21.expect
愿意“期待,期望”。
Nobody expects you to be a superstar.
没有人指望你会成为超级明星。
引申意思为“等待,预期”。
The lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected.
这个演讲比我预期的要难懂多了。
Mr. Smith is expecting you at 3 o'clock.
史密斯先生等待着你三点钟到来。
22.extremely
使用频率非常高,不亚于very,这个东西extremely expensive。
The speech the blind girl gave this evening was extremely moving.
今晚那个盲人女孩的演讲非常感人。
23.film
(1)电影。最常见用语。
(2)胶卷。
ran out of film 胶卷用完;a roll of film 一卷胶卷;develop the film冲洗胶卷,说成wash就完蛋了。
(3)拍摄。
film the river bank 拍摄河岸景致
24.gains and losses
得与失。
Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.
在你做出决定之前,一定要好好想想得与失。
25.give
(1)give sb a ride 请某人搭便车
Could you give me a ride to school tomorrow?
你明天能载我一程去学校吗?
(2)give sb a hand 帮助某人
Can you give me a hand, Mike?
麦克,你能帮我一下吗?
(3)give sb a ring 打电话给某人
I need to give Mum a ring and tell her I will not be back for dinner.
我要给妈妈打电话告诉她不回去吃晚饭了。