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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Hey, I still can’t believe what happened between Sarah and John at the party last night. Did you see that?嘿，我仍然不敢相信昨晚派对上萨拉和约翰之间发生的事情。你看到了吗？B: Yeah, I saw it, but let’s just drop it, okay? It’s not our business to spread rumors.是的，我看到了，但我们就别提了，好吗？传播谣言不是我们的事。drop it“别提了”、“不再谈论”或“停止做某事”。具体含义取决于上下文。例句1：I think you should drop it; it’s not going to work out.我认为你应该放弃，这行不通的。例句2：Drop it, we’re not discussing this anymore.别说了，我们不再讨论这个了。例句3：I think we should drop the subject; it’s making everyone uncomfortable.我觉得我们应该不再谈论这个话题了，它让大家都感到不舒服。例句4：Drop it, you’re only making things worse.停止吧，你这样只会让事情变得更糟。总结一下区别：“Drop it” 更倾向于结束一个话题或活动，语气可能相对温和。“Knock it off/cut it out” 更倾向于警告或阻止一个不受欢迎的行为，语气可能更强烈和不耐烦。“spill it”意思是让对方有话赶紧说。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语Dialogue1:A: Hey, knock it off! You’re spilling water everywhere.嘿，别闹了！你把水溅得到处都是。B: Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize.哦，抱歉，我没注意到。Dialogue2:A: Cut it out, you’re making too much noise. 别这样了，你太吵了。B: Okay, I’ll keep it down. 好的，我会小声点。knock it off/cut it out告诉某人停止正在做的事情，通常用于当那个行为是令人不悦的或者是不应该继续的时候。例句1：Knock it off, you two! Quit fighting.你们两个别闹了！别打了。例句2：Knock it off, I’m trying to sleep.别吵了，我正试着睡觉。例句3：Knock it off with the noise, I’m studying.别吵了，我在学习。例句4：Knock it off, that joke isn’t funny anymore.别说了，那个笑话已经不好笑了。例句5：Cut it out, you’re being too loud.别这样，你太吵了。例句6：Cut it out, I can’t hear the teacher.别这样，我听不到老师讲话了。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Hey, have you heard the news about Sarah? 嘿，你听说Sarah的消息了吗？B: No, what happened to Sarah? 没有，Sarah怎么了？A: She got poached by a competing firm. They offered her a better position and a higher salary. 她被一家竞争对手挖走了。他们给她提供了一个更好的职位和更高的薪水。B: Wow, that’s a big loss for our team. She was really talented.哇，这对我们团队来说是个巨大的损失。她真的很优秀。poach（通过不正当的手段或秘密）挖走（其它组织的成员或顾客）headhunt物色；挖走（人才）例句1：Our marketing director was poached by a multinational corporation.我们的市场营销总监被一家跨国公司挖走了。例句2：It’s common in our field for companies to poach each other’s sales teams.在我们这个行业，公司之间相互挖走销售团队是很常见的。例句3：She was offered a higher position and got poached by another firm.她被提供了一个更高的职位，并被另一家公司挖走。例句4：The firm hired a headhunter to headhunt a team of experienced marketers from a competitor.这家公司雇佣了一个猎头来从竞争对手那里挖走一支经验丰富的营销团队

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Why are you smiling like a Cheshire cat? Did something good happen? 你为什么笑得像个柴郡猫？发生什么好事了吗？B: Yeah, I got some exciting news today, but I can’t tell anyone yet. 是的，我今天得到了一些激动人心的消息，但我还不能告诉任何人。A: Come on, we’re best friends! You can trust me. Spill it! 得了吧，我们是最好的朋友！你可以相信我。快说！B: Okay, okay. I got a promotion at work!好吧，好吧。我在工作上得到了晋升！spill it“Spill it” 是一个非正式的口语表达，通常用来催促某人快点说出他们知道的信息、秘密或者他们一直在思考的事情。这个短语有点像是在说“快把你知道的都说出来”或者“别再藏着掖着了，告诉我们吧”。例句1：You know something, don’t you? Spill it!你肯定知道些什么，快说吧！例句2：You’ve been acting strange all day. Spill it, what’s going on?你一整天都表现得怪怪的。快说，发生了什么？例句3：I know you have a crush on someone. Spill it, who is it?我知道你暗恋某人。快说，是谁？例句4：You know something about the surprise party, don’t you? Spill it!你知道关于惊喜派对的某些事，是不是？快说！get a promotion/get promoted晋升；升职例句1：He finally got a promotion at work. 他终于在职场中获得了晋升。