make a donation(donations)l

提示：donate虽然是及物动词，常与介词to搭配，但位于直接宾语前的介词to不能省略。类似用法

的词语还有：introduce sb．to sb．；explain sth．to sb．等。

[典例]

1) All the teachers and schoolmates donate blood to the nation annually．

全校师生每年都向国家献血。

2) Would you like to make a donation to our charity appeal?

你愿意响应我们慈善团体呼吁来捐物吗?

3) Donation is the act of giving to a fund or cause．捐赠是对某一基金或事业的赠送行为。

[练习]用donate的相关介词或正确形式填空。

1)The Hope Project_____ which everyone at work donates a day's pay is significant．

2)Almost a third of the best seats are set aside for members，who have made_____ to the opera．

3)The activity of charity______ is due at 8 tomorrow morning．

4)The_____ refused his name after______ a large sum of money. (donate)

Keys: 1)to 2)donations 3)donation 4)donator; donating

1. purchase vt.& n.买；购买; (以某种代价)换得；(经过努力)取得，赢得(常与with连用)

[典例]

1) The new couple spent some money on the purchase of the furniture necessary for their new house．这对

新婚夫妇花费了一些钱购买新房子里必需的家具。

2) The farm was sold at ten years' purchase. 这农场以相当于10年间土地收入的价钱售出。

[重点用法]

made a purchase买件东西

leave sb．to his purchase让某人自谋生路

live on one's purchase 自谋生计，自找活路

purchase freedom with blood以血的代价赢得自由

purchase and sale买卖

[练习]根据括号里所给的中文意思补全句子。

1) It is __________________________________(我前几天买来的一件东西。).

2) You can't_________________________________(你不努力什么也不能得到).

3) He gave his son some money______________________ (买课本)．

Keys: 1)a recent purchase of mine／what I purchased the other day 2)get any purchase without

efforts／purchase anything if you don't make any effort 3)for the purchase of／to purchase

his school books

2. distribution n.分配；分发；分布状态.

[重点用法]

distribute v. vi. 分配; 散布

distribute sth. to把某物分[配, 发]给...

distribute sth. among把某物分[配, 发]给...