英语四级词汇考点归纳：concern

　　People who are well are concerned with nutrition and exercise, and they make a point of monitoring their body's condition.

　　英语四级译文:

　　身体好的人们会关注营养和锻炼，并且特别注意关注自己的身体状况。

　　四级词汇讲解:

　　本句由两个并列句组成：people are concerned with nutrition and exercise和they make a point of monitoring their body's condition。who引导定语从句，修饰people。

　　本句中的be concerned with意为“关心”。如:

　　I am concerned only with things that I feel are important to me.我只关心我觉得对自己重要的事情。

　　短语make a point of意为“重视；特别注意做”。如:

　　She makes a point of sending a birthday present to her best friend.她特意为她最好的朋友寄去了生日礼物。

　　英语四级考点归纳:

　　concern一词含义丰富，包括:

　　※ concern可以作名词，也可以作动词。

　　l) 作为不可数名词，表示“关心；关怀；焦急；忧虑”。如:

　　There is now considerable concern for their illness.现在，他们的疾病让人十分忧虑。

　　2) 作为可数名词，表示“有关…的事；对某人来说最重要或最感兴趣的事”。如:

        That's my concern, so I'll do as I like about it.那是我的事，所以，我想怎么做就怎么做。

　　What are your main concerns as a golf player?作为一名高尔夫球员，你最关心什么?

　　3)作为动词，表示“关系到；使担心”。如:

　　It is reported that the pop singer is concerned with selling drugs.据报道，那个流行歌手涉嫌贩毒。

　　The boy's poor performance at school concerned his parents.这个男孩在学校表现很差，对此他父母很担心。

　　※ 除了本句中提到的be concerned with之外，与concern有关的短语还有：concern oneself with/in/about sth.“忙于某事；关心某事”。如:

　　There's no need to concern yourself with this matter; we're dealing with it.你不用管这事，我们正在处理。

　　此外，还有so/as far as...be concerned“就……来说”。如:

　　1) So far as I am concerned, the second arrangement is more suitable.对我来说，第二种安排更适合。

　　2) So far as I am concerned, whatever happened in the past is over.对我来说，无论过去发生了什么事，都已经过去了。