重点词汇词组：

Neville1 thought2 Harry had a bad case of exam nerves3 because Harry couldn't sleep4, but the truth5 was that Harry kept being woken by his old nightmare6, except that it was now worse than ever because there was a hooded figure dripping blood in it7.

长难句分析

解：1主语+2谓语+3宾语从句+4原因状语从句+5主语+6表语从句+7原因状语从句

析：“that Harry kept being woken by his old nightmare”是由连接词that引导的表语从句；“because there was a hooded figure dripping blood in it”是原因状语从句，其中现在分词短语“dripping blood in it”作后置定语修饰figure。

1.breathe down sb.'s neck 紧紧盯住……；监视……

例：It's awful having a boss who breathes down your neck all the time.

有个时刻盯着你的老板实在令人讨厌。

相关俚语：

①breathe (new) life into sth. 带来起色；注入活力

例：We need some new people to breathe life into this project.

我们需要一些新人来给这个项目注入活力。

②breathe easier 松了口气

例：The waves were very big, and we all breathed a little easier when we finally sailed back to shore.

浪头很大，当我们终于回到岸边后，所有人都松了口气。

2.try to do sth. 试图做某事

例：He secretly tried to help her at work.

他试图悄悄地在工作上帮助她。

常见搭配：

①try for sth. 试图获得；争取

例：Are you going to try for that job in the sales department?

你想争取销售部的那份工作吗？

②try sth. out 试验；检验

例：Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

别忘了在安装实验设备以前检验一下。

相关俚语：

①try your hand at sth. 初次尝试做

例：He decided to try his hand at knitting and discovered he was good at it.

他决定尝试一下编织，结果发现自己很擅长。

②try your luck

例：He'd always wanted to act and in 1959 came to London to try his luck on the stage.

他一直想从事表演，于是在1959年来到伦敦，想在舞台上试试运气。

3.be busy with sth. 忙于某事

例：Kate is busy with her homework.

凯特正忙着做家庭作业。

常见搭配：be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

例：James is busy practising for the school concert.

詹姆斯正忙着为学校音乐会排练。

相关俚语：keep yourself busy 不让自己闲着

例：Since she retired she's kept herself very busy.

自从退休后，她一直没闲着。

4.be up to 正在做（事情）；好得能胜任

例：What are you up to at the moment?

你现在要做什么？

相关俚语：

①up and down 起起伏伏地，上上下下地

例：My little girl started jumping up and down with rage when she heard she couldn't go.

我的小女儿在得知她不能去后非常生气，开始不停地跳上跳下。

②up for sth. 计划要；被建议

例：That house at the end of our road is up for sale again.

我们这条路尽头的那座房子又要出售了。

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