5.12---------------------
owe sb. some money, owe some money to sb./ on the whole / with time/ harsh, mild/ insidious, ingenious, ingenuous/ profound sigh/
irritating, irritation/ mobile features/ offend/ staggering, stagger, staggering failure/ overwhelm/ lead to, result in/ assist sb. to do sth/
range/ object to, be opposed to/ in comparison with/ golden memory
The age of the students ranged from 12 to 68.

5.10------------------------------
newlyweds/ gaily/ spare time, leisure time/ be keen on sth/ novice/ assemble/ outlet/ creative/ resourceful/ get along well with, mix well with/ rickety/ clog/ adjust oneself to sth/screw/ dismantle/ chunk/ the rope snapped/ insurmountable/ jigsaw puzzle/ nag/ increasingly/ embark on/ time-consuming work, all consuming work/ lay out/ go so far as to, so as to/ pent up feelings/ tend to/ break down, out of order, fail to operate/ get round to sth/ as far as I can see/ trace the cause of the trouble/ needless, undoubtedly, no doubt/ cultivate people’s sense of environmental protection/ overpopulated/ over-industrialized/ sheer, by sheer chance/ worldwide, universal/ overwhelm, overwhelming, overwhelming status
The movie is a box office success.
The movie is a smash/hit.
I’m a big movie junkie.
The girl was chattering gaily all the way.
The business man is keen on public welfare./ I am keen on taking a trip to Europe this summer.
He is resourceful enough to mix well with all kind of people.
The pipe was clogged with rubbish./ Heavy traffic clogged the freeway.
I adjust myself to the weather in Wu Han.
He nagged her husband to death.
My mother nags me to return to Shanghai.
I become so embarrassed that I flushed.
So embarrassed did I become that I flushed.
The sales manager was so angry as to smash the furniture.
I am so timid as to be afraid of my own shadow.
The orator was so eloquent as to move us to tears.
People tend to amass possessions.
I don’t know when I’ll get round to the movie “Troy”.
We can not let this situation go as it is.

4.30-------------------------
a big wig, two-faced people, phony, a hard nut to crack, jack-of-all-trades/ gargle/ refinement/ breathtaking/ soar, rise, increase, grow to/ landscape, view, sight, scene, scenery/ fresh, active/ be entitled to, make access to free medical care/ draw one’s attention, attract/ distract, take one’s mind off/ consider, take the view that, believe/ lull one to sleep/ glass ceiling, invisible obstacle, main stream/ by comparison, in comparison/ delicacy/ be likely to/ get sb. to someplace/ keep one occupied/ stretch out/ recover from/ democratic/ restrict the freedom of speech, give a speech/ abuse/ contention, my contention is that/ untold, limitless/ perpetual, everlasting, permanent/ obscurity/ radically/ exclusive/ merchandise, commodity/ mass media/ condemn, denounce, criticized/ political events/ modern, phenomenon, phenomena, variety, environment, government /respect other’s privacy, intrude other’s privacy/ curiosity/ poverty-stricken area/ one child family/ be face (up) with/ make a name for oneself, come to fame, become famous, rise to fame/ advertise one’s product/ promote sales/ pay the price for/ plead/
College is a fountain of knowledge where some people come to drink, some come to sip, but most just come to gargle.
Very quietly I take my leave, as quietly as I came here, quietly I waved goodbye, to the rosy clouds in the western sky.
Birds are soaring over the hills.
I take the view that hard work is the best way to take my mind off my grief/suffering.
She was likely to appear at the party in full fig.
I’m occupied from morning till night. I’m busy with work.
The interview is exclusive to this magazine.
Life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
We must fight against poor memory.
His marriage is a perpetual struggle against his wife all his life.
English is so popular that no one can plead ignorance of it.
You are what you think you are.

