背景知识：

1. Beligian waffle: 比利时威化饼

2. Regis Philbin: 吉斯·菲尔宾，这是著名的电视节目主持人，曾主持《百万富翁》节目。

3. capuchian monkey: 一种产于中美洲的猴子

4. Russian dressing: 俄式调味酱

重点词组：

1. head off: 出发；阻止

eg. We head off into the passage, bent over like trolls under the low ceiling.
我们沿着通道弯腰前进着，好像巨人来到了矮人国的建筑里。

eg. Without global targets and standards, all this may not be enough to head off climate change.
没有全球化的目标和标准 ，以上所有这些对于阻止气候变化来说可能都是不够的。

2. start off with: 使某人开始（进行某事）此处引申为：照顾

eg. I want to start off with the wrong theory of the emotions.
我想从错误情感理论开始讲起。

eg. I'll start off with a sample of bindings in action.
我先从一个实际的绑定示例开始。

3. leave out: 遗落

eg. A liar may leave out pronouns and speak in a monotonoustone.
撒谎者会省去代名词，并且以一个音调说话。

eg. Don't leave out any necessary information on your application.
你在申请单上不要遗漏任何必要的资讯。

4. move off: 离开

eg. How easily could someone move off the project?
某人能轻而易举地离开项目吗？

eg. Why, then, move off your couch and risk the ennui of the real world?
但是为什么你会离开你的床去冒险经历现实世界的无聊呢？

经典口语：

1. I'm doing everything that I can.
我已尽最大的努力。

do/try one's best= do everything that I can 尽最大努力

2. I mean, all I asked you to do was keep him in the apartment.
我只是麻烦你别让它跑出去。

keep sth in one place 照看东西不要离开这个地方