Unit 1
Dialogue
A:Let's go to the movie.There is a good picture at the Roxy
B: I'd like to.I have to study.I wasted the whole afternoon.I forget i have to brush up on my French.Then,all of a sudden,i remembered
A:Oh,come on.We will be home early
B:Oh,i'd better not.I have an exam tomorrow.I was about to study when you came in.You know who it is.If you do not study,you do not pass.That goes without saying.
A.Exam?Tomorrow/oh-oh
B:What is the matter?
A:I just remembered.I have an exam,too
B:We can go to the movies on Saturday.
1.brush up on :review sth to make it fresh again in one's mind 复习,重温/go over
Eg:I have to brush up to my Italian before i go to Rome 我去罗马之前必须把意大利语重温一下
Eg: Read some books. Brush up on your history.读些书复习复习你的历史知识
2.all of a sudden:something happened quickly:unexpectedly,without advance warnning
Eg:All of a sudden, the tyre brust 轮胎突然爆裂了
Eg:All of a sudden, he patted me on my shoulder 他突然拍了一下我肩膀
3.had better:should do something,ought to do sth 最好,突然
Eg:I do not think we had better discuss it any more 我认为我们不该再讨论这事了
Eg:You had better leave now,or i will call will the police right away
你最好现在就离开,否则我要叫警察了
4.be about to :on the point of sth 即将,正要 多语when连用
Eg:Tom was about to leave when it rained 汤姆将要离开,天就下雨了.
5.go without saying:sth is obvious that it does not have to be mentioned 不言而喻
Eg: It goes without saying that children should not play with gun
不用说,小孩不应当玩弄枪械
Eg:It goes without saying that Cocacola is one of the most recognized products in the world 不言而喻,可口可乐是世界上最被人们接受认可的产品之一