新概念英语第四册惯用语整理Lesson13
1.gas n.气体;燃气;;胃气;肠气
gas stove 煤气灶
例句:I'm not accustomed to using a gas stove.
我不习惯用煤气炉。
2.mineral adj. 1.矿物的2.无机的 n.1.矿物2.无机物
mineral water 矿泉水
A:You only have water to serve your guests?
A:你就用水招待你的客人?
B:This isn't just water, This is imported mineral water.
B:这不是一般水。这是进口的矿泉水。
3.mud n. 泥;烂泥
as clear as mud 一点儿也不清楚;让人迷毫不解
例句:His explanations are as clean as mud. I can never understand what he is getting at.
他的解释一点儿也不清楚,我怎么也弄不清他想说什么。
as cross as two sticks 心情不好;很生气
例句:Stay away from him.He is as cross as two sticks.
你离他远点儿,他现在心情不好。
4.oil n.石油;动植物油 v.加油,上(涂)油
burn the midnight oil 熬夜学习、工作
例句:When the finals are coming, almost all the students burn the midnight oil.
期末考试快到的时候,所有的学生都熬夜学习。
5.put up 建立
例句:The city is going to tear down those old houses and put up a new shopping center.
市镇*就要把这些老房子拆掉,建一个新的购物中心。
6.stay v.呆;停留
stay put 不搬;不动
A:We are having all kinds of trouble finding a new apartment for next year.
A:为明年找新房我们可遇到大麻烦了。
B:My roommate and I decided that this year we'd stay put.
B:我的同屋和我决定今年不搬。
新概念英语第四册惯用语整理Lesson14
1.rain n. 雨 v. 降雨;下雨
as right as rain 身体恢复如初
例句:Ann has got over the flu. She's as right as rain now.
安的流感好了,她现在身体恢复如初。
2.temperature n. 1.温度;气温;发烧
get (have) a temperature 发烧(have a fever)
例句:You have got a temperature, and staying in bed is the only sensible thing to do.
你发烧了,卧床休息是明智的选择。
新概念英语第四册惯用语整理Lesson15
book n. 书,本子;簿 v. 登记入册准备指控
book up(票)订完了(all the tickets)
1.A:Is there a seat available for tomorrow morning?
A:明天早晨的班机还有座位吗?
B:I'm sorry. All the morning flights have been booked up.
B:很抱歉,所有早晨班机的机票都已经订完了。
2.A:I'd like to make two reservations on flight 651 for June 8th.
A:我想订两张6月8日651航班的机票。
B:l'm sorry. we are booked up on the 8th.
B:裉抱歉,8日的机票已经全部订完了。
3.A:I think I'll take my mother to that French restaurant on Main Street for her birthday.
A:我想带我妈去梅茵大街的法国餐馆庆祝生日。
B:I hope it's not any time soon. They are usually booked up weeks in advance.
B:我希望你妈的生日不在近期,它们总是提前很多星期就被订光了。