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PLS: please

BTW: by the way

NRN: no response necessary

IMO: in my opinion

IC: I see

PCR: per customer request

MFC: manufacturing

PST: pacific standard time(太平洋时间)

PDT: pacific daylight saving time(夏令时)

FYI: for your information

 

For better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish. We are gathered here in the sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join together (groom’s name) and (bride’s name) in holy matrimony, which is an honorable estate, instituted of God, since the first man and first woman walked on the earth. Therefore, it is not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly, but come now to be joined. If anyone can show just cense why they may not be lawfully joined together, let them speak now or forever hold their peace.

 

Now that + 完整句子     既然……

Now that I am free, I can enjoy music for a while.

Now that you've got a job, you should be economically independent.

 

You deserve it.  你活该

 

Roll on + 具体时间   ……快来到吧！（祈使句）

Roll on Saturday! I'm taking a trip to Tibet.

 

Sun block lotion  防晒霜     sunburn  晒伤

tan   黄褐色，棕黄色（名词）   使晒成棕褐色（动词）

worship  崇拜， 尊重

 

wacky  古怪的，反常的，疯疯癫癫的

Everyone looked at me as if I were a kind of wacky.

 

Surgery   手术，外科手术

Closet  衣橱

Beneath  在……下方

 

Dazzle  [ˈdæzl] 使炫目，耀眼

Dazzling  耀眼的，光彩夺目的

I can think of nothing else but your dazzling smile.

I love your tender kisses and charming smile.

To me, you are irreplaceable, because you are one of a kind.

If you need me, I'm here for you, I'm on your side.

 

In terms of ……

At the very beginning……

 

Blah <美俚> 空谈，废话

That's just a lot of blah.  纯粹是胡扯

I still remember how I learned to swim at the very beginning.

I shouldn't have let him get access to me at the very beginning, and I shouldn’t have trusted him at the very beginning, and now here it is: I’m the one who gets hurt, all the men in the world are the same, “I love you, you’re the only woman I cherish in the entire world”, and blah, blah, blah. Go to hell, lies, everything is a lie.

I sat around all blah.

 

Extremely    极端，极其，非常

I'm extremely sorry, I swear I won't cut in during your lecture.

Don't cut it.  不要插嘴

We had to cut short the conversation.

 

Approve sb.  同意某人，赞同某人

We all deserve basic respect.

 

Rotten  腐烂的，极坏的

I can handle it when things go wrong.

 

Mammy  [ˈmæmi:]  保姆

Ceiling  天花板

Lying on my back   面朝天躺着

Nappy  [ˈnæpi:] 尿布

Tummy  肚子，胃

Fire chief  消防队长

Triangle  三角形

Coma   [ˈkəʊmə] 昏迷

Go into a coma   昏过去了

Grace  优美，优雅

Main source of support for the family.  一家的经济支柱

Quarrel 吵架，争吵，怒言

Whereas  然而

Enthusiasm   热情

Unpredictable  不可预知的   life is unpredictable

Misfortune   不幸，灾难

Ordeal  严酷的考验，痛苦的经验

 

Befall---befell---befallen---befalling    降临到（某人）头上，发生

We shall never leave you, whatever befalls.

Evil befell him.

 

Property  财产，资产

Let  还有出租，租借，承包的意思

 

Objection  反对，异议，厌恶

Please present your objection to the plan.

 

How so?   这怎么说

How can it affect them?  关他们什么事

 

Tiresome  [ˈtaiəsəm] 令人生厌的

How can you be so tiresome！

 

Ought to…   应该，应当

Preference   优待，优惠，偏爱，爱好

Abuse   滥用，虐待，恶言，辱骂

Niece   侄女

Meter   [ˈmi:tə]打表

Cripple   使残废，使成瘸子

Downcast   情绪低落，向下的，沮丧的

Chirpy  快活的，活泼的

Ruddy  [ˈrʌdi] 红润的

With his ruddy, healthy-looking face.

Watchful   警惕的神色

Perish  （动词）丧生，消亡，死亡，损坏，腐烂

Sturdy  [ˈstɚdi] (形容词)强壮的，健壮的，结实的

Run out of stock.  脱销

 

First thing….

I'll send you our catalogue first thing tomorrow.

 

Upbringing  教养

Square  正方型，古板的，乏味的

Be badly in need of sth.  急需…

Stand in need of sth.  需要…

Soul mate    灵魂伴侣

Religious  宗教的。

Scarf  [skɑ:f] 围巾

BOGO   buy one get one.  买一送一

Investigate   调查

Shampoo   [ʃæmˈpu:]洗发水

Sleeper  卧铺

Check up with…..   向…证实

A drop in the ocean   九牛一毛，沧海一粟

Hairdo  理发店

 

Be able to do sth. 

Won't able to do sth.

 

Make our appointment.  约会

Susan didn't make the class today, what's wrong with her?

All the stuff made the meeting on time, which is so unusual.

Do you think we can make our coffee date tonight?

I have to make a blind date this weekend, I really hate blind date.

I made it!   我做到了！

I took all the trouble to find you, I made it.  我费了好大劲找你

It took me five years to accomplish my dream, I made it.

This is a rather challenging task, but you made it.

I doubt you're capable of making it.

