2016.5.21

8a+b

thrill n.激动,v.使兴奋

The animated movie is a thrilling adventure story.


foremost 一流的,最好的  first and foremost首要的

Jeremy is one of the world's foremost pianists.

Janet is an amateur singer, but first and foremost a scholar of Ancient Egypt.


alpine 高山的 alpine skiing山地滑雪

biathlon冬季两项


awareness 意识 be aware of 

The campaign successfully promoted people's awareness of global warming.


barrier  sth. blocks/stops you from doing sth.

barrier-free way 无障碍通道  language barrier 

Angry protesters crushed the barrier and got into city hall[市政厅].

When I travel to foreign countries, I'd better break down the language barrier by practising a lot


medal event 有奖牌的赛事


under  define sth. in a certain place

Snowborading is included under alpine skiing.

I made a reservation at a restaurant, when you arrived there, you can tell the host:"we made a reservataion under Gab"

I am shopping online for necklaces so I need to look under accessories.Accessaries will include necklaces. 



keep an eye on 关注=pay special attention to;照顾看着=take care of /make sure sth. stay safe

Whenever I leave to go on vacation, I have someone to kept an eye on my pet cats.

I need to go to restroom, please keep an eye on my bag for me.


speaking of  as a transition between 2 subj that are related

I love playing drums, speaking of drums, I went to a concert recently and my favourite durmer W.K. was there, I was so excited.


let(get a permission) v.s. make(no choice)

Bryan's mother lets him stay up late to play video games.(B可以自行决定)

Bryan's mother makes him stay up late to play video games(B必须这样)


An accident took his left leg. 他在事故中失去左腿


efforts have been made to…   The point is to make people know that the job is being done,even though the problem hasn't been solved.

To help the company save money and not be wasteful, efforts have been made to reduce the amount of paper used within each department.


10a+b

staff全体职员[没有s] maketing staff销售部

staff member = one of the staff

The accounting department[会计部门] has a staff of five people.

The ground staff [地勤人员] of the airline is friendly and helpful.


more fun than a barrel of monkeys 非常开心

We went on many rides at Disneyland. It was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.


take off起飞;离开  When can I take off 

The helicopter is ready to take off.

We finally took off at 11am and arrived in HK at 12:30

Vince isn't in the office; he just took off for a meeting.


hopefully

The little boy stood hopefully beside the Christmas tree waiting to open his present.


When the cat's away, the mice will play!

猫儿不在家,耗子打翻叉~(四川方言)


on a wild goose chase

Trying to accomplish sth. but leave down you don't really think

it wil become reality= do sth in vain.


moving at a snail's pace


What a zoo!   or  It's a zoo here!   To describe a place that is really noisy


What a day/night  

The dogs were barkig and I didn't have any sleep , what a night!


sub1 keep(s) sth. in sight until [a situation happens].

Donald kept his cellphone insight until he went to bed.

After calling 911, Mrs. Lawsonkept the man in sight until the police showed up.


Life can get wild 生活can be crazy

Go to the night market early, it can get really crowded if you go later.


run a company/organization


sometimes(偶尔)  v.s sometime(未来或过去某时)   some time(有段时间了)

Sometimes I walk to the office.

Don't worry, you will find the meaning sometime.

Paul has been working here for quite some time.


point fingers = blame sb. when things go wrong

Don't point fingers even when sth. goes wrong, you should come along beside the person who made mistake.


substitute teachers代课老师

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