1、易混短语辨、练、析（Module 5）一、 burn out; burn down; burn up; burn away1. Half the candle had _.2. The room grew colder as the fire _.3. The house was _ in half an hour.4. If he doesnt stop working so hard, hell _ himself _.5. Please put more wood on the fire to make it _.Key: 1. burnt away 2. burnt down 3. b
2、urnt down 4. burn; out 5. burn up【简析】 burn out“（指火）因燃料用尽而自行熄灭”，burn oneself out“筋疲力尽或损害了自己的健康”（如4）；burn down“（指火）渐渐烧完，火力渐弱”（如2）；另外，burn down还可表示“（将某物）焚为平地，烧的精光”（如3）；burn up“（指火）烧得更旺”（如5）；burn away“某物逐步烧掉”（如1）。二、throw oneself on; throw oneself at; throw oneself into1. After getting off the bus, he _
3、his home.2. On arriving, the specialists _ their work.3. He was clearly guilty and could only _ the mercy of the court.4. Everyone can see shes just _ the handsome boy.Key: 1. threw himself at 2. threw themselves into 3. throw himself on 4. throwing herself at【简析】 throw oneself at.“冲向”（如1）；“（指女子）热切亲
4、近（男子）”（如4）；throw oneself on sb. / sth.“完全依赖某人或某物；将自己托付给某人或某物”（如3）；throw oneself into sth“积极地做起某事来”（如2）。三、by contrast; contrast with; contrast.with; in contrast with1. Her actions _ sharply _ her promises.2. _ his work _ hers, and youll find the writing styles of them are the same.3. She had almost f
5、ailed the exam, but her sister, _, had done very well.4. _ their system, ours seems very old-fashioned.Key: 1. contrasted; with 2. Contrast; with 3. by contrast 4. In contrast with【简析】 by contrast“通过对比”“相比之下”（如3）；contrast with.“与对比显出差异；与形成对照”（如1）；contrast.with.“把与进行对比”（如2）；in contrast with.“与形成对比”，“与截然不同”（如4）。