例句2：If you work hard, you might get a promotion soon. 如果你努力工作，你可能很快就会得到晋升。例句3：He got promoted because of his outstanding performance. 由于他的出色表现，他得到了晋升。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: What do you plan to do in the summer holiday? 你暑假你准备干什么？B: I'm going to find a temporary job in a computer company. On one hand I can get some pocket money. On the other hand, I can practice what I have learned in school. 我想在电脑公司找份临时工干干。一方面可以赚点零花钱，另一方面还可以实习一下学校里学的东西。A: Good idea! You can kill two birds with one stone.好主意，你可以一举两得了。kill two birds with one stone一举两得例句1：I’ll kill two birds with one stone by doing my workout and listening to an audiobook at the same time. 我会一边锻炼一边听有声书，一举两得。例句2：She killed two birds with one stone by using her lunch break to go for a run and clear her mind. 她利用午餐休息时间去跑步并清理思绪，一举两得。例句3：You can kill two birds with one stone by studying for your exams while waiting for your bus. 你可以在等公交车的时候复习考试，一举两得。on one hand...on the other hand一方面...另一方面...例句1：On one hand, he wants to start his own business; on the other hand, he is worried about the risks involved. 一方面，他想创业；另一方面，他担心涉及的风险。例句2：On one hand, technology has made our lives easier; on the other hand, it has created new challenges. 一方面，技术使我们的生活更便利；另一方面，它也带来了新的挑战。例句3：On one hand, the new law will protect consumers; on the other hand, it may burden small businesses. 一方面，新法律将保护消费者；另一方面，它可能给小企业带来负担。temporary临时的；暂时的例句1：We have a temporary solution until a permanent fix can be found. 我们有一个临时解决方案，直到找到永久的解决办法。例句2：The exhibition is open to the public on a temporary basis. 这个展览暂时对公众开放。例句3:The school set up a temporary classroom in the gym during construction. 在建设期间，学校在体育馆设立了一个临时教室。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: What's up? Why are they rolling in the aisles?出什么事了？他们为什么捧腹大笑？B: I told them a joke just now. 我刚才给他们讲了个笑话。A: Don't you know we're having a class now? Aren't you ashamed of your behavior?你不知道我们在上课吗？你不为你的行为感到羞耻吗？roll in the aisles捧腹大笑；乐不可支•Roll: 滚动，打滚；•In: 在…里面，表示位置，在这里指的是在一个空间内；•The: 这个，用于指定特定的事物或人；•Aisles: 走廊，过道，通常指两个座位区或货架之间的通道，特别是在剧院、教堂、飞机或超市中。◤将这个短语就是在走廊（aisles）里滚动（roll）。然而，这个短语并不是用来描述字面上的动作，而是一个习语，用来形容人们在观看滑稽或有趣的表演时笑得非常厉害，以至于仿佛要在座位间的走廊上打滚。它通常用来形容观众对喜剧表演或其他幽默场合的强烈反应◢例句1：I am tired of seeing action movies. I just want some thing that will make me roll in the aisles.我对动作片已经厌倦了，只想看一些能让我捧腹大笑的电影。例句2：My little brother’s dance moves had the whole family rolling in the aisles. 我弟弟的舞蹈动作让全家人笑得肚子疼。例句3：The kids were rolling in the aisles during the puppet show. 看木偶戏的时候，孩子们笑得在走廊上打滚。tell a joke说了一个笑话例句1：He told a joke that made everyone laugh. 他讲了一个笑话，把大家都逗笑了。例句2：She likes to tell a joke before starting her presentation. 她喜欢在开始演讲前讲一个笑话。例句3：The teacher told a joke to make the lesson more fun. 老师讲了一个笑话，让课程更有趣。be ashamed of对...感到羞愧例句1：You should be ashamed of yourself for lying. 你应该为自己撒谎而感到羞耻。例句2：He was ashamed of his mistakes and promised to do better. 他为自己的错误感到羞愧，并承诺会做得更好。例句3:She is ashamed of what she said during the argument. 她为她在争吵中说的话感到羞耻。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: Why did you play truant today? I've told you several times that studying is the most important thing in your life now.今天你为什么逃学？我已经跟你说过多少次了，现在在你的生活中，学习是最重要的事情。B: You made your point in this matter, but I have my reason too.