Dear Mr. Know-it-all,;親愛的萬事通先生，
1 In 1997, when I was finishing college,;1 在我1997年大學(xué)畢 業(yè)之際,
I met a beautiful girl and we became good friends.;我遇上了一位漂亮的女 孩并成為了好朋友.
After graduation we kept in touch through letters.;畢業(yè)后，我們一直保持 著書信來往。
Gradually I found I was in love with her.;漸漸地，我發(fā)覺我愛 上了她。
2 As a result, I refused the advances of another woman I knew in my office,;2 結(jié)果，我拒絕了辦 公室一位女孩的求愛，
and at that point, I realized I should make my feelings known to the woman I loved.;與此同時(shí)，我認(rèn)識(shí)到應(yīng) 該讓我所愛的人知道 我的感情。
3 I Wrote a letter to her expressing my love. She responded right away.;3 于是，我寫了一封 信向她表達(dá)我的愛意。 她很快就給我回信了
To my great disappointment, she refused my love,;讓我失望至極的是，她 拒絕了我.
saying she had always thought of me as her big brother;她說，她一直都把我當(dāng) 成是大哥哥
and that she just enjoyed exchangin ideas and thoughts with me.;只是喜歡與我交流思想 而已
I am in so much pain now and don't know what to do.;我現(xiàn)在傷心極了，不知 道如何是好.
Should I continue to keep in touch with her;我應(yīng)該繼續(xù)與她聯(lián)系呢，
or forget her and disappear from her life?;還是忘記她、從她的視 線中消失?
I hope that I can get some advice from big sister Know-it-all.;我希望萬事通大哥能給 我一些建議。
Dear LiYang,;親愛的李陽，
1 On a pain scale of one to ten, unrequited love, or love that is given but not returned;1 在大大小小的痛楚中， 單相思或沒有回報(bào)的愛
can be right up there just above an operation or a visit to the dentist.;所帶來的痛楚和手術(shù)或看 牙醫(yī)后的痛相比，
It is much worse than both. Medical procedures tend to heal quickly.;前兩者更甚于后兩者。 醫(yī)療手段可以很快治 愈肉體的創(chuàng)傷，
Broken hearts can take years to heal and sometimes never do.;而破碎的心卻需要多年 才能復(fù)原，有時(shí)甚至終 生也難以愈合。
2 Most of us have our first run in/encounter /experience with;2 大多數(shù)人都有過的 經(jīng)歷
unrequited love in our late teens, during high school.;十八九歲在學(xué)校里時(shí)單 相思
We watch from afar as our truly beloved wanders the halls of the school.;遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地看著自己所愛的 人在學(xué)校大禮堂漫步
We make every effort to spend as much time with that person as possible.;想方設(shè)法地盡可能與心 儀的人呆在一起；
We also make every effort to be sure;我們也會(huì)力圖把愛埋在 心底，
that person does not know how in love we really are.;不讓對(duì)方知道我們是多 么的愛她。
But that is no way to go through life.;然而，我們總不能就這 樣度過一生。
3 So then comes theinevitable/ unavoideble day when we have watched;3 因此，在那個(gè)遲早 都要面臨的日子里當(dāng)看了
"Titanic" too many times or listened to too much Celine Dion;無數(shù)次"鐵達(dá)尼號(hào)" "和聽了無數(shù)遍席林迪翁 的歌以后
and we get up our courage and go to them in a dramatic flurry;我們終于鼓起勇氣在 忐忑不安中走向她們。
and confess our true feelings.;袒露我們我們的情感。
4 A couple of hours later it is all over with;4 幾小時(shí)之后，一切都 已結(jié)束。
and all we want to do is turn back time and go back to admiring them from afar.;我們所希望的就是 讓時(shí)光倒流?；氐竭h(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn) 地贊賞她們的那個(gè)時(shí)候
We want to go back to the sweent taste of our fantasies thinking how wonderful;回到我們甜美的夢(mèng)境中， 想著有多么的美妙
it will be when we can be together.;能與她在一起
We want to go back there because rejection leaves a bad taste in our mouths;我們想回到從前，只因 她的拒絕
that we can never quite get rid of.;在我們心中留下的陰影 揮之不去。
My advice to you is let her go.You can't force her to fall in love with you .;我的建議是由她去。你 不可能強(qiáng)迫她愛上你。
The only thing wrose is begging her to love you.;更差的是企求她愛你。
It is difficult for me to even advise you to maintain your good friendship with her,;我甚至難以建議你繼續(xù) 保持與她的友誼，
because much like being on teeter-totter with someone heavier than yourself,;因?yàn)閷?duì)我來說這是一件 很難的事，這叫你與一個(gè) 比你重許多的人玩蹺蹺板 沒什么區(qū)別。
things will just never be even/balanced/equal;結(jié)果都是不可能的。
I hope you feel better and I wish you the best of luck.;希望我所說的對(duì)你有 幫助，祝你好運(yùn)！
第八節(jié) 成語的挑戰(zhàn) *I'm sick and tired of having to support of my brother;我已經(jīng)煩透照顧我弟弟了
just because he refuses to go out and find a job.;只因?yàn)樗豢铣鋈フ夜?作，
*I'm sick and tired of having to support of my brother;我已經(jīng)煩透照顧我弟弟了
just because he refuses to go out and find a job.;只因?yàn)樗豢铣鋈フ夜?作，
I'm sick and tired of having to support of my husband;我已經(jīng)煩透照顧我丈夫了
just because he refuses to go out and find a job.;只因?yàn)樗豢铣鋈フ夜?作，
Going Out for the Evening;晚上外出
A: Let's go to the movies. There's a good one playing now.;(去看電影吧，有部好片 子正在放映。)
B: I'd like to, but I can't. I really have to study.;我想去，但是不行，我要 學(xué)習(xí)。
I wasted the whole afternoon.;我已經(jīng)浪費(fèi)了一個(gè)下午.
