W: I don't imagine you'd have time to help me with this. M: As it happens, I would. Q: What does the man mean?
正确答案：(B)。 He can help the woman.
as luck would have it（固定搭配）碰巧
As luck would have it, we took the same train.
(TOEFL)
W:You do look cold. What happened?
M:I've been standing outside in Arctic temperature for over an hour waiting for a bus. W:Over an hour, but I thought your apartment was only a ten-minute bus ride to campus.
M:Under normal conditions, but the bus was delayed because of the weather and when I stepped into a drugstore to call home for a ride, the bus went by. As luck would have it, there was no one at home, so I had to wait another forty five minutes for the next bus.
W:That's Murphy's law, isn't it. What was it said \get twenty minutes to gather our wits together.
Preserve: keep sth. in good condition preserve one's eyesight preserve food
Conserve:保存，保护，强调“数量不要减少” conserve wildlife conserve resources
Reserve：以备将来之用
Reserve your energy for the climb tomorrow. All Rights Reserved
I reserve the right to disagree. reserve a table for two
The old building is in a good state of ___ except for the wooden floors. (CET6) A)observation B)preservation C)conservation D)compensation
It's my, my own, my precious. (\相似发音的单词练习： nervous anxious
They were not the first to have found the head of the goddess.
有关“惊讶”的单词： surprise astonish
amaze--maze 迷宫 astound 惊呆了
turn out to be 被证明是，原来是，结果是??= prove (to be) Eric's girlfriend turned out to be his half-sister.
a very modern- looking woman
an interesting-looking carved dagger hard-working easy-going
stand 系动词，有??高
The tower stands 15 meters (high). weigh 有??重
The boy weighs 50 kilos.
measure 有??长，宽，高，深（??） The carpet measures 5 meters long. The carpet measures 3 meters across.
用非谓语的形式改写：...her hands resting on her hips. 类似表达：
Her face rested on her hands. lean on a moneybags
用进行时描述，句子更加生动。
swept，原形sweep.
despite in spite of
notwithstanding
though although even though
（宾语从句）...to discover which goddess it represented.
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these days 当今，现如今 同义： today nowadays
receive money
make money earn money 挣钱，赚钱
far / much / even / still / yet...+ more 比??多得多 slightly / a little / a bit + more 比??多一点
造句：现如今，在娱乐界工作的人挣的钱往往比在教育行业工作的人多得多。
These days, people who work in the entertainment field often receive far more money than people who toil in the education sector.
anadiplosis 顶真，连珠 一生二 二生三 三生万物 地法天 天法道 道法自然
天下文章数三江 三江文章数鄙乡 鄙乡文章数进士 进士跟我学文章
Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution. ---George. W. Bush
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs, sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter. ---Byron
If you dream it, you can do it; If you do it, you can love it; If you love it, you can enjoy it; If you enjoy it, you can make it.
refer to...：提及??; 谈到?? 相当于 mention... / speak of...
Please don't refer to this matter again. be referred to as...：被称作??
collar color
e.g. The color of the collar is white.
for the simple reason that...同位语从句 simply because... +原句
造句：大熊猫常常被称为活化石，只不过因为它们在世界上已经生存了两亿多年了。 ，000 千
000，000 百万
000，000，000 十亿
Giant pandas are frequently referred to as 'living fossils' for the simple reason that they have lived on earth for over 200 million years.
nature: 本性、天性 Excuse me, nature calls. by nature 本性
He is kind by nature. by instinct 本能的
Birds build nets by instinct.
Such is human nature that...这是人之常情
Such is human nature that we all love to get something for nothing.
Such is human nature that we don't treasure what we have until we lose it.(倒装）
Human nature is such that ... (倒装）Such are the conditions of society that skills have to be paid for in the same way that goods are paid for at a shop.
be willing to do 愿意做?? 同义：
be ready to do be prepared to do 不愿意做??
be unwilling to do... be reluctant to do... reluctant adj. 勉强的
for the privilege of...
privilege n. 特权，特殊的好处
give rise to sth. (fml.) 导致 ??
The president's absence gave rise to speculations about his health. 其他表示导致，引起的词或词组?? cause effect result in bring about lead to set up
in the case of...在??具体的例子里
in case of... in the event of...
万一（某种不好的情况发生）
In case of/ In the event of bad weather, the wedding will be held indoors.
在公司担任??职务 用as
在??公司工作用介词for 少用in/at e.g. I work as an English teacher for New Oriental School.
造句：压力会导致精神上的一些疾病，正如在通用汽车公司工作的工程师Mike Johnson身上发生的情况一样。
Stress can give rise to mental diseases, as it did in the case of Mike Johnson who worked as an engineer for General Motors.
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with 引导的“独立主格”结构(两种)： 第一种 (with) + n. + adv./adj./prep. with its headlights on...
He left (with) the door open.
第二种 (with) + n. + 非谓语(doing/done/to do) ...(with) its horn blaring...
All the afternoon he worked (with) the door locked. 打算要做的：to do. with 引导的独立主格
I can't go out with you (with) all these dishes to wash.
非谓语隐含的主语与主句的主语统一，如果不统一，把非谓语的主语写上，加上的部分就是独立主格部分，比如：
All the afternoon he worked (with) the door locked.
All the afternoon he worked (with) the door (being) locked.
He left (with) the door open. He left with the door being open.
roar n.; v. （狮虎）吼叫，咆哮 四级真题
The ___ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid. A. roar B. exclamation C. whistle D. scream exclamation: 呼叫,呼喊 whistle:口哨声 scream:尖叫
造句：宁静突然被打破，一个凶恶的家伙，瞪着眼睛拿着枪，闯进了银行。
The silence was suddenly broken when a tough guy, with his eyes glaring and a gun in his hand, broke into the bank.
come to a stop/halt = stop/halt come to an end = end come to a close = close