【词组解析】
1. far from 远非,远离
（1）Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.
这药非但不镇咳,反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
（2）It emerged that her past behaviour was far from irreproachable.
事实表明,她过去的行为绝非无可非议。
2. fatal to 致命的
（1）The loss of all my money was fatal to my plan.
钱都亏损了,把我的计划也毁灭了。
（2）It would be fatal to bring in outsider.
把外人引进来可能招致灾难。
3. favorable to 支持,赞成
（1）Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.
每个国家都扣留对它不利的消息。
（2）They are favorable to the proposal.
他们赞同这项提议。
4. fearful of 惧怕
（1）They were fearful of tackling him.
他们害怕与他打交道。
（2）They are fearful of another business depression.
他们担心会再次发生商业萧条。
5. feel at home 熟悉
（1）I feel at home living here. The landlady is very kind to me.
我觉得住在这里象在家里一样. 房东太太对我很好。
（2）Waitresses are very friendly, which makes us feel at home.
服务员们非常友好, 是我们感到想在家里一样。