Words and Phrases

moral; immoral

• Some say what he is doing is immoral.

merciful

• Others say what he is doing is merciful.

• mercy killing

laundry; wash dish

• I helped my mother to wash the dishes last night.
• I helped Mother wash the dishes last night.
• I helped Mother do the dished last night.
• I always do the laundry on Sunday.

spooky; Halloween

• It sounds spooky.
• In American the Halloween is a spooky night.

sides to argument

• There are two sides to the argument.
• It seems there are two side to the argument.

side with sb

• I will side with you.

come to an end

• when the movie come to an end many people were crying.

with the exception of; except

• With the exception of New York Americans own their own in every city.
• Except New York Americans own their own car.

known by sth

因为某件事而被人知道

• One is known by the company he keeps.
• Dr. Kevorkian is known by what he is doing.

known to sb

• That he has done this more than twenty years is known to everyone.

continue to do 前后不是一件事

• Tom held up the call and continued to do his homework.

continue doing 继续同一件事儿

• Whether Dr. Kevorkian should be allowed to continue doing this is a real problem for the goverment.

Grammer

名词从句

名词从句功能同名词，可以由That、Whether和特殊疑问词（What、Who、How等）引导。

• 特殊疑问词引导的从句要改倒转为正序。

• 作宾语时由That引导的从句不能直接做介词宾语。

I am worried about that he doesn’t study. (×)

I am woried about the fact that he doesn’t study.