in shadow 在阴暗处

　　①These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.这些人多年来一直生活在恐惧中。

　　②His face was deep shadow, turned away from her.

　　他扭过头去背着她，脸冲着暗处。

　　【答案】　②in

　　[图形助记]　

　　[明辨异同]　shadow/shade

shadow "阴影，影子"，指因挡住光线而形成的阴影，指的是一个平面。 shade "荫，背阴处"，指任何遮住阳光的地方，指的是一个立体空间。 　　　shadow/shade

　　③The war cast a on the whole country.

　　④I saw him sitting in the of a tree.

　　⑤The building made a across the street.

　　【答案】　③shadow　④shade　⑤shadow

　　 (教材P35)Unfortunately, although van Gogh committed his whole being to painting, he received little reward for his effort.

　　遗憾的是，尽管凡·高全身心地投入绘画，他所得到的回报却微乎其微。

　　(1)commit vt.& vi.全心全意投入；承诺，保证；犯(罪或错)

　　commit oneself to (doing) sth.

　　＝be committed to (doing) sth. 全身心做某事；承诺/保证做某事

　　commitment n. 托付，委任；承诺，保证；投入，花费

　　make a commitment to sb. 对某人做出承诺

①He didn't commit himself to anything on that matter.