We appreciate a holiday after a year of hard work.
经过一年的辛苦工作以后，我们大家都能体会到假期的乐趣。
We greatly appreciate all your help.
我们非常感激你的一切帮助。
I don\'t think you appreciate the danger of this job.
我觉得你没意识到这项工作的危险。
appreciate后可接动名词作宾语。
I would very much appreciate receiving an invitation.
如蒙邀请，不胜感激。
I appreciate your giving me so much help.
谢谢你给予我那么多帮助。
注：appreciate后不可以“人”作宾语。试比较：
I appreciate your help.
Thank you for your help.
9.exist vi.存在，生存
Problems also exist in agriculture.
农业方面也存在问题。
A life free from all worry just doesn\'t exist.
完全脱离烦恼的生活是不存在的。
Does life exist on Mars?
火星上有生命吗？
A man cannot exist without air.
没有空气人是无法生存的。
The old man found it difficult to exist on his pension alone.
那位老人发现单靠养老金难以生活。
常用existing作定语，意为“现存的，现在的”。
Food will not get cheaper under existing conditions.
在目前的情况下，食物不会便宜下来。
We must further develop our friendship on the existing basis.
我们必须在现在的基础上进一步发展我们的友谊。
10.look on/upon…as…把……看作……，认为……是……
I look on her as a promising pianist.
我认为她是一个很有前途的钢琴家。
I don\'t look on him as a good doctor.
我认为他不是一个好医生。
She looks on me as a child.
她把我看作小孩子。
比较：look on“旁观，在旁边看；朝着，俯瞰”
Two men were fighting while people looked on.
两个人在打架，但大家都袖手旁观。
No,I\'m not playing;I\'m just looking on.
不，我不玩；我只是在旁看看。
It is a room on the second floor,looking on the street.
它是二楼的一个房间，朝向大街。
§2.2发散思维
1.suit vt.合适；使满意；相配；适宜于
Let\'s fix a day.Would Monday suit you?
咱们定个日期吧。星期一对你方便吗？
Your terms do not suit me,sir.I will leave.
你的条件不能令我满意，先生。我要走了。
This climate doesn\'t suit her.
这儿的气候不适合她。
It\'s a small apartment but it suits our needs.
那是一栋小公寓，但适合我们的需要。
The new dress suits her very well.
那套新服装和她很相配。
suit…to…“使……适合……”
They tried to suit the play to the audience.
他们设法使那部戏迎合观众。
be suited to/for…“适合于……，对……适宜”
He isn\'t suited to such a hard life.
他不适合过这种艰苦的生活。
This car is not well suited to rough roads.
这车不太适合跑粗糙的路。
He is suited to teaching.他适合教书。
2.direction n.方向；指导
He has a poor sense of direction.
他的方向感很差。
I received inquiries about the matter from all directions.
我从四面八方接到了有关这件事的咨询。
in…direction或in the direction of“朝……方向”
He walked in the opposite direction.
他朝相反的方向走去。
The red car was running in the direction of the airport.
那辆红色汽车朝飞机场开去。
in all directions朝四面八方
The birds flew in all directions/in every direction.
那些小鸟朝四面八方飞去。
under the direction of在……的指导下
We did the experiment under the direction of our teacher.
direction常用其复数形式，表“指示；说明（书）”之意。
follow one\'s directions遵照某人的指示