I know everybody of you is willing to learn English well, if you follow me, you’ll absolutely make it.

 

Busy season   旺季

Off season /Slack season  淡季

 

Determine   (使)下决心，（使）做出决定

Parse  [pɑ:s]  从语法上分析或描述

Retrieve   寻回，找回，检索，取回

Basically  基本上，

Up to me  取决于我

Religious 宗教   religious beliefs   宗教信仰

Reject   拒绝，谢绝，驳回

Refuse   拒绝，回绝

 

Junk [dʒʌŋk]  旧的物品，破烂物，丢弃，废弃

Junk food   垃圾食品

Flea-market   跳蚤市场

Rip off   偷窃，宰人   You’re ripped off.  你被宰了。

 

Flatter   [ˈflætə] (动词)向…奉承；阿谀，给以愉快的感觉，使显得更漂亮，胜过本人

You flatter me. 你过奖了。

The music flattered his ears.

Flattering  (形容词) 谄媚的，讨好的

Flattery    (名词)奉承

 

Compliment   vt.表扬; 恭维, 钦佩

I compliment you for your fine work.  我钦佩你的工作能力

Thank you for your compliment. As a matter of fact, this photo flatters me a lot; I’m not that beautiful and young. I hope you won’t be hugely disappointed when we meet.

 

Excuse me, I have a call, I'm going to take this call.

 

Offend sb.    [əˈfɛnd] 冒犯某人

 

Hello, this is Faith speaking.

Oh, hello, Faith, this is Richard. Faith. I'm just calling to say hi, how're you doing?

 

Occupation [ˌɔkjuˈpeiʃən]  职业，工作

Freelance  [ˈfriˌlæns] 自由职业者，自由职业的

I'm a freelance interior designer now.

He gave up his regular job for a freelance.

 

Hang around   闲逛，闲呆着，耽搁，延误

Since he lost his job, he’s been hanging around here.

Tom is hanging around in the street.

Don't hang around—we have a train to catch!

 

Turn on   打开，（使）感兴趣；（使）兴奋

I'm exhausted, could you turn on the music, I need to relax.

This tap is stiff, it won't turn on.   Tap 龙头

What kind of music turns you on? 什么音乐能让你兴奋起来？

 

Turn off  关掉

Get on  上车，上马

Get off  下车   Get off the train/bus/subway/boat/horse

 

Spoil [spɔil]  vt. 损坏，毁掉，溺爱，宠坏

The rain has spoilt our honeymoon.  这场大雨毁了我们的蜜月。

She is raised by her grandparents, and she is spoiled. 她由她爷爷奶奶抚养，被宠坏了。

Stop acting like a spoiled child.

 

Appetite [ˈæpitait]  欲望，强烈欲望，胃口，食欲 

 

Give somebody a call   给某人打电话

make a call 打电话

call somebody   给某人打电话

call somebody back   给某人回电话

answer the phone    接电话

somebody is on the phone  某人正在接电话

miss the call  错过电话，未接到电话

leave a message   留言

The line is busy/engaged.   电话占线

hold on (the phone)  别挂电话

extension number   分机号

answering machine   自动留言机

reach somebody at    通过某号码联系到某人  at + 电话号码

over the phone   电话里谈  

I'll let you know my final decision next Monday over the phone.

Jerry, pick up the phone, mummy is busy on the phone with your teacher, never mind, the answering machine has picked up, I’ll call back later.

 

Lottery  [ˈlɔtəri]  彩票，彩券，碰运气的事

It was pure luck that he was home when we called.  非常幸运我们打电话的时候他在家。

Bumping into you like that is a bit of luck.  这样意外的碰见你真是幸运啊。

I'm having bad luck all these years.   这些年一直走霉运。

Lucky you!  你运气真好

 

Anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs]  焦虑的，忧虑的，担心的， 渴望的，急切的，非常希望

We had a very anxious time until we knew that they were safe.

We were dancing around the needfire, and we stopped dancing around 5 in the morning, then we sat around the needfire, starting talking about our future marriage life.

Needfire  篝火

 

old-fashioned   老式的，过时的，守旧的，老土的

Take off that dress, it's old-fashioned, you look like 45.

 

Stylish  [ˈstailiʃ]   有风度的，有气派的，有格调的，时髦的，新潮的，高雅的，雅致的

This shirt is very stylish and not very expensive.

 

Count down  倒数

Count on…  依赖，指望，期望，依靠

I didn't prepare anything, I was counting on you.

 

See after  照顾

See somebody off   为（某人）送行

See through   识破，  理解…的真正特点或特征      I saw through you.  我看透你了

See somebody through   帮助…度过（难关）

See to  照顾

Wait and see   观望，等等看。   We’d better wait and see.

Oh, you think it's funny, do you? We’ll see about that!  走着瞧

What do you see in her?  你看上她什么了?

Be angry with sb.

What's the anger about? Are you angry at me for talking with my ex on the phone for hours? I get it, you’re angry at being treated as if you’re invisible. I’m sorry, sweetie, as a matter of fact, I’m also angry with myself.

 

Announcement  [əˈnaʊnsmənt]  通告，布告，通知，预告，宣布

Attention … please … I have an announcement to make. I’m engaged to Tony.

