1、表示原因
1）There are three reasons for this.
2）The reasons for this are as follows.
3）The reason for this is obvious.
4）The reason for this is not far to seek.
5）The reason for this is that...
例如： There are three reasons for the changes that have taken place in our life .Firstly ,peoples living standard has been greatly improved .Secondly ,most people are well paid ,and they can afford what they need or like.
Last but not least ,more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life.
2、表示好处
1）It has the following advantages.
2）It does us a lot of good.
3）It benefits us quite a lot.
4）It is beneficial to us.
5）It is of great benefit to us.
例如： Books are like friends .They can help us know the world better ,and they can open our minds an
d widen our horizons .Therefore ,reading extensively is of great benefit to us.
3、表示坏处
1）It has more disadvantages than advantages.
2）It does us much harm.
3）It is harmfulto us.
例如：However,everything dividesinto two.Television can also
4、表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
1）It is important（necessary,difficult,convenient,possible ）for sb.to do sth.
2）We think it necessary to do sth.
3）It plays an important role in our life.
例如： Computers are now being used everywhere,whether in the government,in schools or in business.Soon,computers will be found in every home,too.We have good reason to say that co-mputers are playing an increasi
ngly important role in our life and we have stepped into the Comp-uter Age.
5、表示措施
1）We should take some effective measures.
2）We should try our best to overcome（conquer ）the difficulties.
3）We should do our utmost in doing sth.
4）We should solve the problems that we are confronted（faced ）with.
例如：The housing problem that we are confronted with is becoming more and more seriou-s.Therefore,
we must take some effective measures to solve it.
听力
1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵
4. be all ears 洗耳恭听
5. be all eyes 目不转睛
6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money 捐献，集资
8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安
10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成
11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵
12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑
13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨
17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格 19. beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的 20. break even 不赔不赚 21. by the book 照章办事 22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影 23. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁 24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚 25. clear the air 消除误会 26. come to terms 达成协议 27. shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲 28. cut corners 走捷径 29. do’s and don’ts 行为规范 30. face the music 面对现实 31. fair and square 正大光明的 32. first things first 先说重要的 33. forgive and forget 尽释前嫌；握手言和 34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展 35. a knockout 引人注目 36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人 37. a rainy day 不如意的日子 38. all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 一窍不通的 39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安 40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦 41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌 42. at sixes and sevens 混乱的 43. backseat driver 指手划脚的人 44. bite one's head off 大发脾气 45. black sheep 不孝子女 46. blow one's top 怒发冲冠 47. break one's neck 痛打一顿; 拼命做某事 48. break the ice 打破僵局; 打破沉默 49. bring down the house 掌声雷动 50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水 51. buy your story 相信你的话 52. call it a day 今天到此为止 53. Capital idea 好主意 54. cold fish 冷酷无情的人 55. dark horse 黑马; 冷门 56. daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱 57. dear Jones letter 绝交信 58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人 59. eat one's words 承认错误 60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四 61. flat tire 没精打采
62. from A to Z 从头到尾
63. go on the horse 快一点吧
64. God knows 天晓得
65. gone with the wind 随风而逝
66. good for nothing 毫无用处的
67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同。 68. happy go lucky 乐天派 69. have a big mouth 话多的人
