[推荐] 成语的挑战?

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> 成语的挑战?<o:p></o:p>
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>——英语真正突破和成功的开始?<o:p></o:p>
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>成语是学习任何外语的最大挑战。无论是听、说、读、写，还是翻译，成语几乎都是最大的拦路虎。经过多年的研究，李阳老师制定出了一整套征服成语的办法。我们将在以后的《李阳疯狂英语—脱口而出》中连续为大家一一奉献。?<o:p></o:p>
首先，送给大家最发泄、最过瘾的一个成语六星级句子：?<o:p></o:p>
*I'm sick and tired of having to support/take care of my brother/husband just because he refuses to go out and find a job.?<o:p></o:p>
(我弟弟/丈夫不肯出去找工作，就得我来照顾他，真是烦透了!)?<o:p></o:p>
Going Out for the Evening 晚上外出?<o:p></o:p>
A: Let's go to the movies. There's a good one playing now.?<o:p></o:p>
(去看电影吧，有部好片子正在放映。)?<o:p></o:p>
B: I'd like to, but I can't. I really have to study. I wasted the whole afternoon. I forgot I had to brush up on『复习；重温』my English. Then, all of a sudden『突然，出其不意地』I remembered.?<o:p></o:p>
(我想去，但是不行，我要学习。我已经浪费了一个下午。我突然才想起我忘记温习英语了。)
A: Oh, come on! We'll be home early/before 11.?<o:p></o:p>
(噢，走吧!我们会早点儿回家的。/十一之前回来的。)?<o:p></o:p>
B: No, I'd better『最好……，应该……』not. I have a big exam tomorrow. I was about to『刚要；决定』study when you came in. You know how it is. If you don't study, you don't pass. That goes without saying『不言而喻，不用说』?<o:p></o:p>
(不，我不能这样。我明天有一个考试。你进来的时候我正要开始学习呢。你也知道的，如果不准备的话，毫无疑问会通过不了。)?<o:p></o:p>
A: Exam? Tomorrow? Oh-oh!?<o:p></o:p>
(考试?明天?噢噢!)?<o:p></o:p>
B: What's the matter/What’s wrong『怎么了；出了什么事』??<o:p></o:p>
(怎么啦?)?<o:p></o:p>
A: I just remembered. I have a test, too!?<o:p></o:p>
(我刚记起我明天也有考试!)?<o:p></o:p>
B: We can go to the movies some other time.?<o:p></o:p>
(我们可以下次去看电影嘛。)?<o:p></o:p>
第一笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
brush up on something: review something to make it fresh again in one's mind 提高；改进；重温；再练。?<o:p></o:p>
*They came here to brush up on technology.?<o:p></o:p>
(他们来此以求提高技术。)?<o:p></o:p>
*I really need to brush up on my English.?<o:p></o:p>
(我确实需要提高我的英语水平。)?<o:p></o:p>
*I'm going to give a speech/talk/lecture tomorrow, so I have to brush up on my notes.
(明天我要进行一场演讲，因此，我必须整理一下我的笔记。)?<o:p></o:p>
*Professor Wang had not given a talk on management for a long time, so he had to brush up on some of the new ideas.?<o:p></o:p>
(王教授很久没有讲授管理方面的课程了，他必须学习研究一下一些新的发展。)?<o:p></o:p>
第二笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
all of a sudden: something happening quickly; without advance warning.(口语)突然；忽然；出其不意地；冷不防。?<o:p></o:p>
*Lisa looked very sad, but then, all of a sudden, she began to laugh.?<o:p></o:p>
(丽萨看起来很悲伤，但突然她大笑起来。)?<o:p></o:p>
*All of a sudden, she burst into laughter.?<o:p></o:p>
(她突然大笑起来。)?<o:p></o:p>
*They were sitting quietly when all of a sudden there was a loud noise.?<o:p></o:p>
(他们正静静地坐着，突然传来一声巨响。)?<o:p></o:p>
*It started out to be a sunny/perfect/warm/beautiful day. They, all of a sudden, it became cloudy/cold/dark and began to rain/snow.?<o:p></o:p>
(本来晴朗，/绝佳/暖和/很好的天气，突然变得多云/寒冷/灰暗，开始下起雨/雪。)?<o:p></o:p>
第三笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
had better('d better): should do something; ought to do something.?<o:p></o:p>
最好……；应该……。?<o:p></o:p>
*You had better not go out today.?<o:p></o:p>
(今天你最好不要外出。)?<o:p></o:p>
*I think we'd better discuss it more.?<o:p></o:p>
(我认为我们应该进一步讨论这事。)?<o:p></o:p>
*I'd better go now or I'll be late for class/the meeting/the appointment/my date.
