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1. 讲解词汇与搭配：run out of ...     in accordance with ...     be analogous to ...     by/in contrast     all but     be/reduced by/to ...     confess
2. 讲解a moot point     it's a moot point whether的用法及其替换表达
3. 由be worth doing讲解动名词用作主动的用法

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1.run out of ...=use up=exhaust：消耗光了，用光了

2.in accordance with ...：依照，按照某个东西

• 类似：in line with ...：pensions will be increased in line with inflation.    退休金将依照通货膨胀增加。
• in compliance with ...：in compliance with your wishes,...：   根据您的意愿，...
• in the light of ...：in the light of this statement,...：   根据这种说法，...

3.be analogous to ...=be similar to：像 ... 东西

• 类似：be comparable to/with
• be akin to ...
• be equivalent to ...：相当于   The power is equivalent to 20000 tons of TNT.

4.by/in contrast   by/in comparison：相比之下

5.all but  

• all but    adv.=almost：几乎怎样   The research was all but forgotten.
• all but   除了什么之外，其余怎么样

6.be reduced by/to

• be reduced by ...：减少了 ...   be reduced by 20%
• be reduced to ...：减少到 ...   be reduced to 20%

7.confess：忏悔，告罪，坦白

• confession：n.
• confess that .../to doing：坦白某个事情
• concede：承认
• 类似
• avow：强调大胆承认或公开某事   Homosexual is rarely avowed.
• profess：（贬义）厚颜无耻地坚持不属实的事情
• assert：明确地表示断言   She asserted her innocence.
• allege：宣称某个坏事属实

8.a moot point：悬而未决的问题；尚有争议的问题

• It's a moot point whether ...
• 类似：be open to question/debate

9.be worth doing：后接动名词主动（而非被动）

• 类似：require/need/want doing   The watch requires/needs/wants mending.