No longer 不再
Do we need national heroes nowadays?
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I advise you to keep your shirt Just wait a minute! I'll be right
on no matter what he says. with you. Keep your shirt on!
不管他说什么,我劝你不要发脾 稍等,我一会儿过来,别急!
气。
这个习惯用语差不多来自两百年前美国刚开发的年代。当时人们到新大陆开天辟地创造新生活;他们在一片荒原上白手起家,生活艰辛当然不在话下,而
在这天高皇帝远的地方是没什么行政司法机构的,解决人与人之间的争端靠的是拳头。大打出手的场面时时会有,但是人们在动粗前一定先脱下衬衫,免
得它弄脏甚至扯破,因为好多人只有一件宝贵衬衫,得倍加爱惜。 这一来脱衬衫成了打架的前奏,而keep your shirt on其实就是劝人按捺一下火性。现
在当然人们不会轻易动手,但是keep your shirt on却流传至今,常用在争吵即将爆发时来开导对方耐住性子别发火。
Key Structures
Things that are annoying you.
make sb. happy . 让某人开心
Tips: I can’t stand it when ………
can't stand it 无法忍受
Will you feel upset when a close friend forgets your birthday?
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Things that are annoying you.
used to do. 以前喜欢(现在不喜欢)
Tips: I can’t stand it when ………
can't stand it 无法忍受
How much time do you have each week for doing these things?
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Many youngsters become
You are totally a social social butterflies in the summer
butterfly. vacation before going to college.
你真的是一个社交达人。 很多年轻人在跨入大学前的暑假期
间便化身为社交达人
蝴蝶本来就是一种漂亮而吸引人的昆虫,这个短语用蝴蝶来代指人,那些在社交圈里到处吸引人的交际花,也形容在公开活动中如鱼得水的社交达人
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The feelings about the place.
be born and raised 出生并被养大.
Tips: That is my home , I can’t love it more ………
can't stand it 无法忍受
What things are there to do in your town in your free time? Super Phrases
emblematic building 地标性建筑
How has your town changed over the last twenty years?
be considered famous 被认为很出名
What changes have taken place in your city in recent years? taken place in 发生在…
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How do you think your neighborhood could be improved? advantages and disadvantages 优缺点
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How many Chinese festivals you know and which one is your favorite?
What special food and activities are connected with this festival?
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forgetfulness 健忘的.
Super Phrases
What helps people to remember things?
crystallized memory 记忆结晶
Why do old people forget about things easily? reminder APP 备忘软件
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She is suffering from the green- I can't believe you would say
eyed monster over her sister's something like that. You know
new car. it's just the green-eyed
monster talking.
她姐姐的新车使她忌妒得不得了。
我真不敢相信你会说那样的话,
那是嫉妒嘛!
green-eyed 这里是作为形容词,绿眼睛的;monster就是怪兽的意思。两个单词加在一起跟怪兽没有联系,而是表示嫉妒到眼睛都绿起来了。
be ready to 准备好做…
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He really likes you. There are I think Richard has taken a bit
very few people he takes a of a shine to you.
shine to right away.
我觉得理查有点喜欢上你了
他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一
见面就有好感的。
.
shine原意是光芒,光亮的意思,生活中总有某人的出现会让你眼前发亮的意思,瞬间就好感爆棚,指的就是这个意思。表示喜欢上,爱上,钟情等。
what is the busiest part of the day for you? Super Phrases
daily routine 日常规划
Do you ever change your routine?
keep sb. motivated 让某人有动力
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Mud 本意是“泥巴”,而动词stick表示黏住的意思,这里是指一些老旧的陈年的思想把一个人给困得紧紧的了,放不开怀抱去接纳新鲜的事物。这种人被叫
做“保守派”。
as I mentioned 像我说的
In the future, do you think machines will replace humans for doing
things, then we don't need to learn any more?
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That face rings a bell, where It does ring a bell with me.
have I seen him before?
我的确有点印象。
这张脸看起来好眼熟,我在哪里
见过呢?
这句俚语的原意是响铃了,借代这种引人注意的表达来形容某件事情引起了某人的共鸣;或者说是某个事情让勾起了某人的回忆,让某人觉得眼熟或者耳熟。
as I mentioned 像我说的
Do you know about any policies about opening a play a big role 扮演重要角色
business abroad?
in most cases 多数情况下
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这个俚语原意是“在包包里”,但是根据老美们的习惯用法,延伸为:东西都在包包里了,是我的了!跑不掉了的啦!也就是中文常说的“十拿九稳,稳操胜
券”。
knowledge-oriented 知识导向型男
Do you think it's popular because people want to
gain knowledge 获得知识
gain knowledge or is there some other reason?