I forgot I had to brush up on my English.;我忘記溫習(xí)英語了。
Then, all of a sudden I remembered.;我突然才想起
A: Oh, come on! We'll be home early/before 11.;(噢，走吧!我們會(huì)早點(diǎn) 兒回家的。/十一之前回 來的。)
B: No, I'd better not. I have a big exam tomorrow.;不，我不能這樣。我明 天有一個(gè)考試。
I was about to study when you came in. You know how it is.;你進(jìn)來的時(shí)候我正要開 始學(xué)習(xí)呢。你也知道的，
If you don't study, you don't pass. That goes without saying;如果不準(zhǔn)備的話，毫無 疑問會(huì)通過不了。
A: Exam? Tomorrow? Oh- oh!;(考試?明天?噢噢!)
B: What's the matter /What's wrong?;(怎么啦?)
A: I just remembered. I have a test, too!;(我剛記起我明天也有 考試!)
B: We can go to the movies some other time.;我們可以下次去看電 影嘛。
第一筆財(cái)富：;
brush up on something: review something to make it fresh again in one's mind;提高；改進(jìn)；重溫；再 練。
*They came here to brush up on technology.;(他們來此以求提高技 術(shù)。)
*I really need to brush up on my English.;(我確實(shí)需要提高我的 英語水平。)
*I'm going to give a speech tomorrow, so I have to brush up on my notes.;(明天我要進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)演講， 因此，我必須整理一下 我的筆記。)
*Professor Wang had not given a talk on management for a long time,;王教授很久沒有講授管理 方面的課程了,
so he had to brush up on some of the new ideas. 他必須學(xué)習(xí)研究一下一 些新的發(fā)展;
all of a sudden: something happening quickly; without advance warning.;(口語)突然；忽然；出其 不意地；冷不防。
*Lisa looked very sad, but then, all of a sudden, she began to laugh.;(麗薩看起來很悲傷， 但突然她大笑起來。)
*All of a sudden, she burst into laughter.;(她突然大笑起來。)
*They were sitting quietly when all of a sudden there was a loud noise.;(他們正靜靜地坐著， 突然傳來一聲巨響。)
*It started out to be a sunny day. They, all of a sudden,;天本來晴朗，突然
it became cloudy and began to rain。;突然變得多云開始下 起雨。
had better('d better): should do something; ought to do something.;好……；應(yīng)該……。
*You had better not go out today.;(今天你好不要外出。)
*I think we'd better discuss it more.;(我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該進(jìn)一 步討論這事。)
*I'd better go now or I'll be late for class.;(我好現(xiàn)在就走， 否則我上課就會(huì)遲到。)
*You'd better take your raincoat because it's supposed to rain today.;(你好帶上雨衣，今天 能會(huì)下雨。)
第四筆財(cái)富： about to: on the point of doing something.;剛要；打定主意要。
*We are just about to leave.;(我們正準(zhǔn)備離開。)
Cathy was just about to leave when Mr. Lee invited her to stay for dinner.;凱茜正準(zhǔn)備離開的時(shí)候， 李先生邀請(qǐng)她留下來吃 晚飯。
*I'm not about to waste my time doing something foolish.;(我絕不再浪費(fèi)時(shí)間做愚 蠢的事了。)
*Stone was about to leave when the telephone rang.;(石頭正準(zhǔn)備離開，電話 鈴響了。)
第五筆財(cái)富： Goes without saying:;不言而喻；
something is so obvious that it doesn't have to be mentioned.;不言而喻，不用說。
*It goes without saying that our success depends on diligence.;(不用說，我們的成功取 決于勤奮。)
*It goes without saying that children should not play with guns.;(不用說，小孩不應(yīng)當(dāng) 玩弄槍枝。)
*Mary's an excellent student.;瑪麗是個(gè)優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生
It goes without saying that her parents are very proud of her.;(不用說，她的父母以她 為榮。)
*Anne just told me she can't go with us. It goes without saying we're disappointed.;(安娜剛告訴我不能和我 們一起去了，不用說，我 們都很失望。)
第六筆財(cái)富： What's the matter? ＝What is wrong?;怎么啦?出了什么事?
