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1. 讲解词汇：infallibility     power     patriarchy     with
2. 讲解搭配：have belief/faith/confidence in ...     be prepared for sth.     be fully/sufficiently prepared for ...     drive sb. to do ...     drive sb. to/into sth.     know sb./sth. to do     keep/maintain/retain one's dignity     do/say nothing of the kind
3. 由mean引申讲解表示对我来说很重要的搭配及其替换用法

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1.infallibility：fall：堕落→fallible：会犯错的→infallible：不会犯错的，永远正确的→infallibility：永远正确，一贯正确

2.power：ability：能力

• power of observation/concentration/judgement（观察力，集中力，判断力）
• After the accident,he lost the power of speech.

3.with：因为...   She was dying with hunger.

4.have belief/faith/confidence in ...：信任，相信某个东西

5.be prepared for sth.：对某个东西做好准备

• be fully/sufficiently prepared for ...：做好充分准备
• be mentally prepared for ...：做好心理准备
• be prepared to do：愿意做某事   =be ready/willing to do   People are prepared to tolerate a four-hour journey.

6.drive sb. to do ...：迫使

• It was his violent behavior that drove her to leave home.   他的家暴迫使她离家出走。

7.drive sb. to/into sth.：迫使

• The hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy.   医院账单迫使他们破产

8.know sb./sth. to do：知道某人怎么样（可用于替代I know that ...）

• I know him to be honest.

9.keep/maintain/retain one's dignity：保持尊严

• lose one's dignity：丧失尊严
• destroy one's dignity：毁灭尊严
• rob/strip sb. of dignity：剥夺尊严

10.do/say nothing of the kind：根本没做这种事/根本没说这种话

• I can assure you I did nothing of the kind.
• I never said anything of the kind.

11.对我来说很重要的搭配及其替换用法：

• It means a lot to me.   不是“对我意味着很多”，而是“这对我来说很重要”
• It matters to me.
• It weighs heavily with me.
• It makes a lot of difference to me.