考点点拨考点点拨 考例回顾考例回顾1. blame【考点考点】 blame 作动词时，意为“责怪，职责，把归咎于”。常用搭配：blame sb. / sth. for sth.因某事责备某人/某物；blame sth. on sb. / sth. 把某事归咎于某人/某物；be to blame (for sth.) （对某事）负有责任（注：此时 blame 在形式上是主动的，但在意义上是被动的）。如：Marie still blames herself for Patricks death.Whenever something goes wrong, everyone blames it on me.Officials believe that more than one person may be to blame for the fire. blame 作名词时，意为“（坏事或错事的）责任，（对某人的）责备，指责”。常用搭配：lay / put the blame on sb. / sth. for sth. 把某事归咎于某人 / 某物；bear / take / accept / get the blame for . 承担的责任。如：Health officials lay / put the blame for the disease on poor housing conditions.We were ready to bear / take / accept / get the blame for what had happened. 【考例考例】We shouldnt blame technology for our shortcomings. (2013 年安徽卷阅读理解D 篇)Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceelys story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. (2011 年浙江卷阅读理解 A 篇)Still others lay the blame on the Americans, complaining that pounds have piled on thanks to eating too much American-style fast food. (2013 年湖北卷阅读理解C 篇)2. apart from 【考点考点】apart from 有以下两种含义：表示排除或例外，具有 except, except for 的含义。如：Ive finished apart from the last question. 表示包括，具有 besides, in addition to, as well as 的含义。如：Apart from these two books, David has written some plays.【考例考例】Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work. (2012 年广东卷阅读理解 C 篇)The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? (2011 年湖北卷阅读理解 E 篇)