1. take a second：花一点点时间

Feel free to take a second to get your wind back.

轻松，花点时间重温一下儿时的想像力吧！

Take a second and think about what a teacher's job is.

请想一想，什么是老师的工作？

2. drink in：陶醉于......

I stopped to drink in the beauty of the scene.

我停下来，欣赏美丽的景色。

I thought only of the bliss given me to drink in so abundant a flow.

我想到的只是源源而来任我畅饮的幸福。

3. in less than an hour：不到一个小时

In less than an hour the auditorium was burnt to ashes.

不到一小时，礼堂便烧成灰烬。

She struck off several letters in less than an hour.

她不到一小时就写了好几封信。

4. poke one’s eyes out：诱惑别人，吸引别人

Watch it, you almost poked my eye out with that umbrella.

5. hold on：等等

Just a moment, I'll connect you. Hold on, please.

请稍候 ，我为你转接。请不要挂断。

Could you hold on ? I' ll just see if the manager' s in.

你不要挂断电话好吗?我去看一看经理在不在。