l. leanvt.（leant / leaned, leant / leaned）依靠;倾斜
（教材）56）It was the rock Ileanton to become strong and to get through those hard times.
音乐是岩石,让我倚靠,让我变得坚强,度过那些艰难的日子.

（1）lean forward / back 前倾 / 往后靠
lean against / on 倚 / 靠在……; 斜靠在……
lean on sb. 依靠某人; 依赖某人
lean towards 倾向于; 向……倾斜
（2）leaning n. 倾向; 偏受

You should not alwayslean onothers for help.
你别总靠他人来帮你.
I always had aleaningtowards sport.
我一向喜欢运动.
2. get through（设法）处理; 完成; 设法联系上（尤指打通电话）; 通过; 度过; 用完
（教材 P56）It was the rock I leant on to become strong and to get through those hard times.
音乐是岩石, 让我倚靠, 让我变得坚强, 度过那些艰难的日子.

get across 被理解; 使人了解
get away from 脱离; 远离
get away with 被放过; 逃脱惩罚
get down to（doing）sth. 着手认真做某事
get over 克服
get along with 进展; 相处
get in 收获

How can I get it across to you how important this is?
我怎么做才能让你们理解这件事的重要性?
It's time that I got down to thinking about my future.
我该好好考虑一下我的未来了.

3. satisfaction n.满足满意欣慰
（教材）56）Moreover, music gave me hope and a sense of satisfaction.
不仅如此, 音乐还给予我希望和满足感.

（1）with satisfaction 满意地
to sb.'s satisfaction 令某人满意的是
（2）satisfy vt. 使满意; 使满足
（3）satisfied adj. （感到）满意的；满足的
be satisfied with 对……感到满意
（4）satisfying adj. 令人满意的

He looked at his students with great satisfaction.
他＋分满意地看着学生们.
I'm not very satisfied with his interpretation of this sentence.
我不太满意他对这个句子的解释.

4. various adj. 各种不同的; 各种各样的
（教材）56）At the same time, we all go through various periods when we feel sad or alone.
同时, 我们都会经历悲伤或孤独的不同时期.

（l）vary vi. （根据情况）变化; 改变
vary from … to … 从……到……不等
（2）variety n. 多样化; 变化
a variety of varieties of 种类繁多的……; 种种……

To do this, they have used a variety of tools and technologies.
为此, 他们使用了各种工具和技术.
As in China, the climate in Canada varies, depending on the area.
正如中国一样, 加拿大的气候也因地而异.

5. reaction n.反应；回应
（教材P58）Encouraged by this first performance and the positive reaction of the audience, I have continued to play the piano and enjoy it more every day.
第一次表演，以及观众的积极反应的鼓舞下，我继续每天弹钢琴，并且更喜欢它。

（1）a chain reaction 连锁反应

in reaction to 对……的反应

（2）react vi. 反应

react to 对……作出反应

react with 与……起（化学）反应

react against 反对；反抗

react on/upon 对……有影响

An emergency fund was set up in reaction to the famine.
为应对饥荒，设立了一项紧急基金。
The chemistry teacher shows us how iron reacts with air and water.
化学老师向我们展示铁是如何与空气和水起反应的。
They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music.
他们不知道美国人对这种新型音乐会有什么反应.

1.主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式
（教材P56）Two years ago, I was told I had a serious diseasewhich was difficult to cure.
两年前，我被告知得了一种很难治愈的严重疾病。

which was difficult to cure是定语从句，修饰disease，该从句属于“主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式”结构，其中a serious disease是cure的逻辑宾语，不定式用主动形式表示被动意义。

使用“主语＋be＋adj.＋不定式”结构须具备两个前提条件：
（1）常用形容词有：difficult、hard、easy、comfortable、pleasant、interesting、exciting等。
（2）不定式和句子的主语之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系；若不定式为不及物动词，其后应该加相应的介词。

You should make friends with a person whois easy to get along with.
你应该与容易相处的人交朋友。
A man who is so difficult to please must be hard to work with.
一个很难取悦的人一定很难与之共事。

2.even though引导让步状语从句
（教材P58）To be a good daughter，I agreed to learn even though I wasn't interested in it at all.
为了成为一个好女儿，我同意学习，尽管我一，点儿也不感兴趣。

even though I wasn't interested in it at all是由even though引导的让步状语从句。

（1）even if/，though意为“即使；虽然”，引导让步状语从句。
（2）如果整个句子表示将来时，even though/if从句中的谓语动词须用一般现在时代替将来时。
（3）even if/，though引导的让步状语从句中，当从句中的主语与主句的主语一致或从句中的主语是t，且从句中含有be的某种形式时，从句中的主语连同be可同时省略。
（4）引导让步状语从句的还有although、though、as、while、.whether...or..、wh-ever、no matter+wh-等。

He won't come to our party even if（he is）invited. 即使被邀请，他也不会来参加我们的聚会。
While I understand what you said，I can't agree with you.
虽然我理解你说过的话，但我还是不同意。
Hard as he studies，he makes little progress.
尽管他学习很努力，但几乎没取得什么进步。

as引导让步状语从句，意思是“虽然；尽管”，要将表语、状语或动词原形提到as前面形成倒装。