have ones hands full; be swamped with  表示“很忙”
pin sb. down 逼迫某人说出
senitation department 卫生部门
at no charge  免费
big,light 表示饭的“丰盛;多”(big)“清淡;少”(light)
pickout truck 货车
put aside 储存
slip表示分数下滑,dip表示气温下降
make time 挤出时间
Not if结构
You ve got me.你把我难住了。
study group学习小组
ages ago很久以前
take 接受某人的挑战或邀请(2000年10月17题,原听力原文有误)
count on 指望
brag 炫耀
stick around 逗留,等
make all the difference 重要
halfway through (本不是短语,可作为短语来记)完成一半了
demanding 要求严格的
doze off 打盹
get over with 做完了事
let sth. slip to sb. 让某人知道,泄漏给某人
snap to sb. 冲某人发火,大声说
self 自己
his old self 他自己
go to ones head 自负自傲
I hate to do sth./doing sth.我不愿意
leave a lot to be desired 不满意
a trial run 试验
blurt out 不假思索说出
catch sb. off guard 乘某人不备
bring...out of sb.发挥某人的潜能,调动起来
sentimental value 情感价值
sit around 无所事事
be carried away 非常激动,忘乎所以
Just in case以防万一
stick;stuck 卡住,塞车
contagious 有感染力的
for a rainy day 未雨绸缪
make oneself scarce 很少露面(show up)
head ones way/head on/head over to/headed;heading
help out (with)解决
come across 给人深刻印象
pain reliever 止疼片
give up on sb.对某人绝望了
tough小词:Tough luck! /have a tough time/a tough choice
a bunch of 一群
keep to oneself内向,不善交际;保守秘密(keep ones squabbles to oneself)
white lab coat 白大衣
hold over 拖延;延期
hold over to 支撑到
take ones mind off 从...中摆脱出来;不再想
I have a better chance of 我最好;有机会
sweat over 努力
Pretty much.差不多了(=almost)
on good terms 关系好;保持联系
backpack 背包
put a stop to sth.停止,不再作某事
on the verge of 将要;有可能
money order(=postal order) 邮政汇票


男生变得大方,并且学习好了,也乐于助人了。
教授允许晚交作业(extension;an extra week),考试依然很难,并且可能出超范围的题目

Talk about sth. 表示“遗憾或者责备”
Why bother?表示“没必要吧”
How come...?你怎么?为什么?
How can I...?表示一种反问语气
To tell you the truth.
To be (complete) honest.
Tell me about it.没错(You got that right!)
Say,..../Now... 仅仅表示一种语气,发语词
以下几个老题中就有:
Good thing.../Its a good thing that...
Tell you what.
You know what?
Thats what you get的连读
Not if I.../Mind if I...的连读
比较级的否定;双重否定
as long as/as well as的连读
How about if I...?