*What's the matter with Kate? She looks angry.;凱特怎么啦?她好像很 生氣.
*What's the matter with this computer?;(這臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)出了什么 毛病?)
*How cold your hands feel! What's the matter with you?;(你的手怎么這樣冰冷! 你怎么啦!)
1I have to brush up on my French/English/ history/grammar rules /speaking skills.;
我要去溫習(xí)我的法語、英語、歷史、語法、口語技巧 2All of a sudden I woke up/I remembered her name/she left the room/it began to rain; /Kim started to cry/ Stone became angry/ Bill began to laugh/; Hillary wanted to leave.;
突然我醒了、我記起他的名字了、下開雨了、Kim哭了起來、stone生氣了、bill 笑了起來、Hillary想走了。 3I'd better not go to the movies tonight/ tell Lee what happened /eat dinner now/; lose those important papers/fail the exam/ sell my car/buy that house/; give that psycho my phone number.;
我好別 去看電影今天晚上、告訴Lee發(fā)生了什么、現(xiàn)在吃晚飯、丟了他們重要的文件、考試不及格、賣了我的車、買這個(gè)房子、給精神病我的電話號(hào)碼 4I was about to kill myself when it began to rain/study when you came in/go when the; phone rang/write her a note when she arrived/eat dinner when Stone called me/; take a bath when the doorbell rang.;
我都要?dú)⒘宋易约寒?dāng)下雨的時(shí)候、我學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候你進(jìn)來了、想離開的時(shí)候電話響了、當(dāng)他走的時(shí)候?qū)懥藗€(gè)紙條、吃飯的時(shí)候stone叫我 5 It goes without saying that we should be on time/time is; money/honesty is the best policy/we must study hard/haste makes waste/a penny saved; is a penny earned/many hands make light work/ you're as old as you feel/education is; important/good health is essential.;
不言而喻我們要準(zhǔn)時(shí)、時(shí)間就是金錢、誠(chéng)實(shí)是好的政策、我們要好好學(xué)習(xí)、猶豫就是浪費(fèi)、省一分是一份、團(tuán)結(jié)力量大、你覺得老了才是真老了、教育很重要、好的身體是一切 6 What's the matter? You look angry/tired/ upset/bored/pissed off /so happy/so sick; /You're trembling/ crying/Stone is yelling.;
怎么了？你看起來很生氣、疲憊、難受、無聊、生氣、開心、無力、顫抖、哭泣、stone在大喊
1I have to brush up on my French/English/ history/grammar rules /speaking skills.;
我要去溫習(xí)我的法語、英語、歷史、語法、口語技巧 2All of a sudden I woke up/I remembered her name/she left the room/it began to rain; /Kim started to cry/ Stone became angry/ Bill began to laugh/; Hillary wanted to leave.;
突然我醒了、我記起他的名字了、下開雨了、Kim哭了起來、stone生氣了、bill 笑了起來、Hillary想走了。 3I'd better not go to the movies tonight/ tell Lee what happened /eat dinner now/; lose those important papers/fail the exam/ sell my car/buy that house/; give that psycho my phone number.;
我好別 去看電影今天晚上、告訴Lee發(fā)生了什么、現(xiàn)在吃晚飯、丟了他們重要的文件、考試不及格、賣了我的車、買這個(gè)房子、給精神病我的電話號(hào)碼 4I was about to kill myself when it began to rain/study when you came in/go when the; phone rang/write her a note when she arrived/eat dinner when Stone called me/; take a bath when the doorbell rang.;
我都要?dú)⒘宋易约寒?dāng)下雨的時(shí)候、我學(xué)習(xí)的時(shí)候你進(jìn)來了、想離開的時(shí)候電話響了、當(dāng)他走的時(shí)候?qū)懥藗€(gè)紙條、吃飯的時(shí)候stone叫我 5 It goes without saying that we should be on time/time is; money/honesty is the best policy/we must study hard/haste makes waste/a penny saved; is a penny earned/many hands make light work/ you're as old as you feel/education is; important/good health is essential.;
不言而喻我們要準(zhǔn)時(shí)、時(shí)間就是金錢、誠(chéng)實(shí)是好的政策、我們要好好學(xué)習(xí)、猶豫就是浪費(fèi)、省一分是一份、團(tuán)結(jié)力量大、你覺得老了才是真老了、教育很重要、好的身體是一切 6 What's the matter? You look angry/tired/ upset/bored/pissed off /so happy/so sick; /You're trembling/ crying/Stone is yelling.;
怎么了？你看起來很生氣、疲憊、難受、無聊、生氣、開心、無力、顫抖、哭泣、stone在大喊