They announced that a cold wave would come soon.   Cold wave  寒流

Announcer 宣告着，播音员，广播员，报幕员，解说员

TV broadcast   电台

 

Secretary [ˈsekrətəri]  秘书

Be responsible for… 为… 负责

My job is to be responsible for web ads issue.

She is responsible for sales promotion.

He has no responsibility for that accident.

I'm not responsible for our break-up, there’s no such word like “cherish” in your dictionary, and you got to take full responsibility.

 

I'm beat. 我非常疲倦，累死了

Yesterday was really an exhausting day, and I couldn’t get up this morning.

 

Like that…   像那样

How can you speak to me like that? 你怎么能那么对我说话

 

Familiar  熟悉的，通晓的，常见到的

You look familiar; I must have met you somewhere.

Be familiar with   熟悉，通晓

 

Compulsory   必修的

Six are compulsory, two optional.  六门必修，两门选修

 

Stick  vt. & vi.  粘贴，插入，刺入，卡住

What’s wrong with this stamp? It won’t stick.

The key sticks in the lock.

My boyfriend and I are stuck together every day.

 

Stick vt. 容忍，忍受，产生作用，生效，起作用

I can’t stick her.  我受不了她了

I can’t stick waiting around.  我受不了久等

Get stuck in/into…   全神贯注…/使劲做某事

We got stuck into the job immediately.

I can’t stick my new boyfriend anymore; he likes to be stuck with me every minute.

 

Deprive  [diˈpraiv]剥夺，夺取，使丧失

We will deprive you of your membership.

This law will deprive us of our most basic rights.

Be deprived of …  失去…  被剥夺….

She was deprived of schooling at ten.  十岁就失学了

She has been deprived of sight for some years. 

Deprivation    n.  剥夺，丧失，缺乏，损失

Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.

Losing him is no great deprivation.

 

Let it be.  不理会，就这样吧，顺其自然

Marriage is a destiny, you'll find someone before you know it, just let it be.

Don’t reckon the gain and loss that clearly, just let it be.

I’m deprived of happiness since he left me; the loss of him is a great deprivation of my life. I don’t think I could fall in love again, but who knows, just let it be.

 

A fan of…   喜欢…的人  

He is a big fan of the NBA games.

Not a fan of...   不喜欢，不是…的粉丝

I’m definitely not a fan of English.

I guess you’re not a fan of my music; I’d better turn it off.

 

Stand  vt. 忍受，经得起，受得起

Can you stand the hot weather in Guangzhou?

Can’t stand   受不了，禁不住  +doing sth.

I can’t stand the cold.

I can’t stand him any further.

He can’t stand traveling in rush hour.

I hate mosquitoes.

This week, a guy has been stalking me. I suspect he’s a fan of my online class. I can’t stand it anymore, where is my privacy. I hate being followed.

 

All by myself.   全靠自己

I’m all by myself, I didn’t depend on anybody, and I started my own business all by myself.

I have enjoyed a sumptuous dinner all by myself tonight.  [ˈsʌmptʃu:əs]   豪华的，奢侈的

Of my own   我自己的，属于我自己的

Could I have a race car of my own? Please… Dad…

 

Blame somebody for something /  somebody be to blame for something.  为某事责备某人

We blame him for starting this gossip.

Yes, you can do no wrong. I don’t blame you for our missing of the flight. I’m the one to blame; I shouldn’t have depended on you for everything.

 

Take a day off.  请假

Green salad   蔬菜沙拉

 

Warranty  [ˈwɔrənti] 保证书，保单，保质期

The refrigerator is still under its warranty. 这冰箱仍在保修期   [riˈfridʒəreitə]

I’m sorry, sir, the warranty has expired.

This product comes with lifetime warranty.  永久保修

 

Guarantee  vt. 保证，担保，保用（商品）n.保证，保障，保证书，担保，担保人，担保品

We guarantee to be here tomorrow.

Can you give me your guarantee that the goods will be delivered before Friday.

This guarantee is valid for one year.

What guarantee can you offer?  你能拿什么作抵押？

This laptop is guaranteed for one year, which means during the one-year warranty, we could fix it free of charge. You have my guarantee here.

 

Hobby  业余爱好

Spare time  / leisure hours

We take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge and relaxation.

As a way to…  作为… 的方式

Stamp collecting   集邮

Increase in value  升值

All day long  整天

 

Seldom [ˈsɛldəm] 很少，罕见，难得

I seldom hang out with my friends.

Always/usually/often/sometimes/seldom/occasionally/hardly ever/never

What do you usually do on Saturday mornings?

Nothing much. I always sleep until noon.

 

Gym [dʒɪm] 健身房

 

Brush  n. 刷子，画笔，毛笔，刷，小冲突，小争执，小摩擦

She ran a brush over her hair again and again.

I had a brush with my colleague.

He occasionally has a brush with his neighbor.

Brush teeth 

Brush up  温习

Brush off 刷掉，掸掉，拂掉

Please brush this insect off.

Brush sb. off  拒绝听，不理睬，漠视，敷衍

I didn’t expect her to brush us off like this.

Don’t try to brush me off. I want you to tell me when you’re going to do your work.

