身臨其境練一練：
本對話選自《Ugly Betty》（丑女貝蒂）。Daniel被人敲詐，向Henry傾訴，Henry為他出主意。
萬用句型背一背：
1.I'm too busy to take a breath.
我忙得連喘口氣兒的功夫都沒有。
2.How it's always the case?
怎么總是這樣？
3.I hate to bring this up,but your child is making too much noise.
我真不愿提這件事，不過您的孩子太吵了。

4.Still the same thing.
還是老樣子。
5.It's a sin the football game is cancelled.
真可惜，足球賽取消了。
錦囊妙語學一學：
1.dump：vt.傾倒，丟棄，傾卸；堆放；傾銷，拋售
Don't dump that sand in the middle of the path! 別把沙子傾倒在路中央！
2.screw up：擰緊；扭歪（臉）；<非正式>把......搞糟
It was such a simple plan;how could you have screwed it up? 這是個很簡單的計劃，你怎么會把它弄得一團糟呢？
3.set up：建立，創立，豎立；準備；安排；引起，產生；設計陷害
Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here. 很多外國公司已在這里開辦工廠。
4.count for：有價值，有重要性
For him fame does not count for much. 在他看來，出名算不了什么。