情景對話

Bart: Are you sure you'll be able to carry the case on your own? It seems quite heavy.

Bob: No problem.

巴特：你確定能自己拎箱子嗎？看起來似乎挺沉的。

鮑勃：沒問題。

觸類旁通

· We hope you'll be able to..． 我們希望你能……

· I won't be able to..． 我不能……

· Will you be able to...？ 你能……嗎？

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How soon do you think you will be able to get here？ 你覺得你多久能到這兒？

She hopes all her friends will be able to come to her wedding.

她希望所有的朋友都能來參加她的婚禮。

Have you been able to get in touch with him？ 你和他聯系上了嗎？

He's able to talk after a period of medical treatment． 經過一段時間的治療，他能開口說話了。

He might be able to pick us up on his way back． 他在回去的路上或許能捎我們一程。

情景對話

Anna: Are you still angry with me?

Lucy: Of course not. It was not your fault, anyway.

安娜：你還在生我的氣嗎？

露西：當然沒有了。不管怎么說，那又不是你的錯。

觸類旁通

· be angry about 因……感到生氣

· be angry to 因……而生氣

· be upset about/with 對……生氣

· be mad at/about 生……的氣

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He is still a little angry with her． 他還有點生她的氣。

He was angry with her about her remarks． 他因她講的話而生她的氣。

Please don't be angry with me． 請不要生我的氣。

Aren't you angry with him？ 你不生他的氣嗎？

情景對話

Sue: Hey, Tom. I thought you were asked to attend the party at Taylor's house.

Tom: I was invited, but with final exams drawing near I don't have time for parties.

蘇：嘿，湯姆。我還以為你受邀參加在泰勒家舉辦的聚會了。

湯姆：我收到了邀請，但是，就要期末考試了，我沒有時間參加聚會。

觸類旁通

· be told to do 被告訴做……

· ask sb sth 向某人詢問某事

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He was asked to finish the report before Friday． 他被要求在周五之前完成報告。

He was asked to paint a portrait of the king． 他受邀給國王畫肖像。

I'm asked to help in the kitchen． 我被要求在廚房幫忙。

Students are asked to hand in the papers at the end of the month． 學生被要求在月底交論文。

He was asked to give a lecture． 他受邀進行演講。

情景對話

Maria: Would you like to wait? The manager will be back at any moment.

May: Fine. But I can't wait for long.

瑪麗亞：您能等一會兒嗎？經理隨時都會回來。

梅：好吧，但是我不能等太久。

觸類旁通

· be back to do sth 回來做某事

· be back until 直到……才回來

· be back in an hour 一個小時內回來

· be back by... ……前回來

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He should be back by Friday if everything goes well.

倘若一切順利，星期五之前他應該就會回來。

I just want to tell you that I won't be back for dinner． 我只是想告訴你我不回去吃晚飯了。

I'll be back in a minute． 我一會兒就回來。

He is just back from America． 他剛從美國回來。

My brother is back from a short stay with our grandmother． 我弟弟在奶奶家沒待多久就回來了。

情景對話

Ann: Did you hear that our neighbor Mr. Bart was charged with forgery?

Lily: Yes. But he was found innocent later.

安：你聽說了嗎？我們的鄰居巴特先生因為偽造被起訴了。

莉莉：聽說了。但是后來發現他是無罪的。

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· charge sb with sth 因某事起訴∕譴責某人

· criminal charge 刑事指控

· be in charge of 負責

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Do you have the evidence to charge him？ 你有證據控告他嗎？

Police have charged her with corruption． 警方已經起訴她犯有貪污罪。

She charged him with theft． 她控告他盜竊。

The man was charged with burglary． 這個人因入室盜竊而被指控。

He is in charge of hiring and firing in the company． 他在公司負責雇傭和解聘事務。

情景對話

Oscar: Tell me the truth. Do you think I'm fit for the job?

Romeo: Absolutely.

奧斯卡：告訴我實話，你覺得我適合做這份工作嗎？

羅密歐：絕對的。

觸類旁通

· sth be fit to do 某物適用于

· sb be fit to do 某人適合做

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The house is too old and crummy, and it is not fit for human habitation any more.

這座房子太破舊了，已不再適合人居住了。

As it turned out, she was fit for the job． 結果證明，她適合做這份工作。

The water in the well is not fit for drinking any more． 這井里的水已不適合飲用。

He was not fit to be a father． 他不配做一個父親。

The girl is not fit to travel long distance yet． 這個女孩還不宜進行長途跋涉。

情景對話

Eva: Wow! It's the best present I have ever received. I love it.

Green: Great! I'm glad to know you like it.

伊娃：哇！這是我收到的最好的禮物。我很喜歡。

格林：太好了！很高興你能喜歡。

觸類旁通

· Glad/Nice to meet you． 見到你很高興。

· I'd be glad to..． 我很樂意……

· He'll be glad to..． 他將很高興能……

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I'm so glad to hear you get your ideal job． 聽聞你找到理想的工作，我真高興。

She was glad to get back． 她很高興能回來。

I'm only too glad to help if he does ask． 如果他提出來，我很樂意幫助他。

I'm glad to hear the news． 聽到這個消息我很高興。

情景對話

Betty: To tell you the truth, I'm not very good at dealing with people.

Brown: Well, in that case, you will have to learn.

貝蒂：說實話，我不太擅長與人打交道。

布朗：嗯，如果那樣的話，你就必須學了。

觸類旁通

· be good with 善于；與……相處得好

· be good to 對……好，對……有益

· be good for 值得；利于

· be poor at 不擅長……

· be terrible at 對……不擅長

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I bet you were good at basketball in high school． 我敢說你上高中時籃球打得很棒。

What she was really good at was playing the cello． 她真正擅長的是拉大提琴。

Don't worry. He is frightfully good at this sort of thing． 別擔心，他做這種事特別拿手。

I was never any good at geography． 我對地理向來就不擅長。

情景對話

Emily: Are you cleaning the house? What a surprise!

Harry: I thought you would be happy with this.

艾米麗：你在打掃房子嗎？真令人驚奇！

哈利：我本以為你會對此感到高興。

觸類旁通

· be happy about 為……而高興

· be happy to do sth 很高興做某事

· ...won't be happy with... ……不會對……感到高興∕滿意

· I'm not happy about..． 我不大喜歡……

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You are certain to be happy with these young people． 和這些年輕人在一起你肯定會感到快樂。

I'm sure she will be happy with this gift． 我相信她一定會喜歡這份禮物的。

Are you happy with your present job？ 你對你目前的工作滿意嗎？

The boss was not very happy with her performance． 老板對她的表現不太滿意。

You're wrong if you think I will be happy with this． 如果你認為我會對此感到滿意，那你就錯了。