On his first night on board he didn\'t sleep very much . He lay awake . 上船的第一个晚上他没有睡好。大半夜他都醒着。
As soon as I\'m on board I always feel sick . 我一到船上就总是恶心。
4. but for 若非，如果不是（主句常用虚拟语气）
But for the stores of grain they would die of hunger . = They would die of hunger if it were not for the stores of grain .
But for your immediate help , I should have been drowned . = If it had not been for your help , I should have been drowned .
5. be on the point of 正要……
He was on the point of leaving for Tianjin when his wife came back from there .
I was on the point of going out when the telephone rang .
I was on the point of asking who he was , when he told me his name .
6. take charge (of) 负责处理……；掌管
The captain , as soon as he realized the situation , took charge . 船长一看到这种情况就立即亲自上阵。
Mr Wang will take charge while I am away .
His father , who is our manager , takes charge of a lot of things every day .
Mary promised to take charge of all the arrangements for the dance . 玛丽答应负责舞会的一切安排。
7. like crazy 疯狂地，拼命地，非常迅速地
We had to drive like crazy to get there on time .
8. so long as = as long as = on condition that 只要……
You will get high pay so long as you follow my advice .
So long as you promise to be back before 12 , you can go out .
9. upon one\'s word 一定，的确，敢担保，决不虚言
Upon my word , he is an experienced engineer .
Upon his word , he can offer you a number of magazines .
10. stay strong and firm with sb 顽强地、坚定地同某人在一起
11. land sb safe 使某人平安抵达
12. tie up to 把……系在……；停泊
The ship was tied up at Shanghai . 船在上海港停泊。
Do you tie up the dog to the tree ? 你把狗栓在树上了吗 ？
13. hurry off 匆忙离开；赶快走
She hurried off to the hospital at the news .
14. have so much difficulty (in) + ing 在……有巨大地困难
15. to be honest 老实说，说实在话
To be honest with you , he does not work as hard as you .
To be honest , I really wonder where he got so much money .
16. scold sb for 因……责骂某人
17. tire oneself out 累得疲惫不堪
18. in his study 在他得书房
19. give out sth to sb 向某人分发……
20. try on the gloves 试戴手套
21. tidy the office 整理好办公室
22. from now on 从现在起
23. ever since that day 自从那天起
24. catch up with 追上，赶上
Finally she caught up with the first and got the first prize .
If you put your heart into the studies , you will catch up with the rest of the class soon .
25. apologize for the misunderstanding 就误解作出道歉
D. 单元语法学习目标
本单元要求复习的语法有过去进行时（The Past Continuous Tense）、一般过去时（The Past Indefinite Tense）、过去完成时（The Past Perfect Tense）、一般过去时被动语态（The Past Indefinite Passive Tense）。
● 过去进行时的 12 个测试要点
1. 过去进行时表示在过去某一时刻或某一段时间进行的饿动作，常与特定的表过去的时间状语连用。这些状语有：this morning , the whole morning , all day long , yesterday , from nine to ten last evening 等。
What were you doing last night at ten o\'clock ?
I was trying to fix a machine before you arrived .