22-01-21 The next day was better and worse. It was better because it wasnt raining yet, though the clouds were denseand opaque. It was easier because I knew what to expect of my day. Mikecame to sit by me in English, and walked me to my next class, with Ches...

22-01-12 1. ON HIS SCHOOLING 关于上学 At school, I was never more than about halfway up the class. It was a very bright class. My classwork was very untidy, and my handwriting was the despair of my teachers. But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein, s...

21-12-24 如果有人说你是 down-to-earth 那么意思是说你是一个很实在的人。 例句 I love the fact youre so down-to-earth and have a logical, straightforward approach to problems. Mary thought they were going to make millions with the new company, but Sarah was mor...

21-12-07 表达 be in a class of ones own 描述一个人 拥有比别人更强的素质或技能 或 在某个方面比别人做得更好，出类拔萃。它也可以用来描述某事物 比同类的质量更好，无与伦比。表达 be in a league of ones own 也表示同样的意思。 例句 In terms of natural ability on the...

21-10-29 stand for something不是为什么东西站着，而是支持、容忍的意思。 例句： The teacher wont stand for any whispering in class. 老师不能容忍课上任何的窃窃私语。 I wont stand for this insolence. 我决不容忍这种傲慢无礼的行为。...

21-10-28 合成名词 know-it-all 带有贬义，意思是 自以为无所不知的人，用来形容某人觉得自己比别人懂得都多，其实不然。 例句 Alex is such a know-it-all he always immediately shouts out the answer in class. 亚力克斯真是自以为什么都懂，他在课堂上总是立刻就喊出问题的...

21-09-10 I went to a small charter school for middle school. Our English/literature teacher was brand new to teaching, if I remember correctly she was only 22 which seemed odd at the time. She always did her best to be so cheerful and make learning fun. But...

21-08-11 如果你想表达带某人出去吃饭，可以说take sb (out) to lunch。但out to lunch却没有这个意思，真正表达的是疯狂的，注意力不集中，心不在焉，神志不清。 例句： You must have been out to lunch when you wrote that weird report. 当你做这个奇怪的报告的时候，你一...

21-08-04 如果形容一个人是在另一个世界，那就表示这个人对眼前的事情心不在焉，漠不关心。 例句 Janes on another planet she went to buy some apples and bought lemons instead! John really doesnt listen in class; he seems to be on another planet. 请注意 如果说一个...

21-08-02 固定成语表达 a feather in your cap 字面意思是帽子里的一根羽毛，实际含义是值得骄傲的事情、可夸耀的成就。这个表达可以说自己也可以用来恭贺他人的成就。 例句 Winning that award was a real feather in my cap. It opened a lot of doors for me. Top of the cla...