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1. hear about：聽說
I was sorry to hear about your illness.
聽說你病了，我很難過。
2. put up a fight：奮勇戰斗
He put up a good fight against his sickness.
他努力奮斗以抵抗病魔。
It is necessary to put up a fight against waste.
有必要開展一次反浪費斗爭。
3. used to do：過去常常做......
Americans used to like big cars, and gasoline used to be very inexpensive.
過去美國人喜歡大型轎車，那時汽油很便宜。
Grandmother used to darn her own stockings.
祖母過去總是自己織補襪子。
4. joke about：不嚴肅對待某事
Please don't joke about such a delicate subject.
請不要拿這樣敏感的問題開玩笑。
For Pat to lose his job is nothing to joke about.
對帕特來說失業可不是鬧著玩兒的。
5. in one night：一夜之間
We' ll be under the table if we drink all that wine in one night.
要是我們一個晚上把那些酒全部喝光，我們會醉倒的。
Some weeds spring up in one night.
有些雜草一夜間就會長出來。
6. then again：另一方面，反之；加之，還有
This is better, but then again it costs more.
這個好一點，但也貴一些。
Then again, do not forget you have no experience of traveling.
此外，不要忘記你還沒有旅行經驗。
7. ill wind：（能夠因禍得福的）壞事
Still, it's an ill wind; you will have an unexpected holiday.
不過，這也并非完全的不幸，你會享受到一次意外的休假。
.It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
世上沒有對人人都不利的事。
8. at least：至少，起碼
We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.
如欲取消，請至少提前24小時告知。
The government has shelved the idea until at least next year.
政府決定把這個想法先放一放，至少推遲到明年再說。
9. give up：放棄
She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.
她不會這么輕易地放棄得來不易的自由。
When faced with adversity she was never tempted to give up.
面對逆境她從未想過放棄。
10. into the bargain：另外，加之
She was a distinguished oceanographer, and a gifted painter into the bargain.
她是一位杰出的海洋學家，同時還是一位很有才華的畫家。
She lost money and went hurt into the bargain.
她丟了錢，另外還受了傷。
12. ought to：應該
Peter ought to be ashamed of himself.
彼得應為自己感到羞恥。
They ought to win with players of such high caliber.
他們選手的能力這樣高，應該獲勝。