Brush-off  决绝，断然解雇

I had a brush with my fiancé last night, he wanted me to brush up my French before our honeymoon, and it’s ridiculous! I lived in Paris for 5 years; I don’t need to brush up my French even a little bit. He got annoyed at being brushed off.

 

He has no common sense and always does silly things.

These stocks will earn money, it’s sure thing. 那些股票稳赚的。

Another thing, one more thing  还有件事儿

 

Cut into   插嘴，打扰，打断

It is impolite of you to cut into the conversation in this way.

Don’t cut in.

 

Get to the point.  言归正传

You poor thing.

 

Settle down…  安定下来  

Settle for…  满足于，勉强同意，接收

Can you settle for less?  少一点行吗

I never settle for the second-best.

 

Refresh  vt. 使恢复，使振作

Refreshing  adj. 耳目一新的，新鲜的，是人精神焕发的，恢复精神的

 

Spontaneous   [spɑnˈteniəs]   adj. 自发的，无意识的，自然的，天真率直的

Hearing the joke, we burst into spontaneous laughter.

 

Valentine [ˈvælənˌtaɪn] 情人  Valentine’s day  情人节

 

Apply  还有 敷，涂 的意思

You may apply some suntan lotion to your face before going out.

Apply for  申请，请求

Picture this: ……  想象一下…

 

Broke  adj.没钱的，破产的

I went shopping yesterday, I spent all my money. I’m broke.

Go for broke  孤注一掷

I decided to go for broke and started my own business.

 

We happened to discover we had something in common.  我们突然发现我们有些共同语言

What’s happening? You look upset.

This isn’t happening.  怎么会这样/这种事不该发生

My luggage was stolen, this isn’t happening!   Luggage  行李

Here is the thing:   事情是这样的。。。

The reality is quite different from your dream, be realistic, that isn’t happening.  现实点吧

This is the best thing that ever happened to me.

 

Be worthy of something…  值得…

Be worth doing sth.   值得干…

Worthwhile    值得…的

That movie sucks; it wasn’t worth watching at all.

She isn’t worthy of mention.  她不足一提

This is a worthwhile experiment.

 

Knockoff  山寨货

 

Give … a try 尝试下…

Try me.  试试我，换我试试。

If you’ve lost interest in English, you may give our online class a try, if you’re disappointed with your English teacher, try me.

Nobody could talk me into the marriage thing.  没人能说服我结婚。  Talk sb. into sth.

Try … on   试穿

 

Fit   适合

The water is not fit to drink.

You look very fit.  身材好

 

Shape  n. 外形，形状，样子，情况，状态

You’re in great shape. What do you to keep fit?

I started going to gym and working out for 2 hours each day to keep fit 3 years ago. And now I’m in great shape.

 

Alternative   adj.  两者择一的，供替代的；不寻常的，非传统性的；非正统的; 取舍, 抉择, 可供选择的事物; 选择的余地, 可供选择的机会

What can I do? Do I have any alternative? I can’t help but move on.

Do we have any alternatives? 我们还有选择的余地吗？

Have no alternative but to do…  别无选择，只能…

Have no choice/option but to do…  别无选择，也只能…

Can’t help but do …  也只能做某事

The boss asks us to work overtime during the Christmas season, we can’t help but follow.

Your heart has gone to another woman, what can I do? I can’t help but let you go.

I feel helpless… I got divorced, I lost my job, and things are getting even worse, I’m suffering from acute depression. Do I have any alternatives? I can’t help but move on…   

[əˈkju:t] 剧烈的，严重的，极大的

Apply for loan.  申请贷款

You have the alternative of marrying or remaining a bachelor.  Bachelor 还有“单身汉”的意思

 

Distraction  [dɪˈstrækʃən]  使分心的事（人），分散注意力（的事/人）；娱乐，消遣

Let’s invite her to the disco—she needs distraction.

Distract  vt.  使（人）分心，分散（注意力）

Noise outside distracted her mind from her studies.

 

More often   更经常一些，经常（更多频率）

We should spend time together more often.

More often than not   往往，多半

More often than not she misses the bus.

Breaking up with my boyfriend made me really upset, I didn’t feel like eating or doing anything. My best friend invited me to her house by a river for distraction last weekend, and it worked. I guess I should spend time with my friends more often.

 

Screw  n.螺丝钉  vt. 哟个螺丝拧紧 vt. Vi.  扭，拧

Screw up  拧紧，扭歪/把…搞得一团糟

What am I supposed to do? I got everything screwed up.

Can you screw up this handle for me?

It was such a simple plan; how could you have screwed it up?

The bad weather screwed up our holiday.

Things were screwed up from start to finish.

To get screwed   完蛋了，上当了，搞砸啦

You got screwed.  你完蛋了

I got everything screwed up, I’m a complete loser.

 

Puppy love   早恋，初恋

Love at first sight.  一见钟情

Love is blind.

 

Jealous [ˈdʒeləs]  嫉妒的，猜疑的，羡慕的

Be/feel jealous of…  羡慕，嫉妒

 

Phone bill  电话账单

Freak sb.  吓到某人

At work I’m probably on the phone about 20 minutes an hour, both long distance and local.  Long distance长途

 

Adopt  vt.收养，采用，采纳，采取，正式接受，通过

You’re what? Are you kidding me, you’re adopting a baby.

