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1、Sporting house 妓院（不是体育室）Dead president 美钞（不是死了的总统）Lover 情人（不是爱人）Busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是公汽售票员）Busybody 爱管闲事的人（不是大忙人）Dry goods 纺织品 谷物（不是干货）Heart man 换心人（不是有心人）Mad doctor精神病科医生（不是发疯的医生）Eleventh hour最后时刻（不是十一点）Blind date（由第三者安排的）男女初次见面（并非盲目的约会或者是瞎约会）Personal remark人身攻击（并非个人评论）Sweet water淡水（不是糖水或者甜水）Confidence m

2、an骗子（不是信得过的人）Criminal lawyer 刑事律师（不是犯罪的律师）Service station加油站（不是服务站）Rest room厕所（不是休息室）Dressing room化妆室（不是试衣间或者更衣室）Horse sense常识（不是马的感觉）Capital idea 好主意（不是资本主义思想）Familiar talk 庸俗的交谈（不是熟悉的谈话）Black tea红茶Black art 妖术（不是黑色艺术）Black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是陌生的黑人)White coal （作动力来源用的）水White man忠实可靠的人（不是皮肤白色的人）Yello

3、w book黄皮书（法国政府报告书，以黄纸为封，不是黄色书籍）Red tape 官僚习气（不是红色带子）Green hand 新手Blue stocking 女学者，女才子（不是蓝色长筒袜）China policy 对华政策（不是中华政策）Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是中国龙）American beauty 一种玫瑰，名叫美丽动人（不是美国美女）English disease 软骨病（不是英国病）Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是印度的夏日）Greek gift 害人的礼品（不是希腊的礼物）Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是西班牙的运动员）French ch

4、alk 滑石粉（不是法国粉笔）Pull ones leg 开玩笑（不是拉后腿）In ones birthday suit 赤身裸体（不是穿着生日礼服）Eat ones words 收回前言（不是食言）An apple of love 西红柿（不是爱情之果）Handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是大字报）Bring down the house 博得满堂喝彩（不是推倒房子）Have a fit 勃然大怒（不是试穿）Make ones hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然，恐惧（不是令人发指，气愤）Be taken in 受骗，上当（不是被接纳）Think a g

5、reat deal of oneself 高看或者看重自己（不是为自己想的很多）Pull up ones socks 鼓起勇气（不是提上袜子）Have the heart to do 用于否定句，忍心做（不是有心做或者有意做）What a shame 多可惜，真遗憾（不是多可耻）You dont say 是吗？（不是你别说）You can say that again 说的好（不是你别说）I havent slept better 我睡得很好（不是我从未睡好过）You cant be too careful in your work 你工作越仔细越好（不是你工作不能太仔细）It has bee

6、n 4 years since I smoked 我戒烟4年了（不是我抽烟4年了）All his friends did not turn up 他的朋友没全到（不是他的朋友全没到）People will be long forgetting her 人们在很长时间内会记住她的（不是人们会永远忘记她）He was only too pleased to let them go 他很乐意让他们走（不是他，不愿让他们走太高兴了）It cantbe less interesting 它无聊极了（不是它不可能没有趣）1. 能源危机: energy crisis2. 民族自豪感: national pr

7、ide3. 经济和技术的进一步发展: further advances in economy and technology4. 设法对付压力: manage ones stress5. 非常流行: be very prevalent6. 采取行动: take action7. 保持积极的态度: keep a positive attitude8. 实现诺言: keep ones promise9. 电脑天才: a computer genius10. 电脑盲: a computer illiterate11. 取得非凡的进步: make remarkable progress12. 生物遗传:

8、 biological inheritance 13. 在方面起着重要 (积极的/消极的) 作用: play a significant (positive/negative) role in14. 按时: be punctual15. 保持乐观 (坚定/悲观) 的态度: maintain an optimistic ( a firm/ a pessimistic) attitude16. 热爱和平: love peace17. 因为: on account of18. 缺乏生活经历: lack life experience19. 人工智能: artificial intelligence2

9、0. 对他人有耐心: be patient with others21. 忍受痛苦: be patient of pains22. 适应新生活: adapt oneself to the new life23. 抓住机会: grasp the chance24. 对有很大好处（坏处）: do great good (harm) to 25. 假冒商品: fake commodities26. 盗版书: pirated books27. 从长远来看: in the long run28. 扰乱公平竞争的市场: upset the fairly competitive market29. 有能力的

10、公民: competent citizens30. 获得真正的快乐: attain real happiness31. 在花费大量的时间: devote much time to32. 相反: on the contrary33. 迷信: be superstitious34. 充分利用时间: make full use of ones time35. 不顾风险: regardless of risks36. 发展中国家: developing countries37. 发达国家: developed countries38. 性别歧视: gender discrimination39. 做一

11、项试验: conduct an experiment40. 把理论应用于实践: apply theories to practice41. 跨国公司的兴起: the rise of multinational corporations42. 在方面落后: lag behind in43. 想做: feel like doing44. 自食其力: earn ones living 45. 核武器: nuclear weapons46. 认为理所当然: take for granted47. 不遗余力: spare no efforts48. 在激烈的竞争中占上风: get the upper h

