1. hear about:听说
I was sorry to hear about your illness.
听说你病了,我很难过。
2. put up a fight:奋勇战斗
He put up a good fight against his sickness.
他努力奋斗以抵抗病魔。
It is necessary to put up a fight against waste.
有必要开展一次反浪费斗争。
3. used to do:过去常常做......
Americans used to like big cars, and gasoline used to be very inexpensive.
过去美国人喜欢大型轿车,那时汽油很便宜。
Grandmother used to darn her own stockings.
祖母过去总是自己织补袜子。
4. joke about:不严肃对待某事
Please don't joke about such a delicate subject.
请不要拿这样敏感的问题开玩笑。
For Pat to lose his job is nothing to joke about.
对帕特来说失业可不是闹着玩儿的。
5. in one night:一夜之间
We' ll be under the table if we drink all that wine in one night.
要是我们一个晚上把那些酒全部喝光,我们会醉倒的。
Some weeds spring up in one night.
有些杂草一夜间就会长出来。
6. then again:另一方面,反之;加之,还有
This is better, but then again it costs more.
这个好一点,但也贵一些。
Then again, do not forget you have no experience of traveling.
此外,不要忘记你还没有旅行经验。
7. ill wind:(能够因祸得福的)坏事
Still, it's an ill wind; you will have an unexpected holiday.
不过,这也并非完全的不幸,你会享受到一次意外的休假。
.It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
世上没有对人人都不利的事。
8. at least:至少,起码
We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.
如欲取消,请至少提前24小时告知。
The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.
政府决定把这个想法先放一放,至少推迟到明年再说。
9. give up:放弃
She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.
她不会这么轻易地放弃得来不易的自由。
When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.
面对逆境她从未想过放弃。
10. into the bargain:另外,加之
She was a distinguished oceanographer, and a gifted painter into the bargain.
她是一位杰出的海洋学家,同时还是一位很有才华的画家。
She lost money and went hurt into the bargain.
她丢了钱,另外还受了伤。
12. ought to:应该
Peter ought to be ashamed of himself.
彼得应为自己感到羞耻。
They ought to win with players of such high caliber.
他们选手的能力这样高,应该获胜。