He refused to adopt the plan on the grounds of its high cost.

When people are surrounded by different cultures, they adopt the things they like.

Adoption n. 采用，收养

Are you kidding? /  Are you kidding me?

You must be kidding.

No kidding! / I’m not kidding.  不开玩笑，我是认真的。

Just kidding.

You guys are just kidding yourselves. 你们真是痴人说梦。

Take a day off.  请一天假

Take … off    请假

I have to take this afternoon off because I need to go to hospital now.

Ask for … off    请假

Ask for a few days off.

May I ask for a couple of days off?

Don’t try to ask for even one single day off, the answer is “NO”.

Ask for leave.  请假

Unpaid leave  停薪假

Paid leave   带薪假

Sick leave  病假

Business leave  事假

Maternity leave  产假

Are you groping for any excused to escape from my class? You’re not asking for even one hour off in my class, read my pink lips, the answer is a forever “NO”.

 

Jog  [dʒɔɡ]  慢跑 

Pajamas  [pəˈdʒɑ:məz]   睡衣裤

They were living in terrible poverty.   生活极度贫困

 

My neighborhood  

I just moved in days ago. This is a very convenient neighborhood, grocery stores, barber shops, restaurants, a Laundromat and a supermarket are near this place.

Daily necessities  日常用品

Drugstore  药店

Work out  锻炼

 

Beauty salons 美容院 

Parking lots   停车场

 

Catch/have/get a cold

Runny nose 

I have a runny nose/ stuffy nose.   流鼻涕/鼻子堵了

Have a fever   [ˈfi:və]发烧

I kept coughing all night, could you get me some cough drops.

Have a headache/toothache/stomachache/bellyache.

Pill  药

This heavy cold is killing me. I’m having a fever of 39.8 degrees, with a strong headache and stomachache. And I keep on coughing with my runny and stuffy nose. It’s so beautiful to be a healthy woman.

 

Demonstrate   vi.  举行示威游行；vt. 说明，演示，论证，证明

You have to demonstrate that you are reliable.

Catch up   追上，赶上；叙叙旧，聊一聊

Heather, I haven’t see you in ages, shall we meet this weekend to catch up?

Linda, can you demonstrate how this DVD player works? Good, your demonstration is very impressive. By the way, Linda, I’d like to invite you for a dinner tonight, we need to catch up a little bit.

 

It’s not a big deal.

Sneak away  溜出去

A good/great deal of …  很多，大量的

To deal with  处理，解决

Barbecue [ˈbɑrbɪˌkju] 烧烤

 

Freak   n. 反常的事，怪事； 有怪癖的人；对某一事爱好入迷者

Control freak  控制狂

Neat freak   有洁癖的人

Freaky    adj. 畸形的，捉摸不定的

Look at that guy; he has some really freaky pink hair.

 

Shock n. 震惊，震动，冲击  v. 使震惊，使震动，使冲击

His dog’s death was a great shock to him.

It’s hard to pick myself up after such a terrible shock.  Pick sb. up  让某人振作起来

To freak sb. out   吓某人一大跳

Freak out  极度兴奋，疯了，颓废，吓坏了

What? You’re falling in love with that freak? Don’t freak me out.

 

Mess   vt. Vi  弄脏；弄乱

Mess about   胡闹，弄乱，粗鲁的对待

Stop messing about and listen to me.

Mess up   弄乱，弄糟，把…弄乱，

He got another chance and didn’t want to mess up again.

You look a mess.  你外表太邋遢了

 

Bed mood 

You’re so annoying!   你可真烦人

Annoying  [əˈnɔɪɪŋ]   adj.  讨厌的，使人烦恼的，是恼怒的

You nagging at me all day long is really annoying, I’ve got annoyed at all this, I don’t think I can stand you anymore, you’re just an annoying old lady. I’m leaving tomorrow…

 

Either    两者任何一个/也

I don’t think either of them is at home.

I have bought two books, you can have either.

He won’t go, and I won’t go either.

Either… or…   两者任选其一，两者择一

Can you speak either English or French?

 

Neither (两者)都不得，也不，不

Neither of us likes you, so just leave.

Please don’t leave, I’m just kidding, the truth is neither of us dislikes you.

My husband isn’t a workaholic, neither am I.

Neither …nor …  既不也不

In my opinion, neither you nor he has met the standard.

 

Schmooze  [ʃmu:z]  n. & vi.  闲谈，用语言巴结别人

I love to schmooze on the phone with my friends.

As soon as class ends, Bob always starts schmoozing the teacher. He’s desperate for an A!

Schmoozer n. 健谈者，能说会到者，善于怕马匹的人

My clever old aunt is a great schmoozer who always becomes friends with the most influential people at any business event she attends.

Suck up to someone.   巴结别人，讨好别人，奉承，巴结，拍马屁

My brother wants a new video game. He’s sucking up to Mum so that she’ll buy the game for him.

It never hurts to suck up to the boss.

Suck-up   n.拍马屁的人，奉承者

You’re such a big suck-up.

Don’t suck up to me, I won’t buy it.   我不吃这一套

 

Be interested in …

Current affairs   时事

 

Bastard   [ˈbæstəd]   混蛋，坏蛋； 私生子；可怜虫

I just knew it; you’ve been always cheating on me. Get out of my house; I don’t want to see you anymore. You bastard, I just knew it.