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no sooner than/ go to great length/ indicate/ eventually, finally/ readily, willingly/ largely, to a great degree/ universal influence/ pester sb to do/console/ hobble, waddle, babble, waffle, prattle, mumble/ compensate, make up for/ be bound up with/be based on/
dread/ take heart, lose heart/ conscientious/ suspect/ recluse, anchorite/ haunt, vaunt, flaunt/stay up, burn the midnight oil/ in time, gradually/ is indeed the case, is always the case/go to the wedding ceremony/none other than/ reveal, conceal/
Coffee always brings me around.
She had no sooner heard the terrible news than began to weep.
No sooner had she heard the terrible news than began to weep.
The country is largely desert land.
I pestered Adam to tell me where I could buy the cheapest reference books.
I try to console her when she is in low spirit.
Whether we find a girl beautiful or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
Whether he has finished his homework doesn’t matter.
The question is whether he has finished the homework.
I am worry about whether he has finished his homework.
My future is firmly bound up with that of my motherland.
The sense of love is mysterious bound up with a sort of biochemical reaction.
There marriage was based on love at first sight.
In spite of national differences, Robbie has a universal appeal.
I dread speaking in public.
I dread to see him.
I dread that I will feel sick at the sight of the dead body.
It happens as with cages, the bird outside despair to get in and those inside despair of getting out.
Laborers always do manual work/ mental work.
She came to fame/ became famous overnight.
Rome was not built in a day.
We always take a walk in the moonlight.
Several suspect were arrested.
I suspect that he is dead.
Many soldiers were killed in the action.
Action speaks louder than words.
It is said the castle is haunted.
The new arrival was none other than Mr. Bush.
As he hates school life, he always plays truant.
All these years, the old man had lived as a beggar.

4.19---------------------------
be conscious of / invariably/ shrewd, a shrewd sales manager/ legendary, a legendary figure/ snob, snobbish, wound one’s pride, judge a person by his looks/ bedraggled, in such a bedraggled condition/ dump/ apologetic/stage fright/ elaborate, an elaborate proposal/ extremely, intensely/ refuse to/ present sb. with sth./ a great deal of possibility/ go to the press conference
Should friendship be lifelong or changeable?
People from different cultural backgrounds have different attitudes towards this topic.
Friendship is a kind of basic relationship between human beings.
As we all know, friendship plays an important role in our life.
In my view, friendship should be life long. But in real life, friendship is changeable with time passing.
I disregard social convention.
As a social convention, people going to a funeral wear dark clothes/dress in black.
I am quite conscious of my disadvantages.
Everyone should be conscious of his disadvantages.
Getting up at dawn is part of my daily routine.
Doing physical exercises in the park is part of his daily routine.
Do you work out?
I dump the bag on the table.
I apologize to him for breaking his vase.
I am speaking in an apologetic voice.
Her beauty and kindness won her the love and respect of the common people.
His wisdom and humor win him the love and respect of the common people.
Friendship adds color to the dull routine of everyday life.
I refuse to run an errand for my branch manager.
I was caught in a particularly heavy snowstorm.
The knight presented the king with the crown.
The secretary presented the president with the important letter.
I presented the mentor with my writing sample.
I presented the bride with a bunch of flowers.

4.21---------------------
salvage, salvage the sunken ship, sunken cheeks, rosy cheeks/ bullion/ scour, search, seek/ chest, plague/ belongings, possession/ item/ piece/convoy/ naval uniform/ ministry of National Defence/ sail into the harbor/ attempt to do/ precious, valuable, prize/ a cargo of/ a great deal of excitement/ carry, contain, hold, have/ wreck, ruins/ sth of importance/ prelude/ answer to the question/ unforeseen, unexpected/ catastrophe/ downtown, city, cosmopolitan, suburb, countryside, urban, rural/ collide/panic/ stray/ devour/
attend to, take care of, keep an eye on/ meanwhile, at the same time, in the meantime/ reduce sb to tears/slim, bony/ on a big scale/
I’ve worked as an accountant for two years since my graduation.
I take great pride in my job. I am always very efficient.
If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also.
We scoured the forest for the lost child.
The first item I bought was an electric iron.
We piece together the jigsaw puzzle/ Chinese puzzle.
The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to the Second World War.
Miserable life reduced him to a beggar.
Eating cucumbers and tomatoes reduced her to a skeleton.


