1 a lot of/lots of
A lot of/Lots of artists will show their faces at the party.
2 all over the world/around the world
English is spoken widely all over the world./around the world
3 not as(so)…as/less than
This book is not as(so) interesting as that one./That book is more interesting than this one.
4 as…as possible/as…as sb can
Run home as fast as possible/as fast as you can to tell your mother the good news.
5 at risk/in danger/in trouble
The pandas in our country are at risk./in trouble/in danger
6 at the age of…/when sb.+be+…years old
His parents died when he was six years old./His parents died at the age of six.
7 because of/due to/as a result of/with one’s help/thanks to
Because of?/Due to/As a result of his help, he passed this exam.
With his help/With the help of him, he passed the exam./Thanks to his help, he passed the exam.
8 be careful/look out/take care
Look out!/Be careful/Take care! The flood is coming.
9 be worried about/worry about
Liu Ming is worried about his following oral test./Liu Ming can’t stop his following oral test.
10 both…and…/not only…but also…
He is not only a singer but also a doctor./He is both a singer and a doctor.
11 be good at/do well in
He is good at drawing./He does well in drawing.
12 be proud of/take pride in
We are all proud of our country’s astronaut./He takes pride in our country’s astronaut.
13 come up with/think of/have an idea
Tome came up an idea./Tom thought of an idea./Tom had an idea.
14 ride a bike/go…by bike
He often rides a bike to work./He often goes to work by bike.
15 come from/be from
Where do you come from?/Where are you from?
16 have a good time/enjoy oneself//play happily
We had a good time/enjoyed ourselves/played happily on Christmas Day.
17 have a pain in head/have a headache
He didn’t go to school today, because he had a pain in head./had a headache
18 hear from/receive(get) a letter from
She is very happy to hear from/receive a letter from a Canadian friend.
19 had better do/It’s best to do
You had better read in the sun./It’s best for you to read in the sun.
20 how about/what about
How about/What about going skating?
21 in order to/in order that/to do/so that
He worked day and night to be a successful man./He worked day and night in order to be a successful man./He worked day and night in order that he could be a successful man./He worked day and night so that he could be a successful man.
22 keep off/keep away from
Keep off /Keep away from the grass!
23 in/wear
She is in/wears a white dress today.
24 keep sb. from doing/stop sb. (from) doing/prevent sb. (from) doing
Trees can stop the soil flowing away./ Trees can prevent the soil flowing away./Trees can keep the soil from flowing away.
25 learn …by oneself/ teach oneself
Nobody taught him. He learnt it by himself./He taught himself.
26 like …better than/prefer…to…/prefer to do…rather than do …
John likes swimming better than skating./John prefers swimming to skating./John prefer to swim rather than skate.
27 long, long ago/once upon a time
Long, long ago/Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess living in an old castle.
28 look after well/take good care of
Thanks for looking after my cat /taking good care of my cat well while I was away.
29 no longer/not …any longer
She is no longer a little girl./She is not a little girl any longer.
30 shall we/Let’s..
Shall we watch the film together?/Let’s watch the film together.
31 take part in/join in/participate in
He took part in /joined in/participated in the match.
32 too…to/so…that…/enough to…
He is too busy to visit us./He is so busy that he can’t visit us./He is not free enough to visit us.
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