补充材料　P8

--Be on one’s high horse 　　　　　　　　　　趾高气扬

--Fight tooth and nail 　　　　　　　　　　　　奋力作战

--White lie 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　善意的谎言

--Eye for eye 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　以牙还牙

--Cup of tea 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　喜爱之物

--Face the music 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　面对现状

--Out of sight, out of mind 　　　　　　　　　　眼不见心不烦

--No pains, no gains.　　　　　　　　　　　　　不劳无获

--The outsider sees the most of the game. 　　　　旁观者清

--引出话题

By the way, ……

I forget to mention that…….

--交流中做出反应

You can smile, nod your head and have the eye contacts.

Also you can say like these:

Good for you!/Really?/You don’t say! /yes. /I think so. /I see.

Please tell me more.

Glad to hear that. /Sorry to hear that.

--适时打断

I’m sorry to disturb you, but may I ask a question?

Let’s be open here! Can we have a chat before?

补充材料　P9

电话实用句式Telephone conversation:

-- Hello, is that…… ( speaking )?. Here is……. ( speaking ). Is…….there?

-- This is …….( speaking ). Who’s that?

-- May I know who is calling, please?

-- May I speak to/have a word with …? /I’d like to speak to …

-- Hello! Can I help you? Whom do you want to speak to?

-- All right. Hold on please.

-- Sorry, he/she isn’t in. May I take a message for you?

-- Would you like him to call you back? Could you leave your number?

-- Would you mind calling back later? ( Mind doing sth.后面永远跟ing )

-- I’ll tell him to ring back.

-- I’m sorry, there’s no one here by the name.

-- I’m afraid you’ve got/dialed the wrong number.

补充材料　P10

-- Be left in the cold 　　　　　　　　被冷落

-- A bed of roses 　　　　　　　　　幸福，非常地开心

-- Go bananas 　　　　　　　　　　发疯

-- A black sheep 　　　　　　　　　败家子

-- A piece of cake 　　　　　　　　　小菜一碟

-- Do it well or not at all.　　　　　　　做就把它做好，否则就不要做。

-- Look before you leap. 　　　　　　三思而后行。

-- Easier said than done. 　　　　　　说起来容易，做起来难。

on time : 准时

in time: 　　及时

in no time: 　不时的，立刻

off and on: 　时断时续

-- What’s the time (by your watch )?

-- What time do you have? /What time is it?

-- It’s at …o’clock. (past/to/half past )

-- What’s the date today? /What was the date yesterday?

-- What day is it today? /What’s the day today?

-- It’s time for＋n. (doing )… /It’s time to+v. (原形)… /It’s time that…

-- Time is limited/running out.

-- I suppose it’s about time (that )…

-- When is the meeting? /When does the meeting begin?

补充材料　P12

Better half 对妻子、或丈夫的戏称

green thumb 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　园艺技能

be all ears 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　全神贯注

be all thumbs 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　笨手笨脚的

kiss something goodbye 　　　　　　　　　　恋恋不舍的把某物给别人

keep one’s mouth out of sth. 　　　　　　　　　不要多管闲事

Failure is the mother of success. 　　　　　　　　失败是成功之母

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 光工作不玩耍聪明的孩子也变傻

-- Thank you (Thanks ) very much/a lot.

-- Many thanks. /Great. /You’re so kind.

-- I’m much/most grateful to you (for …)

-- That’s very kind/good/nice of you to …

-- You’ve so thoughtful.

-- I can never thank you enough.

-- Thank you. That’s the nicest thing anyone’s said to me all day.

-- No thanks necessary. /Not at all. /That’s all right. /That’s OK.

Forget (about ) it. /Don’t mention it. /You’re welcome.

-- It’s my pleasure.

-- I’m pleased /glad to be at you service.

-- A small piece of cake.

-- Nothing much.

Welcome to China.

补充材料　P16

道歉与回答：

-- Sorry for being late. /I’m sorry (that )…

-- I’m awfully sorry for that!

-- Sorry to have taken up so much of your time.

-- Sorry to have given/brought you so much trouble.

-- It’s my fault. I apologize…

-- I’m apologizing for that!

(Informal )

-- I do beg you pardon, sir/madam.

-- Sorry, I didn’t mean to …

-- I promise that it won’t happen again.

-- I hope you’re not upset with me.

-- It was wrong of me to …