4.23-------------------------
all of a sudden, suddenly/ stop one’s car, came to a stop, pull up, brake hard/ give rise to, cause, lead to/ benefit form/ antique, faker, antique dealer, fake commodity/fascination/ forbidding manner, forbidding countenance, forbidden city/ pretentious/ labyrinth/ musty/ junk/ litter/ dedicated/ amply/ beverage/ carve, inscribe, engrave/ muster up courage to do/ be bent on, be determine to do/ stock broker/ a mere, only/ lines/ remind sb. of/ rough/ pit, hole, fissure, crack, chasm/perturb, disturbing/ underestimate, overestimate/ swerve, turn sharply, veer/ ominously, ominous, omen/ rip open the envelop/ pleading/ grind/ halt, come to a halt/
not in the least/ give way to, be replaced by/ in response to/ take effect/ terrifying speed/ consult, look up, refer to/ charge at, rash at      
The fire caused a panic in the theatre.
Many workers benefited from the new policy.
The city of Wu Han has a fascination for me.
Please don’t litter.
We are amply supplied with food.
The TV series exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.
Exclusive shop is a kind of forbidding place.
Man has to muster up courage to propose to the girl he loves.
The timid boy has to muster up courage to enter the fancy French restaurant.
No one achieves success by chance.
Fortune favors the prepared mind.
I am bent on investigating my money in stock.
The precious photo reminded her of her departed youth.
I can hardly conceal my amusement.
Let’s crack the book.
Some people grind their teeth during their sleep.
Try as we would, we failed to get Jimmy to cheer up.
I’m not in the least worried.
Bruce was not perturbed at all.
As spring gives way to summer, the days are getting hotter and hotter.
As autumn is replaced by winter, the days are getting colder and colder.
The road was covered with boulders and holes. We felt worried, but Bruce was not perturbed at all.
The boulders disappeared, giving way to a stretch of plain, so we felt quite relieved.
Suddenly we found that there was a huge fissure just ahead of us. In response to our several pleadings, Bruce stopped.
We were back on the plain again.
Our next obstacle was a shallow poll of water. Bruce charged at it, but finally he announced that there was no oil in the engine.


4.26--------------------
light, delicate, dark/ hoax, play a trick on/ deception/ be skill in, specialize in/ indulge in/drill, awl, owl/ in advance/ take sth for granted/ put out, extinguish/ tear up, destroy/ inform sb. of sth/ take sth seriously/ take sth lightly/ be grateful to sb/ sure enough, as he expected/ arrive on the scene, arrive on the spot/ threaten to do/ do as you please/ good-tempered, bad-tempered, ill-tempered/be under arrest, be arrested/ accompany sb to , follow sb. to/ only when/ illusion, delusion/ live under the illusion that/ pastoral scene/ breed, raise, bring up/ rapture, go into raptures/ extol, praise/ superior to, inferior to/ glint, glow, glisten/ virtually, almost/ dubious/ misery, miserable/ acquaintance, nodding acquaintance/ dweller, dwell, dwelt/ stagger, hobble, waddle/ staggering, surprising/ staggering achievement/ descend /country dweller, farmer, migrant worker/ regard as/ go into raptures/ friendly, hospitable, hostile/ academic atmosphere/ gentle pace of living, quick pace of living, gentlefolk/
I’m just looking around. I’d like to buy a tuxedo.
What size do you wear? I wear size eight.
Any particular color? I love the green one. Show me the black one in my size, please.
Can I try it on? Where is the fitting room? The fitting room is just behind the cashier.
How do you like it? It looks terrific on you! The suit shows your figure off nicely.
I’ll take it. I’ll settle for the green one.
He indulged himself in gambling.
Did you make the hotel reservation?
The young man threatened to commit suicide.
My book is virtually finished.
Money and social status bring him a lot of misery.
The sun descended behind the hills.
We are all recalling sth, furtively seeking sth.
We permit a great variety of opinions.

