Words and expressions
1.Expensive 不能用来形容价格的高低,价格高低可以用high或者low来形容。
关于“价格贵”的一些表达:
Dear(英式英语)
E.g. Everything is so dear now, isn't it?
Pricey
E.g. This bag is pretty pricey.
Costly
E.g. Buying a new house may prove too costly.
Steep
E.g. $200 for a lunch buffet seems a little deep for me.
Cost/ pay an arm and a leg
E.g. Buying a new apartment in Wudaokou costs him an arm and a leg.
2. Only just 刚刚
E.g. We have only just arrived.
3.Wheel 方向盘
E.g. Steering wheel
Behind the wheel 可以表示在开车
Take the wheel=drive
Wheels (informal) 汽车
A three-wheel 三轮车
Wheels within wheels 错综复杂
4.Worth
E.g. Get your money's worth(钱或时间)值得花
5.Talk shop 说行话,三句话不离本行
E.g. Stopping talking shop. Let's have fun.
6.Blare means to make a loud unpleasant noise
E.g. The radio was blaring out rock music.
Honk(使汽车喇叭)鸣响
E.g. People honked their horn as they drove past.
Why did you honk at me?
7.Scramble 爬
Scrambled eggs 炒蛋
Tomatoes and scrambled eggs
Stir-fried eggs and tomatoes
8.Admire 欣赏 admiration (noun) 注意发音区别
Gaze 凝视,注视
Stare 盯着看,凝视
Glare 怒目而视
Glower 虎视眈眈
9.关于“忙”的一些表达:
Hectic
E.g. A hectic schedule/ agenda
A hectic life 忙碌的生活
I am in the middle of something. 在忙事情
I have my hands full with my classes.