70. have it both ways 权衡两方面
71. have time off 休假
72. have words with sb. 口角
73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕
74. hit the high spots 达到高水准
75. hit the sack 睡觉
76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默
77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借据
78. in hot water 遇到麻烦
79. in the hole 遇到经济困难
80. in the long run 从长远来看; 终究
81. in the soap 遇到麻烦
82. keep one's head 镇定
83. keep one's shirt on 不动手打架
84. keep punching 继续努力
85. kick off 开始干某事
86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
87. knock it off 别再讲下去了
88. Knock on wood. 说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利.
89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
90. let nature take its course 顺其自然
91. like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策
93. lousy clichés 陈词滥调
94. make a hit 出风头
95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎
96. master key 万能钥匙; 关键
97. neck and neck 不分上下
98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰
99. no sweat 没问题; 不用冒汗
100.No money, no honey. 没有钱, 哪有爱情
101.odds and ends 零碎的工作
102.off color 身体不爽
103.on pins and needles 如坐针毡
104.once in a blue moon 机会难得; 绝无仅有
105.packed like sardines 拥挤得象沙丁鱼罐头一样
106.pain in the neck 极讨厌的人或物
108.pipe course 容易的课程或工作 109.plain sailing 一帆风顺; 轻而易举之事 110.pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步 111.pull a long face 拉长脸不悦 112.put sb。 in the ring 和某人赛一场 113.rain or shine 不论晴雨 114.row in one boat 从事相同事业; 相同命运 115.royal road 容易取得成功的捷径 116.run of the town 轰动一时的人 117.salt of the earth / world 社会中坚 118.second sight 超人的预见力 119.shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔 120.side money 外快 121.sixth sense 第六感 122.slowly but surely 稳扎稳打 123.speak the same language 志同道合 124.spill the beans 露马脚 125.stand on one's own feet 独立自主 126.stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管别人的闲事 127.step on one's toes 触怒某人 128.sugar report 情书 129.Sunday dress 最好的衣服 130.take a back seat 处于默默无闻的地位 131.take French leave 不辞而别 132.Take it or leave it. 别讨价还价，接不接受随你便 133.take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服 134.take things as they come 既来之则安之 135.talk big 讲大话 136.talk of the town 非常流行的东西 137.talk through one's nose 骄傲自大 138.tall story 难以置信的故事 139.be the spirit 真有道理. 140.throw cold water on 泼冷水 141.Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人; 普通的人 142.turn the tables 扭转局势 143.under the sun 世界上任何地方 144.visit John 上厕所 145.walking dictionary 知识渊博的人 146.welcome to the party 现在你总算懂了! 147.What's the catch? 你这是什么意思? 148.when in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗 149.white lie 善意的谎言 150.with open arms 热烈欢迎
152.yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人 153.be all wet 完全错了 154.get no say 无权说话 155.got me there 难住我了 156.leave sb. in the cold. 太令某人扫兴 157.That’s your story! 那是你编的! 158.stick with sb 紧跟着某人 159.put oneself together! 加把劲! 160.It’s a no-no! 万万不可! 161.Suit me fine! 太适合我了 162.Time will tell! 时间会证明一切! 163.same old story 又是那一套 164.Boys will be boys! 本性难移! 165.Easy come easy go! 来的容易去也快! 166.be Greek to sb. 某人完全不懂 167.small potato 小人物 168.big potato 大人物 169.couch potato 整日呆在沙发上看电视的人 170.wait on hand and foot 招待的无微不至 171.waste one’s breath 白费唇舌 172.watch one’s P’s and Q’s 注意小节，有礼貌 173.weigh one’s words 斟字酌句 174.wheels within wheels 错综复杂之理由 175.win a name 出名 176.win / lose by a neck 以微小之差险胜 / 惜败 177.window dressing 报喜不报忧 178.wishful thinking 如意算盘 179.worn to a shadow 疲惫不堪 180.ups and downs 有喜有悲 181.under one’s breath 轻声细语 182.under one’s thumb 在某人支配之下 183.turn the clock back 时光倒转 184.turn a deaf year 不加理睬 185.tit and tat 以牙还牙 186.that’s that 就此而已 187.stay the course 坚持到底 188.six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两 189.shoulder to shoulder 齐心协力地 190.set one’s jaw 咬紧牙关；坚持到底 191.see the world 见过世面；见多识广 192.second to none 最佳的 193.second thoughts 重新考虑 194.safe and sound 安然无恙
