1. be fond of “喜爱，爱好” 接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。
Are you fond of fresh vegetables.
He is fond of his research work.
2. hunt for = look for 寻找
I have found the book I was hunting for.
3. in order to/so as to：这两个词组都可引导不定式作目的状语, in order to可放于句首, so as to则不能, 其否定形式为in order not to / so as not to.
He went to Beijing in order / so as to attend an important meeting.
In order to be noticed, he shouted and waved to us.
1) 喜欢，对……有兴趣 = care for
She doesn’t care about money.
2）关心 = care for
She thinks only of herself. She doesn’t care about other people.
3）在乎，在意（接从句或不接任何成分）
These young people care nothing about what old people might say.
5. such as 意为“诸如……”，“像……”，是用来列举人或事物的。
She teaches three subjects, such as physics and chemistry.
6. drop a line 留下便条, 写封短信
7. make yourself at home 别客气；随便；无拘束
If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself at home.
8. stay up 不睡；熬夜
（1） I'll be late home, don't stay up for me.
（2） He stayed up reading until 2:00 in the morning.
9. come about 引起；发生；产生
（1）How did the accident come about?
（2） They didn't know how the change had come about.
10. except for 除……之外
（1） except 与 except for 的用法常有区别。except 多用于引起同类事物中被排除的一项。如：
①He answered all the questions except the last one.
②We go there every day except Sunday.
（2）except for 用于引述细节以修正句子的主要意思。如：
①Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
②Your picture is good except for the colours.
