口語精粹之四：你，能堅持練習嗎？
為了練好口語，你敢不敢每天讀一遍，堅持一個月？
down and out 窮困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldnt support his family. 他窮困潦倒，無法養家糊口。
drive at 用意，意欲
Whats he driving at?他用意何在?
drop in 偶然拜訪
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. 我去醫院，順便拜訪了他。
drop me a line 寫信給我
On arriving the university,please drop me a line. 請一到學校就寫信給我。
early bird 早起的人
An early bird catches worms。捷足先登
easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
eat my words 收回前言，認錯道歉
I said something bad to my mum.Although I wanted to eat my words back, it didnt work,for I had hurt my mums feeling.
face the music 直面困難
He knew hed never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脫，因此決定一人做事一人當向警察自首。
face up to 勇敢地面對某事
You must learn to face up to your responsibilities. 你得學會勇敢地面對你應該承擔的責任。
be fed up with 厭倦
I am rather fed up with your complaints.
feel free to do something 不要拘束
Please feel free to make suggestions.
few and far between 很少，稀少
Human beings are few and far between in this zone. 這個地區人口稀少。
French leave 不辭而別
give me a headache 讓人頭痛
The naughty boy gave me a headache. 那個調皮的小孩兒真是讓我頭痛。
give me a hand 幫我一下
go Dutch AA制
God bless you 上帝保佑你
God bless you with your examinations. 上帝保佑你通過考試。
God knows 天知道
Got it? 明白了嗎?
green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
hands are full 非常忙
have a ball 勇敢
have had it 受夠了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了你的借口。
hold water 站得住腳
None of his arguments seem to hold water. 他的爭論沒有一條站得住腳的。
in every sense of word 在某種意義上說
Its a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。
keep an eye on 提高警惕
kill time打發時間
lazy bones 懶骨頭
Get up, lazy bones! 趕緊起床啦!懶蟲!
leave it to me 讓我來吧
leave me alone 別管我
like father， like son 有其父必有其子
like it or not 不管你喜不喜歡
make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人
make a big money 賺大錢
make both ends meet 收支平衡
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends meet.
make waves 引起轟動;興風作浪
His achievement made waves in his country.
make yourself at home 別拘束
no good 沒有好結果
Bad man comes to no good.
no kidding 不要開玩笑
none of your business 不關你的事
not really 也不是
為了練好口語，你敢不敢每天讀一遍，堅持一個月？
down and out 窮困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldnt support his family. 他窮困潦倒，無法養家糊口。
drive at 用意，意欲
Whats he driving at?他用意何在?
drop in 偶然拜訪
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. 我去醫院，順便拜訪了他。
drop me a line 寫信給我
On arriving the university,please drop me a line. 請一到學校就寫信給我。
early bird 早起的人
An early bird catches worms。捷足先登
easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
eat my words 收回前言，認錯道歉
I said something bad to my mum.Although I wanted to eat my words back, it didnt work,for I had hurt my mums feeling.
face the music 直面困難
He knew hed never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脫，因此決定一人做事一人當向警察自首。
face up to 勇敢地面對某事
You must learn to face up to your responsibilities. 你得學會勇敢地面對你應該承擔的責任。
be fed up with 厭倦
I am rather fed up with your complaints.
feel free to do something 不要拘束
Please feel free to make suggestions.
few and far between 很少，稀少
Human beings are few and far between in this zone. 這個地區人口稀少。
French leave 不辭而別
give me a headache 讓人頭痛
The naughty boy gave me a headache. 那個調皮的小孩兒真是讓我頭痛。
give me a hand 幫我一下
go Dutch AA制
God bless you 上帝保佑你
God bless you with your examinations. 上帝保佑你通過考試。
God knows 天知道
Got it? 明白了嗎?
green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
hands are full 非常忙
have a ball 勇敢
have had it 受夠了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了你的借口。
hold water 站得住腳
None of his arguments seem to hold water. 他的爭論沒有一條站得住腳的。
in every sense of word 在某種意義上說
Its a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。
keep an eye on 提高警惕
kill time打發時間
lazy bones 懶骨頭
Get up, lazy bones! 趕緊起床啦!懶蟲!
leave it to me 讓我來吧
leave me alone 別管我
like father， like son 有其父必有其子
like it or not 不管你喜不喜歡
make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人
make a big money 賺大錢
make both ends meet 收支平衡
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends meet.
make waves 引起轟動;興風作浪
His achievement made waves in his country.
make yourself at home 別拘束
no good 沒有好結果
Bad man comes to no good.
no kidding 不要開玩笑
none of your business 不關你的事
not really 也不是
