2021-01-11 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

be getting/running low
短缺；不足
The gas is running/getting low.
油快没了。
We're running low on food; I'm going to get some at the supermarket.
食物快吃完了，我等会儿

2021-01-11 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

In light of/In view of/Considering/Seeing the fact that your expectations were not met, I'll bend the rules and give you a full refund.
鉴于...由于...


A: Hello, I'd l

2021-01-11 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

consider it done.
Your wish is my command.

A: I'm sorry, but I can't go to the movies with you tonight. Because I have so many chores and must run a few errands.
很抱歉

2021-01-11 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

point sb in the direction of....
指引某人去...的方向
Could you point me in the direction of the library?
你可以告诉我去图书馆的方向吗？

be around the corner
在附近
The shop

2021-01-08 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

Very funny
真好笑
What a bright idea.
这个点子真棒。
What a lovely mess.
这里乱的真是美不胜收。
Pigs might fly.
猪还会飞呢。


A: Do you have this T-shirt in a small size

2021-01-08 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

How long have you been doing...?
你做....多久了？

How long have you been learning English?
你学英语多久了？

How long have you been reading the book?
你读书读多久了？

ma

2021-01-08 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

make-up
补考
make-up test/examination
do a make-up test/examination


resit

/ˈriːsɪt /
补考；重考
Those who fail can resit the exam in 60 days.
考试不及格

2021-01-08 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

traffic jam
交通堵塞

be caught up in a traffic jam
get stuck in a traffic jam
遇到交通堵塞

VIP=very important person
非常重要的人；贵宾

expect
等待；期待
expect a vi

2021-01-08 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

can't hold a candle to..
不能...比；逊色于...

I can't hold a candle to Tom.
我不能和汤姆相提并论。

This one is good, but. It can't hold a candle to that one.

2021-01-07 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

samosa
萨摩撒三角饺

poppadom
印度炸圆面包片


dahl
（一种印度菜肴，用豆，豌豆或小扁豆煮成）


A: We were really lucky. We got the last available table for two and we d

2021-01-07 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

I have long been looking forward to meeting you.
早就想见您了。

I have heard a lot about you.
久仰大名。

How about your flight?
一路上还好吧？

I'll be with you duri

2021-01-07 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

It's all for personal reasons!
都是出于个人原因！

resign/rɪˈzaɪn/辞职
resign from/as...辞职；辞去（某职务）
He resigned as manager after eight years.
八年

2021-01-07 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

make yourself comfortable
make yourself at home
不要拘束

I don't have time.
我没时间。

Do you have the time?=What time is it?
现在几点？

How would you like your ha

2021-01-07 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

sb has+症状
身体部位+hurt(s)
Harry got the flu; he had a sore throat and a fever.

My son has the runs.

My leg hurts.

flu/fluː/流行性感冒
chills/tʃɪlz/发冷

2021-01-06 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

a cup of joe指的就是a cup of coffee

lazy Susan指“圆形的旋转盘”，例如中国餐厅圆桌中间的旋转盘。

plain Jane指“其貌不扬的少女”

yawn/jɔːn/除了表示“打哈欠”，还可

2021-01-06 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

hit the spot
正符合口味和需求
After running under the sun for an hour, a big glass of iced tea really hits the spot.
在太阳下跑步一小时后，喝上一大杯冰茶真是过瘾。

cross that

2021-01-06 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

That doesn't sound right.Can I check the Bill, please?
听起来不对劲，我可以查看一下账单吗？
Here's your tip.
This is your tip.
Keep the change.
I tipped the waiter $5.

2021-01-06 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

shoot hoops打篮球；投篮
slam-dunk灌篮
one-on-one一对一
three-pointers三分球
two-pointers二分球
an air ball空心球
knee-high to a grasshopper
形容人矮小

A: Hey, Nina. Fancy

2021-01-06 所属栏目:跟艾米丽练口语

Here you go.
Here you are.
Here it is.
Here they are.

How do/would you like your steak?
你的牛排要几分熟？
一分熟rare
三分熟medium-rare
五分熟medium
七分熟medium-well
全

2020-12-25 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：With no living males and no females able to carry a pregnancy, this is a complicated and risky process, to say the least.
既没有还活着的公犀牛，

2020-12-25 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：It may seem counter intuitive, but researchers say expending energy by engaging in regular exercise, doesn't make you tired, it actually cre

2020-12-25 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：And writers harness that fear not by revealing horrors, but by leaving the audience hanging in anticipation of them.
作者操弄读者的恐惧感时，不

2020-12-24 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：And funny enough, when you start watching out for others, when you start giving a damn about how they feel in a social situation, guess what, th

2020-12-24 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：I feel like it sucks my time away, in the way that a significant other almost would.
我觉得它占据了我的绝大部分时间，几乎和花费在伴侣身上的时间

2020-12-24 所属栏目:每天说英文

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：Phantom phone vibes are likely a false alarm in something called our signal detection system, which is exactly what it sounds like.
手机幻震很可