Showing up at my house?想到要出现在我家里

show up:露面

His show-off only serves to show up his ignorance.

他的卖弄只不过暴露了他自己的无知。

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。

Rather than making this harder,You might want to think about facilitating a detente for the two of us.与其让事情变得更复杂，不如考虑一下，如何让我和她和平共处比较好

rather than:与其 ... 倒不如

It is a telex rather than a letter.

与其说它是一封信，不如说它是一封电传。

think about:考虑

I'll think about it while I have a chew.

我吃饭时会想想看。

Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.

就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。