? Painting the town red got my boo angry. (蒲) ? I felt so blue after getting ditched by her. ? I felt so crappy after getting ditched by her.
? She was at a loss of words when I busted in tears out of the blues. (suddenly) ? female prostitute = hooker = whore ? duck soup = piece of cake // duck蹲下 ? He’ll prove he’s not yellow/gutless/chicken.胆小
? How does he keep himself in the pink? // in good health? ? How can man be engaged in pink-collar jobs? (女性工作) ? be green with envy
? be envious of sb.褒义 be jealous of sb.贬义
? Brown-bagging is an effective way to save money. (自己带饭盒到学校吃) ? Can you put the rest into a doggy bag? (外带饭盒) ? Come on! Toast! One shot! (一次饮晒)
? Don’t miss the boat! It’s a one-shot offer! (只此一次的机会)
? We’re like bros because we always see eye to eye. (have the same opinion) ? Don’t shit on me! (blame on me) It takes two to tango! (一个巴掌打不响) ? I want to do job no.1/no.2 (小便/大便).
? be of two minds ? indecisive, facing a dilemma ? He was like a dog with two tails.很开心
? I don’t even have two pennies to rub together. (没钱) ? I’m broke. (现在没钱)
? I’m only a two-bit teacher, a small potato. (小人物) ? big cheese大人物 ? What a two-faced prick! What a hypocrite! (伪君子)
? It’s a three-ring circus in here! 这里很嘈
? That’s the 64,000 dollar question! 所有人都想知道的问题
? That four-eyes turns me on! 那个四眼让我很兴奋 ? turn me off让我很不兴奋 ? Well done! High five! = give me five!
? Keep eating five-alarm food (spicy food), and you will have pimples on your face. ? Ok guys, take five. (take a break)
? Touch her and you’ll be six feet under! (die) ? It really knocked me for six to…. (shock me) ? Seven-year itch 七年之痒
? Their relationship won’t last long, it’s just a seven-day wonder. (三分钟热度) ? Be dressed to the nines. 穿得很正式 ? Nine times out of ten = often
? It’s about the Benjamins. = it’s about the money.
? No money no honey. = No money no talk. (前者才是标准) ? Ten to one you’ll never get this job. (probably) ? Keep that under wraps. // in the dark 不要公开那个 ? BMW = bus + metro + walk ? Don’t ask for the moon! 别要求太高 ? Thanks a million/a bunch! 非常感谢 ? You’re one in a million = you’re so special.
? A penny = 1-cent coin A nickel = 5-cent coin A dime = 10-cent coin A quarter = 25-cent coin ? A loonie = 1 dollar A toonie = 2 dollars ? Love letter = sugar report
? Cost me an arm and a leg. 好贵 // peanuts 好便
? Lay it on the line. = tell me the truth ? To butt in = to cut in a line = to queue up ? Zip it = shut up
? Want beef? = want trouble? ? You bet! = you’re right
? Beats me! = search me! = I don’t know. ? Important facets:
Appropriate speed, pitch, and volume of voice Confident behavior Direct eye contact Appropriate posture Courteous facial expression A smile
Section 3 ---- Listening
? Time: 30mins+10mins 7分?31~35题；8分?36~38题 ? 四六级?归纳总结推理?所听非所答
雅思?细节?所听即所答
? IELTS listening features:1、国际口音；2、四段叙述；3、边听边做；4、题型多样
a) 国际口音：英音50%，美音20%，澳音20%，其他10%
b) 四段叙述： 每段6min左右，750~800字/段，section 1、3一般是conversation，section2、4一般是
lecture
c) 边听边做：需要极强的速读能力，手眼耳并用
d) 题型多样：表格、问答、选择、填空、地图、图画、搭配
? 听力立体训练法：见笔记P60
? 场景总结：
a) 租房场景：
租房v. ?rent, lease, let
房东?landlord, landlady 房客?tenant, lodger, boarder
房子类型?学校宿舍 dormitory, school residence 住家 home stay 公寓 flat 别墅 house, villa 一间房的公寓 studio
青年旅馆 youth hostel 汽车旅馆 motel 包含早餐的旅馆 B&B 地理位置?市中心 centre, central area, downtown area
城市 city, urban 郊区 suburb(也可表示地铁), countryside, outskirt 农村 rural area 房子整体状况?
1. 是否装修 decoration/newly decorated 有无家具设备 furnished/unfurnished
电 electricity 淋浴 shower 中央空调/取暖 central air-conditioning/heating 暖气 radiator/heater 2. 房间类型：
客厅 sitting room/lounge 单人/双/三人房 single room/double room（双人床） /twin room（两张单人床）/triple room/double-bed room
坐、卧两用 bed sitting room 大厅、门厅 entrance hall/lobby/porch 小厨房 kitchenette（-ette表示小） 阳台 balcony 3. 家用电器（household appliance）：
电视 TV/cable TV 电视许可证 TV license 电冰箱 refrigerator/fridge 炉子 stove 电磁炉 electric stove 微波炉 micro-wave oven
烤箱 grill/oven 吸尘器 vacuum cleaner 音响 stereo 宽带 broadband 4. 家庭用具（utensil）
地毯 carpet 台灯 lamp (bulb灯泡) 碗橱 cupboard
五斗橱 chest of drawer 大衣橱 wardrobe 扫把 broom 拖把 mop 抹布 duster/cleaning rag 5. 床上用品（bed pack/facility）
上下铺 double-decked/bunk bed/double-decker（也指双层巴士）
床垫 mattress 床单 sheet/bed linen 床罩 spread 靠垫 cushion 被子 quilt 枕头 pillow 毛巾 towel 毯子 blanket
b) 个人信息表格：
1. 人名：姓 family name/last name/surname 名 given name/first name/forename
曾用名 other name 中间名缩写 middle initial 字母大小写 capital/small
MacDonald的拼法：m a c capital d small o n a l d 某人的：sam’s的拼法：s a m apostrophe s 2. 电话号码：
0的读法：zero, oh, naught, nil, null, nothing
862087686160读的原则：86 pause 20 pause 8768 pause 6160 七位电话的读法：123 pause 4567
两个或三个字母重复会用：double, dual, triple（注意连读现象） 3. 性别 gender/sex 地址 avenue/lane 4. Weight: gram, kilogram, ounce, pound 5. Height: meter, centimeter, inch, foot (feet) 6. 国籍（nationality）?填相应国家的形容词
Korea?Korean Spain?Spanish Poland?Polish Denmark?Danish Finland?Finish Sweden?Swedish Greece?Greek Norway?Norwegian