情景對話

Jim: Do you know the reason why Martin is so unhappy lately?

Margaret: I suppose it's because his marriage is in trouble.

吉姆：你知道為何最近馬丁這么沮喪嗎？

瑪格麗特：我想是他的婚姻出現問題了吧。

觸類旁通

· get sb in trouble 讓某人陷入困境

· be in hot water 陷入困境

· be in a bind 處于困境

· The trouble is that..． 問題是……

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You will be in trouble if you fail to get there in time． 如果沒能及時到那兒，你就麻煩了。

If you are in trouble, don't hesitate to call me． 你如果遇到困難，盡管給我打電話。

Her stomach is in trouble again． 她的胃又犯毛病了。

He didn't want to get anyone in trouble． 他不想把任何人卷入麻煩。

情景對話

Ivan: I didn't know you liked heavy metal music. Since when are you into it?

Jackson: I'm not sure. Maybe when I was in middle school.

伊凡：我之前不知道你喜歡重金屬音樂。你什么時候開始喜歡上它的？

杰克遜：我不確定?？赡苁俏疑铣踔械臅r候吧。

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· be into sb 深深喜歡某人

· be taken with 對……很喜愛；被……迷住

· be fascinated by 著迷于；被……迷住了

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She is so into him． 她對他非常癡迷。

He is into health food． 他對保健食品很感興趣。

You seem to be into soap operas． 你似乎非常喜歡肥皂劇。

I can't believe you're into this stuff． 我不敢相信你居然對這類東西感興趣。

情景對話

Cathy: Stop watching TV. It's time for bed.

Ben: All right. I'll be off to bed in a minute.

凱西：別看電視了。該睡覺了。

本：好的。我再過一會兒就去睡覺。

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· be off to do sth 去做某事

· be off home 回家

· be off one's head 神經錯亂

· be off duty 下班

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I'd better be off now. See you later． 現在我得走了，再見。

I must be off to look after her． 我一定要去照顧她。

He will be off to visit a friend of his next week． 下周他要去拜訪他的一個朋友。

Since my friend is off somewhere, I decide to look around to kill time.

因為我的朋友不在，我決定四處看看打發時間。

Make sure all the lights are off before you leave． 你走之前請確保所有的燈都關了。

情景對話

Tom: You and Maria seem to be very familiar with each other.

Lucy: Yeah. We are on a first-name basis.

湯姆：你和瑪麗亞之間好像很熟。

露西：是的，我們關系非常好。

觸類旁通

· be on first-name terms 相互可直呼其名的；關系親密的

· have a good relationship with與……關系密切

· be on good terms with與……關系很好

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I know you two were on a first-name basis． 我知道你們兩個曾是關系很好的朋友。

They are said to be on first-name terms． 據說他們關系很好。

Having been in the company for many years, Martin is on first-name terms with most employees． 在公司工作多年，馬丁對大部分員工都是直呼其名。

It's rather difficult for a person like him to be on good terms with others.

對像他那樣的人來說，和別人友好相處是很難的。

情景對話

Jim: What do you think you're doing? Are you out of your mind?

Linda: Sorry. I just want to help.

吉姆：你以為你在做什么？你瘋了嗎？

琳達：抱歉，我只是想幫忙而已。

觸類旁通

· be out of one's sense 失去理性

· lose one's marbles 發瘋，失去理智

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You must be out of your mind if you think he will lend you the money.

如果你以為他會借錢給你，你一定是瘋了。

She is no more out of her mind than I am． 我和她兩個人都沒瘋。

You are out of your mind to make that kind of promise． 做出那樣的承諾，你真是瘋了。

Get that out of your mind． 別想那件事了。

情景對話

Oscar: Can you believe that she is over 40?

Rita: No way! She looks as if she was no more than 30.

奧斯卡：你能相信她已經40多歲了嗎？

麗塔：不會吧！她看起來似乎不到30歲。

觸類旁通

· over with（用于口語中）做完

· all over 到處；遍及

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Now that it is over, she is much relieved． 由于已經都結束了，她感到輕松多了。

I'm glad it's all over． 很高興一切都結束了。

Her suffering will soon be over． 她的苦難很快就要結束了。

Class is over． 下課了。

情景對話

Mom: Are you prepared to give up the job?

Jim: Yes.

媽媽：你準備好要放棄這份工作了嗎？

吉姆：是的。

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· be prepared for 為……做好準備

· prepare to do sth 準備做某事

· prepare against 為了應付……（不好的事情）做好準備

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I am prepared to quit the job． 我已經做好了辭職的準備。

Is he prepared to leave this city？ 他準備好要離開這個城市了嗎？

It seems that he is prepared to make concessions． 看起來他似乎準備做出讓步。

The boy isn't prepared for the match． 這個男孩還沒有為比賽做好準備。

I think he is prepared for the travel． 我想他已經做好了去旅游的準備。

情景對話

Lily: The truth is I'm not ready to step aside yet.

Linda: But sometimes things are simply out of our control.

莉莉：事實上我還沒有準備讓位。

琳達：但是有時候事情并不是我們所能控制的。

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· get ready for（使）準備好……

· get ready to do 準備做

· be prepared for 對……有所準備

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To be ready from the start is the key to success． 從一開始就準備充分是成功的關鍵。

He is ready for a sleep． 他準備睡覺了。

He is ready to help others． 他樂于幫助別人。

I'm ready to resign． 我準備辭職了。

Are you ready to board？ 你準備好登機了嗎？

情景對話

Hill: I'm sorry about that.

John: That's OK. I was also to blame.

希爾：我很抱歉。

約翰：沒關系，我也有不對的地方。

觸類旁通

· be sorry to do sth 很抱歉做某事

· I'm sorry, but..． 很抱歉，但是……

· You will be sorry about..． 你以后會后悔……

· I should be sorry to..． 對……我感到遺憾。

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I was sorry about all the trouble I'd caused． 我為自己造成的所有不便而感到抱歉。

I am sorry about your son's illness． 對于你兒子的病我感到很難過。

You will be sorry about it if you don't do as I said． 如果不按照我說的去做，你會后悔的。

I'm sorry to call so late, but it's urgent． 很抱歉這么晚打電話，但是事情很緊急。

情景對話

Jane: Am I supposed to call back?

Julia: In my opinion, there is no need.

簡：我是不是應該回電話？

茱莉婭：在我看來，沒有必要。

觸類旁通

· Aren't you supposed to...？ 你不是應該……嗎？

· I was supposed to..． 我本來應該……

· This is supposed to be..., not..． 這應該是……不是……

· It wasn't supposed to be...but..． 這本來不是……，但……

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I know I'm not supposed to speak Chinese at the English Corner.

我知道我不應該在英語角說漢語。

What is that supposed to mean？ 那到底是什么意思？

The show is supposed to start at 8 p.m． 表演預定晚上8點開始。

What am I supposed to do with these books？ 我應該怎么處理這些書？