重点词语用法
1．seldom的用法
seldom['seld+m] adv. 一般放在实意动词之前，be动词之后，意为“不常；很少”。例如：
①I've seldom seen such a big apple. 我很少看到这么大的苹果。
②They seldom go out for dinner. 他们不常到外面用晚餐。
③She seldom, if ever, reads a book. 她很少读书。
④He seldom goes to see the film, does he?
他很少去看电影，是吗？
【注】seldom视作否定词，故上述句子都应视作否定句，若后面跟反意疑问句，应用肯定式。类似例词还有hardly, rarely, scarcely, never等。
2．matter的用法
matter['m$t+]n. 物质(与‘精神’对应)；问题，事情；事态。the matter通常指“困扰的事，麻烦的事；故障”。例如：
①It is organic matter.它是有机物。
②What kinds of matter is the earth made up of?
地球是由什么物质构成的？
③Political matters interest him greatly.
他对政治问题深感兴趣。
④Matters are different from country to country.
情形因国而异。
⑤Is anything the matter? 有什么麻烦吗？
⑥Something is the matter with the computer.
这部电脑好像有点毛病。
【注意】与matter搭配使用的短语常用的有：as a matter of course(当然，当然的事)，as a matter of fact(实际上，事实上)，no matter what/which/who/where/when/how(不论什么/哪一个/谁/哪里/何时/如何)，it matters + (to+somebody)+wh-从句(意为“对某人来说……是重要的”)。例如：
①As a matter of course, he was elected mayor.
他当选市长是理所当然。
②As a matter of fact, she was responsible for the accident.
实际上，她应对这次事故负责。
③No matter what happens, don't be discouraged.
无论发生什么事，都不要气馁。
④It doesn't matter to me whether she is pleased or not.
她满意与否对我来说并不重要。
3．meet
1)meet用作动词，意为“碰到，遇到”。
①I met her in the sheet, 我在街上遇见她。
②We met each other quite by chance我们彼此相遇纯属偶然。
③I met a lot of difficulties in the work工作中我遇到了很多困难。
④The two teams meet next Saturday in volleyball.
下周二这两支排球队相遇。
2)meet用作动词，还表示“接(人、车等)”
①Will you meet me at the airport? 到机场接我好吗？
②I'll meet your bus。我到汽车站接你。
③The hotel bus meets all the trains.
旅馆的班车在火车站接各班车的旅客。
3)meet用作动词，还表示“接触，联结”。
①His hand met hers. 他的手碰到了她的手。
②These trousers won't meet round my waist any more.
这裤子瘦得系不上了。
4)meet还表示“支付，偿付(费用)”。
①You have to meet all the bills. 你必须偿付所有账单。
②The cost will be met by the company. 费用由公司支付。
5)meet with sb. 表示“偶遇”或“与某人会晤”。
①I was fortune to meet with my uncle at the airport.
真幸运，我在机场碰到了叔叔。
②The president meet with senior White House aides at breakfast.
早餐时总统会见了白宫的高级助手。
6)meet with sth. 表示“偶遇”或“遭受，遇到”。
①I was fortune to meet with a complete Lu Xun at the Shanghai Market.
真幸运，我在上海市场遇上了一本《鲁迅全集》。
②You will probably meet with many difficulties.
你将可能遇到许多困难。
4．hopefully
有一类副词，多表示说话人的观点，常独立用于句首。主要有frankly, seriously, personally, luckily, obviously, roughly, generally, undoutedly, fortunately, actually, unexpectedly等。例如：
①Fortunately, no one was hurt. 幸亏没有人受伤。
②Frankly, I'm not satisfied with your work.
坦诚地说，我对你的工作不满意。
③Obviously, he needs help. 显然他需要帮助。
5．brain & brains
brain指“脑”。而brains可用来指“头脑、智力”或“智力超群的人们”。
①The brain is the centre of the nervous system.
大脑是神经系统的中枢。
②The human brain is a complex organ.
人脑是个复杂的器官。
③You need brains to become a university professor.
当大学教授要有才智。
④He is one of the leading brains in the country.
他是国家