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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

[ 本帖最后由 ella 于 2006-9-15 04:10 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

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

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

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.

smallsize

ding ding
thanks

ella

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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.

ella

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

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.

run into    consult查询
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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.

ella

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.

ella

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.

ella

that man is very stubborn, i don't know how to deal with him.
i 'll take 2 exams tomorrow.
i'll take an exam today / this afternoon.

i don't know how to do it.
i don't know what to do.
i don't know where to stay.

deal with: = cope with
you must be careful when you cope / deal with this problem.
i don't want to deal with(与之交往) him because he is selfish.
he is selfish. nobody wants to deal with him.

work out = produce / make
keep ones mind fresh
he is fresh from a trip to hangzhou./nanjing.

first.....second......last......
firstly......secondly(more over)......lastly.....(finally)
to begin with......
in the first place......

set aside vi. 撇开(不顾,取消,放弃,保留)
he sets aside 2 hours a day for writing.
he sets aside 3 hours a day for singing.
i keep my mind fresh by swimming everyday.

last but not least ----最后也是相当重要的是...
i jog 3 times a day.
after all
achieve success
he succeeded because of his hard work.
he worked hard, that's why  he was so successful.

ella

Examinations are an important part of every student's life.
Students must,therefore, know how to deal with them.
There are 3 important things a student must do to get ready for an exam.
First, he must work out a study plan.
Second, he must always keep his mind fresh by setting aside some time for exercise.
And last ,but not least,he must review what he has studied at least three times.
After all, success can only be achieved through hard work.

ella

if you want to be a good citizen, you should love your country, you should do all you can for the good of your country.
citizen
---how can i be a good citizen?
how can i master english?
how can i please him?   (please 请,使...高兴)
is this seat taken?
i sang a song to please her.
how can i please father?
well ,all you should do is study.

may i help you?
how can i help you?

i don't know where he lives.
i don't know what i can do for him.

this company is well organized.
he is well educated.
he is well built.

ella

f:   how can i be a good citizen?
m: well, always ask yourself what you can do for your country and not what your country can do for you.
f:   wow~ that was very well said.

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1.if i am free, i will help you.                                               (条件语句)我有空会帮助你的.
2.i am very busy now. but if i were ,i would help you.       (虚拟语气)我现在很忙,如果我空的话我会帮你的.(与现在相反)
3.when he came to me, i was doing something. he asked me for help.
   i had been free, i would have helped him.                       (虚拟语气,与过去事实相反)如果那时我有空的话就帮他了.

travel:
if i am rich some day, i will travel (around) the world.
if i were rich, i would travel the world.

as for me: 至于我
everybody else will go to the movies tonight.
as for me ,i will stay (at) home listening to music.

right & wrong 名词 / 形容词
right = correct. his answer is right.
wrong = not correct.  his answer is wrong.
he can't tell right from wrong.(分辨) tell A from B
please tell me a story.(告诉,说)
i can't tell john from david, because they are twin brothers.

future:
he has a bright / dark future.
if you don't work hard, your future is going to be dark.
but if you work hard, you'll have a bright future.

he worked hard ,so his dream came true.
he worked hard ,so his dream was realized.