Calm   [kɑm]   vt.&vi (使)平静；（使）镇定  adj.  平静的，无风的，镇定的，沉着的，宁静的，心平气和的

Now calm yourself, please.

Calm down

Calm down, there’s nothing to worry about.

It was a beautiful morning, calm and serene.

She has an ability to keep calm in an emergency.  处变不惊

I knew it. 我就知道，我早就知道。

I knew it right from the beginning.

You tell me to calm down, how could I stay calm listening to your bullshit. You destroyed my life, you turned my dream into a disaster, I knew it, I knew it right from the beginning, now, get out of my life.

 

You’re so mean!  你太卑鄙了

Looking all over … for…  找遍某地找某物（某人）

I looked all over the dining hall for you.

I don’t mean to be rude, but you’re just so mean! Believe it or not, he’s my soul mate though we’ve never met; I’m determined to look all over the Mars for him. By the way, he’s an alien. [ˈeiljən]  外星人

 

Get away from something…   摆脱。。。

Stay away from something…   远离。。 逃离。。

Stay away from drugs.

Tell those noisy boys to stay away.

Get away from poverty.  脱贫

Get rid of…  除掉，去掉，摆脱

Before you know it.  不知不觉中

You should get rid of your bad habit of smoking.

Let’s stay away from laziness, get rid of your bad habit of sleeping in, and come to my class at 6 o’clock sharp in the morning. You’ll get away from poverty before you know it.

 

I lost 2 pounds / I gained 2 pounds.  瘦了两磅/胖了两磅

Don’t lose your confidence; you’re capable of managing your life.

We’ve doing a losing business.  赔本生意

Gain   获得，赢得；增加，增进

He servers the public wholeheartedly, regardless of his personal gain or loss.

Woodworker  木工

Ok, do I have my DIYs? I cook, occasionally, does it count?  这个算吗

 

Own   欠…债；把…归功于；感激

Hey, remember? You still owe me 5 bucks.

You can take your time to pay the debt you owe me.  [det] 欠我的可以慢慢还

Own to  由于，因为

My success is owing to you in all senses.

Hey, could I have a word with you in private? You still own me 5 bucks, remember? I shouldn’t have brought it up, it’s just I need this money owing to my increasing expenditure this month.

 

Average  平均的，平常的，普通的

My boyfriend is an average guy.

On average  平均

Before… know it.  不知不觉中

You’ll have wife, house, kids and car before you know it.

 

Day in and day out.  日复一日，天天地，每天地

Murmur  [ˈmə:mə] 嘀咕，怨言

My wife murmurs the same thing day in and day out.

For the best.  出于好意，好转，向好的方向发展

My husband and I work hard for the best.

Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.

I have a big day today, everything is in a mess, and you’re here to suggest a break-up, ok, please go… for the best.

 

What was on your mind?  你心里怎么想的

The change of my hair style has nothing to do with you, mind your own business.

Do you mind doing sth.  你介意做什么吗？

Do you mind backing off a bit?

Do you mind my doing sth?  你介意我做什么吗？

Do you mind my smoking there?

Do you mind if…

Do you mind switching seats with me? The girl in big hair blocks my eyes, I can barely see anything.

Today I put on heavy make-up.   我画了个浓妆。

 

Work out   行得通，可行

I don’t think it’s working out.

Working for something/someone   对... 管用  对…适用

Your approach of learning English didn’t work for me at all.

 

Occasion  n. 时刻，时候，机会，时机；理由，原因

I’d like to take this occasion to thank you.

Occasional  adj.  偶尔的，不经常的

Occasionally  adv.  偶尔，间或

 

I’m really sorry.

Yeah, I could tell.  我能看出来

Could tell.  看得出来   couldn’t tell  看不出来

I am a responsible mother, it’s just I drink occasionally, you know, 7 or 8 cups on special occasions; it’s not a big deal. Honey, I know that.

 

See eye to eye   完全一致，有相同的看法

We don’t see eye to eye on anything.  我们向来意见不合

I don’t see eye to eye with you on this, I think Faith online oral class sounds hollow, boring; I just don’t get it why you’re still here wasting your time? Come on, playing mahjong is more fun.

 

Host 主持人

To be frank.

To tell you the truth.

Do (no) good to sb.  对某人有好处

Violence  暴力

Complicated  adj.  结构复杂的，复杂难懂的

This is the most complicated case I’ve ever handled.

Get a bite to eat.  随便吃点东西。

Get a bite of something…  吃一口

Look at that ice cream; I hope I could get a bit of it.

It’s yummy!  很好吃。

 

Gear up  [ɡiə] 使做好行动准备

I was all geared up to go on holiday, and now it’s cancelled.

Beforehand adv. 预先，事先

Please inform me of your arrival time beforehand.

Heart to heart  诚恳的，贴心的

Have a heart to heart talk/chat.

This has become a serious problem, my husband and I have kind of drifted apart after 7 years of marriage, and I was not aware of it beforehand. I’ll find time to have a heart to heart talk with him to save our relationship.

