新东方英语900句开口篇10

1001
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
What did you do last Saturday?
上周六你干什么了？

last year
last month
last week
last Saturday
last night
the last one 最后的
She was the last one.
the last but not the least 最后同样重要的是
do→did

1002
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Pierce went to the gym to work out yesterday.
Pierce昨天去健身房健身了。

go→went
gym = gymnasium 体育馆、健身房
Capital Gym 首都体育馆
stadium 体育场
Worker‘s Stadium 工人体育场
work out = do exercises

1003
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Dan stayed up watching the World Cup last night, and overslept this morning.
Dan昨晚熬夜看世界杯，今天早晨睡过头了。

stay up to the midnight 熬到半夜
I stayed up until midnight reading a novel.
I stayed up all night cramming¹ for the examination.
pull an all nighter 开夜车
oversleep→overslept
sleep→slept

1004
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
今天上午我在街上遇到了一个老朋友。

What did you do this morning?
I went shopping this morning.
I ran into an old friend of mine on the street this morning.
I run into my boss.
He run into a car accident.

1005
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
She didn't recognize me.
她没认出我来。

1006
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Bill was shy before he got this job.
Bill做这份工作前挺害羞的。

1007
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Where is John? John was here a minute ago.
John在哪儿？他刚才还在呢。

Where is John?
John was here a moment ago.
I was in Shanghai two years ago.
I met him two weeks ago.
He was here a moment ago.
He was here a minute ago.

1008
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Judy invited some friends to visit her new house.
Judy邀请几个朋友去参观她的新房子。

He invited us to dinner.
He invited us to the party.
He invited us to go shopping.
He invited us to go skiing.

1009
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Yesterday we had a good time at David‘s birthday party.
昨天我们在David的生日晚会上玩儿得很高兴。

have a good time = enjoy oneself

1010
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Professor Smith retired² two years ago.
Smith教授两年前退休。

1011
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Mary used to be a diplomat³, but now she works in a company.
Mary以前是外交官，但现在在公司工作。

diplomat / diplomacy⁴
used to 过去经常做
be used to 习惯于做某事
I’m used to doing the exercises in the morning.
I used to exercise in the morning.
He used to work very hard.
He used to be industrious⁵.
I’m used to the fast pace of life.
I’m used to getting up early.

1012
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Mr. Cooper started a company at the age of 28.
Cooper先生二十八岁开了一家公司。

1013
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
I majored in finance when I was in college.
我上大学的时候专业是金融。

My major is accounting⁶.
My major is business administration.
MBA = master of business administration

1014
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
John returned to his hometown five years later.
五年后John回到了他的家乡。

John went to college at the age of 18 and hegraduated four years later.

1015
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
I told you so.
我早知道会这样儿。

after-wit
I knew it.
Did you mean...?
Sorry, I didn‘t catch you.
Did you say your name was Sally?

1016
Lesson Ten Past Activities 过去时
Harry⁷: Joe! I thought it was you. I’m Harry Burns.
Joe: Harry, how're you doing?
Harry: Good, how're you doing?
Joe: I'm doing fine.
Harry: Yeah, it's great. I was just walking by and I
thought it was you and there it is, it's you!
Joe: Yeah, yea, it was.

Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎。
 

1 cramming   

n.塞满，填鸭式的用功v.塞入( cram的现在分词 )；填塞；塞满；（为考试而）死记硬背功课

参考例句：

• Being hungry for the whole morning, I couldn't help cramming myself. 我饿了一上午，禁不住狼吞虎咽了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She's cramming for her history exam. 她考历史之前临时抱佛脚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 diplomat   

n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人

参考例句：

• The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。
• He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

5 industrious   

adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的

参考例句：

• If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
• She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

6 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

7 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。