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get在这里表示理解,wrong 是错误的,也就是说你不要错误的去理解我的话,不会误会我。
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What musical instrument do you enjoy most and why? indispensable part of our life
生命中不可或缺的一部分
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有传言说,中世纪城市的排水系统不发达,暴雨的时候有很多猫狗被淹死。因此,一些迷信的人们认为这些被淹死的猫狗是从天上掉落的。
lead to 导致
Do you think there's too much noise in modern society?
the risk of deaf 耳聋的风险
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这句话原意是猪飞来了,就像中文那句“母猪会上树”一样,是不可能发生的事情。
What advice would you give someone who wanted to make more
friends?
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---You are a chicken.
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You are such a chicken. If you You are a chicken. There is no
don't agree with our manager, need to be afraid of a little dog.
why don't you tell it to
his face? 你是个胆小鬼,完全没必要害怕
你真是个胆小鬼。如果你不同意经 一条小狗嘛。
理的观点,为什么不当面
告诉他?
美国人认为chicken 是一种非常胆小的动物,一赶就跑开了。所以常用chicken来指代胆小鬼。
Key Structures
What is your favourite TV Programs?
make our life more colorfull
Tips: I used to watch a lot of TV shows, but.... 让我们的生活更多彩
make us well-infromed
让我们了解时事
How often do you watch TV and Why?
Tips: I watch the Shows every.... too many commercials
太多广告
Are there some disadvantages of watching too much TV? Super Phrases
too much violence 太多暴力
Should we let kids to watch some action movies? harmful to the youth and kids
对年轻人和孩子有害
What kind of TV shows do you think are better for kids? distract us from study or work
影响我们工作和学习
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He scared the pants off this Height scares the pants off som
sister by talking about a horror e people.
film all night.
有些人很怕高。
他整个晚上都谈论一部恐怖影片,
把她妹妹吓得要命。
Are there some the environmental problems that are affecting countries these days?
Do you think that governments around the world are doing enough to tackle the problems?
be enough to 足够做某事
Do you think there will be more environmental
disasters caused by humans in the future? by dealt with 通过…处理
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Key Structures
The reason why we need to travel. broaden our outlook 开阔视野
Tips: Traveling can help us to release some presure and ....
fast pace of life 快捷的生活节奏
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Get up 都知道是起床,但是下床的方式用错了,用来形容早上起床的心情不佳,像中文说的是“起床气”
What is teamwork?
Tips: Teamwork is that people work in .......
Key Structures
develop oneself 自我发展
Why we need to have teamwork.
Tips: Because we can share ..... get established in society 在社会立足
Do you like to work or study with others or just share ideas with 分享观点
by yourself?
in advance 提前
What personality should a lead have?
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我当时真的以为她会来这儿帮我, 当你陷入困境的时候,那些酒肉
看来她不是个能共患难的 朋友是不会主动联络你的。
朋友。
taken up 占据
What do you think is the most concerned by people,
local, national, or international news? concern about 忧心…
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Don't come to me for everything. If you use your noodle you can
Go find the answer yourself. make money out of it.
Use your noodle.
如果你开动脑筋,你就能从这里
别什么事都来找我。自己去找答 挣到钱。
案,用用你的大脑!
noodle在这里不是面条的意思,而是脑袋(brain)的意思。只要你联想下,脑子里的构造,那些复杂错乱的神经线,就可以跟noodle搭上边了!
老外们也都是这么形象生动的。
When you were child who taught you to be polite? Super Phrases
open minded 思想开放
Why is it important to be polite to people?
be respectful of 对某事很敬重
Do you think people became more or less polite in
in return 回报
your country compared to when you were a child?
In your country’s culture, how do you show that you are being polite?
Are we less polite with members of our families than with people we don’t know?
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自从Mike的妻子去世以后,他
在家既当父亲又当母亲。
Hat原意是帽子,在这个俚语里面指代的是工作和责任(jobs 和 responsibility),带着两顶帽子,指代身兼两职,辛苦而且责任重大。
What are the various places where we see advertisements? Super Phrases
What kind of advertisements do you like the most? with a high density 密度大
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Don't start doubting yourself if If it's not close, he says, you are
you get turned down. more likely to get turned down.