(我最好现在就走，否则我上课/开会/约见/约会就会迟到。)?<o:p></o:p>
*You'd better take your raincoat/umbrella, because it's supposed to rain today.
(你最好带上雨衣/雨伞，今天可能会下雨。)?<o:p></o:p>
第四笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
about to: on the point of doing something.?<o:p></o:p>
刚要；打定主意要。?<o:p></o:p>
*We are just about to leave.?<o:p></o:p>
(我们正准备离开。)?<o:p></o:p>
*Cathy was just about to leave when Mr. Lee invited her to stay for dinner.?<o:p></o:p>
(凯茜正准备离开的时候，李先生邀请她留下来吃晚饭。)?<o:p></o:p>
*I'm not about to waste my time doing something foolish.?<o:p></o:p>
(我绝不再浪费时间做愚蠢的事了。)?<o:p></o:p>
*Stone was about to leave when the telephone rang.?<o:p></o:p>
(石头正准备离开，电话铃响了。)?<o:p></o:p>
第五笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
Goes without saying: something is so obvious that it doesn't have to be mentioned.不言而喻；不用说。?<o:p></o:p>
*It goes without saying that our success depends on diligence.?<o:p></o:p>
(不用说，我们的成功取决于勤奋。)?<o:p></o:p>
*It goes without saying that children should not play with guns.?<o:p></o:p>
(不用说，小孩不应当玩弄枪枝。)?<o:p></o:p>
*Mary's an excellent student/athlete. It goes without saying that her parents are very proud of her.?<o:p></o:p>
(玛丽是个优秀的学生/运动员。不用说，她的父母以她为荣。)?<o:p></o:p>
*Anne just told me she can't go with us. It goes without saying we're disappointed.
(安娜刚告诉我不能和我们一起去了，不用说，我们都很失望。)?<o:p></o:p>
第六笔财富：?<o:p></o:p>
What's the matter?＝What is wrong??<o:p></o:p>
怎么啦?出了什么事??<o:p></o:p>
*What's the matter with Kate? She looks angry/upset/sad.?<o:p></o:p>
(凯特怎么啦?她好像很生气/沮丧/伤心。)?<o:p></o:p>
*What's the matter with this computer??<o:p></o:p>
(这台计算机出了什么毛病?)?<o:p></o:p>
*How cold your hands feel! What's the matter with you??<o:p></o:p>
(你的手怎么这样冰冷!你怎么啦!)?<o:p></o:p>
SUBSTITUTION DRILL?<o:p></o:p>
1?I have to brush up on my French/English/history/grammar rules/speaking skills.
2?All of a sudden I woke up/I remembered her name/she left the room/it began to rain/Kim started to cry/Stone became angry/Bill began to laugh/Hillary wanted to leave.
3?I'd better not go to the movies tonight/tell Lee what happened/eat dinner now/lose those important papers/fail the exam/sell my car/buy that house/give that psycho my phone number.?<o:p></o:p>
4?I was about to kill myself when it began to rain/study when you came in/go when the phone rang/write her a note when she arrived/eat dinner when Stone called me/take a bath when the doorbell rang.?<o:p></o:p>
5?It goes without saying that we should be on time/time is money/honesty is the best policy/we must study hard/haste makes waste/a penny saved is a penny earned/many hands make light work/you're as old as you feel/education is important/good health is essential.?<o:p></o:p>
【疯狂联想】?<o:p></o:p>
Any proverb can follow the idiom“it goes without saying”because their advice is so well known that it shouldn't need to be repeated.?<o:p></o:p>
6?What's the matter? You look angry/tired/upset/bored/pissed off/so happy/so sick/You're trembling/crying/Stone is yelling.?<o:p></o:p>
Hope springs eternal in the human breast.?<o:p></o:p>
人生永远满怀希望。/只要有人，就有希望。?<o:p></o:p>
Striking Saying?<o:p></o:p>
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