196.read between the lines 明白其言外之意 197.over and down with 到此为止；结束 198.follow suit 鹦鹉学舌；学样子 199.gain ground 有进展 200.break a leg 大获全胜
1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必争。
2. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 历史车轮不可阻挡。
3. Not a soul was anywhere visible. 到处见不到一个人。
4. I felt sorry for not coming in time. 我很抱歉没准时到。
5. I don’t think it is right to make such a hasty decision. 我认为如此仓促做决定是不正确的。
6. Everybody, it is true, wouldn’t like it. 的确并不是人人都喜欢它。
7. I don’t wholly agree. 我并不完全同意。
8. All my plans came to nothing. 我的一切计划都没实现。
9. I shall never do it, not under any circumstances. 我不会做那事的。
10. I’ll not do such a thing, not I. 我不会干这种事的，决不会。
11. I could not assent to much less participate in such proceedings. 我对这种行为不能赞同，哪里还说得上参加。
12. I did not even see him, still less shake hands with him. 我看都没看见他，哪里还可能同他握手呢？
13. I never thought of it, let alone did I do it. 我想都没想到它，更谈不上去做了。
14. Little remains to be said. 简直没什么可说的了。
15. I have hardly ever been out of Beijing. 我几乎未曾离开过北京。
16. I saw little or nothing of him after you were gone. 你走后我很少看见他，几乎可说完全没见过他。
17. I could not help showing my pleasure. 我不禁喜形于色。
18. I cannot but admire his courage. 我不得不赞美他的勇气。
19. I never see you but I think of my brother. 我每次见到你就想起我的兄弟来。(我没有一次不是见到你就想起我的兄弟来。)
20. It simply will not do. 那是绝对不行的。
1、表示原因
1）There are three reasons for this.
2）The reasons for this are as follows.
3）The reason for this is obvious.
4）The reason for this is not far to seek.
5）The reason for this is that...
例如： There are three reasons for the changes that have taken place in our life .Firstly ,peoples living standard has been greatly improved .Secondly ,most people are well paid ,and they can afford what they need or like.
Last but not least ,more and more people prefer to enjoy modern life.
2、表示好处
1）It has the following advantages.
2）It does us a lot of good.
3）It benefits us quite a lot.
4）It is beneficial to us.
5）It is of great benefit to us.
例如： Books are like friends .They can help us know the world better ,and they can open our minds an
d widen our horizons .Therefore ,reading extensively is of great benefit to us.
3、表示坏处
1）It has more disadvantages than advantages.
2）It does us much harm.
3）It is harmfulto us.
例如：However,everything dividesinto two.Television can also
4、表示重要、必要、困难、方便、可能
1）It is important（necessary,difficult,convenient,possible ）for sb.to do sth.
2）We think it necessary to do sth.
3）It plays an important role in our life.
例如： Computers are now being used everywhere,whether in the government,in schools or in business.Soon,computers will be found in every home,too.We have good reason to say that co-mputers are playing an increasi
ngly important role in our life and we have stepped into the Comp-uter Age.
5、表示措施
1）We should take some effective measures.
2）We should try our best to overcome（conquer ）the difficulties.
3）We should do our utmost in doing sth.
4）We should solve the problems that we are confronted（faced ）with.
例如：The housing problem that we are confronted with is becoming more and more seriou-s.Therefore,
we must take some effective measures to solve it.
