fever n. 狂热
Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.
在当地的足球队打进了优胜杯的决赛圈后，全市掀起一阵足球热。
War fever was rising all over the Middle East.
战争狂热正在整个中东地区升温。

prom n. 班级舞会（高中或大学班级举办的正式舞会）

off the hook 脱离困境
How can we extricate the firm from this trouble?
我们该如何承救公司脱离困境呢？
You are not yet out of the wood.
他们尚未脱离困境。

student council n. 学生自治会，学生会
The student government often embodies discipline in parvo.
学生自治会往往表现了小规模的纪律性。

raise v. 筹款
They are going to raise funds for the school buildings.
他们将为盖校舍筹集资金。

genius n. 天才
He makes much account of her musical genius.
他重视她的音乐天才。
He is a mathematical genius.
他是一个数学天才。
Einstein was a mathematical genius.
爱因斯坦是数学天才。

go nuts 变得疯狂，发疯
A man could go nuts sitting around wondering what might happen.
一个人要是一直坐着想会发生什么事的话，可能会发疯的。

fag n. （尤英）苦工， 苦差事；公校中为高年级男生服务的低年级男生

dude n. （口）哥们
Dude, don't rub my face in your crazy single life!
老兄,别用你疯狂的单身生活刺激我。

lethargic adj. 昏睡的，困倦的，无生气的
The hot weather made me feel lethargic.
炎热的天气使我昏昏欲睡。
In fact they looked tired and lethargic and old.
事实上,他们看上去很疲惫、困乏、衰老。
The bird became lethargic at noon.
这只鸟在中午时就不活泼了。
The weather made her listless and lethargic.
那天气弄得她百无聊赖、无精打采。

pull over 路边停车
Rocco was pulled over by a police officer who worried that his Buick appeared to be driverless.
一个警官担心地发现洛可的别克车看上去好像没有司机，就示意他在路边停车。