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▲ in honour of意思是"为向......表示敬意""为纪念(庆祝)"也可以说in sb.'s honour。如: ① A memorial was built in honour of those who died for the country. 为纪念为国捐躯者建了一座纪念碑。② A holiday was declared in honour of the President's visit.为庆祝总统到来特宣布放假一日。③ Mr Mandela will attend an outdoor concert in his honour in the centre of Paris. 尊敬的曼德拉先生将出席在巴黎中心举办的一场露天音乐会。④ The cere- mony Was held in honour of the Queen's birthday. 这庆典是为庆祝女王的生日而举行的。⑤ A memorial meeting was held in his honour. 举行了一个纪念他的集会。
【注】有关honour的用法我们学过的还有have the honour of doing sth. 或it is one's honour to do sth. 意为"乐于做某事"或"有幸做某 事"，do honour to或do sb. honour意思是"用......来庆祝......"或 "使某人增添光荣"。如: ① It's a great honour to meet you. 认识你三生有幸。② He is one of the most interesting people I have the honour of meeting. 他是我有幸认识的最有趣的人之一。③ Her behavior in such a difficult situation does her honour.她在逆境中的表现给自己增添了光荣。④ They dressed their ships with flags to do honour to the occasions.他们用旗帜把船只装饰起来庆祝这重要的日子。
19. Dr King's efforts were not in vain. 金博士的努力没有白费。(p.44 Reading 第二段 倒数第3行)
▲in vain意为"徒劳""无效""枉费心机"。如: ① It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain. 很显然她的所有投诉都是徒劳的。② The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds. 警察企图驱散抗议的人群，但没有成功。③ He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.他想让全世界的人都知道他的儿子没有白死。
【注】vain adj.
(1) 对自己(的才干等)自视过高的，自负的 She is a vain girl. 她是位虚荣的女孩。He is always vain of his appearance. 他对自己的容貌总很自负。
(2) 无价值的，无意义的 It is vain to try to save him 试图救他是徒然的。
(3)无结果的，徒然；无效果的，无用的 Try in vain to sleep. 怎么也睡不着。The police tried in vain to break up the protest crowds.警察企图驱散抗议的人群，但没有成功。All our work was in vain. 我们所有的工作都白费了。
【注】 vain常见的词组还有：in a vain attempt / effort to do sth. 妄图做......但未成功，in the vain hope that未能如愿。如: ① I was singing in a vain effort to cheer him up. 我本想唱支歌使他高兴起来，但未能如愿。 ② The crazy football fans were in a vain attempt to make trouble during the match. 疯狂的球迷们妄图在比赛期间捣乱，但没有成功。③ He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health. 他跟他的第四个妻子苏珊结了婚。，希望她能改善他的健康，但没有如愿。
20. During the Olympics, the eyes of the world were on Atlanta. 在奥运会期间，全世界的目光都集中在亚特兰大。(p.44 Reading 第三段 第3行)
▲介词on在此处作"(视，盯)在......(目标)上"解释。如: ① Allen is eating, her eyes on her food.埃伦吃东西时两眼盯着食物。② Jim came in, his eyes were fixed on Della as if he didn't know her. 吉姆走了进来，他的眼睛盯住了黛拉好像不认识她似的。③ He fixed his eyes on something moving on the wall.他一直盯着在墙上蠕动的东西。
【注】请注意on的几种常见用法
1. on表示"关于(某个题目)""在(某个问题)上"。如：① Write a term paper 0n Shakespeare.写一篇关于莎士比亚的学期论文。② I differ from you on that point. 在这一点上我和你看法不同。③ He is absorbed in his work on bacteria. 他专心进行他关于细菌的工作。
2. on用于引申意义，表示"在......身上""在心上"等。如: ①My mind is still on the research. 我的心思仍然在这项研究上。② Have you got any money on you? 你身上带钱了吗? ③ I saw it on television. 我是在电视上看到的。
3. 表示"在......时"后跟动名词或名词，表示一个动作紧接着另一个动作。如: ① On reaching the city，he called up Mary. 一到城里，他就给玛丽打电话。② The boys stood up on the entrance of the headmaster. 校长进来时男孩子们都站了起来。③Oh his return from Europe, he set to work again. 他一从欧洲回来，就投入了工作。
4. 表示原因，意为"根据""由于""在......下"。如: ① He did it on the instruction of the manager. 他是根据经理的指示这样做的。② I came on your invitation. 我是在你的邀请下来的。
4. 表示目的。如: ①She had come on a visit to England. 她来访问英国。② The Turners had been away on a long trip. 特纳一家离开去长途旅行了。
5. 表示"靠......生活""以......为主食"。如: ① The prisoners could not exist on bread and water. 囚犯也不能单靠面包和水生活。② They lived mostly on vegetables from their garden. 他们主要靠园子里的蔬菜生活。
21. ... but the people there are determined to make a new beginning. 但是那儿的人民决心从头开始。(p.44 Reading 最后一段 第2行)
★ 动词determine的常见用法
▲ determine意为"决定""决心"，后面常跟不定式或从句。如: ① They determined to stay there till the year was up.他们决定在那儿一直待到年底。② The explorer determined to set out tile next day in spite of the storm. 探险者决定不顾风暴次日出发。③ Have you determined where you are going to spend the holidays? 你决定去度假的地方了吗? ④Nobody determined what is to be done. 没有人决定下一步怎么办。
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