1.There is a way, Malcolm. We get our friends to roll their sleeves up and get to work.

卷起袖子，准备大干一场，这和中文的情况一样，都表示大干一场。

2.If I could take a look at the place, I could probably tell what it requires to fix it up .

虚拟语气，假设……

3.Not just to go around the neighborhood asking for furniture, but to help with the paint job. That's backbreaking work and may be too much for us.

Not……but不是，而是。backbreaking，这个词不认识？没关系，拆开来看一下，由back和breaking组成，让人背都断掉了，肯定是很辛苦的工作。

4.And tomorrow morning we'll all meet here to discuss the plan?

用陈述语气表示疑问，口语中读的时候句尾要用升调。

5.I'd like you to meet my friend Malcolm Stewart. Malcolm, this is Joanne Thompson.

这是在学英语最初就学会的为别人做介绍的句子了。

6.Weren't they going to be here this morning?

反义疑问句，增强语气，难道他们今早不会来吗？

7.I wonder if you would take a look at the old library and make sure that it is in good condition so that we don't have to

worry about any structural problems.

in good condition状况良好

8.But we can't do it without talking to the young people.

without表示含蓄的条件。without有时也可用在虚拟语气中。