5. ask to do sth要求或请求做某事。如：

He asked to see the manager. 他求见经理。

He asked to see whoever was in charge. 他要求见负责人。

He asked to go alone. 他要求一个人去。

6. ask sb to do sth 请或叫某人做某事。如：

Ask John to mail these letters tomorrow. 叫约翰明天把这几封们寄了。

He asked us to wait for him at the gate. 他叫我们在门口等他。

asleep

1. be fast [sound] asleep 熟睡。如：

Now the baby is fast [sound] asleep. 这婴儿睡得正香。

You’ll be fast asleep by the time we get home. 等我们到家时你会熟睡了。

注：英语不说 very asleep。

2. fall asleep 入睡。如：

The boy fell asleep in his seat. 这男孩在座位上睡着了。

I fell asleep (while) watching TV. 我在看电视时睡着了。

astonished

1. be astonished at [by] 因(被)某事而惊讶。如：

They were astonished at [by] the news. 听到这个消息他们感到很惊讶。

I was astonished at [by] his sudden appearance. 我对他的突然出现而感到惊讶。

2. be astonished to do sth

I was astonished to see him there. 我在那儿看到他感到很惊讶。

She was astonished to hear what had happened. 她对所发生的事感到很惊讶。

attempt

1. attempt to do sth 试图做某事。如：

The prisoner attemted to escape. 囚犯企图逃跑。

He attempted to speak but was told to be quiet. 他试图想发言，但却没让他讲话。

2. attempt doing sth 试图要做某事。如： / 30 / 19)

He attempted swimming across the river. 他试图游过河去。

I attempted walking until I collapsed and fell down. 我想尽力走下去，后来支持不住而摔倒了。

注：以上两类句型有时可互换。如：

Don’t attempt to do it by yourself. / Don’t attempt doing it by yourself. 不要企图一个人去做这件事。

attend

1. attend on sb 照料某人，服侍某人。如：

Who will attend on the patient? 谁来护理病人?

He was attended on by a number of servants. 有好多佣人侍候他。

注：有时其中的介词 on 可以省略。如：

He has two nurses attending (on) him. 有两位护士护理他。

2. attend to

(1) 注意听。如：

Attend now to what I tell you. 现在注意听我给你讲。

If you don’t attend to your teacher, you’ll never learn anything. 你要是不注意听老师讲，你就会什么也学不到。

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