語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)
1. 強(qiáng)調(diào)句/斷裂句
All I do is wait wait wait.
主語(yǔ)部分含有實(shí)意動(dòng)詞do（包括do 的其他形式或非謂語(yǔ)形式），同時(shí)含有all（所有概念）, the first（序數(shù)概念）, the best（最高級(jí)概念）等表示“所有，唯一”等概念的詞語(yǔ)，或由what 引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ)從句，后面不定式可以省略to。例如：
All I want to do now is (to) drink some water. 我想做的一切就是喝點(diǎn)水。
All she did yesterday was (to) sweep the floor. 她昨天做的一切就是打掃了地板。
The first thing for the thief to do is (to) run away. 小偷想做的第一件事就是逃跑。
If you want further information the best thing to do is have a word with the driver as you get on the bus. 如果你想了解更多信息,最好的辦法是在上公交車時(shí)問(wèn)一問(wèn)司機(jī)。
What he wanted to do was (to) become a skillful worker.他的愿望是成為一個(gè)技術(shù)熟練的工人。
2. picky / nit-picking 雞蛋里挑骨頭，吹毛求疵
3. carry considerable/significant weight 言重，有份量
4. late / tardy 遲到
tardy in answering your letter
tardy for school
5. I hate to say that, but...(you’re fired)
6. Tonight was well-spent. 沒(méi)白過(guò)
7. ecstasy 狂喜
8. as much as 盡管
I can’t forget you, as much as I should.
As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and finish the paper.
I can’t leave you here. Much as I’d like to.
9. devil 拓展
① devil’s advocate—a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject 故意唱反調(diào)的人；故意持不同意見(jiàn)的人（非惡意）
e.g. Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocatein order to get a discussion going. 采訪者常常需要故意唱唱反調(diào)以使訪談繼續(xù)下去。
② devilled egg/ham 各種食物—devilled food is cooked with very hot pepper 辣味兒腌XX
③ Better the devil you know, (than the devil you don’t). 甲乙都不符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但是甲你心里有數(shù)。熟悉的魔鬼比不熟悉的魔鬼好；不要嫌熟悉的環(huán)境不好，換個(gè)不熟悉的環(huán)境可能更糟。
④ The devil looks after his own.— bad people often seem to have good luck 壞人多好運(yùn)；壞蛋自有鬼照顧；惡人自有惡人
⑤ speak/talk of the devil 說(shuō)曹操曹操到
10. break down
① 出故障；壞掉
The telephone system has broken down. 電話系統(tǒng)癱瘓了。
We (= the car)broke down on the freeway. 我們的車在高速公路上拋錨了。
② 崩潰
He broke down and wept when he heard the news. 聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息，他不禁失聲痛哭。
語(yǔ)音點(diǎn)
1. td在結(jié)尾很弱，只擺口型
2. 介詞在句尾不讀成弱讀式
You’re the one I'm waiting for.
3. our弱讀成/ɑ:r/
4. shoud have done—shoulda done
5. I hate that I miss you.
that I /e?t?a?/
6. all our 連讀
7. miss you，forget you 可以同化
