(入门篇)
48 hours ----> two days
50% off ----> discount
a couple of times ----> twice
a little after ten ----> just past ten o'clock
a waste of money ----> not worth the money
a week from today ----> next week
a week from tomorrow ----> in eight days
age ----> era
agreement ----> contract
ahead of time ----> in advance
any day now ----> soon
anything but poor ----> rich // has a lot of money
apply for a loan ----> borrow money
approach sb ----> talk to sb
around ----> nearby
ask for a refund ----> get money back
astonished ----> surprised
backpack ----> knapsack
be crowded ----> be well-attended
be done ----> complete
be free ----> not busy
be in one ear and out the other ----> doesn't listen
be onto something ----> promising
be overwhelmed with ----> be busy with
beach ----> seashore
best score ----> perfect grade
beyond sb. ----> not understand
big sale ----> discount
book ----> reserve
boring ----> uninteresting
borrow ----> lend
breathe ----> air pollution
brighten one's spirits ----> make one feel better
broke ----> no money
budget ----> money // price
bump into ----> meet // see
buy ----> purchased
by and by ----> in a short while
by leaps and bounds ----> quickly
cake // apple pie ----> dessert
can hardly wait to do ----> look forward to doing // can't wait to do // be anxious to do
can't fit it in ----> too busy
can't get away with that ----> will get into trouble
can't put the book down ----> the book is interesting
can't recognize ----> looks different
can't stick around ----> have to go
can't turn down an offer ----> be eager to go
carry out the plan ----> implement the plan
casual ----> informally
change ----> money
change of pace ----> diversion
charge ----> pay // fine
check ----> ask
check it out ----> find out
cheerful ----> happy
chop down ----> cut down
circulation desk ----> library
clean out // a big appetite ----> eat all the food
clear off ----> reorganize
clever ----> smart
come a long way ----> improve
come in handy ----> useful // benefit
come out ----> publish
come up with ----> find
contest ----> competition
couldn't make out ----> didn't understand
count sb in ----> sb. wants to go, too
cover school expenses ----> pay school fees
current ----> recent
delay ----> late
deserted ----> empty
detest ----> strongly dislike
did some shopping ----> bought sth
disagreeable ----> unpleasant
discard ----> get rid of
discount // good deal ----> good price
do better ----> improve
doesn't figure out ----> doesn't know
don't chew it ----> swallow
drop in on sb. ----> pay sb a visit
double ----> twice
down jacket ----> warm jacket
drop by ----> visit
drop sb a line ----> write to sb
drowsy ----> sleepy
dry ----> wet
duplicate ----> reproduce
dust the apartment ----> clean the apartment
enrage ----> angry
error ----> mistake
exact change ----> right coins
exercise strenuously ----> vigorous exercise
exhausted ----> rest
expensive ----> costly
fall back on a dictionary ----> look up some words
famous ----> well-known
fascinating ----> very interesting
feeble ----> weak
feedback ----> opinion
ferry ----> boat
field trip ----> class activity
fill her shoes ----> take her place
fill in for ----> replace
fill out the form ----> complete a form
financial aid ----> money
fine ----> charge
finish ----> complete
finish first ----> win
fix ----> repair
floor ----> department store
fly by ----> pass
forget ----> remember
four o'clock ----> that afternoon |
