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1、impediment n. (1) a fact or event which makes action difficult or impossible The main impediment to development is the country’s huge foreign debt. (2) an organic defect preventing clear articulation 身体上的某类残疾，缺陷 He has an impediment in speech. 他讲话口吃。 synonyms

hamper impede obstruct block

dam

bar

hinder: hinder …… from doing something to hold back, as by delaying (implying stopping or prevention) 这种用法强调暂时阻止或推迟某种事情或行动的进程。

The noise of traffic hindered me from sleeping. hamper: to hinder by or as if by fastening or entangling

A suit and an overcoat hampered the efforts of the accident victim to swim to safety. impede: to delay or stop the progress of something

Sentiment and eloquence serve only to impede the pursuit of truth. obstruct: implies the presence of obstacles that interfere with progress A building under construction obstructs our view of the mountains. block: to complete obstruction that prevents progress, passage, or action A huge snowdrift is blocking the entrance to the driveway.

dam: suggests obstruction of the flow, progress, or release of something, such as water or emotion

They dammed the brook to form a swimming pool. bar: to prevent entry or exit or prohibit a course of action Mounted troops barred access to the presidential palace. 2、at the time at a time

在……时候在任何时候，经常一度，曾经那时候有时候

at all times at one time at the time at times

at the same time 尽管如此，同时

at the best of times 在最有利的时候 3、few and far between少的（要等很久） The buses to our village are few and far between. Really exciting games are few and far between.

Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert. far as far as by far

就……而言；只要；一直走到远比……，……得多

最最（和adj. adv最高级连用）

到处，从各地

far and away

far and near/ wide so far, so good so far from few

no fewer than not a few

到目前为止情况是不错的

不仅没有…… ，相反……

有……之多，至少有不少，相当多

quite a few (a good few) 好些，相当多 the few

少数（有特殊要求的）人

Please fill in the blanks with “far” and “few” phrases: 1. We searched _____ for the missing child. 2. ____; I hope we keep on with such good luck.

3. He is ____ the best-prepared candidate for the Presidency. 4. They should be concentrated in one place ____ this is reasonable. 5. There were ____ 500 people present.

6. ____ readers wrote letters of commendation to the magazine.

7. ____ taking my advice, he went and did just what I warned him against. keys

1. far and near / far and wide as far as 5. no fewer than 4、Word Building

6. Not a few

7. So far from

2. So far, so good

3. far and away 4.

1. hindquarters Prefix—hind-

located at or forming the back or rear hindquarters n. 后腿，臀部

hindlimb (hind legs a.) n. (动物或昆虫的)后肢，下肢

hindsight n.枪的表尺，后瞄准器；后见之明，事后聪明 (sight n. (步枪等)瞄准器，观测器)

I now know with hindsight that I did him a terrible wrong. 我事后才明白我完全冤枉了他。