1、on the rocksOurfilmindustryisontherocks.我们的电影业困难重重。Sheconfidedtohermothersixmonthsagothathermarriagewasontherocks6个月前,她向母亲透露自己的婚姻已经岌岌可危。sightIhavebeenknowntofaintatthesightofblood.大家都知道,我看到血就会昏倒。Shecaughtsightofacarinthedistance.她看见远处有一辆汽车。Therewasnooneinsight.一个人也看不见。Leaveanyvaluablesinyourcaroutof
2、sight.把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。WeregoingtoParisfortheweekendtoseethesights.我们打算去巴黎过周末,参观那里的名胜。At first sight,itmaylooklikeagenerousoffer,butalwaysreadthesmallprint.乍一看,对方给出的条件好像很优厚,但任何时候都不要小看那些小号字印刷的附加条款。originoriginaloriginallyoriginateoriginate in/fromTheroomstillhasmanyofitsoriginalfeatures.房间还保留着当初的许多特点。
3、Thatsnotaveryoriginalsuggestion.那个建议没什么新意。Onlyoriginaldocuments(=notphotocopies)willbeacceptedasproofofstatus.只有文件正本才能用作身份证明。make itmanage to dosucceed indo sth.sucessfullyYourebraveandcourageous.Youcanmakeit.你勇敢无畏,一定会获得成功。Sheisdeterminedtomakeittothetop.她决心要出人头地。chat chatted chattedchat roomchat wi
4、th sb.about sth.cafecafe barInternet caferecoverrecoveryrecover fromcompletely recoverin recoveryrespondresponserespond toin response tomake a response toSheneverrespondedtomyletter.她从来没给我回过信。Howdidtheyrespondtothenews?他们对这则消息有什么反应?Thegovernmentrespondedbybanningallfuturedemonstrations.政府的反应是今后禁止一切示
5、威活动。Theproductwasdevelopedinresponsetocustomerdemand.这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。lose lost lostlossat a loss/at seaat a loss for wordssuffer huge lossesTheclosureofthefactorywillleadtoanumberofjoblosses.工厂倒闭会使许多人失业。Enemytroopssufferedheavylosses.敌军伤亡惨重。Hiscommentsleftmeatalossforwords.他的评论让我不知说什么才好。Imataloss
6、whattodonext.我对下一步做什么心里没谱。judgeDont judge a book by its coverjudging by/fromjudgementmake a judgementapologyapologizeapologize to sb.for sth.make an apology to sb.for sth.Youowehimanapologyforwhatyousaid.你要为你所说的话向他道歉。(formal)Shemadeherapologiesandleftearly.她致歉后就提前离开了。Weapologizeforthelatedepartureof
7、thisflight.本航班起飞延误,谨致歉意。caseInsomecasespeoplehavehadtowaitseveralweeksforanappointment.在某些情况下,人们必须等上好几周才能得到约见。Inyourcase,wearepreparedtobelenient.根据你的情况,我们可以从宽处理。Themostseriouscasesweretreatedatthesceneoftheaccident.受伤最严重的人在事故现场就得到了救治。YoudbettertakethekeysincaseImout.你最好带上钥匙以防我不在家。Incaseoffire,ringt
8、healarmbell.如遇火警,即按警铃Ivemadeupmymind.Inthatcase,theresnopointdiscussingit.“我已经拿定主意。”“既然如此,讨论这件事就毫无意义了。”trickplay tricks on sb.trick sb.into doingtrick sb.out of moneyThekidsarealwaysplayingtricksontheirteacher.孩子们经常耍些花招戏弄老师。Hetrickedmeintolendinghim100.他骗我借给了他100英镑。suffersufferingsuffer fromsuffer d
9、amage/huge lossesManycompaniesaresufferingfromashortageofskilledstaff.许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。Thecompanysufferedhugelossesinthelastfinancialyear.公司在上一财政年度出现巨额亏损。Hisschoolworkissufferingbecauseoffamilyproblems.由于家庭问题,他的学业日渐退步。contactcontactablecontact sb.lose contact withMake/avoid eye contact with sb.Thereisli
10、ttlecontactbetweenthetwoorganizations.这两个机构相互之间没有什么联系。Haveyoukeptincontactwithanyofyourfriendsfromcollege(=doyoustillseethemorspeakorwritetothem)?你和你大学里的朋友还保持联系吗?Sheslostcontactwith(=nolongerseesorwritesto)herson.她和儿子失去了联系。Ifinallymadecontactwith(=succeededinspeakingtoormeeting)herinParis.我最终在巴黎与她取得
11、了联系。Theorganizationputmeincontactwithotherpeopleinasimilarposition(=gavemetheiraddressesortelephonenumbers).这家机构为我提供了其他和我情况相似的人的联系方法。explodeexplosionexplode with angerexplode into violenceBombdisposalexpertsexplodedthedeviceundercontrolledconditions.炸弹销毁专家在受控条件下引爆了这个装置。VSuddenlyCharlesexplodedwithra
12、ge.查尔斯勃然大怒。Theprotestexplodedintoariot.抗议爆发成一场暴乱。Weallexplodedintowildlaughter.我们都一下子大笑起来。countcountlesscountablecount oncount incount outcount downcount sb./sth.asEvery minute counts.Its not sth.but sth.that countsbasebasicbasicallybasisbase A on/upon Bbe based onbased onbasic skillson the basis of
13、WeregoingtobaseourselvesinTokyoandmaketripsfromthere.我们将以东京为据点到各地旅行。Whatareyoubasingthistheoryon?你这种理论的根据是什么?Ourrelationshipwasbasedonmutualdependence.我们的关系建立在相互依存的基础上measuretake measures/action/steps to doin full measure最大程度最大程度地地Measuresarebeingtakentopreventdrunkdrivinginthecity.正在采取措施防止该市出现酒后驾车。
14、Wemeasuredthedifferenceintemperature.我们测量了温度的变化。Itisdifficulttomeasurethesuccessofthecampaignatthisstage.在现阶段还难以估量这场运动的成败。reflectreflectionreflect on/upon沉思;思考沉思;思考Shecouldseeherselfreflectedinhiseyes.她在他的眼中看到了自己的样子。Ournewspaperaimstoreflecttheviewsofthelocalcommunity.我们的报纸旨在表达当地人民的心声。Shewaslefttoreflectontheimplicationsofherdecision.由她负责考虑她这个决定会牵扯哪些问题。