顺其自然英文口语（英文里原来这么简单）

1.almighty 全能的，很强的，万能

almigty god

2.swap/swɑːp/ v ,n 交换

Do you want to swap unbrellas?

He swapped his watch for a box of cigars.

The sat in a corner and swapped gossip.

wrap /ræp/ 包起来，包装,缠绕。不要傻傻记不清，以为swap 也有包装的意思

3.roll back 削弱（法律，系统，政府）的影响，使…倒流，使（价格，税）回落

a threat to roll back the legislation of the past 12 years

the administration's promise to roll back taxes

Looking at those old photos really rolled back the years

roll in 大量到达/发生

roll in cash/money/dough 挣很多钱

a rolling stone gathers no moss（苔藓，泥沼） 用来形容经常换工作，经常搬家的人不会有固定的人际关系或责任

4.reticent 缄默的

8.strait 狭窄的，苦恼的n 海岸，海峡

both sides of straits 海峡两岸

cross-strait relations 两岸关系

9.dire可怕的，恐怖的

in dire need of sth 急需

The country is in dire need of food aid.

be in dire straits 出境相当困难（尤其指经济方面）

The firm is now in dire financial straits.

Everyone agrees the sport is in dire straits.

10.see that/see to it that 确信，检查某事完成了(make sure or check that something is done )

It's up to you to see that the job's done properly

The hotel's owners see to it that their guests are given every luxury

这个see that 之前见过一直没记牢，今天完结，搞定

补充两个有关see的常见用法

see to 负责，照料

Go on, you go out.I'll see to the washing-up.

去吧，你走吧。我来负责洗碗。

see through 做到底，（非正）帮助渡过难关，看穿

I've got enough money to see me through six months of unemployment.

I saw through his excuses.他的借口被我看穿了

I could never lie to her because she'd see right through me.

not see the forest for the trees

只见树木不见森林

Her husband blamed her for not seeing the forest for the trees.

see the last of sb/sth 不会再见某人/某物（尤其是你不喜欢的人或物）

It's a relief to see the last of them.

see sth in sb/sth 看到某人/物的某项品质，特点等

He saw a gentleness in Susan.

what does sb see in sb?指不明白为什么某人爱某人？

I don't know what she sees in him.

我不明白为什么她会喜欢他。

想到看电视的时候遇到过这句话，当时我可不知道是这个意思，我应该翻译的是怎么看待某人

大概是这样说的

I kept wondering what the guys in their twenties see in us

我一直好奇这些20多岁的小伙子为什么喜欢我们。

see sth for what it is /see sb for what they are

意识到某人/物并不像看起来那么好，看到某物/某人的真面目

They are unimpressed with the scheme and rightly see it for what it is.

他们未被这套方案打动，觉得没有太好

11.speak volumes 很有意义，含义深刻，意味深长

speak volumes for/about 充分/清楚表明某物的特征或某人的感受

What you wear speaks volumes about you.

你的穿着表明了你的感受。

12.filthy adj 肮脏的，下流的，淫秽的 adv 很，非常

filthy mind/language/strory/joke etc

filthy weather/night /day 很湿冷的天气/晚上

It's a filthy night to be out.

filthy rich/dirty 在这里就是adv了，很有钱，很脏

13.warm (up )to the idea/theme/object etc (变得对某事更感兴趣，更兴奋,更渴望）

The more she spoke,the more we warmed to the subject.

她讲得越多，我们越对这个主题感兴趣。

14.mortgage /ˈmɔːrɡɪdʒ/ t没有发音，你注意到了吗？n抵押贷款，抵押贷款的利息vt抵押

We decided to use Fred's redundancy money to pay off the mortgage.（=pay back all the money we borrowed for a mortgage)

我们决定用佛瑞德多余的钱来还清抵押贷款

We mortgaged our house to start Paul's business.

我们把我们的房子抵押贷款，来启动保罗的生意。

15.further notice 另行通知

The laboratory will be closed untill further notice.

实验室会一直关闭直到另行通知

We have nothing to do but wait for further notice.

16.laboratory / ˈlæbrətɔːri/ 可以理解为第一个o没发音吧，而且第一个o是紧跟b之后，实验室

17.grand 宏伟的，豪华的，极重要的 ,富有的n 大钢琴，一千美元/英镑

The party was a grand affair.

He looked very grand in his ceremonial（礼仪的，仪式的） uniform.

The car cost him 15 grand.

这辆车花了他15，000美元

18.play hard to get 故意装出难以接近的样子（以鼓励对方近一步追求），故意装出不肯合作的样子（以加强自己的地位）

In the relationship with Jim, she likes to play hard to get.

play 的短语好多，也是常见的表达，再来积累几个

play sth by ear 随机行事，无机会地进行

play house 过家家

play woman 撒娇

play it cool 沉着冷静

play it safe 小心翼翼，求稳，不冒险

This time they choose to play it safe.

play for time 为争取时间而拖延

The rebels may be playing for time while they try to get more weapons.

反叛者们在努力获取更多武器的同时在拖延，争取时间

play high 豪赌

play up to sb 对某人很有礼貌，友善（为了从某人那里得到想要的东西）

Connie always plays up to her parents when she wants money.

19.receipt /rɪˈsiːt/p没发音，读错好多年,收据

Make sure you get receipts for everything.

be in receipt of sth 已收到某物

I told my sister I had been in receipt of the parcel.

suite /swiːt/n 套房，注意发音跟sweet 一样

a honeymoon suite

a suite of rooms for palace guests

20.scoot over 过去一点儿 比如有人坐在那里，你过去挨着坐，让人挪一下，就可以说scoot over (非正式）

He scooted over so I could sit down.

scoot v溜走，快走，迅速跑开，骑轻便摩托车，猛冲，n 疾走，轻便摩托车

There's the bus-I'd better scoot.

I scooted my chair over to their table .

复习板块

1. The boy is so cute ,especially his_______green eyes.(清澈，明亮的）

2. Currently, hundreds of small companies go into _______(清算，清偿，清除，消灭）

3. Maybe the alcohol has_______his brains.(匍匐前进，快速爬行，把...扰乱，炒(鸡蛋），争夺）

4. ________is popular in most cities now.(叫车软件）

5. When it comes to piano, she ________(了如指掌）

6. There is no shortcut at all so we have to ________(从基础开始，从头开始）

7. All the songs in that CD were really ________(平淡的，过时的，成就的）

8. Go ahead! I _________（支持某人）

9. He spoke_________(断断续续的,不顺利的）

10. I can't make any promise because the thing is __________(特别困难的事，没办法解决的事情）

上期答案公布

1. The actor threatened to take legal action against the magazine.(法律诉讼）

2. The lady has some leverage over the politician.（影响，杠杆作用）

3. It's considerable to make some contingent plans (应急计划）

4. Trash can play a role in keeping the environment clean.(垃圾桶）

5. Never use dirty tricks to get what you want.(卑鄙的手段）

6. The woman hurried back home and took the stairs two a time（一步爬两格楼梯，两步做一步爬楼梯）

7. In light of what he has done to me ,I left without saying a word.(考虑某事后）

8. I suddenly saw my father in a new light (新的一面，另一面）

9. A freezer and microwave oven can make light work of cooking(让某事变得容易，做起来轻松）

10. The heat was making me listless (无精打采的，百无聊赖的）

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