1学习工具: youglish , 人人词典,forvo;听听别人是怎么使用的(之前用过youglish一段时间,还是蛮好用的,通过多多的听几个不同的版本,最终可以找到重音的位置)。
2 写点东西可以让自己有意识的进步
1 review 对书籍,戏剧,电影等的评价,eg: a book review, theater review
2 culture vulture 文艺青年,押尾韵
3 Imagine having the paparazzi follow you all day. imagine 放在句首的用法,多用在演讲,paparazzi /ˌpɑ:pə'rɑ:tsi:/
4 film buff 电影迷 eg: I am a big of English =I am an English buff
5 I really want to show her around.我想带你逛 eg: let me show you around.
6 get two dinner for the price of one. 两份dinner是一份钱。给我一样来一个 I'd like one of each。几个一样的 ...of a kind, eg:3 of a kind 三个一样的; one of a kind 独一无二的,独特的; any one will do. 任何一个都行,强调个体,重音在one,anyone 表示任何人
7 ring a bell 听起来很熟,eg: it sounds ring a bell; I can't place you 我想不起你啦
8 long for = be dying to 渴望
9 time your visit 提前计划,以便可以看到更多的景色
10 leave plenty of time for browsing in the gift shops eg:I am browsing. do some window-shopping. 只逛不买
11 go-between 中间人;go-to person, go-to place. eg:Eric is the go-to person
12 you must really be hungry,you must really be a kind person
13 soup kitchen 慈善 施食处(为穷人免费提供食物)
14 get back on their feet 卷土从来,可以指人和企业, from scratch 白色起家
15 good deed,no good deed goes unpunished 好人没有好报 ~
16 pay sb's dues 付出,耕耘
17 step up to the plate 承担责任,并且开始做
18 run behind 迟到
19 run it by me 商量,讨论
20 I am bitten by the travel bug 我被虫子咬了;,我最近特别想去旅游,很形象的一个表达。
eg:I was bitten by the English bug; bug 做v 表示bother, annoy. eg:stopping bug me,
21 excited, pumped, amped (又兴奋,又紧张)
22feet --foot 英尺 --foots 沉淀物
23 old habits/traditions/customs die hard
24 do one’s part,pull one’s weight一样,当我们想说“各司其职”时就可以用到他们