4.28------------------------
beyond/ considerate, considerable/ anxieties of this sort, this sort of anxiety/ drug store, shop around the corner, pharmacy/ exclusive shop, specialty/ rebate store, flea market, garage sale/supermarket, department store, shopping mall, mall rat/ make do with / do without/ shed, cast/ positively, absolutely/ stuffy/ lull, take a nap, doze off/ sleeper ticket, coach ticket/ one way ticket, return ticket, round ticket/ fumble/ destination/ intimidate/ exhilarating/ escapist/ sassy, sissy/ civilized society, savage society/escapist, epicure
I’d like to book a double room/single room/standard room/suite/presidential suite.
How much is the room per night? Standard room is fifty bucks per night.
I’d like a book on the 5th floor. I’d like a room with a view. I’d like a non-smoking room.
Is the room service available?
Please give me a morning call/wake up call at 7:30 am tomorrow.
When is the check out time?
Taking the part of Juliet appeals to me.
The soap is gentle enough for your sensitive skin.
Lee is always regarded as a vase.
Nothing can be compared with her marble forehead, bright eyes, great nose, rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees.
Nothing can be compared with his bright eyes, hooked nose, tender lips, broad shoulders and strong muscles.
The arrangement of the meeting is beyond me.
His plan is quite beyond me.
It is quite beyond me why he idles his precious time day after day.
Watching TV is always a pleasure.
The moon shed her light. The sun cast his beams.
My nose is stuffy/ running.
The door clicked shut.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
I was intimidated into silence.
I’m exhilarating to learn that he got married.

4.16----------------------
no sooner than/ go to great length/ indicate/ eventually, finally/ readily, willingly/ largely, to a great degree/ universal influence/ pester sb to do/console/ hobble, waddle, babble, waffle, prattle, mumble/ compensate, make up for/ be bound up with/be based on/
dread/ take heart, lose heart/ conscientious/ suspect/ recluse, anchorite/ haunt, vaunt, flaunt/stay up, burn the midnight oil/ in time, gradually/ is indeed the case, is always the case/go to the wedding ceremony/none other than/ reveal, conceal/
Coffee always brings me around.
She had no sooner heard the terrible news than began to weep.
No sooner had she heard the terrible news than began to weep.
The country is largely desert land.
I pestered Adam to tell me where I could buy the cheapest reference books.
I try to console her when she is in low spirit.
Whether we find a girl beautiful or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.
Whether he has finished his homework doesn’t matter.
The question is whether he has finished the homework.
I am worry about whether he has finished his homework.
My future is firmly bound up with that of my motherland.
The sense of love is mysterious bound up with a sort of biochemical reaction.
There marriage was based on love at first sight.
In spite of national differences, Robbie has a universal appeal.
I dread speaking in public.
I dread to see him.
I dread that I will feel sick at the sight of the dead body.
It happens as with cages, the bird outside despair to get in and those inside despair of getting out.
Laborers always do manual work/ mental work.
She came to fame/ became famous overnight.
Rome was not built in a day.
We always take a walk in the moonlight.
Several suspect were arrested.
I suspect that he is dead.
Many soldiers were killed in the action.
Action speaks louder than words.
It is said the castle is haunted.
The new arrival was none other than Mr. Bush.
As he hates school life, he always plays truant.
All these years, the old man had lived as a beggar.

