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there're something you should do before going for a job interview.
first, / firstly / to begin with / in the first place, you should prepare a good resume.
second,/ secondly,/ further more ,/moreover, you should dress properly.
last,/lastly / finally, you should think of some questions and answers for the interview.

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m:  guess what, mom?
f:   what?
m:  i got through the exams with flying colors.
f:   well done, son. i‘m really proud of you.


guess what?
can you guess what happened to me?
guess what? i got a goose egg on the exam (on the english test) today.
he did well / poorly on the english test.
he got 95 points on the english test.

get through = pass
with flying colors = successfully(出色的，成功的)
=i did well on the exams.

well done = good job
be proud of
i'm proud of your performance.
he is diligent , his academic performances /grades are good.

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Well done is better than well said.

总之：to sum up, in short, in brief, all in all, in a word ,in general...
to sum up, he is a man whom / that you can trust.
to sum up, i had good time on the trip.

there's no shortcut to mastering of english.
there's no shortcut to success.all you should do is work hard.

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there's no shortcut to mastering of english.
what then shouild we do?
first, we should buy a good english-chinese dictionary.
second, we should read as many english articles as we can.
and last but not least we must encourage ourselves to speak english whenever possible.
after all, Rome wasn't built in a day.
however,as long as we are determined, some day we'll all have a good command of english(只用于语言).

1.kitty has a dog ,in addition/besides/moreover/futhermore she also has a cat.
2.after saving money for 2 years,jack finally bought a car.
3.you did a good job ,well done,betty.
4.chris got through all his exams with flying colors means he did well on all of his exams.
5.david wants to be a professional pianist,therfore, he must pracrice it everyday.

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many people put off untill tomorrow what they can do today.
they always look for excuses to postpone doing something.
in the end, it never gets done.
if we leave things undone, we'll eventually worry.
this will then cause unnecessary stress.
therefore, if you have this bad habbit,it's best get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.


put off :延迟    postpone 延期
do not put off untill tomorrow what they can do today.

look for:
your parents were looking for you just now.
he isn't here now, he was here just now.

excuse /iks'kju:z/
he made a very bad excuse when he said he was sick again.
will you excuse me, please?(暂时离开一下)
you are excused.
excuse me.

in the end最后，到头来   .... in the beginning 起先
in the beginning ,he was very nice to me. he loved me very much.
but in the end,he hated me. he treated me as an enemy.
to begin with 首先
you should master english. if you want to master english,to begin with ,you should buy a good dictionary.

get:
i got hurt = i was hurt
he got killed in the car accident = he was killed ...

eventually=in the end
he didn't study, eventually he failed.

leave:
he left.
he has left.
he left the city yesterday.
he has left the city.
leave ..  ..  任由
she left her baby crying there.
leave things undone

worry:worried
i worry about you.
i am worried about you.

stress:
he did well under stress.
i don't like to work under stress.

habbit
he has the good habbit of getting up early.
he is in the habbit of getting up early.

get rid of
you should get rid of smoking.
you should rid yourself of smoking.
you should quit smoking.

ella

it's best get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.----->it's best to get rid of it and do things as soon as possible.

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ding ding
thanks

ella

m: hi,lisa! are you free this saturday?
f:  yes, why?
m: would you like to go to a party with me?
f:  ok.will you pick me up at my place?
m: sure.is 8 o'clock alright?
f:  that would be fine.
m: see you then.


are you free now?
will you be free tomorrow?
i was free yesterday afternoon.
will you be free this afternoon?
are you free now?=are you available now?= do you have time now?
he is available.
do you have this book available(有卖，可以买得到的) here?
do you have this kind of watch / bicycle available here?
----do you sell this kind of bicycle  here?

i will be free on saturday / friday.
i will be free this saturday / friday.
i was free last saturday / friday.

would you like to ........你想不想.....
i would like to.  = i'd like to.
do you like to........      你喜不喜欢....

pick up:
i just dropped the book~please pick it up.
please pick me up at the station at 6.
he is picky about food.(挑剔)
he is particular about food.

ella

she stood me up last night.
don't wait for john,he's not coming today.
take off your shoes before entering the room.
don't take off your clothes here.
because of the rain, they called off(取消) the meeting.
put off

when will you leave for america?
i will be on leave tomorrow.
i will be on vacation tomorrow.

deny doing sth.

ella

it cannot be denied that Van Gogh was a great artist.
however,he was considered  an outcast by other artists of his time.
many of his most famous paintings were painted at a time when he was isolated by the society.
today these painings are admired as masterpieces and are sold for large sums of money.
clearly, it was Van Gogh 's destiny to be a painter.

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-9-14 08:41 PM 编辑 ]

ella

It cannot be denied that john is a good boy.
It cannot be denied that peter studies hard./ peter is diligent.
it is necessary that you do the work.
It cannot be denied that english has become an international language.
no one can deny that english has become an international language.
there is no denying that  english has become an international language.

deny:
it cannot be denied that hard work leads to succuess.
there's no denying...=it is impossible to deny...

oucast:
he is selfish,some day he will be an outcast . nobody wants to talk to him.he will have no friends at all.
be considered :
he is considered a hero / a good student.
we consider him a hero/ a good student.

that's the reason why she wants to leave.
that's the small town where i was born.
that's the small town where i saw marry.
that's the time/ day  when we'll meet.

society:
when you step into society, you should learn to be a good citizen.
isolate: [ 'aisəleit ]  a. 孤立的  v. 隔离,孤立    vt. 使隔离,使孤立
masterpiece: [ 'mɑ:stəpi:s ]   n. 杰作
destiny: [ 'destini ]  n. 命运

that painting is a masterpiece.
he gave me a large sum of money for the help i had given him.
i recieved a large sum of money.
large sums of money
i bought it for 10 $.
i sold the car for 20$.
i had two eggs / some fish for breakfast.

ella

m:  may i take your photograph,jane?
f:   please don't.
m:  why not ? you are  beautiful.
f:   well, i do not consider myself photogenic.


photogenic: [ .fəutəu'dʒenik ]  

a. 上相的,上镜头的

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