情景對話

Church: Do you care to come with us for lunch?

Dan: I'd love to.

丘奇：你想和我們一起去吃午飯嗎？

丹：我非常樂意。

觸類旁通

· come within 在……范圍內

· go with 相伴；跟……相配

例句再現

Would you like to come with us？ 你要和我們一起去嗎？

He's not willing to come with us． 他不愿意和我們一起去。

I'm willing to come with you, but I'm tied up right now． 我愿意和你一起去，但是現在我很忙。

Does this course come with salad？ 這道菜配有色拉嗎？

The product comes with one-year warranty． 該產品有一年的保修期。

情景對話

Adam: Thank you for cooking the meal for us.

Bart: Not at all. I love cooking.

亞當：謝謝你為我們做飯。

巴特：不客氣。我喜歡烹飪。

觸類旁通

· cook sb dinner 為某人做晚餐

· do the cooking 做飯

· cook the books 篡改數據；做假賬

例句再現

The wife usually cooks dinner after work． 妻子通常下班后做晚飯。

Granny is cooking a chicken for us． 奶奶正在為我們燒雞。

Can you teach me how to cook fish？ 能教我如何燒魚嗎？

Who usually does the cooking in your family？ 你家通常是誰做飯？

情景對話

Alice: This antique vase must have cost you a fortune.

Billy: Actually, it's not genuine.

艾麗絲：這個古董花瓶價格不菲吧。

比利：實際上它并不是真品。

觸類旁通

· cost an arm and a leg 花費很大；付出昂貴代價 · not cost sb a penny 沒花某人一分錢

例句再現

The French perfume costs a fortune． 這瓶法國香水很貴。

This car does cost me a small fortune． 買這輛車確實花了我不少錢。

A good system does not have to cost a fortune． 好的系統并不需要花很多錢。

It will cost a fortune to get the car fixed． 把這輛車修好要花一大筆錢。

A month in this center can cost an arm and a leg． 在這個中心住一個月的花費會很昂貴。

情景對話

Betty: How much did this dress cost you?

Emily: It was on sale when I bought it; it only cost me US$50.

貝蒂：這條裙子花了你多少錢？

艾米麗：我買的時候它在打折，只花了50美元。

觸類旁通

· cover the cost of 包括……的費用

· at the cost of 以……的費用

· at all costs 不惜任何代價

· at any cost 無論如何，在任何代價下

例句再現

The jacket cost him US$300． 這件外套花了他300美元。

Maintaining the house cost her plenty of money． 維修這棟房子花了她很多錢。

Drunk driving has cost many people their lives． 酒駕已使很多人喪生。

Dishonesty costs him his job． 他因欺騙而失去了工作。

That small misunderstanding cost him his first marriage． 那個小誤會使他第一次婚姻失敗了。

情景對話

Alice: Pretty dress! How much is it? Let me guess. Will US$100 cover the cost of it?

Eva: Thank you. Actually it only costs me US$90.

艾麗絲：裙子真漂亮！多少錢？讓我猜猜。買這條裙子100美元夠嗎？

伊娃：謝謝你。實際上它只花了我90美元。

觸類旁通

· cover all the costs 支付一切費用

· cover the expenses 支付開支

· at cost 以成本價

· cost money 花費金錢

例句再現

We don't even have enough money to cover the cost of maintenance.

我們甚至沒有足夠的錢支付維修費用。

The shop closed down a month ago for the profit can't cover the costs.

這家店因為利潤不足以支付開支，一個月前倒閉了。

If it goes on like this, we can't even cover the cost of the rent.

如果再這樣繼續下去，我們連租金都交不起了。

The sales failed to cover the cost of the production． 銷售收入不足以支付生產成本。

Well-decorated house costs money． 裝修好的房子價格高昂。

情景對話

Kate: Louise said he wasn't coming tomorrow.

Maria: He did? Well, we are not friends any more. I couldn't care less.

凱特：路易絲說他明天不來了。

瑪麗亞：他這樣說嗎？好吧，我們不再是朋友了。我才不在意。

觸類旁通

· don't care at all 一點也不在乎

· couldn't care more 非常在乎

· couldn't agree more 完全同意

例句再現

I couldn't care less about what they are going to say． 我才不管他們會怎么說。

As long as he was alive, she couldn't care less whether he remembered her or not.

只要他還活著，她一點都不在乎他是否還記得她。

Do whatever you want; I couldn't care less． 你想做什么就做什么吧，我一點都不在乎。

情景對話

Jane: Are you serious? Do you really want to split up after 10 years' marriage?

Grace: Yes. The lawyers cut a deal that he has the car and I can keep the house.

簡：你們是認真的嗎？真的要結束這十年的婚姻？

格蕾絲：是的。雙方律師達成了協議，車歸他，房子歸我。

觸類旁通

· make a deal 成交；達成交易

· come to an agreement 達成協議；說妥；敲定

例句再現

We cut a deal with that company． 我們與那家公司達成了協議。

We were amazed how he cut a deal with them in such a short time.

我們驚訝他是如何在這么短的時間內與他們達成協議的。

We have waited long enough; I think it's time we cut a deal.

我們已經等了很久了，我認為是時候該達成協議了。

He was forced to make a deal with them． 他被迫與他們做交易。

They have come to an agreement about car pooling． 他們已在拼車方面達成了協議。

情景對話

Lily: Oh, I can't even put on this dress. I'm too fat.

Lucy: If you really want to lose weight, you need to cut back on desserts.

莉莉：噢，這條裙子我都穿不上了。我太胖了。

露西：如果你真想減肥，就要少吃些甜點。

觸類旁通

· cut back (on) expenditure 削減開銷

· cut back expenses 減少開支

· cut back the purchase of 減少對……的購買

例句再現

I had to cut back expenses so as to save some money． 為了存些錢，我不得不減少開支。

They have decided to cut back on household spending． 他們決定削減家庭支出。

The company has cut back on training budget． 該公司已削減培訓預算。

Is there a reason for cutting back the purchase of salt？ 縮減對食鹽的購買量有什么原因嗎？

She was unwilling to cut back on shopping． 她不愿減少購物。

情景對話

Martin: The deadline is drawing near.

Nick: It seems you will have to work overtime for the whole week. It's not advisable to cut corners to get the work done.

馬丁：截止日期就要到了。

尼克：看來這一周你都要加班了，為了完成工作而走捷徑是不明智的。

觸類旁通

· take a shortcut 抄近路

· cut corners to do sth 為了做某事而節約

例句再現

He cut corners to catch up with her． 他抄近路以趕上她。

Don't cut corners; do as you are told． 不要圖省事，讓你怎么做就怎么做。

We have to cut corners on costs． 我們必須減少開支。

He had to cut corners for he only had US$100 to see him through until pay day.

他不得不縮減開支，因為他只有100美元，要熬到發工資那天。

情景對話

Tony: I always tell myself that don't cut down the tree that gives you shade. Therefore I always try to help her when she is in trouble.

Yale: I see.

托尼：我經常告訴自己不要忘恩負義。因此她遇到麻煩時，我總是盡力去幫助她。

耶魯：我明白了。

觸類旁通

· cut short 中斷；縮短

· cut down to 削減；縮小（尺寸、數量或數目）

例句再現

He was warned to cut down fat intake． 他被提醒要減少脂肪的攝入量。

She has cut down on desserts since she decided to lose weight.

她從決定減肥開始就減少吃甜食了。

He used an axe to cut down the tree． 他用斧頭來砍這棵樹。

The thesis was cut down almost by half later． 之后這篇論文幾乎被縮減了一半。