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魏世家1． 预计本周都应该是晴天。 It’s suppod to be sunny all week.
2． ⽓象员说今天是晴天，但天却阴沉得厉害。 The weatherman said it would be clear , but it's really cloudy.
3． 真不敢相信，现在才5⽉中旬，外⾯就这么热。 I can’t believe it’s only mid-May. It’s so hot outside. 4． 听说昨天是今年以来最热的⼀天。 They said yesterday was the hottest day of the year so far. 5． 这⿁天⽓真让⼈捉摸不透。 The weather can’t make up its mind what to do.
【解说】
1． “be suppod to ~”原本就⽤来表⽰谈论没有把握的话题，所以很适合⽤来形容天⽓。 2． ⼀说到天⽓预报，常常会使⽤ “The weatherman said…”。 “said” 也可以换成 “says”, 但要注意 “would” 也要相应地变成 “will”. 3． 谈话⾥可以使⽤⼀些夸张的说法。 “I can't believe”就是其中⼀种表达⽅式。这是为了表达⾃⼰强烈的感情。 4．詹姆斯年龄
“They say…”与 “The weatherman says…”意义完全相同。 5． “can't make up its mind”由 “⾃⼰⽆法决定”转义为“捉摸不透”。也可以使⽤ “unpredictable” 或 “changeable”, 如 “The weather is
溜肉段做法unpredicatable/changeable.”
政治、世界形势
6． 尽管失业率不断上升，⾸相仍然获得了很⾼的⽀持率。 The prime minister has maintained a high approval rating despite the increa in unemployment.
7． 在进⾏机构改⾰前，有⼏个障碍必须克服。 There are veral hurdles to clear before structural reform can be carried out.
8． 世界各国能为事先中东和平做点什么呢？ What can the world do to help bring peace to the Middle East?
9． 你怎么看美国轰炸阿富汗这件事？ How do you feel about America’s aerial bombardment of Afghanistan?
10． 我⽆法使⾃⼰⽀持⼀个好战的政府。 I can’t bring mylf to support a warlike government.
【解说】
6． “maintain”表⽰“保持某种状态”。如 “maintain contact with him.” （和他保持联系）。 “despite”常⽤于报纸，⼝语中则常使⽤in spite of. 7． Structural reform 为机构改⾰。经济改⾰、教育改⾰、政治改⾰分别为economic reform, educational reform. political reform. 动词为carry out (实⾏，执⾏) 8． Bring peace to ~意为带来和平。恢复和平为restore peace, 维护和平为maintain peace. 9． 与aerial bombardment相⽐，⼝语中更常使⽤aerial bombing. How do you feel about ~? 与What do you think of ~?同义，⽤来询问对⽅的意见。 10． 记住can’t bring mylf to ~”这种表达⽅式，它表⽰“不想～”。如：I can’t bring mylf to discuss it.” (我不想谈论这件事)
经济，景⽓
11． 最近银⾏的利率低的让⼈⽆法相信。 Interest rates at banks are incredibly low the days.
12． 你认为⽇本的经济萧条会持续到什么时候？ How long do you think this recession in Japan will continue? 13． 2001年经济不景⽓，致使失业率急剧上升。 Business was so slow in 2001 that unemployment shot way up.
14． 他的公司快要倒闭了、 His company is almost broke.
15． 我现在存钱是为晚年作准备。 I’ve been putting money aside to live on when I’m older.
【解说】
11． Interest rates 表⽰银⾏等的利率。注意这⾥使⽤了at banks. 如果以3％的年利率从银⾏贷款的话，应译为 “I got a loan from the bank at 3 percent per year.” 12． Recession表⽰不景⽓，萧条。如：The recession is deeper than the government admits.(经济萧条要⽐政府承认的更严重)。另外从不景⽓中复苏可译为recover
from the recession 13． 请记住slow 的这种⽤法。反之，表⽰经济情况很好时⽤Business is booming.或Business is thriving.等。Shoot way up ⽤于表⽰物价等急剧上涨。 14． Broke是形容词，表⽰资⾦为零状态。如：I was broke when I married her. (我和她结婚时⾝⽆分
⽂。表⽰破产时，也可以说The company went bankrupt.”(那家公司破产了)。 15． Put more money aside意为save money（存钱）。To live on意为to live on that money ⽤这笔钱⽣活。如He lives on a small salary.他依靠仅有的⼀点⼉⼯资⽣活。
流⾏，热门商品
16． 你知道“空中飞车”吗？⼤肆宣扬了⼀番，最后发现只不过是滑板车⽽已。 Do you know about Ginger? After all the hype, it turned out to be just a scooter.
17． 我们应该去那家新开的意⼤利餐馆尝尝。 We’ve got to try that new Italian restaurant.
18． ⼿机已经成为⼈们⽣活的⼀部分。没有它我真不知道怎么⽣活。 Cell phones are a way of life. I can’t live without it.