4.15----------------------------
as well as/ spiritual/ grudge/ deliberately/ as a consequence, consequently, a man of consequence/ afflict/ contempt/ be envious of/ speak of/ in the light of, according to/ arouse one’s pity/ be aware of/ be free from burden/ hull, bow, stern, anchor, cable, main sail, rudder, funnel. mast, derrick/ bargain hunter/ disembark, embark/ assail /inscribe/ gesture, gesticulate/ outrageous/thrust at sb. with an awl/ speed to
She spoke with wisdom as well as authority.
I grudge paying the tuition fee.
War and famine still afflict the human being.
We sometimes speak of farmers with contempt.
It is generally known that everyone leads a hard life.
I chose to lead the life I need.
Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and my country, I would not come home tonight.
Life isn’t always what one likes.
It is generally believed that the British have a sarcastic sense of humor.
It is generally reported that cheating on exam is harmful.
How much do you want for this? What’s the price?
It’s too dear. Don’t try to rip me off. I know what this is worth.
If you don’t give me a better price, I would not buy it from you.
This is my final offer. Take it or leave it.
You drive a hard bargain.
If you bargain with the tradesman, he may reduce the price.

4.14-------------------------
petrify, the petrified forest in Arizona/ swing, sway, dangle/ to some degree/ leap out/ influence on/ wound one’s pride/ a man of taste/ subtle, delicate/ anticipate, expect/ devise, invent/ get sth. for nothing/ offer to do, be willing to do/ response to/ philosopher
Finding a good job is not easy these days.
I am a general executive assistant. I work for a state owned enterprise.
I major in education.
The scandal became known and his reputation was ruined.
To some degree, one should not depend on others for everything.
To some degree, we Chinese should not forget the wound of the war.
To some degree, the poem conveyed the poet’s feelings to the readers.
To some degree, she is more qualified for the job than anyone else.
I am so proud of you. You are my pride.
I was petrified when I read in the novel that gorgon petrified the young man.
Teachers have a great influence on their students.
Parents have a great influence on their children.
Home environment has a great influence on children.
I have a taste for music.
I don’t think life is worth living if one were not constantly the prey of his emotions.
No one can avoid being influenced by his parent.
Much as he likes her, he does get annoyed with her sometime.
Everyone is willing to get sth for nothing.
Much as Sandy loves Kate, she leaves him without a word.
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were leading philosophers of Ancient Greece.

4.9--------------------------------
appetizer, salad, bread roll, soup, main course, entree/ on end, continuously, upright/ in many ways, in many aspect/ be required to do, have to do/expect sb. to do/ insist, request, demand, propose, suggest/ play a joke on sb, play a trick on sb/ with great care/ present sth to sb/ presentation/ look on/ much to my surprise/ the gas from cars, exhaust/ octopus/ delicacy/ delicious, tasty, nice, inviting/ the delicacy of the season/ repulsive sight/stomach, tolerate, bear, stand/ a stream of abuse/ snail mail/ associate A with B/
despise, despair/ appeal to, attract/ do sth on impulse/ pork, beef, chicken, mutton/ at the idea of, at the thought of/practice, routine/ be brought up/ stick to/countless, limitless/ flat, apartment/ equally, also/ take complete possession/ leek, celery, spinach, cauliflower, cucumber, wax gourd, pumpkin, green pepper, eggplant, carrot, pea, soy, dwarf bean/skeleton respectable, respectful/ conceal, hide, cover, veil / ruin , demolish, raze/
Do you have a reservation?
What do you recommend?
What’s good here?
What’s the daily special?
What would you want for dessert/main course/appetizer/soup?
What would you like to eat/have?
Would you like to try the fish/steak/trout/escargot here?
Would you like to order or just a minute?
A few more minutes, please/ I’d like to order now.
During July and August, there is no rain several weeks on end.
Put the bottle on end.
I expect him to take part in the contest.
This is(not) always the case
Be buried alive for eighteen years.
The clerk presented the important document to the general manager.
Look on with folded arms.
Man is what he eats.
The exhaust is poisoning the air of our city.
The dessert looks inviting.
How can you stomach his crude behavior?
He leads a life of luxury.
Many people associate the Great Wall with China.
Many people associate the Ivory Tower with university.
The idea of marriage never appeals to me.
Women tend to eat a lot/go shopping on impulse.
Sometimes young people become quite illogical when they try to decide what should be done and what should not be done.
Women become quite impulsive when they try to decide what should be bought and what should not be bought.
If you live in London, for instance, you would consider sweet sour chicken a great delicacy.
We were brought up to be kind and honest.
Each side sticks to its position.
I couldn’t care less. = I could care least.
I couldn’t agree with you more. = I could agree with you best.
No singer had received more praise and abuse than Michael Jackson.
I have no car of my own.
Acting on a sudden impulse, I bought a lot of clothes.
Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected all the trash in the classroom, put it in a paper bag and took it in a dustbin.
She was reduced to a skeleton.
We should be respectful to the old.

