experiments on a rat yesterday.
5、随着时间的推移，情况会改善的。(go by) With time going by. things will improve.
6、让我吃惊的是，最后竟然是我错了。(turn out) To my surprise, it turned out that I was wrong. 7、医生不得不切除了他的一条腿。(cut off) The doctor had to cut off one of his legs。 8、艾拉想要就排球赛的结果打赌。(bet) Ella wants to bet on the result of volleyball match. 9、她的声音很轻，我几乎听不见。(barely) Her voice was so low that I can barely hear.
10、球迷们批评了这支队伍的不佳表现。(performance) The fans criticized this team’s poor performance 11、我们总是把母亲的爱视作理所当然。(take sth. for granted)We always take mother’s love for granted. 12、她以自己特有的方式表达了对父母的谢意。(in sb’s own way) She expressed her thanks to her parents in her own way.
13、食品价格的猛涨引起了许多问题。(give rise to) The jump in food prices gives rise to a lot of problems. 14、她面临着一次艰难的选择：要不要接受这个工作机会。(be faced with)She was faced with a difficult
choice：whether or not to accept this job offer. 15、火灾严重破坏了他家。(damage) The fire badly damaged his house.
16、你是否能成功主要取决于你做什么和怎样做。(depend upon / on) Whether you will be successful or not largely depends on what you do and how you do it. 17、事故是在中午前不久发生的。(shortly) The accident happened shortly before noon.
18、相比过去，人们打算在旅行方面花更多钱。(intend) People intend to spend more money on traveling than in the past.
19、他没有女朋友的原因是他不想要一段给他带来束缚的关系。 (tie sb. down)The reason why he doesn’t have a girlfriend is that he didn’t want to be tied down. 20、我们应尽我们最大的努力来实现我们的梦想。(make one’s dream come true / fulfill one’s dream) We must try our best to make our dreams come true. 21、他告诉我安娜喜欢在星期天打乒乓球。(be fond of ) He told me that Anna was fond of playing table tennis on Sunday.
22、他总是向他的老师寻求帮助。(turn to) He always turns to his teacher for advice.
23、每个人生来都有追求幸福和成功的权利。(pursue) Everyone is born with the right to pursue happiness and success.
24、彭妮在阅读方面跟不上班里其他同学。(keep up with)
Penny can’t keep up with the rest of the class in reading. 25、许多家长没有时间辅导孩子。(tutor) Many parents have no time to tutor their children. 26、你不要只是谈论这件事，为什么不做点什么呢？(instead of)Why don’t you do something instead of just talking about it？
27、我们必须意识到地球的资源是有限的。(wake up to) We must wake up to the fact that the Earth’s resources are limited.
28、警察正在观察他的举动。(observe) The police is observing his actions.
29、这本小说的主题是一个中国妇女和一个美国男子的婚姻。(theme)The theme of this novel is about the marriage between a Chinese woman and an American man.
30、搬家还是不搬，我们左右为难。(dilemma) We are in a dilemma of whether to move or not.
31、所有的比赛都要根据规则来进行。(according to) All games should be played according to the rules. 32、这本书能给你用时就会通知你。(available) You will be informed when this book is available. 33、与我的房间相比，苏珊的房间就像是宫殿一样。
(compared with)
Susan’s room seemed like a palace compared with mine. 34、他觉得很难把自己的想法表达出来。(give shape to) He found it difficult to give shape to his idea 35、讨论中出现了很多问题。(arise) Many problems arise in the discussion 36、他的发言和现存的问题无关。(relate to) His speech doesn’t relate much to the current matters 37、这些房子不像市里的房子那么古老。(as… as… ) These houses aren’t as old as those in the downtown area 38、我在一些旧报纸中偶然发现了这张照片。(come
across)
I came across the photo among some old newspapers. 39、我觉得他的粗鲁简直无法忍受。(unbearable) I find his rudeness unbearable.
40、孩子们在马戏团将会玩得很愉快。(have fun) The kids will have much fun in the circus.