spare part n.
[usually plural]
a new part that you buy to replace an old or broken part of a car, machine, etc. 备件；配件；零件
in this way = by way of this
上门取送业务 pick-up and delivery service
P28 / 2022-11-27 18:00
knock at/on the door
knock the door down to get in
It’s past six now so let’s knock off.
The shop assistant knocked 10% of the bill.
The car knocked the boy over.
in return for the favour = to return the favour
stand on his head 倒立
He calls at every house in the street once a month.
call at/in 拜访、光顾
call by 顺便去
call on sb. 拜访某人
P32 / 2022-11-27 18:32
Our clavichord is kept in the living room.
keep: to put customarily; store
What kept you? 耽误
P48 / 2022-11-27 19:23
Tony worked in a lawyer’s office but he’s now working at a bank.
P52 / 2022-11-29 12:54
a good turn 善良的行为
P52 / 2022-11-29 11:53
give a piano recital 独奏会
He’s a difficult child.
difficult a.
(of people 人) not easy to please; not helpful 难以讨好的；难以取悦的；不愿帮助的 awkward
a difficult child / customer / boss
难哄的孩子；难对付的顾客；难讨好的老板
They will be arriving here tomorrow.
与一般将来时相比，将来进行时表示不久的将来，有很大的可能性
P60 / 2022-11-29 14:55
I was caught in a traffic jam.
ask sb for a lift
give sb a lift/ride
Apart from a few words I do not know any French at all.
apart from = except for
As I soon learnt, he was English himself.
as相当于learn的宾语；himself表示强调
P64 / 2022-11-29 15:08
They are on duty by turns.
We’ll cross the bridge in turn.
They took turns to look after the baby.
an extra (sum of one) thousand pounds
’I broke that plate,’ he said.
He said he had broken that plate.
a blessing in disguise
P68 / 2022-11-29 15:34
If you receive a request like this, you cannot fail to obey it.
fail to do sth
P72 / 2022-11-29 17:54
Time takes a toll on beauty.
P76 / 2022-11-29 18:11
John sold up and went to Australia.
I might as well have them.
P84 / 2022-11-29 18:33
go/sell like hot cakes
to sell quickly or in great numbers 畅销
P87 / 2022-11-29 18:37
what sb is driving at
(informal) the thing sb is trying to say 某人的用意；某人话中的意思
I wish I knew what they were driving at. 我要是知道他们的用意就好了。
sport n.
[uncountable] (formal) enjoyment or fun 乐趣；消遣；玩笑；逗乐
The comments were only made in sport. 那些话只不过是开个玩笑。
to make sport of (＝ to joke about) sb/sth 开某人／某事的玩笑
P88 / 2022-11-29 18:48
L21
come into use
When did bank note come into use?
be out of use
That telephone is out of use now.
L27
put sb up for two days 留某日住在家中两日
put up his computer for sale
cook a meal over the open fire
The stream wound its way across the field.
a snake wind around a branch
wind the clock
L29
a block of flats
a deserted car park
a lonely village 偏僻的
The plane has flown many passengers.
L30
in sight — out of sight
Out of sight, out of the mind.
They fell in love of first sight.
good nature man
L31
(from) rag and riches 从赤贫到巨富
L32
buy a few small articles 物品
L33
She was caught in the storm.
toward evening 接近傍晚
on arriving at the shore, as soon as she arrived the shore
L34
call at the station = pay a visit to the station
The bicycle was picked up in a small village.
He was most surprised when he heard the news.
behind the bar
a false alarm
L35
He is finding his new work far more exciting.
He saw too thief rush out a shop and run toward a waiting car.
see sb do 瞬间性动作（此处为不带to的不定式）
Roy drove his bus into the back of it.
the battered car
L36
Among them will be Debbie’s mother, who swam the Channel herself when she was a girl.
L37
an immense stadium
finish the work on the new stadium
Everybody will be anxiously as the new building go up.
L38
He had no sooner returned than he bought a house and went to live there.
bitterly cold
L39
a bedside telephone
the hospital exchange
L40
next to
Next to your mother, who do you love most?
I know next to nothing about him.
L41
what do you call…
how do you say…
L42
a snake charmer
have/get/catch a glimpse of
tell the boy from his twin brother
L43
run into serious trouble
run into an old friend another day
clear the mountains by 400 feet
get over the mountains
get over your shyness
I missed the train by five minutes.
L44
take/run the risk of doing sth
come up to sb
rush up to sb
be in my family’s possession
come into my possession
go through the bag
L45
a clear/guilty conscience
It contained half the money he had lost, together with a note
half (of) the money
in time 最后
L46
a pile of woollen goods
He had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.
L47
I went to the theatre last night ---- I told him that I had gone to the theatre the night before.
The villagers will not accept the pub even if he gives it away.
You’re lying. Your face gives you away。
The thief gave his companions away to the police.
L48
in answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.
an absent-minded dentist
L49
save up for years to buy a real bed
A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.
The news sent him into a rage.
The song sent the child to sleep.
bits and pieces
have a narrow escape
he promptly went to sleep again
L50
go on an excursion
I forgot to put you off.
L51
I paid him a visit yesterday.
as fat as ever
abstain abstinence
L52
give him an inch an d he will take an ell 1 ell = 45 inches
a short while ago
gaze at the floor
gaze into her eyes
L53
the remains of a snake
a power line
A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires.
