★     Yard stick. 衡量标准或尺度。If we use total sales as the yard stick, I’d have to say that durian is the best director of this year. 如果我们以销售业绩为标准的话，我得说 是本年度最好的经理了。

★     Formation队形

★     National forest preserve国家森林公园。

★     Naval battle海战

★     Aloud=out loud. Read this outloud.大声朗读。

★     Holiday and vacation. 在美语中，两者都可以用，但前者通常指节日假日，比如国庆，圣诞节，感恩节等。I spent Christmas holiday in china. I have 2 weeks off for holiday. (vacation).在英国英语中,只用前者,而不用后者.

★     Spread the word. 把消息传 出去,放出话去.I’m having a party on Friday. Will you spread the word and make sure that our friends can know about it.

★     Solitary confinement. 关禁闭.I was in solitary confinement.我在关禁闭. Make somebody go into solitary confinement.让某人关禁闭.

★     100-year egg皮蛋

★     han majority汉族

★     script super.统筹

★     Spike. 陡增.大的波动.There was a spike in electricity usage this month.这个月用电量陡增. Car sales spiked this month, but it will return to normal next month.这个月汽车销售量波动很大,但下个月会回到正常.

★     In charge of.负责 I’m in charge here. 这里我负责.Who’s in charge of cleaning around here. 谁负责打扫这儿.Who’s in charge of checking the tickets.谁负责查票.

★     Ancient residence古代民居

★     Culture relics文物

★     Oscar-winning movie 奥斯卡获奖影片.partial tone谐音 film editing 电影剪辑. Fitment装修 out take穿帮. rip in the bud防患于未然. action movie动作片

★     Wood-carving 木雕irrigation system水利系统

★     Every coin has two sides.凡事都有两面性.

★     Safty valve防盗门. bolt 门闩插销running water自来水. Security保安 facility设施

★     If only. If only I had studied harder in high school, I would have gone to Beijing University.

★     You’re a hack.你水平差远了 A hack. 指水平低技能差的人The teachers here are hacks.这里的教师水平很差.

★     Spine=back bone. 骨气,胆量Spineless.没胆量的,没骨气的. Have a spine to do something. He stood up to his manager. He’s really got back bone(spine)

★     As a saying goes据传说

★     Solid food.干粮 Vicked有酷的意思

★     The lot. 事情的全部Is this the lot of it or there is more coming.这就是全部吗,还是还有新的.

★     Twist. 曲折的,迭宕起伏的,转折,改变.Her personality took a twist when her mother got married again. A fairytale full of twists.情节曲折的童话.

★     Spree. 无法控制,无节制地She do shopping spree.

★     You owe me big.你欠我一个大人情.

★     It’s not over until the fat lady sings. The fat lady sings. 有事情快要结束的意思.The fat lady doesn’t sing.

★     Right about now.就是现在.

★     All over somebody=bother somebody. 纠缠某人He is all over me.

★     Top. 比…..强I had got the got the third scores on last exam but I’ll top that next exam.

★     Charm school=finish school女性礼仪学校

★     Throw in a few extra.再多加钱 I can throw in a few extra to buy it .

★     Lift off 指航天器发射.

★     Housekeeping. 指常规性事务,很简单的事务Don’t bother the boss with these details. This is basic housekeeping, just give it to his assistant.

★     Houston, we have a problem.指问题相当严重. Problem指小问题，但前面加上houston,则指问题相当严重。How’s your exam? Houston, I have a broblem.考试怎么样，出大问题了。

★     Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.有志者事竟成.

He’s the willing horse in the office.办公室里他是唯埋头苦干的人.