1. look in on sb/somewhere

：顺便看望......，顺道访问......

讲解：look in是“顺便看望，顺道访问”的意思，不是指“事先带有特殊目的去看望和访问某人”。表示顺便看望或访问具体的人，后面用介词on. 柯林斯词典解释道：If you look in on a person or place, you visit them for a short time, usually when you are on your way somewhere else.

e.g. I looked in on Louisa. She was sleeping.

我顺道去看了一下路易莎。她当时在睡觉。

e.g. I decided to look in on Paul on my way home.

我决定在回家的路上顺便拜访保罗。

2. have a go

（1）试一试，企图尝试

讲解：go在这里做可数名词，表述一次或多次尝试，意思是“企图尝试”。表示“企图尝试着做某事”，用介词at。

e.g. He had several goes at the high jump before he succeeded in clearing it.

他跳高时试跳了几次才跳过去。

e.g. I don't know whether I can do it, but I'm willing to have a go.

我不知道我是否能做, 但我愿意试一试。

（2）埋怨

讲解：go在这里做可数名词，意思是“埋怨”。表示“埋怨某人”，用介词at。表示“因为某事某人”，用介词for。表示“因某事埋怨某人”，在短语的后面加上介词at，后面接人，然后在短语后面用介词for，再接事情，即为：have a go at sb for sth.。
e.g. He is sure to have a go at me for spending so much money.

他肯定要埋怨我花了这么多钱。

3. how about：你认为......怎么样

讲解：How about......这是一个口语句型，用于征询对方意见。About是介词，后面跟名词，代词或动名词。

e.g. How about going shopping and seeing a show in London?

去伦敦购物再看场演出怎么样？

e.g. How about a nice sing-along around the piano?

围在钢琴边来个合唱怎么样？

4. would like to do：愿意，想要

e.g. They would like to hand over their financial affairs to another body.

他们想把自己的财务移交给另一个机构管理。

e.g. I'll behave toward them as I would like to be treated.

我会以希望别人对待我的方式来对待他们。

5. apart from：除......之外

e.g. Apart from peppers and aubergines, many other vegetables grill well.

除了辣椒和茄子，很多其他蔬菜也十分适于烧烤。

e.g. The room was empty apart from one man seated beside the fire.

除了有个男人坐在火炉边，房间里空荡荡的。

6. pay a call

（1）拜访，访问

讲解：表示拜访，访问具体的地方或人，用介词on，即为：pay a call on somebody or somewhere。这个访问，拜访是事先带有目的性的，有计划的。

e.g. He decided to pay a call on Tommy Cummings.

他决定去看望一下汤米·卡明斯。

e.g. I shall pay a call on my friend tomorrow.

我明天要去看望我的朋友.

（2）上厕所

e.g. Excuse me for a minute—I must pay a call of nature before we leave.

对不起，走之前我得先去一下洗手间。

e.g. Tom left to pay a call. He should be back soon.

汤姆去上厕所了， 一会儿就回来的。

7. pay sb a visit：访问某人，拜访某人

e.g. Did you pay a visit to the leaning tower in Pisa while you were in Italy?

你在意大利期间参观了比萨斜塔 吗?

e.g. Can't a father pay a visit to his daughter on a beautiful Sunday morning?

老爸不能星期天早上来看自己的女儿 吗 ?

8. never mind：没关系，不要放在心上

e.g. I think it's going to cause chaos personally but never mind.

我个人认为它会引起混乱，但是没关系。

e.g. Well, never mind, John, it's not a matter of life and death.

好了，约翰，别太在意了。这又不是什么生死攸关的大事。

9. all part of：所有中的......的一部分

e.g. It's all part of our system, and it works out pretty well.

这是我们制度的一部分，它的确很不错。

e.g. Well, it's all part of the same job.

嗯，它们都是同一项工作的一部份。

10. enjoy (one’s) life：享受生活，愉快生活

e.g. My father always reminded me that I should enjoy life.

我父亲经常提醒我要享受人生的乐趣。

e.g. Meanwhile I enjoy my life with the compliments of the company.

由于公司的厚意，我生活得挺愉快。

11. have somewhere to do：有做......的地方

e.g. I'm not selling my present house until I know I have somewhere else to go, otherwise I might be in the soup.

在我还不知道去哪里之前，我先不卖我现在的房子，否则我就会陷入困境。

e.g. The students set up a simple stage so that they could have somewhere to perform.

学生们匆匆忙忙地搭起一简易舞台以便有个演出的地方。

12. middle class：中产阶级

e.g. He made a bid for middle class support.

他努力试图得到中产阶级的支持。

e.g. He made a study of the position of the middle class in Britain.

他研究过英国中产阶级的状况。

e.g. I'll have to learn to speak middle class language from you, instead of speaking proper English.

咱得请您教咱说绅士的话，不能再讲正经英文了。

13 . be stuck in

（1）困住，陷于（不好状况中）比喻义

e.g. We're stuck in jobs that don't pay very well.

我们深陷在工资低廉的工作中。

e.g. I am stuck in a relationship which I don't enjoy.

我被一段自己并不喜欢的恋情困住了。

（2）陷入

e.g. Once you're stuck in deep snow, it's difficult to lever yourself out.

你一旦陷进深雪中, 那就很难出来。

e.g. The wheels were stuck in the mud.

车轮陷到了泥里。

（3）铭刻，陷于......而走不出来

e.g.Although he accepted our criticism, It's still stuck in his throat.

虽然他接受了我们的批评, 但还是耿耿于怀。

e.g.That song has stuck in my head for years.

那首歌多年来一直铭记在我心中。

14 .work for charity：做慈善事业

e.g. She gives all her time to her work for charity.

她把全部时间用于慈善事业。

e.g. Her work for charity is highly laudable.

她的慈善工作值得高度赞扬。

15. a waiting room：等候室，候诊室

e.g. They cornered him in a small waiting room.

他们把他堵在一间小型接待室里。

e.g. I said I was to see Dr Brian. His assistant ushered me into the waiting room.

我说我要见布赖恩医生，他的助理把我引进了候诊室。