第一， 迷你对话

A: Tom and I have broken up.

Tom和我已经分手了。

B: Really? I’m afraid that he can’t face the music.

真的吗？恐怕他没法面对现实。

A: I’ve said all there is to him. I don’t want him to knock my door again.

我已经把该讲的话都对他说了，我希望他在来找我了。

B: It seems that I must go to his home and cheer him up.

看起来我要去他家安慰下他了。

第二， 地道表达

knock one’s door

1. 解词释义

Knock one’s door的意思是“登门拜访”。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. I've never knock his door myself, though I know him so well.

我自己从来没有贸然登门拜访过他，虽然我很了解他。

e.g. He followed up his letter and knock her door the next week.

他发了一封信，第二个星期又亲自登门拜访。

e.g. He received a broad hint that they did not want him to knock his door again.

他得到明显的暗示，他们不要他再来登门拜访了。

第三， 咬文嚼字

1. break up：分手

e.g. What will happen to the children if Peter and Alice break up ?

如果彼得和爱丽丝离婚孩子们将怎么办?

e.g. She has been depressed since she broke up with her boyfriend.

她自从与男朋友断绝关系以来一直情绪消沉。

2. face the music：面对现实

e.g. After he was caught with the stolen goods, he had to face the music.

他偷窃物品被逮到,他必须接受应得的惩罚。

e.g. You' ve been caught cheating now you must face the music.

你的骗局已经戳穿--这下子你得自食其果了。

3. cheer sb. up：使某人开心

e.g. Her husband took her to the concert to cheer her up.

为使她高兴起来，她丈夫带她去听音乐会。

e.g. We all tried to cheer her up， but she continued to feel sad.

我们试著让她看开一点，但是她仍然感到伤悲。