妙语佳句:

原句:I appreciate all of you showing up on short notice.很感谢你们一收到通知就过来了。

appreciate:欣赏, 赏识

appreciate后可接that从句。

I appreciate that the plan has worked well.

美国人习惯在appreciate后直接加that，而英国人则习惯在that前加上the fact。

I appreciate the fact that the plan has worked well.

appreciate后不可接不定式，可以接动名词。

He appreciates being advised.

他很感激得到了建议。

有时，appreciate后带动宾语it最好不讨省略掉。

I shall appreciate it if you will give me his address.

show up:露面

What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。

on short:马上

We had to set out on short notice.

一接到通知，我们就出发了。

The doctor came on short notice.

医生随叫随到。

原句:This is a waste of time.这简直在浪费时间。

a waste of time(to do sth):浪费时间, 白费时间

It is a waste of time to read such a magazine.

看这种杂志真是浪费时间。

考考你:

很感谢你们一收到通知就过来了

我从没听你质疑过她的能力

上期答案:

A person is more than the size of their wallet.

You set up my client with a man named Martin Donnelly.