如果他一开始谈论过去，你就永远都没法从他那儿脱身。
（get away from）If he starts talking about the past, you'll never get away from him.2. 冬天失业率有上升的趋势。
（tendency）There is a tendency for job losses to rise in the winter.3. 在我不断地要求下，父亲终于同意和我一起去澳大利亚了。
（frequent）Because of my frequent demands, father finally agreed to go to Australia with me.4. 他把老店卖了，开了一家新店，以便赚更多的钱。
（make money）He sold his shop and opened a new one to make more money.It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it's a whole way of living.迅速变化的不仅仅只是一年流行而第二年就过时的服饰和发型，而是整个生活方式。
2. In 1981, for example, an unknown elderly woman appeared in a TV advertisement in which she looked at a very small hamburger and complained loudly, "Where's the beef?"比如，1981年，一位名不见经传的老妇人出现在一个电视广告里，她看着一只很小的汉堡包，大声抱怨道：“牛肉呢？”3. Although clothing designers influence fads in fashion because they want to make money, this desire for money doesn't explain fads in other areas, such as language.尽管时装设计师影响时装潮流为的是赚钱，但这种赚钱的欲望并不能解释其他方面的时尚，例如语言。
4. However, in the United States, there is an additional reason for fads: most Americans seem to feel that something is wrong if there isn't frequent change in their lives.但是，在美国，时尚的发生另有原因：大多数美国人似乎觉得，如果他们的生活没有发生频繁的变化，那一定有什么地方不对劲了。
1. 我们应该从失败中吸取教训, 这是很重要的。
（learn a lesson from）It is important for us to learn a lesson from the failure.2. 他相信自己想当证券经纪人的梦想总有一天会实现。
（come true）He believes that one day his dream of becoming a stockbroker will come true.3. 很多学生最后从事的工作不需要用到所学的知识。
（end up）Many students end up doing jobs that do not make use of what they have learnt.4. 我一提到他的名字，母亲就变得很不开心。
（as soon as）As soon as I mentioned his name, my mother became very unhappy.Helen was in her 60s, had red hair, and tons of self-respect—something I was really lacking.海伦六十多岁，红头发，自尊心很强——这是我当时真正缺乏的东西。
2. When I helped out in the kitchen, for example, nothing made me feel better than preparing the eggs and serving them just the way the customers wanted.比如，我在厨房里帮忙的时候，没有什么比完全按照顾客希望的方式做好鸡蛋、给他们端上更让我感到高兴的了。
3. Thanks to the confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant one day.因为从海伦那里学到了自信，我梦想着有一天能拥有自己的餐馆。
4. I know I could do so much more if somebody would just have faith in me.我知道，只要有人相信我，我还能做很多事情。
1. 只要你经常锻炼，你又会变得健康起来。
（as long as）As long as you get regular exercise, you will become healthy again.2. 我一直想读一本有关太空的书，但是我好像总没时间去读。
（get around to）I have always been thinking of reading a book on space, but I never seem to get around to it.3. 那位作家自从买了电脑后，就再也不用笔写小说了。
（no longer）Since the writer had bought the computer, he no longer wrote his stories with a pen.4. 学校制定了一些新的规章制度，人人必须遵守。
（set up）The school has set up some new rules that everybody must follow.1. 看见大海，孩子们开心得大叫起来。
（at the sight of）The children cried with delight at the sight of the sea.2. 你刚刚说的话我没太听懂，你能再说一遍吗？（catch on）I didn't quite catch on to what you said just now. Would you say it again?3. 他知道那项任务很难，但还是接受了。
（be conscious of）He was conscious of the difficulty of the task, but he still accepted it.4. 直到现在，每当想起那天发生的事情时，我还是得莫名其妙。
（to this day）To this day, when I recall what happened that day, I still feel confused.1. As a doctor, he is especially conscious of the many dangers surrounding us.作为医生，他对我们身边的危险特别敏感。
2. Look—it's too long, even on me. And this material is so heavy that would pull you down.看，这衣服我穿着都太长。
而且这料子还这么重，会把你压坏的。
3. To this day, when I walk within yards of tree branches, I pause and hear Dad's voice: "Watch your eyes!"直到现在，当走到离树枝尚有数码之遥时，我仍会停下来，耳边似乎又响起了父亲的声音：“当心戳到眼睛！”4. His grandchildren have caught on quickly, knowing to shake their fingers and say, "That's dangerous!" at the sight of cleaning products.他的孙子孙女们领会得很快，看见洗涤用品，他们知道摇摇手指说：“那很危险！”1. 这个计划听起来虽然很难，但他决心将它付诸实施。
（put something into practice）Difficult as the plan sounds, he is determined to put it into practice.2. 面对这么多的困难，球队怎么能赢得比赛呢？（in the face of）How could the team win the game in the face of so many difficulties?3. 自两年前开业以来, 今年年初他的生意最兴隆。
（at one's best）His business was at its best at the beginning of this year since it was started two years ago.4. 他虽然没有直说，但我们能从他的手势中得到一些信息。
（pick up）Although he didn't say it directly, we could pick up some messages from his gestures.1. Their lives hold many of the secrets to having great ideas and putting them into practice.他们的生活包含很多如何产生伟大思想并付诸实践的秘密。
2. Orville and Wilbur Wright had many crashes and ruined many planes before they finally got off the ground.奥维尔•莱特和威尔伯•莱特兄弟俩的飞机坠毁了许多次后才得以飞离地面。