Dialogue5
A:Come in,please.Make yourself at home.
B:Thanks.You have a nice place here.
A:I am glad you like it.The furniture’s in pretty bad condition,though.we should get rid of it
B:Don not do that.It is very comfortable.You have children,do not you?
A:Yes,we do.Three boys and a girl.Not to mention two dogs.So we have to make this furniture do.As long as the children are small ,anyway.
B:I know what you mean.Our children are hard on furniture,too.
Make oneself at home 不拘束,感到自在 be comfortable,as if in one’s own home
Eg:请别拘束 Please make yourself at home if you at my home
Get rid of 处理,克服 throw away,seal with
Eg:这台机器已毫无用处,我很高兴把他处理掉 The old machine is no use;I will be glad to get rid of it.
Eg:他卖掉了货车,为自己买了一辆轿车 He got rid of the van and bought himself a car
Not to mention 更不必说,此外 omitting to say anything about something
Eg:他有一所大房子和一辆昂贵的汽车,更不必说在法国还有一座别墅了 He has a big house and an expensive car,not to mention a villa in France
Eg:戴维不但是个好运动员,而且既英俊又聪明 David is handsome and smart,not to mention being a good athlete.
Make sth do 凑合着用 use what one has instead of getting something else
Eg:一件寸衣他能凑合穿上一星期 He could make one shirt do for one week.
Be hard on 对...苛刻,严厉 be strict with
Eg:不要对小孩太严厉了,他不是故意这么做的 Do not be too hard on the boy;he did not mean it.
Eg:这位老师对学生一贯很严厉 This old teacher is always hard on his students