1. in the wake of adv.随着
2. Who said life would be a bed of roses?(谁说生活就是一帆风顺的呢?)
be no bed of roses:To be a challenging and unpleasant situation.
come up roses: Turn out extremely well.开头虽然不尽人意,但是渐入佳境
3. be (as) fresh as a daisy (精神饱满)
4. be pushing up (the) daisies:slang To be dead and buried. (Usually in the future tense.) 死了,挂了
5. shrinking violet:An extremely shy person 害羞腼腆的人
6. achieve fame and fortune(名利双收)
7. burn the midnight oil(挑灯夜战)
8. might as well do sth (不妨做某事)
9. for three consecutive months(连续三个月的) 注:不要就记得continuous(强调一直不间断);虽然consecutive和successive在语法上可互换,可还是有不同。前者侧重指活动、数字的连续性;后者强调事情有先有后,相继发生。constant(不断的;永恒的;常数)
10. Your vacancy really fit my ideal.(我对你们的职业很感兴趣。)
11. be available for 有空做……;可供……利用(后接n) be available to 可被……利用或得到 (后接n/v)
12. at your convenience(在你方便的时候)
13. be prone to do sth(有什么倾向的)
14. 否定词:hardly , scarcely , barely
15. ensure(保证)注:ensure sth ; ensure that...
assure(使确信)assure sb of sth ; assure sb that...
insure(投保)insurance(保险)注:insure除保险的意思以外,等同ensure
16. make allowances for(体谅)
17. have your own way(一意孤行)
18. welcome the opportunity(希望有机会)注:sth rejoice sb(某物使某人高兴);cheer作及物动词表示为……加油;greet(vt 指友好而热诚地欢迎某人)
19. bring over(使相信;说服;带来)
20. be accustomed to sth/to doing sth(习惯于做某事(通过努力))注:be used to doing sth (自然而然地成为习惯)
21. be dedicated to sth/to doing sth(献身于/专注于做某事)
22. collect call(对方付费的电话)
23. be committed to doing sth(决心从事……)be committed to do sth(承诺做某事) committee(委员会) commission(n 委员会 ; v委任)
24. entitle sb to sth/to do sth(使某人有做什么的权利)be entitled to do sth
25. “would rather...than...”句式,意思是“宁愿……而不愿……”; rather than后接名词、代词、形容词、介词(短语)、动名词、分句、不定式、动词(与其……不如……)――>You rather than I are going to go camping.是你而不是我要去要野营。
26. during Bill Clinton's presidency(克林顿任总统期间)注:president指总统;presidency指总统的任期
27. Earth's gravity(地球重力)
28. be in the full conviction(确信)
29. wear sth/sb out(使某物用完/使某人筋疲力竭) sb be worn out(某人精疲力竭)wear and tear(磨损、消耗)
30. yearn for(向往)
31. flush out(冲掉)
32. a thorn in the flesh(肉中刺)
33. a fly in the ointment(美中不足)
34. fight the good fight(努力做某事(道德上正确的事))
35. to go the extra mile(多走一里路,指加倍努力)
36. the shorter end of the stick(木头的一端更短->更惨)
37. be obsessed by(对……着迷)
38. at the ripe old age of eight(在八岁成熟的年纪)
39. be hellbent on doing sth(拼命地做某事)注:hell 地狱;努力 what the hell are you doing?(你他妈在做什么?)注:hell加深程度
40. sneak over(偷偷溜走)注:snuck为过去式/分词
41. turn one's backs on sb(对某人不在乎)
42. come back to是回到xxx地方 come back from是从xxx地方回来
43. in the red 亏损,负债 have a ball 玩得尽兴,过得开心 hold water 理论或者观点经得起考验