1、同级比较结构之前可用表倍数的词语修饰 。The boy students in this school are nearly twice as likely as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.
2、sting：叮。主语是蜜蜂等；prick：扎，刺。主语是thorn荆棘，刺；bite：咬。主语是mosquito蚊子；stick：刺。主语是锥子，刺刀等。
3、of 表示相似，“be of..."某人像什么。She is more of a musician than her brother.
4、miss 后接动名词表示“避免（灾难），躲过”。The squirrel was lucky that it just missed being caught.
5、to the satisfaction of sb. 使....感到满意。to+the+抽象名词+of sb.某一行为的结果使某人感到…… to the disappointment of sb.; to the delight of sb.;to the astonishment of sb.
