Unit 17 Great women
1. become of sb 某人的情况(怎样)
2. get along well (with sb) 相处得好
3. make an impression on sb 给某人留下印象
4. as if 好象；似乎
5. be about to do 正要做某事
6. be around the corner 即将来临
7. put up 搭起; 建起
8. blow away 吹走; 卷走
9. die down 变弱; 平息
10. without warning 毫无预兆
11. drop out 陷下去; 掉落
12. in good health 身体好in good condition

13. give up 放弃
15. knock over 把某人撞倒
16. be thankful for 感谢……
17. take up 开始从事
18. be mean with 在…方面吝啬
19. run away 逃跑
20. take shelter 躲避(雨、灾难等)
21. highly value sb/sth 高度重视
22. thousands of 成千上万的tens of thousandsof数万的，数以万计的

23. come to terms with 甘心忍受
24. be a good example for 成为某人的好榜样
25. rise to fame 成名,名声大振
26. hold no promise 毫无希望
27. so far 至今
28. in history 在历史中
29. within reach 够的着
30. work on 从事；做…工作
31. come true 成为现实
33. all sorts of 各种各样的
34. no matter what/who/when/where无论
35. do well in 擅长
36. be interested in 对……感兴趣
37. in high position 地位很高
38. the South Pole 南极 the North Pole 北极 polar bear 北极熊
41. at the opposite end of 在……对面
42. pull one’s sled 拉雪橇
43. fall into 掉入
44. stand on one’s left leg 用左腿独立站好stand on one’s head