在这件事上，你固然有道理，但是我也有我的理由。A: Tell me, please.那请说说看。B: I think helping others is also a virtue. I took Tom to the hospital when he was hurt in an accident this morning.我想帮助别人也是一种美德。今天早上汤姆在车祸中受伤，我送他去了医院。A: You don't say. Well, this time I made a mistake.真的呀，真对不起，这次是我搞错了。make one's point（有效地交流或解释某人的观点，想法，言之成理）He made his point clearly in the meeting. 他在会议上清楚地表达了自己的观点。He made his point in just a few words. 他只用了几个词就表达了自己的观点。She made her point by telling a personal story. 她通过讲述一个个人故事来表达自己的观点。play truant逃课He often plays truant from school.他经常逃学。The boy played truant yesterday because he was ill. 这个男孩昨天因为生病而逃学了。She decided to play truant and go shopping instead of attending class. 她决定逃课去购物。virtue美德Honesty is a virtue I value highly.诚实是我非常重视的一种美德。Compassion is a virtue that makes the world a better place.同情心是一种让世界变得更美好的美德。Humility is a virtue that keeps us grounded.谦逊是一种让我们保持脚踏实地的一种美德。make a mistake犯错It’s okay to make a mistake; just learn from it. 犯错误没关系，只要从中学习就行。Teachers can make a mistake too; they are only human. 老师也会犯错误；他们也是人。I made a mistake in my calculations.我在计算中犯了一个错误。

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欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语 一步步开口“说”英语A: The strike of the teachers is due to the new policy.教师的罢工都是新政策给闹的。B: No authorities expected that the new policy would make waves like anything.政府可没想到一项新政策就掀起这么大的风波。A: Policy-makers can't take sides with a particular community, and school authorities should pay enough attention to the benefits of the school teachers.制定政策的人又不会特别照顾谁，校方也该对教师待遇多重视些。B: They did have reasons in making that policy. You see, they get some payoffs from some of the workers. No teacher will ever bribe them.他们制定那个政策也是有理由的。你看，有些工人给了他们好处，可没有哪个老师会去贿赂他们。make waves兴风作浪；引起骚动；捣蛋She made waves in the fashion industry with her unique designs. 她在时尚界以其独特的设计引起了轰动。He is the wrong man for the job who is always trying to make waves.他不适合这份工作，他总是爱滋事。Don't make waves unless you're prepared to deal with the consequences.除非你能妥善处理后果，要不然不要兴风作浪。The best way to stay out of trouble at the office is not to make waves.防止卷入办公室纠纷最好的办法就是不要挑事。strike罢工；罢课go on strike罢工The factory workers went on strike for better wages. 工厂工人为了争取更好的工资而罢工。The hospital staff went on strike, demanding higher salaries. 医院员工罢工，要求提高工资。due to由于；因为The match was postponed/put off due to heavy rain. 比赛因大雨而推迟。 Due to the traffic jam, I arrived late for the meeting. 由于交通堵塞，我开会迟到了。 Due to the snowstorm, schools were closed for the day. 由于暴风雪，学校当天停课。 take sides with支持某一方Many students took sides with the teachers during the strike, refusing to attend classes. 在罢课期间，许多学生站在老师这边，拒绝上课。The nurses took sides with the doctors during the hospital strike, demanding better working conditions. 在医院的罢工中，护士们站在医生这边，要求改善工作条件。payoff贿赂钱He offered a large payoff to the inspector to overlook the safety violations.他向检查员提供了一大笔贿赂钱，以便忽略安全违规行为。He was accused of accepting a payoff to influence his vote他被指控收受贿赂以影响投票。The police officer received a payoff to ignore the illegal gambling den. 那位警官收了贿赂钱，对非法赌场视而不见。 bribe贿赂He refused to take the bribe. 他拒绝接受贿赂。She was arrested for trying to bribe a judge. 她因试图贿赂法官而被逮捕。He was caught bribing a police officer.他被抓到贿赂一名警官。 

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