12、and in the fierce competition49. 来自各行各业的人们: people from all walks of life50. 地球村: global village51. 通才教育: a broad education52. 明辨是非: distinguish right from wrong53. 老实/坦白地/一般来说: honestly/frankly/generally speaking54. 确立目标: set goals55. 克服困难: overcome difficulties56. 面临挑战: be confronted with challeng

13、es57. 把因素考虑进去: take into account/ consideration58. 重视: attach great significance to59. 对不可或缺: be indispensable to60. 缩小差别: narrow the gap61. 加快发展: accelerate the development62. 充分发挥潜力: bring ones potential into full play63. 繁荣昌盛: be prosperous64. 消除饥饿和暴力: eliminate hunger and violence65. 享受更美好的生活: e

14、njoy a higher standard of living66. 自然资源: natural resources67. 展望更加光明的未来: look forward to a much brighter future二、经典句型（一）、起笔句型1. When it comes to science, the overwhelming majority of people hold an optimistic view. They regard it as our servant. But others argue that the opposite is true. They trea

15、t it as a monster. There is probable some truth on both sides, but as far as I am concerned, I believe that2. There is a general debate over the phenomenon of students doing a part-time job. Those who advocate it claim that the experience does great good to these students. But people who object to i

16、t, on the other hand, hold the view that3. Its widely held that the rise in teenage smoking is the inevitable result of economic development. But its not a satisfactory explanation. Personally speaking, I think the primary cause is that4. In recent years, there has been a dramatic/ steady increase/

17、decrease in the number of PCs in China, which has drawn/aroused public attention/concern.5. In the past few years, China has witnessed/ seen a sharp rise/fall in the number of PCs. It is well known that the number has increased/ jumped/ decreased/ dropped by 20 percent compared with 10 years ago. A

18、couple of factors can account for the phenomenon.（二）、用于承接转折句型1. There are a number of reasons for my choice. For one thing/On one hand; for another/ on the other hand2. A good case in point is 3. It is no easy task to find the reason for the deep-seated tendency which involves several factors. Frank

19、ly speaking, however 4. There is no denying that everything has two sides. But when we weigh this measures advantages against its disadvantages, we can see easily that its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. So Im for it.5. Take for example6. Thanks to/ Owing to/ Due to/ As a result of/ Because o

20、f7. “Knowledge is power.” Such is the remark made by Bacon. This remark has been shared by more and more people.8. Let me cite another example to prove my opinion.9. It may seem reasonable for people to draw such a conclusion, but they fail to take into account the fact that10. As a result, it may g

21、ive rise to other problems.11. For all/In spite of/Despite its demerits, it still has striking merits. So, although some people are against it, I wont change my mind. I am in favor of it.12. Etiquette is to society what apparel is to the individual. Forest is to our earth what lungs are to our body.

22、（三）、用于文章结尾句型1. Taking into account all these factors, we may reasonably draw the conclusion that2. In summary/ In brief/ In a word/ In conclusion/ All in all, wed better3. No doubt, its high time that we took immediate action.4. It is necessary that effective measures/ remedies should be taken to br

23、ing the current phenomenon to an end.三、智慧谚语1. Early to bed, early to rise make you healthy, wealthy and wise.2. Never take anything for granted.3. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.4. Birds of a feather flock together.5. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.6. Misfortunes never

24、 come alone.7. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.8. We eat to live but not live to eat.9. Better late than never.10. One man, no man.11. He laughs best who laughs last.12. Waste not, want not.13. Honesty is the best policy.14. Learn to crawl before you can walk.15. Look before you leap.16. No news i

25、s good news.17. Whats done cant be undone.18. The early bird catches the worm.19. Never trouble troubles until troubles trouble you.20. Call a spade a spade.21. No pains, no gains.22. As you sow you shall mow.23. Out of sight, out of mind.24. Like father, like son.25. Once bitten, twice shy.26. A st

26、itch in time saves nine.27. Great minds think alike.28. Strike while the iron is hot.29. Spare the rod, spoil the child.30. Opportunity seldom knocks twice.31. Example is better than precept.32. Let bygones be bygones.四、名人名言1. If you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.2. The first we

27、alth is health. (Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882)3. Every why has its wherefore. (William Shakespeare 1564-1616)4. Advice is least heeded when most needed. (Anonymous)5. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. (Winston Churchill 1874-

28、1965)6. A man who has no imagination has no wings.7. Its much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.8. Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.9. Love makes the world go round. (Charles Dickens 1812-1870)10. Love conquers all things; let us too surrende

29、r to love.11. Time is like water in a sponge. When you squeeze, water will ooze out. (Lu Xun)12. Write it in your heart that every day is the best day of the year. (Emerson)13. He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses courage loses all. (Miguel de Cervantes

30、1547-1616)14. To live means to create.15. Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that can not fly. (Langston Hughes 1902-1967)16. Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gives up.17. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An i

31、nvestment in knowledge always pays the best interest. (Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790)18. There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience.19. The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. (Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865)20. In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.21. If you think you can, you can. And if you think you cant, youre right.22. The first step to wisdom is silence; the second is listening.23. A sincere smile is the most beautiful expression.