Unit 2 Growing pains
1.a waste of time/money 時間/金錢的浪費
2. spend one’s time (in )doing sth 花費某人…時間做某事
waste one’s time (in)doing sth. 浪費某人…時間做某事
3. force sb to do sth. 強迫某人…..
force doing sth.
4. an unpleasant experience 一次不愉快的經歷
5.be supposed to do sth.應該……
6.go unpunished 不被懲罰
7.give sb.a chance to do sth. 給某人機會做某事
8.deserve to do sth. 值得做某事
9.be hard on 對….嚴格
10.now that =since 既然
doing sth.
11. feel like sth.
that clause
12.give sb.some good advice 給某人一些好建議
13.take/follow/accept one’s advice (n.) 采納某人的建議
advise (v.) sb to do sth 建議某人做某事
advise doing sth.
be advised to do sth
14.keep doing 一直做某事
15.argue with sb. about sth 因某事和某人爭論
16.ask sb for help 向某人求助
17.ask for 要求
ask for two-day’s leave
18.at the moment =just now / then
19.refuse to do sth 拒絕做…
to do sth.
20 .agree on sth. 同意….
with sb.
21.treat sb.as….把…當成…看待
22.be rude to sb. 對…無禮貌
23.as though=as if 好象
24 insist on sth. 堅持…
insist on one’s doing sth
25.allow sb to do sth 允許…..
allow doing sth
be allowed to do sth.
26.harm one’s relationship 危害…關系
do harm to 對….有害
be harmful to
to do sth
27.forbid sb. 禁止做….
from doing sth.
28.the moment =as soon as=on doing sth.
29.to our surprise /joy 讓….驚訝/ 高興
30 sb.be in charge of sth. 某人負責…
.in the charge of sb=in one’s charge 由…負責
31.go out 熄滅(用主動式) The light went out.
turn off 關 The light was turned off.
32.take an /no interest in (doing )sth
be /become interested in (doing) sth
33.after all 畢竟 in all 總共
at all 根本 above all 尤其重要的是
34.explain sth. to sb. 向某人解釋…
explain to sb about sth
35.suggest one’s doing sth.建議做某事
Knock it off. 少來這一套；A close call. 太危險了/千鈞一發；Neck and neck. 不分上下
It is cool很棒； It is neat太酷了； It is righteous酷斃了! Righteous比較少用
That will be the day. 有這么一天就好了；I am having a swell time. 我玩得很開心
If I were in your shoes…如果我是你的話…；It is out of the question. 這是不可能的
He passed out. 他已經昏倒了！；Not a sound was heard 沒有一點聲音；Don’t panic. 不要慌！
It is a lot of junks. 這都是一些鬼東西；Over my dead body! 休想！I decline! 我拒絕
I got a big kick out of it. 這件事真令我開心；Don’t try to brainwash me.別想給我洗腦
Don’t chicken out，Be a man. 不要退縮了；You can count on us. 你可以信賴我們。
His words carry a lot of weight 他的話很有份量；My mouth is watering. 我流口水了
Don’t dream away your time 別虛度光陰；Cheer up振作起來；You are a chicken你是個膽小鬼
It is nothing to be surprised about 這事不值得大驚小怪；What a good deal! 真便宜
In a word，I am tired of everything 總之，我對一切都很厭倦；You asked for it 你自討苦吃
God helps those who he1p themselves 上帝幫助那些自己幫自己的人；You set me up! 你出賣我
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself 人貴有自知之明
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise 塞翁失馬，安知非福
I don’t think much of the movie 那電影不怎么樣；Fasten your seat belt 系好你的安全帶
I have a nice sum of money put away 我存了一大筆錢；Don’t trust to chance 別碰運氣
I just keep my head above water (生活)還湊合！I have the right to know我有權知道
He stands out in the crowd. 他在人群中特顯眼；He may show up soon. 他馬上就回來。
you can eat and drink your fill. 你可以盡情的吃，盡情的喝；I sobbed sadly． 我傷心的抽泣著
Work fascinates me.I can look at it for hours. 工作好有意思，尤其是看著別人工作。
Beyond all questions you are right 毫無疑問，你是對的；Clothes make the man人要衣裝
Opportunity knocks but once. 機不可失，時不再來；He lacks courage. 他缺乏勇氣。
Im not good at speaking off the cuff 我不擅長即興演講；One of these years猴年馬月
Shake a leg, or youll miss it. 快點，否則趕不上了；Ive had it with him. 我受夠他了
His performance of LI BAI is top-notch. 他扮演的李白特別出色；Ill buy it. 我贊成。