The snake then wound itself round the wires.
L54
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers.
We have 100 dollars between us.
I had no sooner go back to the kitchen than the doorbell rang loud enough to wake the dead.
L55
Dreams came true. Linking verb
The door came open.
a tin trunk
‘The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairly soon.
L56
a great deal of pleasure
It is very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
L57
the way she was dressed
Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.
L58
The village is said to possess a ‘cursed’ tree.
The tree has already claimed a number of victims.
claim v.
(of a disaster, an accident, etc) cause the loss or death of (sb) （指灾难﹑ 事故等）使（某人）失踪或死亡: The earthquake claimed thousands of lives/victims. 地震夺去数以千计的[人]罹难者的生命.
The tree is a useful source of income.
cut their names on the tree trunk
So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death.
L59
an expert at/in doing sth
an expert in economics
on foreign affairs
with the needles
When I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate.
L60
a fortune-teller
L61
at a cost of over a billion dollars
Its main mirror was faulty.
put the telescope right
send up four astronauts to repair it
The Hubble will tell us a great deal (about the age and size) of the universe.
L62
In many places the grass had already taken root.
L63
have a large circle of friends
He was a little disappointed by this but he did as his daughter asked.
L64
The engineer arrived in England with a plan for a tunnel under the English Channel.
The platform would serve as a port and a railway station.
the scores serve as the criterion
the sofa serves for a bed
The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above the sea level.
L65
He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing.
The baby elephant was holding up the traffic.
hold up the procession
L65
an aerial survey
a colony of bees
a brood of chickens
a cluster of ants
a herd of cattle
a swarm of bees
a pack of hounds
L67
brilliant photographs
It threatened to surround him completely
threaten sb with sth
threaten sth
to do sth
that
L68
It was no use pretending that I had not seen him.
idle the days away
fancy meeting you hear 意外碰见时说
L69
drive in heavy traffic
a heavy/sullen face
a heavy meal
I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and we were both thrown forward.
in a mournful voice
L70
a bullfight
a matador
shout rude remarks
The drunk seemed quite sure of himself.
ring / court / field
catch/lose sight of
He clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
break into cheers
drag the drunk to safety
the bull looked on sympathetically
L71
The house had been burned down.
Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall.
It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.
Big Ben has rarely gone wrong.
L72
The car had been specially built for him.
30 feet in length
L73
play truant
evade school
He has a reasonable similarity to you, at least as far as the head and face is concerned.
He was picked up by government agents for questioning.
L74
limelight n.
take special precautions
When they had all made themselves comfortable, a stranger appeared.
1.11 sheriff 应该是可数名词啊
with a sneer
in case
I run away down the hill in case she tried to follow.
I’ve got the key in case we want to go inside.
Li Hua, in case you’ve forgotten, hasn’t forgotten you.
L75
a light passenger plane
Snow lay thick on the ground.
She stamped out the letter ‘SOS’ in the snow.
It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.
L76
leading growers
play the leading role in doing
expect a splendid crop
Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.
thresh the crop
L77
mummy
resin
L78
an enormous appetite
When my friend Brain urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
L79
A flight attendant would take charge of me.
in charge of the children
gain height/speed/50 pounds
The plane touched down.
A bomb had been planted on the plane.
L80
a good/great many
on arriving in England… = soon after they arrived in England…
L81
He soon changed into the dead man’s clothes.
march boldly up and down in front of the camp
stand to attention
He was rather elderly with grey hair.
knock him to the ground with a sharp blow
L82
Sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
‘Monsters’ have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.
A small fishing boat was carried miles out to sea by the powerful fish as it pulled on the line. 上钩
L83
a fanatical opponent
L84
The strike is due to begin on Tuesday.
The public had expressed its gratitude to the students in letter to the Press.
L85
mark the occasion
a farewell dinner in his honour
It is a curious coincidence that… a. 稀奇的
devote himself to gardening
L86
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.
The book’s cover had came away from the spine.
water ski
Both man had hardly had time to realize what was happening when they were thrown violently into the sea.
Hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing.
at tremendous speed
a tremendous tale
The petrol had been used up.
L87
The murder was committed.
on the morning of the murder
The train was taken off the line.
machine/ plan/system/discussion broke down
L88
Rescue operations are proving difficult.
Our internal security has so far proved excellent.
rescue workers
bring the man up in a special capsule
as it is / as it turns out / as thing stands
lose heart
L89
artiste ≠ artist
advertiser
The news got round
burst out laughing/crying
burst into laughter/tears
a slip of the tongue
L90
fish and chips 一盘菜，当单数
oil rig
skate
favourite eating varieties
the lovely warmly water
be frightened out of their wits
I never guessed Tom had it in him.
L91
make for = make towards a direction
We join the jostling crowd making for the only exit.
keep track of sth/sb
He could make out three men in a basket under it.
make out = distinguish
make out the number plate of the car
L92
be fast sleep = sleep deeply
L93
It was presented to the United States.
pedestal
be taken/ripped into pieces
make their homes in America
L94
be instructed in doing sth
to do
It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.
gasp for air
L95
… answered the ambassador drily 冷淡地
get the fellow posted
The fire broke out in the basement.
fire engine/escape
L96
lay out food for the dead
all day/night long
have a bad/early/late night
make a night of sth
Crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.