听力
1. a big shot = an important person 大腕儿，大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
3. Achilles’ heel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵
4. be all ears 洗耳恭听
5. be all eyes 目不转睛
6. a wet blanket 讨人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money 捐献，集资
8. sell like hot cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
9. get butterflies in one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安
10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成
11. be the apple of one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵
12. pull one’ s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑
13. break one’ s back 辛勤工作
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，一直
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖
16. bucket down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨
17. backroom boys 幕后英雄
18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格 19. beyond compare 绝佳的，最棒的 20. break even 不赔不赚 21. by the book 照章办事 22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影 23. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁 24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚 25. clear the air 消除误会 26. come to terms 达成协议 27. shed crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲 28. cut corners 走捷径 29. do’s and don’ts 行为规范 30. face the music 面对现实 31. fair and square 正大光明的 32. first things first 先说重要的 33. forgive and forget 尽释前嫌；握手言和 34. get the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展 35. a knockout 引人注目 36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人 37. a rainy day 不如意的日子 38. all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 一窍不通的 39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安 40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦 41. at one's finger's tips 了如指掌 42. at sixes and sevens 混乱的 43. backseat driver 指手划脚的人 44. bite one's head off 大发脾气 45. black sheep 不孝子女 46. blow one's top 怒发冲冠 47. break one's neck 痛打一顿; 拼命做某事 48. break the ice 打破僵局; 打破沉默 49. bring down the house 掌声雷动 50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水 51. buy your story 相信你的话 52. call it a day 今天到此为止 53. Capital idea 好主意 54. cold fish 冷酷无情的人 55. dark horse 黑马; 冷门 56. daylight robbery 价钱贵到离谱 57. dear Jones letter 绝交信 58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人 59. eat one's words 承认错误 60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四 61. flat tire 没精打采
62. from A to Z 从头到尾
63. go on the horse 快一点吧
64. God knows 天晓得
65. gone with the wind 随风而逝
66. good for nothing 毫无用处的
67. Great minds think alike! 英雄所见略同。 68. happy go lucky 乐天派 69. have a big mouth 话多的人
70. have it both ways 权衡两方面
71. have time off 休假
72. have words with sb. 口角
73. hit of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕
74. hit the high spots 达到高水准
75. hit the sack 睡觉
76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默
77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借据
78. in hot water 遇到麻烦
79. in the hole 遇到经济困难
80. in the long run 从长远来看; 终究
81. in the soap 遇到麻烦
82. keep one's head 镇定
83. keep one's shirt on 不动手打架
84. keep punching 继续努力
85. kick off 开始干某事
86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
87. knock it off 别再讲下去了
88. Knock on wood. 说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利.
89. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
90. let nature take its course 顺其自然
91. like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策
93. lousy clichés 陈词滥调
94. make a hit 出风头
95. make my mouth water 使我垂涎
96. master key 万能钥匙; 关键
97. neck and neck 不分上下
98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰
99. no sweat 没问题; 不用冒汗
100.No money, no honey. 没有钱, 哪有爱情
101.odds and ends 零碎的工作
102.off color 身体不爽
103.on pins and needles 如坐针毡
104.once in a blue moon 机会难得; 绝无仅有
105.packed like sardines 拥挤得象沙丁鱼罐头一样
106.pain in the neck 极讨厌的人或物
