50. I must have been… 我肯定是……


The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I must have been asleep.
（电话响了，但是我没听到。我肯定是睡着了。）


I must have been crazy to fall in love with you!
（我肯定是疯狂地爱上你了。）



I am happiest when I am with students.The students in China have captured my heart.I feel very


lucky to have the chance to teach English to such enthusiastic learners.
每当我和学生在一起时，那是我最开心的时刻。中国的学生已经深深地震撼了我的心。我很幸运有这样一个


机会给这么多热情的学习者教授英语。American Chief Editor：Kim


51. I prefer…to… 我更喜欢……而不……


I prefer driving to travelling by train.
（我更喜欢自己开车而不愿坐火车旅行。）


I prefer the weather in Guangzhou to the weather in Beijing.
（和北京的天气比起来，我更喜欢广州的天气。）


52. I promise… 我发誓……


I promise that I won’t tell anybody what you said.
（我发誓我决不会将你对我说的话告诉任何人。）



53. I refuse to… 我拒绝……


I refuse to answer such a silly question.
（我拒绝回答这么愚蠢的问题。）


54. I regret doing… 我后悔……


I now regret saying what I said.
（现在我为自己说过的话感到后悔。）


55. I regret to…我很抱歉……


I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you the job.
（我很抱歉地通知你，我们无法向你提供这份工作。）


56. I suggest… 我建议……


It’s a nice day. I suggest that we go out for a walk.
（今天天气真好，我建议大家出去散步。）


I suggest you study more and fool around less.
（我建议你多学习少到处游荡。）


I suggest you apply for your visa as early as possible.
（我建议你尽早去申请签证。）


I suggest that you take better care of your health.
（我建议你多加注意你的健康。）


57. I used to… 我过去常常……


I used to watch TV a lot.
（我过去常看电视。）


I used to smoke, but I quit two years ago.
（我过去常吸烟，但是两年前戒掉了。）


I used to worry all the time.
（我以前总是担心这担心那的。）


I used to make a lot less money than I do now.
（我以前比我现在挣的钱少多了。）


I used to think learning English was a waste of time.
（我以前认为学英语是浪费时间。）


58. I’ve already… 我已经……


I’ve already been there.
（我已经去过那里了。）


I’ve already told you three times!
（我已经告诉过你三次了！）


59. I’ve got… 我有……


I’ve got a new car.
（我有辆新车。）


60. I’ve just… 我刚刚……


I’ve just had lunch.
（我刚刚吃过午饭。）


61. I’ve no idea … 我不知道……


I’ve no idea what he is like.
（我不知道他这个人什么样。）


62. I was told… 我听说……


I was told the meeting is cancelled.
（我听说会议取消了。）


63. I wish… 我祝愿/希望……


I wish you good luck.
（祝你好运。）


64. If I did…, I would… 如果我……，我一定会……


If I knew his number, I would phone him.
（如果我知道他的电话号码，我一定会打电话给他。）


If I had enough money, I would buy a car.
（如果我有钱的话，我一定会去买部车。）


65. in case… 以免/以防……


I’ll draw a map for you in case you can’t find our house.
（我还是画张地图给你，以免你找不着我们家。）


Here’s my number in case you’re ever in town and you need anything.
（这是我的电话号码，以防你来到小镇上需要什么帮助。）


66. In spite of… 尽管……


In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our vacation.
（尽管下着雨，我们还是尽情享受假日。）


He managed to get into college in spite of his bad grades.
（尽管他的考分很低，他还是想方设法进了大学。）


67. Is there…? 有……吗？


Is there anyone you know who can do this job?
（你知道有谁能做这件事吗？）


68. …isn’t for me. ……不是我所喜欢的。


Baseball isn’t for me.
（棒球不是我所喜欢的运动。）


69. It is expected that… 预计/估计……


It is expected that the weather will be good soon.
（估计天气很快会好起来。）


70. It is getting… 渐渐地 ……


It is getting dark. Let’s go home.
（天快黑了，我们回家吧！ ）


71. It is impossible to… 不可能……


Your writing is awful. It is impossible to read it.
（你的字写得太糟了，完全没法读。）


72. It is said that… 据说……


It is said that she works 16 hours a day.
（据说她每天工作16个小时。）


It is said that English is the international language.
（听说英语是国际语言。）


73. It’s a waste of time/money doing… ……真是浪费时间/金钱！


It’s a waste of money buying things you don’t need.
（你买些自己不需要的东西，真是浪费金钱。）


It’s a waste of time memorizing grammar rules and lifeless vocabulary words.
（去记忆语法规则和浩瀚的词汇，真是浪费时间。）


74. It’s no use… ……没有用。


There’s nothing you can do about the situation. It’s no use worrying about it.
（既然你没法改变这个情况，老是担心也没用。）