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ivory¹ tower 象牙塔 就是生活在脱离现实生活中的小天地。

Judas kiss 犹大之吻 说的就是背叛的行为，或者是 kiss of death

come on to somebody

to 与 for 的差别

Part One 你听不懂的

manna from heaven 天助，意外收获

Patricia won a 1000 dollar from the lottery² and it was like manna from heaven because she owed the band quite a lot of money.

Much cry and little wool 雷声大雨点小，说多做少

Josh always has much cry and little wool when it comes to ambition. I don’t see any possibility of his success.

When the candidate³ for student representative talks about improving connections between students and school, there is much cry and little wool.

Part Two 你说不出的

Burn the Midnight OU

剧中对白：(第八季第五集)

Mr．Franklin：Wow Bing! Burning the midnight oil．

弗兰克林先生：哇，宾!正在彻夜奋战呢。

Chandler：You know me sir. Oh ah，I do have a question for ya．Do you know how I get around the office computer network so I can access the really good Internet porn?

钱德勒：你真了解我。嗯，我有个问题。你知道我用办公室的电脑上色情网站吗?

Mr．Franklin：You're a joker Bing．

弗兰克林先生：宾，你真会开玩笑。

Part Three 有趣的故事

What are和what is

1 ivory   

n.象牙，乳白色；adj.象牙制的，乳白色的

参考例句：

• My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
• It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 candidate   

n.候选人；候补者；投考者，申请求职者

参考例句：

• Voters like a candidate who has the common touch. 投票者喜欢那些平易近人的候选人。
• The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。