e.g. The deadline is due at five this afternoon.

　　 He didn't pay the money back when it was due.

　　 The money due to me is about twenty thousand yuan.

　　 The train is due to arrive at 5 p.m.

　　 The meeting is due to end tomorrow afternoon.

　　due to：由于、因为 = because of

　　e.g. Due to the heavy rain, the sports meeting was put off.

We had to cancel the trip due to his absence.

6、show up：突出、显眼；出席、到场

e.g. His sun-burnt skin showed up against the white wall.

He promised to come, but hasn't showed up yet.

show的其它短语：show sb. around：领、带某人参观...；show in：引......进；show off：卖弄、炫耀；show oneself：出现、显现本性；show sb. to：把某人送到...... e.g. show sb. to the door / to the car / to the gate； show sb. the door：叫/赶某人出去；on show：展出； talk show：（电视节目的）访谈节目

7、witness：n. 目击者、见证人

e.g. The police found the witness to the murder case.

I was called as a defense witness.（作被告证人） ；stand witness作证 ； bear / give false witness：作（伪）证； a living witness to....：活生生的证人；

vt. 目击......、亲眼看到

e.g. There are many who witnessed the accident.

Did you witness the whole event?

vi. 作证、证明 (有时与to连用）

e.g. He witnessed the truth of my words.

He witnessed (to) having seen the man enter the room.

A blush(脸红）witnessed (to) her shy disposition.(性格）

* wit：机智、聪明、才气

e.g. He is full of wit and humour.

He lacked the wit(s) to see what to do in emergency. (临机应变能力）

at (one's) wit's / wits' / wits end：穷于应付、不知所措、困惑

live by one's wits：靠小聪明过日子

out of one's wits：失去理智、惊慌失措

8、according to：根据、按照，to是介词。

e.g. According to our school rules, you are worthy of the reward.

You should change your clothes according to the weather.

Take the medicine according to the instructions on the bottle.

9、white-skinned：白皮肤的。这是一个合成形容词，由形容词+名词+ed构成。合成形容词的构成有多种方式，有：数词+名词+ed，形容词+现在分词，名词+现在分词，名词+过去分词，形容词+名词ed, 等。

e.g. multi-colored, strange-looking, good-looking, man-eating, one-eyed, three-legged

English-speaking, cold-blooded, warm-blooded，etc.

10、frightening：令人惊吓的、恐怖的； frightened：惊吓的、害怕的、受惊的

e.g. The film was so frightening that all the students were frightened.

The dead body lay there with a frightening / frightened expression on the face.