1. Stories and songs can help parents communicate with their young children.
 interact with
2. Francis had experienced one difficulty after another before he finally became a professional football player.
 gone through
3. The women saw a dentist to help her cope with her toothache.
 deal with
4. The country has not yet returned to the proper economic situation after the effects of the funding crisis which hit this part of the world a few years ago.
 recovered from
5. Many new arrivals have difficulty changing themselves to life in a foreign country.
 adjusting themselves to
6. Nowadays depressing accounts of environmental pollution are often heard by the public.
 familiar to the public
7. The official refused to accept the talk that the government had disagreed with the opposite party on the question of job losses.
 clashed with
8. Despite a thorough enquiry, the police found no sign of the man who had escaped from prison.
 In spite of

in spite of: not stopped by; regardless of 尽管，不管
1. In spite of great efforts we failed to carry our plans through.
2. In spite of a slight increase in sales, the company remains heavy in the red at the moment.

have difficulty (in) doing sth: be unable to do sth. easily 做某事有困难
1. His English is very bad and I have great difficulty (in) understanding him.
2. They had no difficulty (in) finding the house where they had been born in their hometown.

adjust to: become or make suited (to new conditions) 使适应（新环境），适应
1. The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature.
2. Dick adjusted well to Hong Kong.

be familiar to: well known to; often seen or heard  为······ 所熟悉的，常见（听）到的
1. He talked of other cultures as if they were more familiar to him than his own.
2. The facts are familiar to every pupil.

be familiar with: know or understand well （某人）熟悉（某物），通晓
1. Larkin not only speaks Chinese well, but also is familiar with early Chinese history.
2. I am of course familiar with your work.

as though / as if: as would be the case if; appearing to be the case that 犹如;好像
1. He treats his elder sister as though she were a stranger.
2. The animal was walking as though (as if) it had had its leg hurt.

be tired of: be impatient or fed up with sb./sth.  讨厌，不耐烦，厌烦
1. I’m tired of your negative comments.
2. When you’re tired of one dress, change to another.

词根vis, 意思为“看见”
 visa n. 签证              visible adj. 可见的  vision n. 视力  visit v. 访问             visual adj. 视觉的   visualize v. 想象     envisage v. 想象    revise v. 修订          supervise v. 监督    televise v. 播映  

separate from: (cause things or people to) divide 使分离，分开
1. This patient should be separated from the others.
2. Brought up in town, the boy finds it difficult to separate a poplar from a willow.

prevent sb. / sth. from: stop (sb. or sth.) from (doing sth.) 阻止，防止
1. Who prevents their plans from being carried out?
2. His disability prevents him (from) driving.

recover from: return to a normal state from 从······ 恢复到正常状态
1. He’s now fully recovered from the shock.
2. He never really recovered from the sadness of his wife dying.

go through: experience; finish certain stages 通过；完成（某阶段）
1. The country has gone through too many wars.
2. Has the new law gone through all its stages yet?