日期：2008-08-21 wallet 钱包，皮夹 例句： He always keeps a lot of money in his wallet. 他总是在钱包里放很多钱。 give oneself away 露马脚，露破绽 例句： Laura played a joke on her father and gave herself away by laughing. 劳拉想和父亲开个玩笑，可是她一笑就露了马脚。... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 beckon 招手或点头示意 例句： The visitor's guide beckoned us to follow her. 导游招手叫我们跟着她。 with flying colors 非常成功地，胜利地 例句： Rose came through the examination with flying colors. 露丝考得非常好。 It's really something. 真棒！ 对话... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 worried 烦恼的，担心的 例句： The old man felt worried about how to live in the cold winter. 这位老人为如何度过寒冷的冬天而担心。 try one's hand 尝试，试身手 例句： I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before. 我虽然... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 latent 潜在的 例句： A good education will help you discover and develop your latent talents. 好的教育能帮你发现潜在的才能。 talk big 吹牛；夸口 例句： He always talked big, but never amounted to anything. 他老是夸夸其谈，丝毫没有实质性内容。 I wish... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 rash 冲动的 例句： Don't do anything rash. 不要卤莽行事。 in a tight spot 处于窘境；在困难中 例句： Whenever she was in a tight spot, she'd write to her father and he'd send her a check. 她一没钱了就写信给她的父亲，于是他就给她寄一张支票。 I'm all e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 worth 值的价值 例句： What is it worth? / How much is it worth? 它值多少钱？ have a ball 过得很快活，玩得很高兴 例句： The picnic was fantastic, we had a ball! 野餐棒极了，我们玩得真痛快！ What are you up to? 你在忙什么呢？ 对话： A: Jack, I can't g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 unusual 不寻常的，奇特的 例句： Do you smell anything unusual? 你闻到异味了吗？ drown one's sorrows (troubles) 借酒浇愁 例句： John is in the bar drowning his sorrows. 约翰在酒吧里借酒浇愁。 That will do. 那样就可以。 对话： A: Can I have some sugar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 traditional 传统的 例句： They usually have the traditional turkey on Chritmas Day. 在圣诞节那天，他们通常要吃传统的火鸡。 blow one's own horn 自吹自擂 例句： The person who habitually blows his own horn soon loses friends. 爱自吹自擂的人很快就会失... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 tractor 拖拉机，牵引车 例句： Jack's brother is a tractor driver. 杰克的哥哥是一个拖拉机手。 borrow trouble 杞人忧天；自寻烦恼 例句： Don't borrow trouble by worrying about next year. 不要为明年的事儿瞎操心了。 I'll put my best foot forward. 我将全... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 sweater 毛衣 例句： I'd like two sweaters for my daughters. 我想给女儿们买两件毛衣。 burn rubber 急速离开 例句： As Tom was burning rubber, blue coloured smoke came from the wheels. 汤姆刚一跑开，一股蓝色的烟就从车轮处冒了出来。 You name the time.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 compatible 兼容的 例句： The program which John's IBM PC used to creat documents was not compatible with the program in Tom 's Macintosh computer. 约翰在他的IBM微机上用来创建文件的程序与汤姆的Macintosh微机所用的程序不相兼容。 burn up the road 开快车... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 download 下载 例句： Computer users connected to the Internet are often able to download important software for free. 上了因特网的计算机用户常可以免费下载一些重要的软件。 make one's mouth water （指美食美味）令人垂涎欲滴 例句： The pies in the store... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-21 modem 调制解调器 例句： Your computer is taking a long time to download files from the Internet because your modem is working at such a slow speed. 你的调制解调器速度太慢了，所以从因特网上下载文件需要很长时间。 lucky dog 幸运儿 例句： John is a luck... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 laptop 笔记本电脑 例句： I will be able to do some work while I am on the plane flying to New York, because I will take my latop with me. 我可以在飞往纽约的途中干点活，因为我要带上笔记本电脑。 in the chips 富有，有钱 例句： After he won the lottery,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 interface 界面，接口 例句： The computer is now an important link at the interface between work and home. 计算机已经成为使办公室和家庭相连接的重要一环。 hit the jackpot 幸运万分，非常成功 例句： You certainly hit the jackpot when you got Mrs. Smith... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 reduce 减少，降低 例句： Efforts were made to raise efficiency and reduce rejects. 努力提高效率，减少废品。 hold one's peace 保持沉默 例句： I didn't agree with my teacher, but held my peace as he was rather angry. 我不赞成老师的意见，但由于他在生气... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 hobby 业余爱好 例句： Gardening is one of his hobbies. 园艺是他的业余爱好之一。 be on target 正中目标 例句： Your remark concerning the budget was right on target. 你对预算所做的评论切中要害。 Don't give up. 别放弃。 对话： A: Tom, how was your entr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 habit 习惯 例句： It was her habit to go for a walk after lunch. 她有饭后散步的习惯。 climb the wall （因极端忧虑、激动等而）反应激烈 例句： By the time I got the letter that I was hired, I was ready to climb the wall. 当收到被录用的信时，我欣喜若狂... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 instinct 本能，直觉 例句： Birds learn to fly by instinct. 鸟儿学飞是出自本能。 stay focused 集中思想于目标上 例句： The only way to attain your goals is to stay focused and work hard. 达到目标的唯一办法就是集中思想于目标上并努力工作。 It's a toss-u... 阅读全文>>

日期：2008-08-18 citizen 公民 例句： She's a British citizen but lives in Canada. 她是英国公民，但是居住在加拿大。 put the years in 常年累月地从事某工作 例句： She had put the years in, and was entitled to some reward for her hard work. 她常年累月地努力工作，理应得... 阅读全文>>