雅思词组1:spoken English英语口语

One or two of you asked me earlier about your level of spoken English. Obviously most of you have already achieved a lot.
之前你们当中有个别人问我你们的英语口语水平(如何)。显然，你们大多数人都取得了很大进步。

雅思词组2:spot on一点不错，对极了，完全正确，很准确

I think the survey checklist you made is good. Very much on the right lines. I'd say the first two sections of your dissertation are spot on.
我认为你做的调查清单很好，相当切题。论文的前两部分极中要害。

雅思词组3:spring up萌芽;迅速出现，突然兴起;腾起

A:How do the banana trees reproduce then?
A:香蕉树是如何繁殖的?

B:Well, bananas are normally gown from suckers which spring up around the parent plant, usually just above the plant.
B:香蕉一般是从母体植株周围的根出条中长起来的，通常直接在原植株上生长。

Outdoor products stores are springing up all over the city in recent few months.
近几个月来，户外用品店如雨后春笋般出现在这座城市里。

grow quickly, pop up

spring up指“突然出现”时和pop up近义，但两者有细微差别:spring up有“出现后继续发展”的意思，而pop up强调“突然出现”这个动作。

雅思词组4:sprout up发芽;大量出现

As cyber cafes continue to sprout up all over the world, travel blogs have become a good place for keeping in touch with those stayed at home.
随着网吧在全球大量涌现，旅行博客成为与待在家里的人保持联系的一个好方式。

雅思词组5:staff room教研室;职员室

The staff room is near the main entrance, just opposite the reception desk.
教研室在主人口附近，正对着接待处。

staff room可用在很多场合，如“教师休息室、会议准备室、员工休息室等”，只要是“员工”休息或办会的地方就可以。在英国，staffroom侧重于“工作的地方”，而在其他国家亦有rest room的含义，不过都是对“员工”开放的。

雅思词组6:stand for代表;为…的缩略;支持，主张;容忍

Do you know what do the letters UFO stand fogy?
你知道UFO是什么的缩写吗?

The organization stands for self-reliance.
该组织主张自力更生。

雅思词组7:stand out出色，杰出，更为重要;显眼;坚持

The first chapter of your drab is fine but the middle section really stood out for me二 most interesting.
你草稿的第一章不错，但是中间部分特别突出，是最有趣的部分。

The warning sign stands out in the street and attracts the eyes of the passers-by.
大街上的警告标识很显眼，吸引了行人的目光。

雅思词组8:standard of living生活标准

Because of our work, people in a number of countries now have a better standard of living--so far we've provided 46,000 people with bikes.
我们的工作提高了很多国家人民的生活水平一一迄今为止我们已经给4.6万人提供了自行车。

雅思词组9:首先进行;以…起步(或起家)

Don't you mmo irs a on amomous ror mis age groupr? I mean, I aonn wanr to start off something and then have to abandon it if they just can't cope with it.
你不觉得对于这个年龄群来说有点冒险吗?我不想在开始了某件事后而仅仅因为他们处理不了却不得不放弃。

雅思词组10:start up(使)启动，发起，开始

I have many women patients who say they have completely given up exercise because the pain makes them so miserable. But of course that starts up a vicious circle.
我的很多女病人都说疼痛让她们痛苦得完全放弃了锻炼。但是很自然的这开始了一个恶性循环。