不要在被拒绝的时候开始怀疑自己。 如果你们的关系不密切,那么你的
加薪要求更有可能被拒绝。
Why do you think some people pay to learn time Super Phrases
management?
get into the habit of 养成…的习惯
Do you think children should learn to manage time? follow through on 执行到底
Why do some people find it hard to follow their plans? set aside time to 抽出时间
Do old people and young people manage their time in a similar way?
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原意是葡萄藤的意思,这样名词常常被用来描述小道消息,四处打听来的有关的线索,这个跟我们中国有个成语“顺藤摸瓜” 类似,指的就是
找到线索就能知道真相。常用的搭配: on the grapevine 或者是 through the grapevine 。
Will you be alone during your holiday? go to karaoke for singing 去唱K
Tips: I prefer to spend my holiday with ....
be beneficial to our physical health
有利于身体健康
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Things have been going well June should have got her exam
lately for me. Knock on wood. results by now and know that
she's passed,
我最近一切顺利。 knock on wood.
希望总是吉人天相。 June现在该拿到考试成绩了,并且
知道她已通过了,
但愿她总交好运。
美国人会用手的指关节敲击木头以避免厄运,这和中国的一些习俗很相近,如果说了一些不好的事情,为了避免不吉利,就会说"knock on wood",并同时
用手敲击木头的东西。
Key Structures
What you never done yet?
the mastery of innovation 精通创新之路
Tips: I have tired but .....
be foolhardy to 做事莽撞
Do we need to always have hopes and dreams plan for the future 规划未来
about future?
Tips: Yes indeed. Because that can help ....
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Is there anything that you’ve always wanted to do but have not done yet?
Why some people always have their plans while the courage to 做...的勇气
others don’t?
overcome myself 克服自己
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我们正在分秒必争地抢救被埋 为了在五点前完成报告,我们一整
在瓦砾堆下的人。 天都在分秒必争的工作。
Key Structures
Is playing sports dangerous?
make us fit 让我们强壮
Tips: I have tired but .....
stretch oneself 伸展身体
Is there anything that you’ve always wanted to do but have not done yet?
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Do you think the hardest work that pay the most ? be no exception 没有例外
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I advise you to keep your shirt Just wait a minute! I'll be right
on no matter what he says. with you. Keep your shirt on!
不管他说什么,我劝你不要发脾气。 稍等,我一会儿过来,别急!
这个习惯用语差不多来自两百年前美国刚开发的年代。当时人们到新大陆开天辟地创造新生活;他们在一片荒原上白手起家,生活艰辛当然不在话下,
而在这天高皇帝远的地方是没什么行政司法机构的,解决人与人之间的争端靠的是拳头。大打出手的场面时时会有,但是人们在动粗前一定先脱下衬衫,
免得它弄脏甚至扯破,因为好多人只有一件宝贵衬衫,得倍加爱惜。 这一来脱衬衫成了打架的前奏,而keep your shirt on其实就是劝人按捺一下火性。
现在当然人们不会轻易动手,但是keep your shirt on却流传至今,常用在争吵即将爆发时来开导对方耐住性子别发火。
act as 担当
What meanings do colors have for you? be perfect for sb. 对…很合适
What does your favorite color make you think of? make sb. think of 让某人联想到…
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She did not attend school. She Hard to believe a young fellow
had to work in order to help should have to work sixty or
her parents makeends meet. seventy hours a
week to make ends meet.
她也不能去上学,应该帮忙父母
做工作,不然的话不够钱用。 我很难相信一个年轻人每周必
须工作六十或七十个小时才
能勉强维持生计。
Key Structures
The online sharing nowadays
present a gift to sb. 送礼物给某人
Tips: Friends will post their daily photos online then …
save memories 保存回忆
Tips: In my opinions, ….
Do you prefer to take photos yourself or to have other people take your photos? Why?
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Bright yellow background can
Personally, I think Tom's new be hard on the eyes.
girlfriend is a little hard on the
eyes. 明亮的黄色背景很刺眼。
我个人觉得汤姆的女友不太好看。
看到后感到对眼睛是种折磨,是不是有点儿“辣眼”的意味?这个俚语正好说明“不好看”,还可以形容光线强烈,刺眼的意思。