19． 我真的喜欢Kitty猫，我才不管别⼈说什么呢。 I really like Hello Kitty. I don’t care what other people say.
20． 我弄不懂⼤家为什么这样热衷于商品。 I can’t understand why everyone is so crazy about big-name brands.
【解说】
16． Hype表⽰（刺激兴趣，促进销售的）天花乱坠的⼴告宣传。好莱坞电影常⽤hype。⽽要表⽰实际结果时，可以像例句⼀样⽤turn out to be. 17． Have got to与have to /must意义相同。当向别⼈极⼒推荐某种东西时，常常使⽤这种句型。Try意为test（尝试）常常这样使⽤：Have you tried that new restaurant that opened on the corner?（你去过街⾓新开的那家餐馆了吗？）试试运⽓可以⽤I’ll try my luck. 18． Can’t live without ~表⽰缺了～就⽆法活下去。⽐较夸张，常⽤于⼝语。 19． Don’t care表⽰不在乎，如I don’t care what happened（我不在乎发⽣什么事情）语⽓更强烈⼀点的话，可以使⽤ “who cares?”(管它呢) 20． 流⾏⽆需理由，所以常常夸张地使⽤I can’t understand的表达⽅式。Be crazy about ~表⽰热衷于～。
闲谈、谣传
21． 你知道吗？听说史密斯夫妇离婚了。 Have you heard the rumor? Someone said the Smiths got divorced.
22． 听说她出⽣于⼀个富裕家庭。 I hear she comes from a well-off family.
23． 很明显，⽐尔被⼥朋友甩了。 Apparently，Bill was jilted. 24． 你听说了吗？他妈妈因逃税被抓起来了。 Did you hear his mother was arrested for tax evasion?
25． 可不要对别⼈说哦。 This is strictly off the record.
【解说】
太阳穴凹21． 说⼀些谣传时，可以⽤Have you heard…?或 Did you hear…?开始。⽐如Have you heard/Did you hear that Mr. Green is leaving the company?（你听说格林先⽣要辞职吗？）使⽤rumor的表达⽅式有Rumor has it that /Rumor goes that Mr. Green is leaving the company.”（听说格林先⽣要辞职） 22． I hear …也表⽰听说。21中的Someone said …或I hear 也表⽰传闻，如Someone said/ I hear that Tom is leaving the company. 23． Apparently⽤来表⽰相当有把握的信息 24． 与21同样表⽰传闻，同样的表达⽅式还有This is just between us/ ourlves（这话到此为⽌） 25． 要注意off the record有定冠词the .
谈论⽣活⽅式 Talking about Lifestyles
出⽣地和家庭情况是⼈们常谈论的话题，但仅仅谈论地点名称或者有⽆兄弟之类的话，不免太枯燥⽆味。
家庭、亲戚
26． 我曾被叫做“挂钥匙⼉童”。 I was a so-called latchkey kid.
27． 我爸爸把家庭放在第⼀位。 My father puts family before everything el.
28． 照顾爷爷是件很⾟苦的事。 Taking care of my grandfather is a lot of work.
29． 我们和亲戚之间不⼤⾛动。 We don’t have much to do with our relatives.
童年的作文30． 新年那天，所有亲戚都聚集在我家⾥。 On New Year’s Day, all the relatives get together at my hou.
【解说】
26． So-called意为号称、所谓的，如He’s a so-called Christian, but he never ems to go to church. （他号称是基督教徒，可是很少看到他去教堂） 27． 请记住put A before B (把A放在B之前)这种表达⽅式。如He puts his work before his family.（他重视⼯作甚于家庭）。He puts quantity before quality.（他重视数量甚于质量）。 28． 照顾（⼩孩或者病⼈）⼀般使⽤take care of ~，也可以表⽰负责作～。如I’ll take care of buying food.(我负
责购买⾷物)。 29． Don’t have much to do with ～表⽰与与～不达有关系，do with ~ 此处意为be connected with ~（与～有关系）have something to do with ~表⽰与～多少有点⼉关系，have nothing to do with ~ 表⽰与～毫⽆关系。 30． Get together集合也可以⽤have a reunion来表⽰，后者多⽤来表⽰没有什么特别节⽬的聚会。虔敬
住宅、环境
31． 我想要间更⼤的房⼦。 I wish I had a bigger hou.
32． ⼀个⼈⽣活有时会感到忧郁。 Sometimes it’s depressing when you live alone.
33． 我家房⼦盖了有20年了。 My hou is 20 years old.
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34． 去城⾥的电车⼀⼩时只有⼀趟。 There’s only one train into town per hour.
35． 上班要花⼏个⼩时？ How long does it take you to get to the work? 【解说】 31． 请注意表⽰意愿的wish的⽤法，后⾯接动词的过去式时，是虚拟语⽓的⼀种。如：I wish I could speak English much better. 公寓⼀般⽤apartment (租赁的公寓)，condominium（私有的公寓，缩写为condo）来表⽰。 32． 独⾃⽣活为live alone。如果是和别⼈合租的话，可以⽤I have a roommate.表⽰。 33． 表⽰房⼦盖了多少年⽤old表⽰。如How old is this building?
