact，he doesn't really think medicine is bad，but he believes we should be aware of the problems it can cause.

事实上，他并不是真的认为药品不好，而是认为我们应意识到药品所带来的问题。

[归纳拓展]

(1)be aware of知道；意识到

be aware that...明白......；意识到......

make sb.aware of...让某人意识到......

as far as I'm aware据我所知

(2)awareness n．意识，认知，了解

raise/increase awareness of 加强/增强......意识

注意：(1)aware常用作表语或补足语，通常不作定语。

(2)aware的修饰语通常用well或quite，表示"很，非常"，而不用very。

[语境助记]

(1)Everyone should be aware of his rights and responsibilities.

人人都应该知道自己的权利和责任。