越说越地道英语1-3

21. There are still opportunities.

W: Well, the tickets for the concert had been sold out.

M: Don’t be sad. There are still opportunities. I hear they will come next year.

W: We can do nothing about it.

M: What’s wrong with you? Why are you so unhappy?

W: I lost again in the selection¹.

M: There will be other opportunities as long as you do your best.

22. Be patient. There’s a long future.

W: I only gained a Brown medal in this competition.

M: Be patient. There’s a long future.

W: You’re right. For better achievements I will work hard.

M: I failed this exam again. It’s such a shame.

W: Be patient. There’s a long future.

M: I will continue to work hard and hard in order to pass the next time.

23. Take the time.

W: How many words have you memorized?

M: I haven’t got ready yet. I’m worried about it now.

W: Well, take your time.

M: Do you remember what I told you today?

W: It’s too easy. Tomorrow please tell me more.

M: Take the time.

24. Never make, but always break.

W: Have you done what I told you last month?

M: What is it? I forgot.

W: I know you, never make, but always break.

M: Where is the thing that I gave you yesterday?

W: I got drunk² and lost it.

M: Never make, always break.

25. You’ll get used to it.

W: How do you feel about work recently?

M: There’s great pressure. I’m just a little bit not used to it.

W: It doesn’t matter. You will get used to it.

M: Is the new math teacher okay?

W: Yes, the only thing is his accent.

M: It doesn’t matter. You will get used to it.

26. It’s better than nothing.

W: I heard you won the lottery³ prize.

M: Well, only a piece of the cake.

W: It’s better than nothing.

M: What did you get for your union for the spring festival?

W: Only ten movie tickets.

M: It’s better than nothing.

27. But why should you be that harsh⁴?

W: How can you forget to write your name again? Why can’t you remember even though I have told you many times?

M: I’ll remember it, but why should you be that harsh?

W: You just don’t remember anything.

M: Sorry for losing one of your files⁵ and the computer.

W: What? How careless you are!

M: I already apologized for …. Why should you be that harsh?

28. Everyone can make mistakes.

W: Why are you so unhappy?

M: I was just scolded⁶ by the manager.

W: Not a big deal. Everyone makes mistakes.

M: I’m likely to forget to sign my name and the position of the pay. I forgot again today.

W: It’s okay. Everyone makes mistakes.

M: It is but a small fault. It will be terrible to make a big one.

29. Mistake kindness as an intention⁷.

W: What’s going on?

M: Just now I advised Xiao Ming not to copy others’ homework. But he said I’m meddlesome⁸.

W: So he mistakes your kindness as an intention

M: Let me help you to clean the car.

W: It isn’t necessary. I am afraid you will scratch⁹ my car.

M: Why do you mistake my kindness as an intention?

30. It is hard to alter¹⁰ his character.

W: I think it’s hard for Xiao Gang¹¹ to alter his character.

M: What’s wrong with him?

W: He stole 200 yuan again.

M: How does Wang Lei behave recently?

W: He just plays around and never studies.

M: It’s hard to alter his character

1 selection   

n.选择，挑选，精选品，可选择的东西

参考例句：

• We left the selection of the team to the captain.我们把挑选队员的工作交给了队长。
• The shop has a fine selection of cheeses.那家商店有各种精美乳酪可供选购。

2 drunk   

adj.醉酒的；(喻)陶醉的；n.酗酒者，醉汉

参考例句：

• People who drives when they are drunk should be heavily penalised.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
• She found him drunk when she came home at night.她晚上回家时，经常发现他醉醺醺的。

3 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。

4 harsh   

adj.严厉（酷）的，刺耳的，刺目的，毛糙的

参考例句：

• The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
• Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻，但有建设性。

5 files   

文件夹( file的名词复数 )； 卷宗； 纵列

参考例句：

• A stack of files awaited me on my desk. 我桌上有一堆文件正待我去处理。
• Files were strewn higgledy-piggledy over the floor. 文件乱七八糟地扔了一地。

6 scolded   

v.责骂，斥责( scold的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scolded them for arriving late. 他嫌他们迟到，训了他们一通。
• The boy was scolded by his mother for breaking the looking glass. 那小孩因打破了镜子而被他妈妈责骂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 intention   

n.意图；目的；打算

参考例句：

• I'm sorry I offended you,but it wasn't my intention.对不起，冒犯你了，但我绝不是有意的。
• We understood her intention.我们明白了她的心意。

8 meddlesome   

adj.爱管闲事的

参考例句：

• By this means the meddlesome woman cast in a bone between the wife and the husband.这爱管闲事的女人就用这种手段挑起他们夫妻这间的不和。
• Get rid of that meddlesome fool!让那个爱管闲事的家伙走开！

9 scratch   

n.草稿，抓痕，搔，抓，擦伤，刮擦声，乱写，零，起跑线，未中的一击；vt.搔，抓，挖出，擦

参考例句：

• Scratch my name out please.请把我的名字划掉。
• The suggestion is that they should start from scratch.提出的建议是，他们从头开始。

10 alter   

vt.改变，变更；vi.改变，变样

参考例句：

• We have to alter the house into a barn.我们不得不把房子改建成谷仓。
• She is trying to alter the coat.她正设法改那件衣服。

11 gang   

n.一伙，一帮；结伴的朋友

参考例句：

• The gang live abroad,beyond reach of the British police.这帮匪徒住在国外，英国警方鞭长莫及。
• Some gang came in and shot the place up.有股匪帮进来对这个地方开枪扫射。