新概念英語第四冊慣用語整理Lesson13
1.gas n.氣體;燃氣;;胃氣;腸氣
gas stove 煤氣竈
例句:I'm not accustomed to using a gas stove.
我不習慣用煤氣爐。
2.mineral adj. 1.礦物的2.無機的 n.1.礦物2.無機物
mineral water 礦泉水
A:You only have water to serve your guests?
A:妳就用水招待妳的客人?
B:This isn't just water, This is imported mineral water.
B:這不是壹般水。這是進口的礦泉水。
3.mud n. 泥;爛泥
as clear as mud 壹點兒也不清楚;讓人迷毫不解
例句:His explanations are as clean as mud. I can never understand what he is getting at.
他的解釋壹點兒也不清楚,我怎麽也弄不清他想說什麽。
as cross as two sticks 心情不好;很生氣
例句:Stay away from him.He is as cross as two sticks.
妳離他遠點兒,他現在心情不好。
4.oil n.石油;動植物油 v.加油,上(塗)油
burn the midnight oil 熬夜學習、工作
例句:When the finals are coming, almost all the students burn the midnight oil.
期末考試快到的時候,所有的學生都熬夜學習。
5.put up 建立
例句:The city is going to tear down those old houses and put up a new shopping center.
市鎮*就要把這些老房子拆掉,建壹個新的購物中心。
6.stay v.呆;停留
stay put 不搬;不動
A:We are having all kinds of trouble finding a new apartment for next year.
A:為明年找新房我們可遇到大麻煩了。
B:My roommate and I decided that this year we'd stay put.
B:我的同屋和我決定今年不搬。
新概念英語第四冊慣用語整理Lesson14
1.rain n. 雨 v. 降雨;下雨
as right as rain 身體恢復如初
例句:Ann has got over the flu. She's as right as rain now.
安的流感好了,她現在身體恢復如初。
2.temperature n. 1.溫度;氣溫;發燒
get (have) a temperature 發燒(have a fever)
例句:You have got a temperature, and staying in bed is the only sensible thing to do.
妳發燒了,臥床休息是明智的選擇。
新概念英語第四冊慣用語整理Lesson15
book n. 書,本子;簿 v. 登記入冊準備指控
book up(票)訂完了(all the tickets)
1.A:Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning?
A:明天早晨的班機還有座位嗎?
B:I'm sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up.
B:很抱歉,所有早晨班機的機票都已經訂完了。
2.A:I'd like to make two reservations on flight 651 for June 8th.
A:我想訂兩張6月8日651航班的機票。
B:l'm sorry. we are booked up on the 8th.
B:裉抱歉,8日的機票已經全部訂完了。
3.A:I think I'll take my mother to that French restaurant on Main Street for her birthday.
A:我想帶我媽去梅茵大街的法國餐館慶祝生日。
B:I hope it's not any time soon. They are usually booked up weeks in advance.
B:我希望妳媽的生日不在近期,它們總是提前很多星期就被訂光了。