jack of all trades but master of none
都懂一点儿但没一个精通的
What is missing from this list? 这份清单上 还 缺什么？
to break the news 发布消息
mean and nasty thoughts 卑鄙下流的想法
tear sb down 贬低
tear down 拆毁
build long-lasting relationships 建立持久关系
board members 董事会成员
take the liberty to do／of doing
do sth．with ungranted and sometimes improper familiarity冒昧；冒失
Please excuse me for taking the liberty to write to you．恕我冒昧写信给你。
I took the liberty of borrowing your dictionary while you are absent．你不在时我冒昧借用了你的词典
would like to和want to的区别
1.would like to do sth是愿意做某事,表示乐意.
而want to do sth 式表示想要做某事表达一种想法,前者程度更深
2.would like to比I want to更礼貌,一般用于邀请某人做某事.I want to比I would like to更自信.
we'd like to invite leaders in the field as our panelists
3.I want to 通常不表示不可实现的愿望,而I would like to可以
然后I'd like to和I'd like的区别
I'd like to后面加动词原形do,表示想要做某事
比如I'd like to go with you.
而I‘d like后面加名词,表示我想要...（某个东西）
I'd like a cup of tea.
最后I want to和I want
道理同上
I want to+do
I want+名词
we have enormous interests
it relates to a whole category of activities within our school
a quite / a rather 是陈述语气.quite / rather 在这里就是程度状语,表示“有些,相当的”
quite a / rather a 是感叹语气.quite / rather 在这里是语气词,表示“哈!还真有点.”
例如：
That's a quite interesting topic.这是个有意思的话题.
That's quite an interesting topic.这话题还真有趣啊.
rather的用法语此类似.
quite/rather 其后所接名词若有形容词修饰, 顺序只能为； quite/rather a(an)+adj+单数可数quite/rather a cold day;
quite/rather后只有名词时,冠词a/an顺序较为灵活： a rather/quite day 或 ...
quite a bit, quite a few, quite a little, quite a lot的辨析方法，仅供参考：
quite a bit, quite a few, quite a little, quite a lot
quite a bit常用于more或less前面表示“相当多”。
Quite a bit more snow is coming tonight. 今晚的雪下的还要大。
quite a few常用于口语中表示“不少，相当多”，后接可数名词，相当于not a few。如：
Quite a few people I have spoken to are of that opinion. 不少和我交谈过的人都有那个意见。
quite a little也表“不少”，但后接不可数名词，相当于not a little。如：
Quite a little is left to do. 还有不少工作要做。
Cleaning the back yard needed quite a little work. 打扫后院费了不少工夫。
quite a lot也表“许多”，可直接作宾语或状语。如：
I saw quite a lot of him last year. 去年我常见到他。
We have read quite a lot. 我们已经读了许多了。
start from scratch 白手起家
Those whom god loves die young 天妒英才
big trouble on the horizon 大难临头 is coming/around the corner/is drawing near
broaden one's horizon 开阔眼界
the horizon of knowledge 知识范围
quite often 经常
That sort of thing is quite continual
have continual arguments with father
at the weekend 是指在周末,其中有个the,就是指定了在哪一周
如：i'm going shopping at the weekend,就是特指本周末
at weekends是没有特指的,无具体哪一周,意思一样,都是指在周末
表示“在周末”之意时，英国英语中用at: at weekends/ at the weekend；美国英语中用on: on weekends/ on the weekend.
sue for divorce 提起离婚诉讼
see off 送别 赶走
Facebook attempts to see off the threat from the $15bn start-up that now has 150m daily active users.
mimick 模仿 ape
therefore since hence thus
He drank too much, therefore we drove him home.
He drank too much and therefore we drove him home.
这两句话有前因後果的情况产生
但是使用分号『；』的时候
He drank too much; therefore we drove him home.
这句话的意思就比较有点在表达两个不同的行为藉由分号而凑在一起,前因後果的含意就没有这麼明显
He must have taken the book since it wasn't there.
此处的 since 要翻成 因为 = because
accordingly,consequently,hence,so,therefore,thus
这些连接副词均有“因此，所以”之意。
accordingly书面用词，强调根据某种原因而得出的结果，其前可用冒号或分号，但不用逗号。 consequently正式用词，侧重符合逻辑的结果。
hence较正式用词，指接下来的东西是理所当然的必需的东西，但强调其重要性。 so用于比较随便的场合，口语中多用。 therefore通常指引出一个推断出的必然结论。 thus多用于书面语中，可与therefore换用。
Therefore，Thus ，hence，then，accordingly与So用法辨析
这四个词的区别大致可从以下几方面去看：
1、therefore adv.因此, 所以=for that reason=consequently常用于连接两个并列分句，其前加“and”或分号“；”。
He was ill, and therefore could not come. 他病了, 所以未能来。
He has broken his leg and therefore he can't walk.他摔坏了腿，因此不能走路了。
We do not have enough money. Therefore we cannot afford to buy the new car.我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。
2、so conj. adv因而, 所以, 结果是
It was late, so we went home. 天晚了, 所以我们就回家去了。
He was sick, so they were quiet.他病了，所以他们很安静。
3、hence adv.因此, 从此
The town was built among the hills, hence the name Hilltown. 该城镇修建在群山之中,故取名'山城'。
It is very late; hence you must go to bed.时间已经很晚了，因此你必须睡觉去。（记住前面是分号，而不是逗号）
4、then adv因此，就
Go into the cave, then they won't see you. 躲进洞里去，那他们就看不到你了。
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5、accordingly adv.因此, 从而；所以，因此结果；因此（偶作连词使用conj.）
He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he went.有人叫他离开该城市,所以他就走了。
You may arrange accordingly.你可以权宜处理。
Mr Foster has never been to China. Consequently / Hence he knows very little about it.福斯特先生从未去过中国,所以对中国了解得很少。
My car was broken down and consequently I was late. = in consequence
6、Thus adv.如此，像这样；因此；于是
He sold his farm and thus he had enough money for his journey.他卖掉了农场，这样他就有足够的钱旅行了。
There has been no rain — thus, the crops are drying.天没下雨，因此庄稼要枯死了。
这个数字意味着产量提高了一倍。
Thisnumeralmeansaonefoldincreaseinproduction.
他的房东把租金提高了一倍。
His landlord doubled the rent.
统计显示，这个国家人口在10年内将增加一倍。
Statistics suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years'time.
玛丽亚15岁的时候就已经在追求年龄比自己大一倍的男人了。
BythetimeshewasfifteenMariawasalreadyrunningaftermentwiceherage.
她犹豫不决，不知道是该选择年龄比她大一倍的男人还是比她小的男人。
Shevacillatesbetweenmentwiceherageandmenyoungerthanshe
研究表明，即使抽烟不多的人也比不抽烟的人患白内障的概率高出一倍多。
Inonestudy,lightsmokerswerefoundtobemorethantwiceaslikelytogetcataractsasnon-smokers
Twentymillionyearsago,Idahowasnotthearidplaceitisnow.Rather,itwaswarmanddamp,populatedbydenseprimordialforest
2,000万年前，爱达荷州并不像现在这样干旱。相反，那时的爱达荷州温暖潮湿，有大片的原始森林。
Well,hedidhaveasortoffamilyconnectionwithit,didn'the.'—'Ohyes.Rather.'
“那么，他的确和它有些家族渊源，是不是？”——“噢，是的，的确如此。”
