•I've just found a ten-pound note in my pocket.我刚在口袋里找到了一张十英镑的钞票。

•I couldn't find Andrew's telephone number.我找不到安德鲁的电话号码。

•You'll find the knives and forks in the left-hand drawer.你会发现刀叉在左手边的抽屉里。

•Researchers are hoping to find a cure for the disease.研究人员希望能找到治愈这种疾病的方法。

•[+ two objects] Has he found himself a place to live yet?他找到地方住了吗？

•[+ obj + adj] She was found unconscious and bleeding.人们发现她时她流血昏迷。

•[+ that] The study found that men who were married lived longer than those who were not.这项研究发现已婚男人的寿命比未婚男人长。

•Do you think they'll ever find a way of bringing peace to the region?你认为他们能找到办法为这个地区带来和平吗？

•We're really struggling to find (= get) enough money to pay the rent at the moment.我们目前正想尽办法凑钱缴房租。

•After years of abuse from her husband, she eventually found the courage to leave him.遭受丈夫多年的虐待之后，她终于鼓起勇气离开了他。

•I wish I could find (the) time to do more reading.我希望自己能挤出时间多看一点书。

•[+ (that)] We came home to find (that) the cat had had kittens.我们回到家时发现我们的猫已经生下小猫了。

•I found (that) I could easily swim a mile.我发现自己轻轻松松就能游一英里。

•Many plant and animal species are found only in the rainforests.许多动植物物种只见于热带雨林。

•Vitamin C is found in citrus fruit.柑橘类水果富含维生素C。

•I had a map but I still couldn't find my way back to the hotel.我有一张地图，可还是找不到回饭店的路。

•She's always finding fault with the way he works.她总是批评他的工作方式。

•He'll find himself with no friends at all if he carries on behaving this way.如果他继续这样行事，他会发现自己一个朋友都没有了。

•We fell asleep on the train and woke up to find ourselves in Calais.我们在火车上睡着了，醒来时发现已经到了加莱。

•Simon spent a year in an ashram in India to find himself.为了寻找真我，赛门在印度的一处静修所呆了整整一年。

•[+ obj + noun/adj] Do you find Clive difficult to talk to?你是否发觉和克莱夫讲话有些困难？

•I don't find him an easy person to get on with.我觉得他这个人不好相处。

•She doesn't find it easy to talk about her problems.她感到很难开口谈论自己的问题。

•[+ -ing verb] I find living in the city quite stressful.我觉得城市生活压力很大。

•[+ obj + adj] In a unanimous verdict, the jury found him guilty/not guilty of the murder.陪审团一致裁定对他的谋杀指控罪名成立／不成立。

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•Did it take you long to find your feet when you started your new job?你刚开始新的工作时适应过程长吗？

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•Could you find it in your heart to forgive her?你肯原谅她吗？

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•Witnesses often find their tongues when they hear a reward has been offered.听到有悬赏时目击证人往往就愿意开口了。

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•How did you find out about the party?你是怎么知道有这个派对的？

•The holiday was a complete surprise - I only found out about it the day before we left.这次度假完全是个惊喜——我是在临行前一天才得知的。

•[+ question word] I'll just go and find out wh at's going on outside.我现在就出去看看外面究竟在发生甚么事。

•[+ that] Too late, she found out that the train had been cancelled.她发现这班火车已经取消了，不过已经太迟了。

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•He lived in dread of being found out.他终日惶恐不安，生怕东窗事发。

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•This café's quite a find - I had no idea there was anywhere like it around here.这家咖啡馆真不错——我完全不知道这附近还有个这样的地方。

•A recent find of ancient artefacts is on display at the local museum.近期发现的一些古代手工艺品正在当地的博物馆展出。