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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: Jack, could you check your calendar? 杰克，请你查查日程表好吗？B: Sure. What's going on? 好啊，怎么了？A: We're planning a weekend camping trip and we want to know which weekend is best for everyone. 我们正计划举办一次周末露营之旅，但要看哪个周末最适合大家。B: Let me see, the weekend after next looks pretty good. Otherwise, I'm all booked up.我看看下，下个周末似乎不错，否则我就抽不出时间了。book预约；预定I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.我想预约一张今晚八点的二人餐桌。I need to book a flight to New York for next week. 我需要预订下周去纽约的航班。We booked a table at our favorite restaurant for Saturday night. 我们预订了我们最喜欢的餐厅周六晚上的座位。be booked up/fully booked/booked solid订满了；安排好了The restaurant is booked up for tonight. 今晚这家餐厅已经订满了。The tennis court is booked up on weekends. 网球场地在周末已经订满了。I’m sorry, I can’t make it to lunch. I’m all booked up this week.很抱歉，我无法参加午餐。我这周的时间都已经排满了。Thanks for the invitation, but I’m all booked up for the next few weekends.谢谢你的邀请，但接下来的几个周末我都已经有安排了。

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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: Don't tell my sister about my failure. 我失败的事，别告诉我姐姐。B: Why not? 为什么呢？A: If she knows about it, she'll keep mocking me. There will be no end of it.如果让她知道了，她会没完没了的嘲笑我的。B: I promise.我保证。There is no end to do/of某事没完没了Someone has no end of something某人做某事没完没了There is no end of possibilities.可能性无穷无尽。There is no end to his complaining.他的抱怨没完没了。There is no end to the challenges she faces at work.她在工作中面临的挑战无穷无尽。He has no end of enthusiasm for his work.他对他的工作有着无穷无尽的激情。There is no end to the amount of laundry I have to do.我需要洗的衣服无穷无尽。mock嘲笑；（模仿）嘲弄The classmate mocked him for making a silly mistake in the presentation. 同学嘲笑他在演讲中犯了一个愚蠢的错误。He's always mocking my French accent.他总是嘲笑我的法国口音。He mocked her dream of becoming a professional singer, saying she couldn’t even carry a tune. 他嘲笑她成为专业歌手的梦想，说她连调都唱不准。

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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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学了很多年英语还是无法听懂老外？机会来了不敢开口表达？现在关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号回复：课程获取10节精品视频课程帮助您在海外旅游，学习，生活，职场等方面做到游刃有余，不慌不忙赶紧关注并领取吧A: Did you watch the actor’s performance in the play last night? 你昨晚看那个演员的戏剧表演了吗？ B: Yes, I did. It felt like he was playing to the gallery the entire time. 看了，我感觉他整场演出都在哗众取宠。A: Exactly. Every gesture seemed exaggerated, as if he was trying too hard to please the audience. I prefer a more subtle and genuine performance.没错。每个动作都显得夸张，好像他太用力地去取悦观众了。 我更喜欢更微妙、更真诚的表演。play to the gallery故意卖弄；哗众取宠；讨好观众The politician knows how to play to the gallery, always saying what the crowd wants to hear. 这位政治家知道如何迎合大众，总是说群众想听的话。Instead of focusing on serious issues, the talk show host prefers to play to the gallery with sensational stories. 这位脱口秀主持人不关注严肃议题，更愿意用耸人听闻的故事来迎合观众。The comedian’s act was just playing to the gallery, with no real substance or humor. 这位喜剧演员的表演只是在迎合观众，没有实质内容或幽默感。The professor’s lectures were always informative and never played to the gallery. 这位教授的讲座总是信息丰富，从不迎合观众。Play to the crowd迎合大众The musician played to the crowd with popular hits, rather than showcasing his more experimental work.音乐家演奏了流行歌曲来迎合观众，而不是展示他更具实验性的作品。Try to please everyone试图取悦所有人The menu tried to please everyone with a wide range of dishes, from fast food to gourmet meals.菜单试图通过提供从快餐到美食的各种菜肴来取悦每个人。Appeal to the masses迎合大众The product’s advertising campaign was created to appeal to the masses with bright colors and catchy jingles.这个产品的广告活动是为了迎合大众口味而制作的，使用了鲜艳的颜色和朗朗上口的广告歌。

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学了很多年英语还是无法听懂老外？机会来了不敢开口表达？现在关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号回复：课程获取10节精品视频课程帮助您在海外旅游，学习，生活，职场等方面做到游刃有余，不慌不忙赶紧关注并领取吧A: Interesting lectures, aren't they? 演讲很有意思，是吧？B: Yes, very. I thought the last speaker was especially good. 是的，非常有意思。我觉得最后一个演讲者尤其出色。A: Do you know his name? 你知道他的名字吗？B: Let me see. It's an unusual name. It's on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't get it out.让我想想，是个特别的名字。就在嘴边，可是说不出来。on the tip of one's tongue就在嘴边就说不出来；差一点想起来The name of that movie is on the tip of my tongue, but I just can’t remember it.那部电影的名字就在我嘴边，可我就是想不起来。I know this answer, it’s on the tip of my tongue.我知道这个答案，它就在我的嘴边。The author’s name was on the tip of my tongue when discussing the book with my friend.当我和朋友讨论这本书时，作者的名字就在我嘴边。get something out勉强地说，困难地说；发表，出版；把某物拿出来 Could you get the books out of the backpack for me?你能帮我把书从背包里拿出来吗？I need to get this frustration out before I explode.我需要在我爆发之前把这种挫败感说出来。I had to get the stain out of my shirt before it set.我必须在我衬衫上的污渍凝固之前把它清除掉。We need to get this project out by the end of the month.我们需要在这个月底前完成这个项目。The author is getting her new book out next month.那位作者下个月将出版她的新书。

