新概念英語第三冊Lesson8慣用語整理答案

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Lesson 8
    1.foot n. 腳,足;英尺;底下,下面 vt.付賬
    get(set,start) off on the wrong foot 開始就把事情給做糟了,出師未捷
    例句:I got Off on the wrong foot, and I don't have any idea which way to turn now.
    我一開始就把事情給做糟了,我現(xiàn)在不知道該怎么辦。
    stay off one's foot 腳不能用力
    例句:I thought the doctor said you should stay off your foot until the swelling goes down.
    我想醫(yī)生是說你得等腳消腫之后才能走路。
    2.mountain n. 山,山脈
    make a mountain out of a molehill 小題大做;庸人自擾
    例句:If you failed in the exam, it's nothing serious. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
    如果你沒有通過考試,也沒什么大不了。不要庸人自擾。
    3.now that 既然(since, now)
    例句:1.Now that you are sick,you'd better stay in bed.
    既然你病了,臥床休息。
    2.Now that you've got the rest, we'd better get down to business now.
    既然你們已經(jīng)休息過了,我們開始干正事。
    A:Saturday my husband and I are going to visit his mother, how about you?
    A:這個周日我和我丈夫要一起去看望他的母親,你呢?
    B:I'm going to fix some loose shutters on my house, now that the weather is a little warmer.
    B:現(xiàn)在天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖了,我得把松動的百葉窗修一下了。