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The car was going so fast that the motorist couldn’t slow it down enough to make the sharp curve.
由於車速過快，駕駛人在經過那個緊急彎道時來不及放慢速度。經過過快tch on wwlluickly that i the sharp curve. You’re eating too fast to digest your food well. Slow down! 你吃太快會消化不良。吃慢一點！ Slow up a bit you’re talking so quickly that I can’t catch on well. 在慢一點！你說話的速度太快了，我無法跟上。
Every summer the extreme heat in this valley dries the stream up. 每年夏天，這山谷的酷熱都會導致溪水乾涸。涸山谷的酷熱都會導致溪水get crisis.l govern\up when the local govern\nment All funds for the project dried up when the local government faced a budget crisis. 當地方政府面臨財務危機，本計畫所有的資金也就嚴重地短缺。 Martha hung the towel outside on the clothesline in order to cry it out. 馬莎把毛巾掛在外面的曬衣繩上晾乾。 Some people go to alcohol recovery centers in order to dry out. 有些人會到戒酒中心去戒除酒癮。 Hi , Jake. I haven’t seen you in a long time. What have you been up to?
嗨！賈克，好久不見。你都在忙些什麼？ Those boys hiding behind the building must be up to something bad. 那群男孩躲在大樓後面，想必正在計畫幹什麼壞事。 Our boss beats around the bush so much that no one in the office knows exactly what he wants us to do.我們老闆說話太喜歡繞圈子，辦公室裡沒有人搞得懂他究竟要我們做什麼。Instead of beating around the bush , Melinda explained her objection in very clear terms. 梅琳達不拐彎抹角，直接開門見山地說明了她反對的理由。 Bill has had it in for his boss for a long time. He told me he’s planning to get even with his boss by giving some company secrets to a competitor.比爾對他老闆懷恨已久。他告訴我，他正在計畫將公司部分商業機密洩漏給競爭者，藉以報復老闆。I want to get even with Steve for beating me so badly in tennis last time. The scores were 6-1 and 6-2.對於史提夫在上回網球比賽中把我打得落花流水一事，我很想報一箭之仇。當時的比數是六比一和六比二。

Someone should tell little Bobby that his shirt is inside out. 應該要有人告訴小巴比他的襯衫穿反了。
The high winds ruined the umbrella by blowing it inside out. 一股強風把傘給吹翻弄壞了upside down 上下顛倒 The accident caused one car to turn upside down, its wheels spinning in the air.
交通意外導致車輛翻覆，車輪在空中空轉著。 One of the students was only pretending to read her textbook; the teacher　could see that the book was actually upside down.

On our trip to Colorado, one of the car tires blew out when it hit a large hole in the road. 在前往科羅拉多的旅途中，車子陷進路面的一個大洞，導致一個輪胎爆掉。
Little Joey wasn’t able to blow all the candles out, so his big sister helped him.
小喬伊無法將全部的蠟燭吹熄，所以姊姊幫他忙。What has become of my pencil？I had it ten minutes ago, but now I can’t find it. 我的鉛筆跑哪兒去了？十分鐘前明明還在啊！現在卻找不到了。 I wondered what became of you. I looked around the shopping center for two hours, but I couldn’t find you at all. 我還以為你發生什麼事呢！我再購物中心整整找了兩小時，卻始終見不著你的影子。 During the hurricane, all the store owners shut their shops up. 颱風來襲期間，所有的商店老闆都將他們的店打烊了。 Bob’s sister told him to shut up and not say anything more about it. 包柏的姊姊叫他閉嘴，不要再對那件事發表任何意見了。
The student got into big trouble for telling his teacher to shut up.

Marge woke up this morning very early，but she did not get up until about ten o’clock.
馬姬今天早上很早就醒了，卻拖到十點鐘左右才起床。My alarm clock wakes me up at the same time every day.我的鬧鐘每天都會在同一時間叫醒我。Jane is in charge of the office while Mrs. Haig is on a business trip.海格太太出差時，就由珍負責掌管整個辦公室的事務。Who is in charge of arrangements for the dance next week？下星期的舞會會由誰負責安排？ As soon as it started to snow, the children ran outside with big smiles on their faces.一開始下雪，孩子們立刻滿臉雀躍地衝出門外。I’m busy now ,but I’ll meet you as soon as I’ve finished this work.我手邊正忙，但等我工作一結束，立刻就和你碰面。You can get in touch with him by calling the Burma Hotel.你只要打電話到柏瑪飯店就能聯絡上他。I’ve been trying all morning to get in touch with Miss Peters , but her phone is always busy.我已經試了整個早上要和彼得茲小姐聯絡，可是她的電話一直在忙線中Mac said that he’d be ready to leave in no time.邁克說他快準備好要出發了。We thought that the meeting would take two hours , but it was over in no time at all.我們原以為會議大概會耗上兩個鐘頭，沒想到很快就結束了。In order to lose weight , you have to cut down on your intake of sugar.
為了減重，你必須減少糖分的攝取量。The doctor told me to cut back on exercise until my back injury heals.醫生勸我在背上的傷痊癒之前，最好減少練習。