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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：课程获取10节精品视频课程A: John beat me black and blue yesterday. 约翰昨天把我打的鼻青脸肿。B: Why? 为什么？A: Because I told the teacher about his cheating in the exam. 因为我告诉老师，他考试作弊了。B: He goes too far. 他太过分了。A: I'm determined to pay him back in his own coin.我想以牙还牙。B: You can never do that.你千万别那么样。pay sb back in one's own coin以其人之道还治其人之身；以牙还牙My boyfriend always arrives late. Last night I decided to pay him back in his own coin by keeping him waiting for half an hour.因为我男友约会总是迟到，所以我昨晚决定以牙还牙，让他等了我半个小时。The neighbor always plays loud music at night, so I paid him back in his own coin by having a small party during his nap time. 邻居晚上总是放很大声的音乐，所以我以他的方式回敬，在他午休时举办了一个小型派对My brother took my snack, so I paid him back in his own coin by hiding his video game console. 我哥哥吃了我的零食，所以我以他的方式回敬，藏起了他的游戏机。black and blue遍体鳞伤；青一块紫一块He fell off his bike and was black and blue all over. 他骑自行车摔倒了，全身都是青一块紫一块的。 My brother got into a fight and came home black and blue. 我哥哥打架后回家，全身都是青一块紫一块的。 After the car accident, her legs were black and blue. 车祸之后，她的腿上都是青一块紫一块的。 go too far做的过分；走极端He joked about her weight, but he went too far and hurt her feelings. 他拿她的体重开玩笑，但他说得太过分了，伤害了她的感情。 He exercised every day, but he went too far and injured his knee. 他每天都锻炼，但做得太过分，结果伤了膝盖。 She tried to save money, but she went too far and now she never goes out. 她试图省钱，但做得太过分，现在她从不外出。 

欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程获取10节精品视频课程A: John beat me black and blue yesterday. 约翰昨天把我打的鼻青脸肿。B: Why? 为什么？A: Because I told the teacher about his cheating in the exam. 因为我告诉老师，他考试作弊了。B: He goes too far. 他太过分了。A: I'm determined to pay him back in his own coin.我想以牙还牙。B: You can never do that.你千万别那么样。

欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获取10节精品视频课程告别哑巴英语 全面提高听力，发音，口语A: Stay with me, okay? I don't feel like staying here by myself. 留下来陪陪我吧，好吗？我不喜欢自己待在这里。B: Well, okay, if something does turn up, I'll just play it by ear.好吧，如果有事的话，我就只好看情况而定了。A: There's a new movie on campus. Have you heard of it? 我们学校要放映一部新电影，你听说了吗？B: Yes, it's a comedy. Let's go to cinema then.听说了，是个喜剧，那咱们去看电影吧。play it by ear见机行事；随机应变We don't have a fixed plan for the weekend; we'll just play it by ear. 我们周末没有固定的计划，到时候看情况再说。He's not sure if he can make it to the party; he'll play it by ear and let us know later. 他不确定是否能来参加派对，他会视情况而定，稍后告诉我们。The weather is unpredictable today, so we'll play it by ear whether to go for a picnic or not. 今天天气不可预测，所以我们到时候再看是否去野餐。相近表达"play it by ear" 这个短语的意思是根据情况灵活应对，没有事先的计划。以下是一些意思相近的表达：Wing it: 随机应变，即没有准备就即兴发挥。We didn't prepare a speech, so we'll have to wing it.我没有准备演讲，所以只能即兴发挥了。Go with the flow: 随波逐流，顺其自然。We don't have a set plan for the day; we're just going to go with the flow.我们今天没有固定得计划，只能顺其自然。Take things as they come: 接受事情的自然发展，不强求。I try not to worry about the future; I just take things as they come.我尽量不去担心未来。我就接受事情得发展。

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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：课程即可领取十节精品视频课程全面提高听力，发音，口语A: You're sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels. 如果你满足于现有成绩的话，很快就会被甩在后面了。B: I know what I should do in the future. I'll continue my effort.我知道该怎么办，我会继续努力的。rest/sit on one's laurels安于现状；吃老本；固步自封You can't rest on your laurels if you want to stay ahead in this competitive industry. 如果你想在这个竞争激烈的行业保持领先，就不能躺在过去的荣誉上。The company needs to innovate instead of resting on its laurels if it wants to maintain its market position. 如果这家公司想要保持其市场地位，就需要创新，而不是依赖过去的成就。She decided to pursue further education instead of resting on her laurels from high school. 她决定继深造，而不是依赖过去的成就。lag behind落后；滞后；追不上She felt she was lagging behind her peers in terms of career progression. 她感觉在职业发展方面落后于她的同龄人。The economic development of the region has been lagging behind the national average. 该地区的经济发展一直落后于全国平均水平。If you lag behind in your studies, you'll find it hard to catch up later. 如果你学习上落后了，以后你会发现很难追上来。相近表达Live on past glory: 依靠过去的荣耀生活，不再创造新的成就。例：The team is living on past glory; they haven't won a championship in years.这支球队靠过去的辉煌生活；他们已经好几年没赢过冠军了。Rest upon past achievements: 依赖于过去的成就。例：She refuses to rest upon past achievements and continues to push herself to learn and grow.她拒绝停留在过去的成就上，继续推动自己学习和成长。Bask in past success: 沉浸在过去的成功之中。例： Rather than basking in past success, the entrepreneur is focused on developing new products.这位企业家没有沉浸在过去的成功中，而是专注于开发新产品。

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