play cards 玩牌
play a joke on sb. 开某人的玩笑
play with sb. 与……一起玩
on the playground 在操场上
be pleased with 对……感到满意
take pleasure in doing sth. 喜欢做某事
live in plenty 生活富裕
on the point of 正要……的时候
be polite to sb. 对某人有礼貌
be popular with sb. 受某人喜爱
take possession of 占有,拥有
power station 发电站
take power 当权,执政
praise sb. for sth. 因为某事赞扬某人
in praise of 赞扬
be present at a meeting 出席会议
at present 眼下
exchange presents 互赠礼物
under pressure 在压力下
prevent sb. from doing 防止某人做某事
at the price of 以……为代价
at any price 无论花多少代价(不惜任何代价)
take pride in 以……为自豪;对……感到得意
primary school 小学
go to prison 入狱,被监禁
be in prison 在狱中服刑
throw / put sb. into prison 将某人送进监狱
escape from prison 越狱
solve the problem 解决问题
answer the question 回答问题
keep one's promise 遵守诺言
make a promise 答应,许下诺言
be proud of 以……自豪
provide food and clothes for one's family 养家糊口
public affairs 公共事务
public opinion 舆论
in public 当众,公开
publishing house 出版社
on purpose 故意地
push aside 把……推到一边
push over 推倒,(风)刮倒
put off 拖延,推迟
out of the question 不可能
a relay race 接力赛
on the radio 通过无线电广播
in rags 衣衫褴褛,穿破衣服
at the railway station 在火车站
light / heavy rain 小(大)雨
a ray of hope 一线希望
reach for sth. 伸手去拿
out of one's reach 够不着
be ready to do 乐意干某事
in reality 事实上
realize one's hope 实现希望
for this reason 为此,为此理由
reception desk 接待处
refer to 参考;谈到
remain in one's memory 留在某人的记忆中
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起
by request 应……请求
as a result 因此,结果
be rich in 盛产;有大量的……
get rid of 除掉
rob sb. of sth. 抢走某人某物
play an important role 起重要作用
play the role of 扮演……的角色
make room for 给……腾出地方
be rude to sb. 对某人无礼
run out of 用完
rush hour 高峰时间,拥挤时间
satisfy one's needs 满足某人的需要
save one's strength 节省体力
that is to say 也就是说
scold sb. for sth. 为某事责备某人
take one's seat 就座,坐下
keep sth. a secret 不让人知道某事,保密
seize a thief by the collar 抓住小偷的衣领
shake hands with sb. 与某人握手
shop assistant 店员;营业员
show sb. out / in 领某人出去/进来
show off 炫耀
on the other side of 对岸;在……另一面
take the side of 支持某人(方)
take sides in 站在……一边
lose sight of 看不见
catch sight out 看到,发现
out of sight 看不见
in silence 静静地
be similar to 和……类似的
single ticket 单程票
take the size of 量……的大小(尺寸)
slip a note into one's hand 偷偷塞给某人一张纸条
slip on the snow 在雪地上滑倒
smooth away difficulties 克服困难
or so 大约
have something to do with 与……有关系
the national song 国歌
speak out 大胆地说,清楚并响亮地说
make a speech 发言,演讲
at a speed of 以……的速度
square kilometers 平方公里
stand for 代表,象征
starve to death 饿死
in a good state 处于良好状态
step by step 逐步地,一步一步地
stick to one's word / promise 遵守诺言
lie on one's stomach 趴在地上
a house of four storeys 四层楼的住宅
be caught in the storm 赶上风暴
be strict with sb. in sth. 对……要求严格
strike a match 擦火柴
struggle to one's feet 挣扎着起来
make a study of 仔细研究
all of a sudden 突然,冷不防
supply sb. with sth. 向某人供应/提供
to one's surprise 使某人惊奇的是
sweat off one's face 擦脸上的汗
sit down to table 坐下吃饭
pay one's taxes 纳税
make tea 沏茶
through a telescope 用望远镜
tell a story 讲故事
tell one from the other 辨别,分清
take one's temperature 量体温
tens of thousands of 数以万计
be terrified at 被……吓了一跳
be thankful to sb. for sth. 因某事感谢某人
throw away 扔掉
throw up 吐出(食物),呕吐
in no time 立刻,很快
traffic jam 交通堵塞
play a trick on sb. 跟某人开玩笑,欺骗某人
be in trouble 处于困境(苦恼)中
a pair of trousers 一条裤子
attend university 上大学
pay a visit to sb. 拜访某人
at the top of one's voice 高声地(喊)
at war 在交战
wear out 穿旧;使筋疲力尽
pull out the weeds 拔草
be dressed in white 穿着白色衣服
as a whole 通盘,作为整体
on the whole 总的来说
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
be willing to do sth. 乐意做某事
wipe off the dust 擦掉灰尘
make wonders 创造奇迹
no wonder 不足为奇;难怪
get in a word 插话
have a word with sb. 和某人说句话
in a word 总之,简言之