(1)starve vi.& vt.(使)饿死；饿得要死

starve to death饥饿而死

be starved for/of迫切需要

(2)starvation n．饥饿

(1)She's starving herself trying to lose weight.

她正在节食，试图减肥。

(2)The travellers starved to death in the desert.

这些旅行者在沙漠中饿死了。

(3)The plants are starved(starve) for water.

这些植物迫切需要水。

(4)We must care for pandas rescued from starvation(starve) in the wild.

我们必须关心那些从野外挨饿状态中被救的熊猫。

4．For the Japanese festival Obon，people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.

在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。

in memory of纪念；追念

in honour of为纪念......

in need of需要

in praise of赞扬

in charge of负责，管理

in search of寻找

(1)We are in great need of money at the moment.

现在我们急需钱用。

(2)She wrote poems in praise of freedom.

她写诗讴歌自由。

(3)They held a meeting in memory of/in honour of the famous musician.

他们举行了一场集会来纪念这位著名音乐家。

(4)The manager is in charge of the factory.

这位经理负责这家工厂。

(5)They walked into the forest in search of the missing child.

他们走进森林去寻找那个失踪的孩子。

5．The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.