34． Town表⽰城市的中⼼，所以train into town表⽰去城⾥的电车。反之，离开城⾥的车⽤train out of town表⽰。Per hour表⽰每个⼩时，hour的前⾯不⽤one,⼀天三个⼩时表⽰为three hours per day. 35． 要表⽰⼀个⼈做某事花费多少时间，常常使⽤it takes sb. sometime to do…的形式。如It took me 50 minutes to get there我去那⼉花了50 分钟。
邻居、社区
36． 我们和邻居关系很好。 We are good friends with our door neighbors.
37． 我很少看到邻家的⼈。 I ldom e my next door neighbors.
38． 那家的狗晚上叫唤，影响了左邻右舍。 Their dog barks at night and disturbs everyone in the neighborhood.
39． 星期⼀和星期三收垃圾。 The garbage days are Mondays and Wednesdays.
40． 在市民中展开了保护位于商业区的传统建筑物的活动。 There is a movement among residents to try to prerve the traditional buildings in the old commercial area.
初中数学所有公式
【解说】
36． Good friends 表⽰关系密切，要注意friends使⽤的是复数形式。即使与⼀个⼈交朋友也使⽤复数形式，如I became good friends with Jane in Canada.” 37． Next neighbor表⽰住在隔壁的⼈。 38． Disturb愿意为interrupt(妨碍，打搅), 这⾥指打搅别⼈⼼灵的平静。在不好的传闻中的 “The rumor is disturbing.”（这种谣传着实令⼈不安）也属于同种⽤法。关于neighborhood还有There is a very nice restaurant in my neighborhood.（我家附近有家特别棒的餐馆）的表达⽅式。 39． 收垃圾⽇为garbage day, 垃圾袋为garbage bag, 垃圾箱为garbage can, 收垃圾的⼈为trash collector. 40． Movement表⽰政治性的，社会性的市*动。如the peace movement和平运动，the anti-abortion movement（反对堕胎运动）
疾病和健康
41． 我感冒了，⽽且还发烧。 I’m running a fever. I have a cold.
42． 多保重。⼀定要好好睡觉。 Take care of yourlf. Be sure to get some sleep.
43． 你早该休假了。 You derve a break.
44． 昨天我喝多了，今天还很难受（宿醉）。 I have a hangover today.
45． 由于花粉的过敏，我的眼睛刺痒难受。 I have hay fever. My eyes itch.
【解说】
41． 请注意running的⽤法。表⽰同样的意思的还有I feel feverish. I have a slight cold.表⽰有点⼉感冒。 42． 对感冒的⼈常使⽤这样的建议。或者说You should go home and go to bed. 当感冒怎么也不好时，⽤I can’t shake off this cold.来表⽰。 43． Break 虽然表⽰⼯作中的⼩憩，但这⾥表⽰休假。Derve 常⽤来表⽰得到～是理所当然的，如Your book derves high prais.你的书理所应当得到⾼度的赞誉。 44． 宿醉⽤hangover，想吐⽤I feel sick, 或I’m nauated.头晕⽤I feel dizzy.表⽰。 45． 因花粉症hay fever⽽痛苦的话，可以⽤I’m suffering form hay fever. 也可以⽤allergic（过敏），如I’m allergic to cedar pollen. (我对杉树粉过敏)。如果对猫过敏的话，可以⽤I’m allergic to cats.来表⽰。
恋爱，结婚
46． 我不知道我能否找到意中⼈。 I wonder if I’ll ever meet the right guy.
47． 我不适合结婚。 I’m not cut out for married life.
48． 第⼀次见到他，我就知道他是我命中注定的那个⼈。 The first time I saw him. I knew he was the one.
49． 我跟他⼀⼑两断了。 He means nothing to me any more.
50． 听说他们是奉⼦成婚。 I’ve heard that they had a shotgun wedding.
【解说】
46． Meet the right guy表⽰（⼥性）遇到命中注定的⼈， 47． Not cut out for ~与not the right kind of person for ~意思相同，表⽰不适合～，如I’m not cut out for teaching /politics（我不适合当⽼师/搞政治） 48． Know 以过去时表⽰凭直觉感受到。⽐如I knew we were going to get married.（我感觉到我们命中注定是要结婚的），I knew something was wrong.我觉得有点⼉怪怪的。 49． 也可以说成We’re just friends now. 我们现在只是朋友了。因性格不合⽽分⼿的情况下，则可以说There wasn’t any chemistry between us.我们⼋字不合。 50． Shotgun wedding表⽰（因⼥⽅未婚先孕为保全⾯⼦或声誉⽽不得不成婚的）强制婚姻，来源于⼥⽅的⽗亲⽤枪顶着男⽅，逼迫男⽅和⾃⼰的⼥⼉结婚。
