【正文】 o do sth.==decide and try to do 決定，打算，著手做=set about doingsmash into： 撞到某處on the background of sth. 以什么為背景擋住了某人的道路 in sb39。s waychew the fat: 聊天chewed up： 著急的，擔(dān)心的make a claim 提出索求Now that：既然 quite the opposite 恰恰相反be fascinated with被…迷住了，被…吸引住了submit oneself to sb/sth屈服于，順從于never fail to do 雙重否定＝＝肯定have learned to:學(xué)會(huì)了，習(xí)慣了be suspicious of …表示懷疑，存有戒心be based on基于事實(shí)基礎(chǔ)上的base sth on 把某事加強(qiáng)在什么基礎(chǔ)之上make a study of sth對…作出研究die of 死于（疾病…） ，自然的死亡用ofdie from 死于 (非自然的死亡）suffer from 遭受…痛苦be likely to do有可能如何，強(qiáng)調(diào)可能性even so 雖然如此although 讓步，雖然，但是in spite of 盡管,只用來連接名詞，動(dòng)名詞或代詞 moreover更有甚者sail for航海去往某處set out(off) for 出發(fā)去往某處by regulation依據(jù)規(guī)則by rules依據(jù)條例by our estimate依據(jù)我們的估計(jì)by one39。s confidence 以某人為心腹light up:喜氣洋洋，容光煥發(fā)pounce on:向…猛撲過去，對…大做文章as sb. mentioned 正如…所提及的golden opportunity絕佳的機(jī)會(huì)opportunity knocks only once千載難逢的機(jī)會(huì)form an unrealistic picture of sth. 對…抱有不切實(shí)際的幻想imagine sth to be/ imagine sth. asquite the opposite: 恰恰相反load with 把…裝載到…上fend for oneself: 獨(dú)立的照料某人consist of由…組成 not/never too……to：并不太…所以能夠One is never too old to learn 活到老，學(xué)到老fancydress party==costume party 化裝舞會(huì)let out a cry 大叫了一聲take sb in 使某人信以為真，讓某人上當(dāng)see sb (to)do sth 看見某人做某事(做賓語補(bǔ)足語時(shí)候，不定式符號(hào)to被省略)if……h(huán)appen to……表示某事偶然發(fā)生let out 發(fā)出==giveon time準(zhǔn)時(shí)/ in time及時(shí)hire out。s eyes 瞇上眼睛proceed from 從什么著手開始繼續(xù)proceed from 起訴某人on end = continuously: 連續(xù)的，位于具體的時(shí)間之后learn/ know by heart: 把……牢記在心heart and soul 全心全意的，全身心的 have one39。s own fat 自作自受 have other fish to fry 另有要事要做put on fat 長胖，發(fā)胖associate A with B 把……跟……聯(lián)想到一起 = connect with.look down upon 鄙視，瞧不起appeal to sb 引起某人興趣 appeal for sth. 為某事而上訴on a sudden impulse 一時(shí)的，沖動(dòng)的to our dismay 使我們感到驚愕的是one39。s behalf 為某人的利益pride oneself on 為…感到驕傲、夸耀＝take pride in/be proud ofin the pride of 處于最佳狀態(tài)（頂峰）have excellent taste in sth 在…上有極高的品位a taste of 嘗一口，嘗一點(diǎn) in good taste: 文雅，得體 in bad taste: 庸俗，不得體to one39。s favour 受某人歡迎，得到歡心 out of favour 不利，失寵fly into a rage 勃然大怒h(huán)ave no intention of doing sth 不打算做某事go to great(considerable, any) lengths 竭盡全力，不惜一切代價(jià)get rid of 擺脫，除去at the base of 在……的底部as a special favour 作為一種特殊的優(yōu)惠be pleased with= be satisfied with 對……感到滿意keep on doing sth. 反復(fù)、重復(fù)干某事(中間可以有短暫的暫停)the majority of ……大多數(shù)wake up to find that 醒過來的時(shí)候，結(jié)果卻發(fā)現(xiàn)…………claim to have done 聲稱做過某事wait up for/sit up for 為了等待某人回來而不睡覺burn the midnight oil 開夜車nothing else than 僅僅keep secret 保密 reveal secret 揭露秘密，披露秘密sth are growing in intensity ……（某種程度）在加強(qiáng)add colour to 增添色彩pay no attention to sb = ignore sb = take no notice of sb = turn a deaf ear to sb對……不予理睬receive a great deal of attention in the press 引起了報(bào)界廣泛注意talk nonsense 胡說八道 talk sense 說正經(jīng)話go to lengths 竭盡全力e to light = bee known = emerge 被公開，被發(fā)現(xiàn)（不及物）bring sth to light/ review 把……公布于眾a prelude to sth ……的前奏a chain