Action English

libra girl

Thank you for your attention. I have been invovled in a so-called important exam.Now it is finished, and I can focus on my Action English. [M29]

libra girl

I've got to go,will be right back!

hlec

QUOTE Created By libra girl At 2005-9-11
Thank you for your attention. I have been invovled in a so-called important exam.Now it is finished, and I can focus on my Action English. [M29]

very nice to hear you will continue your action English, I like it so much.

libra girl

7月11日
1、there is much more to sb./sth. than that 某人/事不是那么简单
有点复杂哈，看看例句先
例句1：
John looks like a dumb athlete,but there's much more to him than that. He also has a law degree from Princeton and is a good painter.

libra girl

例句2：
Many people expect Sue to be naive because she grew up in the countryside, but there is much more to her than that.She has traveled all over the world.

libra girl

2、 offensive 大规模的进攻（注意：这是个名词，不是形容词）
例句1：
During the war,Japanese launched a large offensive to the south and were able to catch Singapore.
例句2：
Napoleon's offensive against Russia in 1812 failed because of the cold winter.

libra girl

3、in full retreat 全线撤退
例句1：
They were trying to climb to the top of the mountain, but when the storm came, they had to make a full retreat and get back to the camp.
例句2：
The company tried to open branches in America, but it has been in full retreat since it lost millions of dollars.

libra girl

7月12日
1、high stakes 生死攸关
例句1：
The company is playing for high stakes, if the takeover bid goes well then they'll make a huge amount of money, if not, they might go bankrupt.
例句2：
It's high stakes for the Beijing team in tonight's game.If they win, they can make it to the finals. If they lose, it'll be the end of this season.

libra girl

2、lodge a complaint 提出诉讼，起诉。是比较正式的说法。
例句1：
The airline lost my bags so I had to lodge a complaint to make sure I got them back.
例句2：
It is useless to lodge a complaint about the bad service at the bank.Nobody cares about the complait.

libra girl

3、do ... for a living 以。。。为生，从事。。。职业
例句1：
I've been working as a writer for four years, so it's what I do for a living.
例句2：
I enjoy being a gardener, but it's not much of a living. I only get paid RMB300 a month.

libra girl

7月18日
1、今天的slang粉简单，是"cool"。cool者，酷也。我想就不用多举例子了，平时我们用得多了 [M01]

libra girl

2、could use a hand 需要帮助
例句1：
Are you busy?I could use a hand with dinner.
例句2：
Lisa is moving into her new apartment this weekend. Let's go help her. She could probably use a hand.

libra girl

如果我们问别人需不需要帮助，可以用need a hand?

libra girl

3、it'll be fun while it lasts 过程是快乐的
例句1：
Don't be sad about graduating from college. It'll be fun while it lasts.
例句2：
Although true love might not last forever, it'll be fun while it lasts.

evens

9月17日
1. hit somewhere=go somewhere 去什么地方
eg：I need to hit the bathroom before we leave the restaurant.
我们去饭店前，我要去下卫生间。