一、短语及句型1.on behalf of (=as the representative of) 以…名义,代表（代替）某人2.for the benefit of 为了…的利益(好处),为帮助…3.用于驳性和比较性论文句型：the chief reason why… is that…Actually, the chief reason why I leave the association is that I have no time to spare.In my opinion, thi s point of view doesn’t hold water.In my opinion, this point of view doesn’t hold water. You cannot believe it.4. can never ... too ... 是一个固定搭配，表示“再怎么也不为过”。
又如：You can never be too careful in the street. 在街上你再怎么小心都不为过。
5.on my knees：跪下6.really something 真了不起。
7.Excuse me for a moment. 失陪一会儿；打扰一下8.be/feel in the mood (for sth./to do sth.) 意思是feel like doing sth., want to do sth. 有心情做某事，有意做某事。
9.break one's promise 违背诺言，还可以说：betray one's promise, break one's word10.too + 形容词+ for + 代词或名词，意为“…太…，以致不能…”。
11.to good purpose是习语，意为“很有效地”“十分成功地”。
12. fish为动词搜索，常用搭配是+for+（寻找的东西）。
13.count down v. 倒数,用倒数方式计算14.baby kisser爱拍马屁的人，假惺惺的人15.My nerves are shot 我脑子崩坏了这句的字面意思是“我的脑神经中了一枪”，也就是表示“我被吓坏了，我受不了了”的意思。
16.stuff A with B (= stuff B into A) 在A里面塞入B17.attribute…to…(=to believe sth. to be the result of…)把..归因于.., 认为..是..的结果She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.attitude to/toward …对…的态度.看法There are changes in public attitudes to marriage in recently years.18.mean to do sth. 打算做某事，有意要做某事slip one’s mind 忘记，遗忘19.be all in 累极了..I'm all in cause I worked all the night.20.all but 几乎...In the gloomy room, we all but can see nothing.21.neck and neck并驾齐驱，不相上下22.be/stand in one's shoes 处于某人的位置，站在某人的立场上23、a close call 千钧一发，死里逃生24、teach sb a lesson教训某人一下25、be caught in the rain 被雨淋了26、beside the point 不切正题,无关紧要27、on purpose(=by intention, deliberately)故意地，有意地，特意I've come here on purpose to see you.28、out of the question (=impossible)不可能的It's out of the question to ask him for help.29、Others may find this to be true, but I believer that…30、fall through 落空，成为泡影31、can't agree with……more 意思就是fully agree，完全同意，强烈支持。
At this point I couldn’t agreed with him more.32、Live on…靠……生活My pension is quite decent to live on. 我的养老金很充裕，生活没问题。
33、Be keen on sth：迷上；喜欢上例句：She is very keen on sport.（她对体育活动兴头很大。
）34、Of this sort：这类的（事）……例句：Too much of this sort of work turns your brain.（干太多这类的事会把人弄得头晕脑胀。
）35、Sort of this thing 那/这一类的事情36、Nothing of this sort 没有这回事37、Everyone else：其他（任何）人例句：In a small village, everyone knows everyone else.（在一个小村庄里，人人皆相识。
）38、Complain of something：诉说（病情或疼痛）；主诉例如：She left early, complaining of a headache.（她说自己头疼，很早就离开了。
）39、Behind your back：在你背后例句：She pretends to like you , but talks about you behind your back .（她伪称喜欢你，但在背后批评你。
）40、Control one's anger：压住心头怒火，相当于“Hold back one's rage”、“To restrain one's fury”，Control/keep one's temper 捺着性子Cannot control one's passion 不能自己41、It's not always easy：不是件容易的事情It's not always easy dealing with different personality types. 和不同性格的人打交道不是件容易的事情。
42、stay out of 不介入，别插手……。
例如：Stay out of this matter, please. 请别管这事43、be dying to do sth.意为非常想做某事，如：I'm dying to watch this film! 我超想看这部电影！44、a word in one’s ear 私房话, 秘密话45、be eager for 想得到，盼望46、work out 可以指“锻炼身体”；on a regular basis 定期地，经常地。
47、confide in (=to talk freely to sb. about one’s secret) 对…讲真心话, 依赖It is important to have someone you can confide in.48、with confidence 满怀信心地He answered the questions with confidence.49、leap/jump to conclusions 仓促下结论，过早下结论，贸然断定50、hold one's horse耐心点的意思smell the cat是感到不妙的意思do the donkey work做呆板的例行工作51、reason with (=argue) 劝说I tried to reason with Tom, but he's out there.52、be in a tight corner陷入困境Whenever I am in a tight corner, I try to rely on quick thinking to get out of it.53、forgive and forget 摈弃前嫌，既往不咎，不念旧恶54、commit oneself (to sth.) 使自己承担…,(公开的）表示意见，作出决定You don't have to commit yourself now,just think about it.55、comment on 评论I don't feel I can comment on their decision.56、1、commit sb. to prison把某人送进监狱To our surprise,she should commited her husband to prison.57、round the clock 昼夜不停地想得到, 盼望Becuase working round the clock,we finished this task on time58、waste one's breath doing浪费口舌59、conceive of (think of, imagine, consider) 想象,设想It is difficult to conceive of living without electricity.60.conform to (=be in agreement with, comply with) 符合,遵照,遵守;1)obey 服从; 2) observe;3)comply with照…办; 4)keep to遵循; 5)abide by服从;6)stick to按..做The building does not conform to the safety regulations.61、lose faith in 对…失去信心I never lose faith in you.62、take a fancy to (=become fond of) 喜欢My sister takes a fancy to the lovely dog.63、show up 出席，露面。