I feel too tired to go out for dinner . Let’s eat in again tonight.我累得沒力氣出去吃飯，今天晚上我們還是在家吃吧。When you eat out , what restaurant do you generally go to ？當你在外面吃飯時，通常會去哪種餐廳？The results of the national election were rather cut and dried ；the Republicans won easily 這次全國選舉的結果是可預期的，共和黨應是勝卷在握。A job on a factory assembly line is certainly cut and dried . 工廠裡生產線的工作確實很枯燥。Grandma will look after the baby while we go to the lecture .我們去聽演講時，奶奶會幫忙照顧小嬰兒。Who is going to take care of your house plants while you are away？
你不在的這段期間，誰要來幫忙照顧這些室內植物？I’d appreciate it if you’d keep an eye on my car while I’m in the store .我在店內時，如果你可以幫我看著車子。我會很感謝你。
I don’t hear from my brother very often since he moved to Chicago .自從哥哥搬到芝加哥之後，我就不常得到他的音訊。Have you heard from the company about that new job？關於那份新的工作，你接到公司的通知了嗎
The weatherman’s forecast for today’s weather certainly came true .氣象播報員對今天的天氣所做的預十分準確。Everything that the economists predicted about the increased cost of living has come true . 經濟學家針對生活成本提高所做的預測都一一實現了。

What important buildings did the tour guide point out to you?導遊指給你看的是什麼重要的建築物？The teacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition.老師指出我文章裡的錯誤。A friend pointed the famous actor out to me.朋友把那位名演員指給我看。I don’t think much of him as a baseball player; he’s a slowrunner and a poor hitter.我不覺得他是一個多了不起的棒球選手；他不但跑得慢，打擊力又差。James thinks highly of his new boss, who is a kind and helpful person.詹姆士對於他的新主管評價很高，認為他既親切又樂於助人。How long did it take you to figure out the answer to the math problem?
解那道數學題花了你多少時間？I was never able to figure it out.我從來都沒有想通過。
Herb tried to repair his car engine all morning before he called it a day and went fishing.
在賀伯完成手邊的工作、出門釣魚之前，他整個上午都在試著修理汽車引擎。We’ve been working hard on this project all evening; let’s call it a night.我們已經為這個企劃案忙了一晚，今晚就到此為止吧~!

I just bought my new car yesterday and already it has broken down.
我昨天買的新車,今天竟然就已經故障了!The elevator broke down , so we walked all the way up to the top floor.電梯發生故障,我們便徒步爬到頂樓Most parents wonder how their children will turn out as adults.大部分的父母都會想像他們的孩子長大成人的情形。Hundreds of people came out for the demonstration against new taxes.數以百計的人三家了反對實施新收稅的示威遊行。What was the turnout for the pubic hearing on the education reforms？有關教育改革的公聽會，出席的狀況如何? I’m sure that you can accomplish this task. Don’t give up yet！我確定你可以達成這項任務，千萬不要放棄！If you give up smoking now, you can certainly live a longer life.如果你現在就戒菸，肯定可以活得更久一點。The soldiers gave themselves up in the face of stronger enemy forces.士兵們在面對更強悍的敵軍時，棄械投降了。John took his wife for granted until once when he was very sick and needed her constant attention for a week..直到某次生了重病，整整一個星期都需要老婆隨侍在側之前，約翰從未重視他的老婆。He spoke English so well that I took it for granted he was an American.由於他英語說得呱呱叫，我理所當然地認為他是美國人。He took for granted that I wasn’t American because o spoke English so poorly！我的英語太破了，他當然知道我不可能是美國人。

Please make sure that you turn off the radio before you go out.出門前，請確認收音機已經關掉。Could you make certain of the time? I don’t want to miss that TV show.
你要先把時間確認清楚，我可不想錯過那個電視節目 once in a while, in some cases, every so often, every now and then, at whiles.
I don’t see him very often, but(every) now and then we arrange to have lunch together.我不常見到他，不過我們偶而會相約一起吃中飯。
Gary gets a cold(every) once in a while even though he takes good care ofhimself.

What important buildings did the tour guide point out to you?導遊指給你看的是什麼重要的建築物？Theteacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition.老師指出我文章裡的錯誤。
A friend pointed the famous actor out to me.朋友把那位名演員指給我看。
The time is up,”the teacher said at the end of the test period.測驗時間一結束，老師喊了一句：「時間到！」。We have to leave the tennis court because our hour is up; some other people want to use it now.因為使用時間已到，我們必須離開網球場，現在是其他人的使用時間。After the dance was over, we all went to a restaurant.跳完舞，我們全部上餐廳去了。The meeting was through ten minutes earlier than everyone expected.會議比大家預期的早十分鐘結束。1.I thought that Margaret would arrive late, but she was right on time.我原本以為瑪格麗特會遲到，但他竟然準時到達。Did you get to work on time this morning, or did rush hour traffic delay you?你今天早上是準時上班，還是被尖峰時刻的塞車給耽誤了？
We entered the theater just in time to see the beginning of the mivie.我們及時進了電影院，趕上電影的開場。The truck was not able to stop in time to prevent an accident.那輛卡車未能及時停下來防止事故發生。

John stayed home from work because he was feeling under the weather.約翰因為身體不舒服，向公司請假在家。When you catch cold, you feel under the weather.感冒時，你會覺得不舒服。Would you like me to hang up your coat for you in the closet?要我幫你把大衣掛到衣櫥裡去嗎？The operator told me to hang the phone up and call the number again.總機叫我掛掉電話後再重播一次相同的號碼can count on my parents to help me in an emergency.在緊要關頭我可以靠父母的幫忙。Don’t depend on Frank to lend you any money; he doesn’t have any.你別指望法蘭克會借你半毛錢；他根本身無分文。Patricia is a shy girl and doesn’t make friends easily.派翠西亞是個內向的女孩，不容易交到朋友。During the cruise Ronald made friends with almost everyone on the ship.在航行的途中，羅納德幾乎和船上的每個人打成一片。The elevator was out of order, so we had to walk to the tenth floor of the building.由於電梯發生故障，我們只好徒步爬上十樓。We couldn’t use the soft drink machine because it was out of order. 我們無法使用這台清涼飲料販賣機，因為它故障了。