108.pipe course 容易的课程或工作 109.plain sailing 一帆风顺; 轻而易举之事 110.pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步 111.pull a long face 拉长脸不悦 112.put sb。 in the ring 和某人赛一场 113.rain or shine 不论晴雨 114.row in one boat 从事相同事业; 相同命运 115.royal road 容易取得成功的捷径 116.run of the town 轰动一时的人 117.salt of the earth / world 社会中坚 118.second sight 超人的预见力 119.shoe is on the other foot 今日不同往昔 120.side money 外快 121.sixth sense 第六感 122.slowly but surely 稳扎稳打 123.speak the same language 志同道合 124.spill the beans 露马脚 125.stand on one's own feet 独立自主 126.stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管别人的闲事 127.step on one's toes 触怒某人 128.sugar report 情书 129.Sunday dress 最好的衣服 130.take a back seat 处于默默无闻的地位 131.take French leave 不辞而别 132.Take it or leave it. 别讨价还价，接不接受随你便 133.take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服 134.take things as they come 既来之则安之 135.talk big 讲大话 136.talk of the town 非常流行的东西 137.talk through one's nose 骄傲自大 138.tall story 难以置信的故事 139.be the spirit 真有道理. 140.throw cold water on 泼冷水 141.Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人; 普通的人 142.turn the tables 扭转局势 143.under the sun 世界上任何地方 144.visit John 上厕所 145.walking dictionary 知识渊博的人 146.welcome to the party 现在你总算懂了! 147.What's the catch? 你这是什么意思? 148.when in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗 149.white lie 善意的谎言 150.with open arms 热烈欢迎
152.yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人 153.be all wet 完全错了 154.get no say 无权说话 155.got me there 难住我了 156.leave sb. in the cold. 太令某人扫兴 157.That’s your story! 那是你编的! 158.stick with sb 紧跟着某人 159.put oneself together! 加把劲! 160.It’s a no-no! 万万不可! 161.Suit me fine! 太适合我了 162.Time will tell! 时间会证明一切! 163.same old story 又是那一套 164.Boys will be boys! 本性难移! 165.Easy come easy go! 来的容易去也快! 166.be Greek to sb. 某人完全不懂 167.small potato 小人物 168.big potato 大人物 169.couch potato 整日呆在沙发上看电视的人 170.wait on hand and foot 招待的无微不至 171.waste one’s breath 白费唇舌 172.watch one’s P’s and Q’s 注意小节，有礼貌 173.weigh one’s words 斟字酌句 174.wheels within wheels 错综复杂之理由 175.win a name 出名 176.win / lose by a neck 以微小之差险胜 / 惜败 177.window dressing 报喜不报忧 178.wishful thinking 如意算盘 179.worn to a shadow 疲惫不堪 180.ups and downs 有喜有悲 181.under one’s breath 轻声细语 182.under one’s thumb 在某人支配之下 183.turn the clock back 时光倒转 184.turn a deaf year 不加理睬 185.tit and tat 以牙还牙 186.that’s that 就此而已 187.stay the course 坚持到底 188.six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两 189.shoulder to shoulder 齐心协力地 190.set one’s jaw 咬紧牙关；坚持到底 191.see the world 见过世面；见多识广 192.second to none 最佳的 193.second thoughts 重新考虑 194.safe and sound 安然无恙
196.read between the lines 明白其言外之意 197.over and down with 到此为止；结束 198.follow suit 鹦鹉学舌；学样子 199.gain ground 有进展 200.break a leg 大获全胜
1. There is not a moment to be lost. 分秒必争。
2. There is no holding back the wheel of history. 历史车轮不可阻挡。
3. Not a soul was anywhere visible. 到处见不到一个人。
4. I felt sorry for not coming in time. 我很抱歉没准时到。
5. I don’t think it is right to make such a hasty decision. 我认为如此仓促做决定是不正确的。
6. Everybody, it is true, wouldn’t like it. 的确并不是人人都喜欢它。
7. I don’t wholly agree. 我并不完全同意。
8. All my plans came to nothing. 我的一切计划都没实现。
9. I shall never do it, not under any circumstances. 我不会做那事的。
10. I’ll not do such a thing, not I. 我不会干这种事的，决不会。
11. I could not assent to much less participate in such proceedings. 我对这种行为不能赞同，哪里还说得上参加。
12. I did not even see him, still less shake hands with him. 我看都没看见他，哪里还可能同他握手呢？
13. I never thought of it, let alone did I do it. 我想都没想到它，更谈不上去做了。
14. Little remains to be said. 简直没什么可说的了。
15. I have hardly ever been out of Beijing. 我几乎未曾离开过北京。
16. I saw little or nothing of him after you were gone. 你走后我很少看见他，几乎可说完全没见过他。
17. I could not help showing my pleasure. 我不禁喜形于色。
18. I cannot but admire his courage. 我不得不赞美他的勇气。
19. I never see you but I think of my brother. 我每次见到你就想起我的兄弟来。(我没有一次不是见到你就想起我的兄弟来。)
20. It simply will not do. 那是绝对不行的。