You don’t say.  真想不到

He is a fast talker.  吹牛大王。

I have a connection.  我有门路/熟人

 

Be honest with sb.  对某人诚实

Take something for true  把…当真了

I’ll go if you like. I don’t mind, honestly.

How many times do I have to tell you?  到底要我跟你说几遍？

The best policy.  上策，最好的方式

Even if I have to work overtime, I’ll finish the report.

Call the police.

 

Wedding vows  婚礼誓言   [vaʊ]  誓言

I recognized Mary by her red hat.

I recognized that I was not qualified for an English teacher.

Recognition  n. 识别，知名度

Are you enjoying the fame and the recognition?

For better for worse   无论好坏

It’s been done, and, for better for worse, we can’t change it now. 事已至此

I Faith Chen, take you, Tom Cruise, as my lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.

Shit… that doesn’t feel right. No… no… I’m not doing this, I’m not marrying Tom Cruise, I’m in love with somebody else, and I will marry him.

 

Eyebrow  [ˈaɪˌbraʊ]   眉毛

 

Grope 暗中摸索，摸索；探索，搜寻

Grope for a word/ an excuse

He groped his way in the dark.

We’re friends, I won’t grope you, I promise.  我不会对你动手动脚的

Get off   下车；离开；动身；出发；(使)免受处分

You won’t get off so easily next time.

Get off of me!  别碰我

I’m groping for an excuse to leave Faith’s class, I have to get myself off to my blind date within 5 minutes, oh, and I’m getting late…

 

Apparently [əˈpærəntlɪ]  adv. 显然地；表面上，似乎

He was apparently much surprised at the news.

Apparently, he has a crush on you.   很明显，他在暗恋你

He has apparently forgotten it.

Apparently, you’re finally relieved.

Relieve  [riˈli:v]  vt.  缓解，消除，减少；换班，换岗

I’m apparently weak, but I have hidden strength, and I’m finally relieved that I don’t need to hide my inner strength anymore.

 

Reluctant  [riˈlʌktənt]  adj. 不情愿的，勉强的

Faith, to be frank, I’m reluctant to be here today, I’m unwilling to get up so early to attend your class.

He gave me a reluctant promise.

Reluctance  n. 不愿意，勉强

She showed her reluctance to cooperate with us.

Be willing to do …

Be unwilling to do…

Success belongs to those who are willing to take pains.

I don’t see your willingness, are you really willing to join us tonight? Maybe you’re reluctant to hang out with us. Your reluctance is quite understandable.

 

Appetite  [ˈæpitait]  n.欲望；胃口，食欲

I’m losing my appetite.

Don’t get me wrong.  别误会我

Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t blaming you.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not intending to humiliate you.  我无意让你丢脸。

You’re not my type, don’t get me wrong.

You get me wrong. 你误会我了

You got me wrong, I was never interested in your position, and will never be.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like your bear cookies, it’s just I’m losing my appetite looking at these freaky bear faces.

 

More like…  大约，差不多接近，越来越像

You’re more like your father.

My boss is more like a control freak.

This English class is more like a speech, how boring.

Mum, I’ve made up my mind to quit computer games, and devote myself to English study.

That’s more like it. Sweetie…  这才像话

That’s more like…  这才像。。。

That’s more like it.

That’s more like you. 这才像你

More like … than …    比。。。更象

She talks to me more like a friend than a mother.

My boyfriend is a rarely nice man, he cares for me more like my father than a boyfriend, and he’s more like my soul mate.

 

history museums  历史博物馆

I started out going to local history museums about the history of the little town that I was raised in.

 

Or something…

Are you studying English or something?

Are you following us or something?

France is a romantic country; I’m looking forward to a romance or something there one day. I’m kind of addicted to that country or something, and I can’t tell exactly that it is.

 

Sympathy [ˈsimpəθi] n.同情，同情心，（感情上的）支持

I have great sympathy for people in affliction.

I show my deep sympathy to you for what you’re suffering. / I really sympathize with your sufferings.

I have some sympathy with that point of view.

Sympathize vi. 同情，支持

I know you feel angry, and I sympathize.

I sympathize with you; I’ve had a similar unhappy experience myself.

Show / convey sympathy to somebody for something.

Sympathize with something/somebody

Oh, poor man, come on, let me give you a hug, I sympathize with you from the bottom of my heart. Please take my sympathy for your sufferings. Loss of 2 dollars is not that bad, here’s my 5 dollars.

 

Point   还有”削尖，增强”的意思

Could you point this pencil for me?

I don’t see your point.

You’ve got a point.  你说的有道理

What’s the point?

From my point of view…

From my point of view, teachers are not well paid obviously.

Sorry, I don’t see your point. What’s the pint of arguing it? From my point of view, men should take the responsibility to support the family, and women just stay at home and take care of their husbands and kids.

 

Indifferent a. 漠不关心的，不感兴趣的，冷淡的，一般的，中立的

His manner is cold and indifferent.  [ˈmænə]  态度，举止

She seems indifferent, but deep down she’s very pleased.

Her English is indifferent.

Be indifferent to… 对什么漠不关心

Be different from  与…不同

You can’t be indifferent to me; I’m your girlfriend. You can be indifferent to other girls, but you can’t be indifferent to me, because I’m different from other girls.

