l         As it is=in fact   as it were=so to speak可以这么说，用作插入语

l         Long time ago很久以前，不能说 a long time ago

l         A few times 不能说some times

l         Ago距现在以前，用于过去时。不可单独使用。Before,距过去某时若干时间以前，用于过去完成时。可单独使用。

l         Side by side=shoulder on shoulder肩并肩  word for word逐字翻译   little by little渐渐地   face to face面对面

l         Much多用于否定句中。 lots of 多用于肯定句中。

l         Count on=depend on=rely on=turn to=look to依靠

l         Deliver=present=make a speech发表演讲

l         High,deep,wide可以测出来 highly deeply widely表示程度

l         Speak highly of=praise highly

l         He has three times as much money as you do. Much, far, a lot都可用来修饰比较级

l         避免双重否定：hardly=scarcely=almost not

l         很像：much alike, 不能说very alike