eg: Our company’s base is in Beijing.
(2) vt. 建__于__…_之__上_；__以_…__为_基__础_
用法：base A on B
A以B为基础
被动 A be based on B A建于B基础之上
eg: (1) One should always base his opinion on facts. 被动 One’s opinion should always be based on facts.
almost:
1) 常用在any, any的合成词(anything, anyone…) 及 not, no, no的合成词(nothing, nobody…) never, none 等否定词前. Almost any man can do it.
There is almost none left. 2) 用于too, more than 前 That’s almost too much. 这简直太过分了. 3)修饰表示感觉或心理的动词、形容词 I almost think that you are right. 我不完全相信你是对的。 almost nearly 可互换场合 1) 在肯定句中
D.which based upon
7. end
at the end of... 在...的末尾（常用于表示时间） by the end of... 到...为止（常用于完成时态） at an end 结束；到头 in the end 最后；终于（后不接of） at a loose end 无事可做；闲着 end to end 首尾相连 no end of 大量的；无数的 end up doing sth 以...而结束；结束做某事
3. nearly 和 almost 几乎
nearly: 强调时间、空间、数量上接近
1)常用在not, very, pretty之后 That’s not nearly so serious as you think.
2)用在具体数字之前 The husand is nearly twice as old as his wife.
4. native
adj. 本土的, 本国的, 土生的 (+to)
The giant panda is native to China.
The giant panda is a native of China. 大熊猫是中国特有的动物。
n. 本地人, 本国人 Are you a native here, or just a visitor? 你是本地人， 或者只是游客?
He is an officer in the army.
2. voyage / journey / travel / trip / tour voyage: 去国外或较远地方的海上旅行 journey: 指较远的从一地到另一地旅行 travel: 一系列的旅程，尤指旅行的概念 trip: (短途)旅行 tour: 为了公务、娱乐或教育参观多处名 胜的旅行
5. come up
上来, 走近; 被提出; （植物）发芽; （太阳）升起 come up to + 地点 上某地来 come up with 提出 想出 ① He came up with a good idea in the meeting. 他在会议中提出了一项好建议。 ② The problem came up in the meeting. 问题在会议中被提出来了。

③ The sun came up. 太阳升起来了。 ④ The question never came up. 不曾出现过这个问题。 ⑤ He came up and said hello to us.
他靠近并和我们打招呼。 ⑥ The grass will come up again in spring. 春天草会再度发芽。
Unit2 English Around the World
Words & Expressions
1. official adj. 官方的，正式的 official language official news n. 政府官员
An important official will visit our school. officer n. 军官
【练习】 1). It is tiring to take a long _j_o_u_r_n_ey_ by train from Paris to Moscow. 2). The _v_o_y_a_g_e from England to Australia used to take several months. 3). We’ll have time for a __tr_i_p_ to France next weekend. 4). We went on a guided _t_o_u_r round the castle.
He is nearly (almost)80 years old 2)修饰all, every, always 时
Nearly (almost) all of them lived in England 3)在行为动词的否定式前
He almost(nearly) didn’t hear what I said.
(2)---What are you mailing, Linda?
---A textbook____a new method of teaching physics.
I want my friend to take a look at it.
A.is based on
B.based on
C.basing on
come across 偶然遇到, 发现, 被理解
come about 发生
come true 实现
come back 回来, 恢复记忆
come on 催促, 快速运动;得了吧
come out 出现, 出版, 开花
come in
进来
come over 从一地到另一地
6. base
(1) n. _基_础__；_基__地__；_根__基_