 

Audacity [ɔˈdæsɪti] n. 大胆，无畏；鲁莽；胆大妄为；厚颜无耻；鲁莽行为；放肆的话

Sky-diving takes both audacity and skill.

Have the audacity to do something… 竟然敢（做）….   厚颜无耻做…

You have the audacity to question my honesty?

He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.

How do you have the audacity!

To one’s surprise  令某人吃惊的是。。

To everyone’s surprise, our manager slapped him in the face in front of all the staff.

 

Our price is reasonable compared with that in the international market.

Compared with our competitors, we offer better post-sale service.

Comparison n. 比较，对照；类似，相似

In comparison with… 与…相比较

He’s rather dull in comparison with others.  [dʌl]  迟钝的，单调的，钝的，不锋利的

In comparison with women of my age, I think I have a sharp figure, at least that’s what my husband says to me.

 

I run or race-walk about three miles, about five times a week.  竞走

I park outside of the city, and bicycle along the river here. And I find when I do this, it’s very therapeutic for my mind.

I think with exercise and without the proper diet, you’re not going to feel good.

Running, cycling, jogging, those are the main aerobic forms of exercise.

I do a sport similar to tennis, I can play alone, I play it every morning before I go to work, and It makes me feel energetic the whole day.

I swim once a week on Thursday.

 

If anyone tries to tell you that you can’t sing your own song, or make your way in the world… prove them wrong.

 

Decent adj. 正派的，得体的;像样的，过得去的；体面的；令人满意的，相当好的

I’m going to invite you to a decent restaurant tonight.

It’s not decent to do this.

I don’t even have a decent job.

Wriggle [ˈrɪgəl]  vi. 扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒前行

He wriggled uncomfortable on the chair.

Wriggle out of …  耍滑不做，逃避，设法逃避

You can’t wriggle out of your responsibility.

I’ve got an appointment I can’t wriggle out of.

This morning, my boyfriend asked me for money again, you know what I did? I wiggled out of it, and I’ve also made up my mind to drop him like a hot potato.

To be appointed (as)… 被任命为…

Appointment  n. 约会，约定，任命，委派

I’ve made an appointment for a facial next week.

 

She is completely without shame.  她毫无廉耻之心

It’s a shame you can’t stay with us.

Shame on you!  你真丢脸

What a shame! 怎遗憾

I have a shame my family.

Ashamed adj. 惭愧的，羞耻的，害臊的

Be/feel ashamed of…  为… 羞愧，为…感到丢人

Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?

I’m ashamed of my poor English, I’m afraid to open my mouth.

To my shame, I haven’t taken a shower for months; I’m really ashamed of admitting it.

 

Extend vt. & vi.  （空间，时间等）延伸；延续，尽可能地伸开（身体某部）；给予，提供

China has greatly extended its influence in world affairs.

We’re managing to extend our business.

Shorten vt.& vi. 弄短，缩短

In winter, the days shorten.

May we shorten the meeting and finish before lunch.

My students suggest me to extend each lesson to at least half an hour, you know what? It pissed me off; I would rather shorten it to 2 minutes, instead.

Piss sb. off  使某人生气/大怒      piss [pis] 尿，撒尿

 

Vibration [vaɪˈbreɪʃən] n. 震动，摆动； 感受，共鸣；心灵感应

I normally set my cell phone in the vibration mode at meeting.

The vibration of the window woke me up.

Vibrate  vt. & vi. (使)震动，颤抖

It is a good habit to set your cell phone to vibrate at work.

It’s killing me.  真要命，真痛苦

I’ll have to work overtime again this weekend, it’s killing me.

…is/are killing me    …让我很难受

My backache is killing me.

My ex is getting married next month, it’s killing me. You know what? I guess I still have residual feeling towards him.

Your indifference is killing me.

 

What would you do if you failed? Many people may choose to give up. However, the surest way to success is to keep your direction and stick to your goal.

On your way to success, you must keep your direction. It is just like a lamp, guiding you in darkness and helping you overcome obstacles on your way. Otherwise, you will easily get lost or hesitate to go ahead.

 

Procrastinate  [prəʊˈkræstəˌneɪt] vi. 拖延，耽搁

He procrastinates until it is too late to do anything at all.

I was sick of all the procrastinating.

Taste  n. 滋味，味道；鉴赏力，爱好，嗜好

The food has an attractive taste.

Have a taste in…  对…有品位，对…的审美能力

She has developed a good taste in clothes.

My husband’s taste in music is contrary to my own, as a matter of fact, he has a poor taste in music.

 

You really have a thing or two.  你真有两下子

You got the contract? Unbelievable! You really have a thing or two.

I’m not a woman who falls in love easily, but he… he captured my heart; he really has a thing or two.

Feel unwell  感到不舒服

 

Sense  n. 感官；辨别，领悟，常识；思维能力；理性；目的；意义，意思

I’m afraid I haven’t got a very good sense of direction, so I easily get lost.

Sense  vt. 感觉到；意识到；发觉

He sensed her disapproval.

Sensitive  adj.  易受伤害的，敏感的；易生气的；感情容易冲动的，神经质的，

Don’t be so sensitive, I wasn’t criticizing you.

Have a nose for   …对…敏感，很善于发现

As a journalist, she has always had a nose for a good story.

Jenny always has a nose for gossip.