Keys: 1). for 2). applauded 3). applause 4). applaud

3. accelerate vt.&vi. 加速，促进 acceleration n. 加速度

[典例]

1). We must take measures to accelerate the rate of economic growth. 我们必须采取措施，加速经济增长。

2). The car accelerated as it overtook me. 那辆汽车一加速就超越了我。

[练习] 用accelerate或其同根词的适当形式填空。

1). The driver stepped on the gas and ________ the car.

2). The ________ of train service will bring us great convenience.

3). The bad weather _________ our departure.

Keys: 1). accelerated 2). acceleration 3). accelerated

4. arrest vt. 逮捕，拘留，吸引(注意) n.[c]逮捕

[典例]

1). The criminal was arrested yesterday. 罪犯昨天被捕了。

2). What she did arrested my attention. 她所做的吸引了我的注意力。

[重点用法]

be arrested for sth. 因某事而被捕 arrest one' s attention吸引某人的注意 under arrest被捕；被拘留

[练习] 根据句子的意思填入适当的介词或用arrest 的正确形式填空。

1). I got arrested ________ careless driving.

2). Her Uncle was ________ arrest, but nobody knew the reason.

3). Five youths ________ in connection with the attack.

4). The public applauded the ________ of the criminal suspect.

Keys: 1). for 2). under 3). were arrested 4). arrest

Ⅳ.重点词组（旨在提供综合运用所需材料）

1. regardless of 不管；不顾

[典例]

1). I' ll take the job regardless of the pay. 不管报酬多少我都要这份工作。

2). He says what he thinks, regardless of other people' s feelings. 他怎么想就怎么说，不考虑别人的情绪。

[练习] 翻译下面的句子。

1). 他不顾危险，跳进河里救那个溺水的小孩。

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2). 不管天气怎样，我都会去。

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Keys: 1). He jumped into the river to save the little drowning boy the danger.

2). I will go regardless of the weather.

2. fed up with 受够了，厌烦