1 推荐:Rachel's English 明白发音,你的舌头处于什么位置,拿镜子看看。(Eric第N次推荐)
2 二手车: used car / second-hand car (used car很简单的一个表达,但是从来没有想到二手车可以这样用过。二手书:used books, 二手房:used house; 二手自行车:used bike)
3 重音总结:
首字母缩略词,重音在后:PDF, US,IQ
人名,地名重音在后:Taylor Swift, New York, Honda Civic
街道重音在前:Main street, main avenue
介词搭配,重音在后面: mark down, give up, break up
n/adj和n的固定搭配重音在前面:lightbulb, road test, test drive, credit card
4 学会知识迁移:
Do you mind if I take a crack at it?
How about if I swing by at 5:30? (swing by表示顺便拜访下,比如, 我明天下午拜访你哦:I am going to swing by tomorrow)
did I mention ///that if you sign up for this plan by Friday?
5 在一句话里,最重要的词汇,读清楚,实义动词和名词:
I'm here to see the car.
6 Would you like to take a test drive? (test drive 重读在前)
take a test--take an exam
take a gap year
take a crack at it. (try sth 比如,我不是一个爱早起的人,但是我愿意试试早起: I am not a morning person, but i take a crack at it。我不知道我是否可以解决这个问题,但我试试:I don't know whether i can help you solve this problem, but i take a crack at it)
take my word for it (believe me. buy)
Don't take my word for anything.
Would you take $7200? take接受
would you take credit card?
7 真希望不在买到一个破车:
the last thing I need is another lemon.(lemon破车)
the last thing I need is = I really don't want = I definitely don't need 想到Pass on的用法,也表示不要,比如老友记里提到phoebe不去看音乐会就可以说:I am going to pass on the concert. pass on 也可以表示死亡。
真希望不要遇到渣男:The last thing I need is jerk
水果的表达:
you are a peach 你是一个很可爱/迷人的人 (桃子粉粉嫩嫩的就是可爱啦)
the apples of sb's eye: you are the apples of my parents' eye。你是我父母的心肝宝贝。
apples and oranges: 苹果橘子两码事,什么意思,就是截然不同。 I don't like you, because we are apples and oranges.
8 注意细节:you don't have to worry about that. That is a great car.
have to =haft
worry about 中间有个j的音节
9 I‘d like my money back (退款)
I'd like sleep on it 不要重读前面的代词 ,实义动词读的清楚点
sleep on : to take a day to think about a decision。
比如,去买东西时,有点选择困难症,不知道如何怎么选择,然后告诉售货员再给我一点时间想想,就可以说:
I‘m sorry, I'm having trouble deciding. I'd like sleep on it.
10 I'd hate for you to miss out
miss out (on): 失去机会,过了这个村没有这个店
eg: I sleep on the job, however, I miss out on the opportunity
11 let's split the difference 就是折中,妥协。(你说100元,我说70元,好吧,我们折中,let's split the difference)
12. money is tight for me. ----I'm broke / better off----snug/tight衣服紧 ----baggy/loose 松
13 you‘re not happy with them ?happy 需要读的长一点,时长加长点
14 My calls are always breaking up. You’ll get great reception.** What are you looking for in a plan?
break up: 打电话断断续续的
reception 表示信号 reception is poor/good/great.
我的手机信号差:There is poor reception on my phone, please stop phoning me again.
what are you looking for in a plan? 你期待什么样的套餐?
你想要什么样的....?What are you looking for in a xx
what are you looking for in a girlfriend?
what are you looking for in a marriage?
what are you looking for in a good friend?
phenomenal : You are a phenomenal English learner.
fine print 小字报
14 I could use a new phone 其实表示:I love to, I really need,
I could drink some tea.
15 all set : are we all set? 准备就绪,都安排好了
eg:You slowploke, are you all set?
16 I'd better make sure I know what I am getting into 我应该知道我意义在何处
this is what you are getting into
Takeaways:
如何带着问题学习,如何做笔记,如何记忆(背),记住想要学习的,对于见面少的没有必要记住,记住最想记忆的 ~最值得表达
学会总结,举一反三,背诵句子句型,而不是词汇.