4.7---------------------------------
boxing ring, boxing gloves/ bare one’s heart/ popularity, fame, reputation, name/ ill fame, international fame/ eminent, outstanding/
bitterly, violently, denounce/ extravagant/ poverty, property/ poverty of imagination, poverty of inventiveness/commit suicide/ biography/ in those days, at that time/ at present, nowadays/ fight with/ draw up, set up/ change A into B/ in his day/offer to do, do sth willingly/ trainee/ in fact, actually, as a matter of fact/ turn against/ bet... on.../was defeated, lost/ pessimistic, optimistic/ be in debt, plunge into debt/ epoch, incredulity, brief/ lines/part, role, character/ cast sb. as, cast, cast, cast/ reveal a secret/as white as a blanket sheet, innocent/
I graduated from Harvard University in 1995.
My major was English.
By the time of the graduation, I was awarded the Bachelor of Arts.
I have to bare my heart to somebody, or/otherwise I will go mad.
The twins dress and walk alike.
The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod.
Van Gogh lived in poverty all his life.
In the past, people used to fight with swords.
One of the most colorful figures in movie history was Audrey Hepburn, who was born in 1929.
One of the most colorful figures in literature history was Shakespeare, who was born in 1564.
F4 is adored by old and young alike.
Audrey Hepburn rose to fame swiftly after the movie “Rome Holiday” when she was only twenty-four years old.
Vivian Leigh rose to fame swiftly after the movie “Waterloo Bridge” when she was only twenty-six years old.
I bet  $10 on the horse.
If winter comes, can spring be far behind ?
When you say, “I love you”, just mean it.
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness. It was the epoch of belief. It was the epoch of incredulity. It was the season of light. It was the season of darkness. It was the spring of hope. It was the winter of despair.
“The Return of the King” is still running.
I am always forgetting my lines.
The director cast me as the gangster’s wife in the new play.
I get on/along well with my colleagues.
The curtain is rising.
Light dimming, music fills up the room.

4.5------------------------
go a long way/ find one’s way to /pavement, sidewalk/ disappeared out the window/ roll up the carpet, roller coaster/ short-sleeved shirt/ what’s more, moreover, further more/ rub one’s face with face cream/ be stuck/ reward sb. with sth./ a prize photo, prize time/
tie A to B, tie the dog to the tree/ theft, thief/ accuse him of robbery, theft/ be ashamed of/ acquire knowledge/ deny, admit, avoid, enjoy, mind, risk/ or, otherwise/ dear/kidnapper/considerable/ orderly, well-arranged/ vogue, fashion/ change one’s mind/considering
During the summer months, fruits can’t go a long way.
His smiles and voices found their way to my heart/mind.
He was late, which upset me.
I rewarded her with ten dollars for taking care of my nephew.
I denied having met her.
You should be shamed of your behavior.
The girl dyed her hair red.
Life is very dear to everyone.
Don’t sleep as long as you want.
As she is frugal, she seldom withdraws money from her bank account.
I am rarely interested in magazines, but I recently took considerable interest in a magazine called “cosmopolitan”.
I am rarely interested in sports, but I recently took great interest in a sport called “surfing”.
The old man leads a monotonous life.
I was instructed by my mentor to write an article on Shakespeare.
At first, the new couple decided to spend their honeymoon in a romantic city “Venice”, but fearing that they would be short of money, they changed their minds.