高中英语重点词汇

例205：The big forest fire was put out at last.

例206：Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to go out.

（没人注意到小偷溜进了房子里，因为当时灯刚好熄灭。）

例207：When the firefights arrived, the fire had gone out / been put out.

（消防队员到达时，火已经熄灭/被扑灭。）

42．happen / occur / take place / come about

happen：发生。带有偶然、未能预见的意思，主语为事；当针对人时，意为“碰巧”。例如：例208：This happened on a December evening.

例209：What happened to him？

例210：I happened to meet Tom in the street when I went shopping today.

例211：It happened that I met Tom in the street when I went shopping today.

occur：发生（既表示偶然地，也表示必然地）；被想到。例如：

例212：When did the accident occur?

例213：The tide occurs this time every year. （潮水每年这个时候出现。）

例214：A fresh idea suddenly occurred to me. （我突然有个新主意。）

take place：发生。指事先布置或策划好而后发生。例如：

例215：The May 4th Movement took place in 1919.

come about：产生。指自然产生。例如：

例216：How do the differences between British English and American English come about? 43．hear / listen

hear：听见；听说。它既可以表示偶然听见，也可以表示有意识听的结果；用作“听说”的意思时，后接宾语从句。listen：听，倾听。它是不及物动词，常与to连用；侧重听的过程。例如：

例217：I was walking along the street when I heard my name called. （此处是无意识听到）

例218：I hear (that) he’ll be back in an hour. （此处是听说）

例219：He listened but could hear nothing. （此处是有意识听的结果）

例220：Speak louder so that everyone can hear you clearly.

例221：Speak louder to make yourself heard. （讲大声点，以便能使你的声音让别人听到。）

例222：The music is well worth listening to.

44．hear of / hear from