詞匯精解:
miss:
n. （用于姓名或姓之前，對未婚女子的稱呼）小姐； 女士； 失誤
v. 漏掉； 錯過（機會）； 思念
a miss is as good as a mile:(諺)失敗再小，終究是失敗；錯誤再小，總歸是錯誤
give something a miss:(英，非正式)不予理會；不要
we decided to give the popcorn a miss.
我們決定不吃爆米花。
miss the boat (或bus):(非正式)（行動過慢而）錯過機會
people who've been holding off buying anything in case prices drop further could find they've missed the boat.
那些想價格會繼續下跌而推遲購買的人會發現已經錯失機會了。
詞義辨析:
talk about sth. with sb和speak to的區別:talk about sth. with sb:和某人談某事；speak to sb. 對某人說話（to帶有方向性）
I didn't talk with him about it.
我沒和他談過這件事。
I mean to talk with him about it.
我打算就此事和他談談
詞匯拓展:
mean to do:打算干某事
What do you mean to do next?
下一步你打算做什么？
mean doing:意味著
Moving an object doesn't mean doing work.
移動物體并不意味著做功。
重點詞組解析：
as a matter of fact=in reality or actuality事實上，其實
As a matter of fact, business has come to a stop.
事實上，業務已停止了。
appear in:出版； 出庭； 表演； 在（某處）出現
He will appear in the role of mediator.
他將出演調停者。
New programmes will appear in the fall on television.
秋季將有新節目在電視上出現。
appear, look, seem的區別:這些動詞均有“看起來，好像是”之意。
appear：指從感觀印象看似乎是如此，但有時著重指因視野、觀點限制而產生的歪曲印象。
look：指從樣子看起來，側重通過視覺而建立的印象。
seem：多指從主觀印象或個反應得出的看法。
refuse to do:拒絕做某事
He wouldn't go so far as to refuse to come to the meeting, would he?
他不至于不來開會吧？
視野拓展:
refuse to obey:公然反抗
For the first time in my life I must categorically refuse to obey an order of the fuehrer.
這是我生平第一次不得不斷然拒絕服從元首的命令。
receive a letter from:受到…的來信
I receive a letter from her in her neat script.
我收到她的字體很工整的來信。