雅思詞組1:spoken English英語口語

One or two of you asked me earlier about your level of spoken English. Obviously most of you have already achieved a lot.
之前你們當中有個別人問我你們的英語口語水平(如何)。顯然，你們大多數人都取得了很大進步。

雅思詞組2:spot on一點不錯，對極了，完全正確，很準確

I think the survey checklist you made is good. Very much on the right lines. I'd say the first two sections of your dissertation are spot on.
我認為你做的調查清單很好，相當切題。論文的前兩部分極中要害。

雅思詞組3:spring up萌芽;迅速出現，突然興起;騰起

A:How do the banana trees reproduce then?
A:香蕉樹是如何繁殖的?

B:Well, bananas are normally gown from suckers which spring up around the parent plant, usually just above the plant.
B:香蕉一般是從母體植株周圍的根出條中長起來的，通常直接在原植株上生長。

Outdoor products stores are springing up all over the city in recent few months.
近幾個月來，戶外用品店如雨后春筍般出現在這座城市里。

grow quickly, pop up

spring up指“突然出現”時和pop up近義，但兩者有細微差別:spring up有“出現后繼續發展”的意思，而pop up強調“突然出現”這個動作。

雅思詞組4:sprout up發芽;大量出現

As cyber cafes continue to sprout up all over the world, travel blogs have become a good place for keeping in touch with those stayed at home.
隨著網吧在全球大量涌現，旅行博客成為與待在家里的人保持聯系的一個好方式。

雅思詞組5:staff room教研室;職員室

The staff room is near the main entrance, just opposite the reception desk.
教研室在主人口附近，正對著接待處。

staff room可用在很多場合，如“教師休息室、會議準備室、員工休息室等”，只要是“員工”休息或辦會的地方就可以。在英國，staffroom側重于“工作的地方”，而在其他國家亦有rest room的含義，不過都是對“員工”開放的。

雅思詞組6:stand for代表;為…的縮略;支持，主張;容忍

Do you know what do the letters UFO stand fogy?
你知道UFO是什么的縮寫嗎?

The organization stands for self-reliance.
該組織主張自力更生。

雅思詞組7:stand out出色，杰出，更為重要;顯眼;堅持

The first chapter of your drab is fine but the middle section really stood out for me二 most interesting.
你草稿的第一章不錯，但是中間部分特別突出，是最有趣的部分。

The warning sign stands out in the street and attracts the eyes of the passers-by.
大街上的警告標識很顯眼，吸引了行人的目光。

雅思詞組8:standard of living生活標準

Because of our work, people in a number of countries now have a better standard of living--so far we've provided 46,000 people with bikes.
我們的工作提高了很多國家人民的生活水平一一迄今為止我們已經給4.6萬人提供了自行車。

雅思詞組9:首先進行;以…起步(或起家)

Don't you mmo irs a on amomous ror mis age groupr? I mean, I aonn wanr to start off something and then have to abandon it if they just can't cope with it.
你不覺得對于這個年齡群來說有點冒險嗎?我不想在開始了某件事后而僅僅因為他們處理不了卻不得不放棄。

雅思詞組10:start up(使)啟動，發起，開始

I have many women patients who say they have completely given up exercise because the pain makes them so miserable. But of course that starts up a vicious circle.
我的很多女病人都說疼痛讓她們痛苦得完全放棄了鍛煉。但是很自然的這開始了一個惡性循環。