词汇精解:
miss:
n. （用于姓名或姓之前，对未婚女子的称呼）小姐； 女士； 失误
v. 漏掉； 错过（机会）； 思念
a miss is as good as a mile:(谚)失败再小，终究是失败；错误再小，总归是错误
give something a miss:(英，非正式)不予理会；不要
we decided to give the popcorn a miss.
我们决定不吃爆米花。
miss the boat (或bus):(非正式)（行动过慢而）错过机会
people who've been holding off buying anything in case prices drop further could find they've missed the boat.
那些想价格会继续下跌而推迟购买的人会发现已经错失机会了。
词义辨析:
talk about sth. with sb和speak to的区别:talk about sth. with sb:和某人谈某事；speak to sb. 对某人说话（to带有方向性）
I didn't talk with him about it.
我没和他谈过这件事。
I mean to talk with him about it.
我打算就此事和他谈谈
词汇拓展:
mean to do:打算干某事
What do you mean to do next?
下一步你打算做什么？
mean doing:意味着
Moving an object doesn't mean doing work.
移动物体并不意味着做功。
重点词组解析：
as a matter of fact=in reality or actuality事实上，其实
As a matter of fact, business has come to a stop.
事实上，业务已停止了。
appear in:出版； 出庭； 表演； 在（某处）出现
He will appear in the role of mediator.
他将出演调停者。
New programmes will appear in the fall on television.
秋季将有新节目在电视上出现。
appear, look, seem的区别:这些动词均有“看起来，好像是”之意。
appear：指从感观印象看似乎是如此，但有时着重指因视野、观点限制而产生的歪曲印象。
look：指从样子看起来，侧重通过视觉而建立的印象。
seem：多指从主观印象或个反应得出的看法。
refuse to do:拒绝做某事
He wouldn't go so far as to refuse to come to the meeting, would he?
他不至于不来开会吧？
视野拓展:
refuse to obey:公然反抗
For the first time in my life I must categorically refuse to obey an order of the fuehrer.
这是我生平第一次不得不断然拒绝服从元首的命令。
receive a letter from:受到…的来信
I receive a letter from her in her neat script.
我收到她的字体很工整的来信。