[重点用法]

find fault (with sb/sth) 找（某人/事物的）错/茬儿；埋怨（某人/事物） It' s one' s fault 是某人的过错

[练习] 按要求翻译或填空。

1). It was _______ _______ (他的过错) that we were late.

2). I have no fault to find _______ (介词) your work.

3). 她总是找我的茬儿。

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Keys: 1). his fault 2). with 3). She' s always finding fault with me.

3. spot vt. 发现；认出 n. 污点；斑点；地点 spotless adj. 没有斑点的，干净的

[典例]

1). She spotted her friend in the crowd. 她在人群中认出了她的朋友。

2). She was wearing a white skirt with red spots 她穿着一件白底红点儿的裙子。

3). This is the very spot where he was murdered. 他就是在这儿遭谋杀的。

[重点用法]

spot sb. doing sth. 看到某人正在做某事 on the spot = on the scene到（在）现场；当场

[练习] 用spot的短语或其适当形式填空。

1). The police ______ him driving a stolen car.

2). The police were ______ ______ ______ within a few minutes of my telephone call.

3). He keeps his house _______.

Keys: 1). spotted 2). on the spot 3). spotless

4. passage n. 通道；（书、讲话、音乐等的）一段，一节；经过，通过，消逝；旅费

[典例]

1). They were denied passage through the occupied territory. 他们被禁止穿越占领区。

2). He worked his passage to Australia. 他在去澳大利亚旅行的船上做工偿付船费。

[重点用法]

with the passage of time 随着时间的推移

[练习] 按要求翻译或填空。

1). Her confidence grew. _______ _______ (随着时间的推移) that we were late.

2). Several passages _______ (介词) the book were printed in a national newspaper before it was published.

Keys: 1). with the passage of time 2). from

5. account n. 说明；理由；计算，账目 vi.&vt. 认为；说明；解释总；计有

[典例]

1). I' m going to the bank to open a new account. 我去银行开个新账户。

2). Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是因为坏天气。

[重点用法]

account for导致；做出解释；总计有 on account of = because of 因为 open an account在银行开个户头

keep an account of记录，记载 take sth. into account/consideration考虑到某事