她是一个好学生，吸收新思想很快。

2) 常用被动，be absorbed in全神贯注于；专心致志

His business absorbed him. / He is absorbed in his

business.

他专心处理业务。

fabsorbing = very interesting

非常吸引人的；引人入胜的

absorbed (人) 精神集中的

absorbent 能吸收水分等的

1. benefit vi. 受益 n. 益处

1) benefit from / by sth. = receive benefit from 受益

于；得益

Who will benefit from the old man's death?

那位老人死后谁将是受益人?

He hasn't benefited from the experience.

他虽有体验却无长进。

2) benefit vt. 使受益；有利于；有益于 = do good to,

to be useful to

Such foolish behaviour will not benefit your case.

这种愚蠢的行为不会对你的情况有利。

3) n. 优越条件；利益；好处，相当于"pmfit,

advantage, good effect"，通常与以下例句中所示的动

词及介词连用。

She had the benefit of a good education.

她受过良好的教育，这是她的优越之处。

It is of great benefit to everyone.

这对于每个人都有极大的好处。

Because of illness, she didn't get much benefit from

her stay abroad.

她呆在国外因病而没得到多大的收获。

【考点1】benefit的用法

▲搭配：

① benefit from 从......中受益

② for the benefit of 为了某人的利益

▲句型：

① be of (great / much) benefit to...= be (very) bene-

ficial to 对......有利／有益

②benefit sb / sth 使......获益

【考例1】The book is of ____ benefit ____ us.

A. great; for B. much; for

C. very; beneficial D. great; to

[考查目标]考查搭配与运用。

[答案与解析]D be of (great / much) beneit to...=

be (very) beneficial to 表示"对......有利／有益"。

13. demand v. & n. 要求，需要