第一，迷你對話

A: Two years are over and I have to be realistic about myself.

兩年過去了，我不得不現實一些了。

B: What do you mean?

你說的是什么意思。

A: I don't think I can live up to the goals set two years ago. I always have the hope of be a physicist, but now I should give it up.

我覺得我達不到兩年前設定的目標，我總是希望自己成為物理學家，但是現在，我應該放棄了。

B: Why? You must have confidence to do something.

為何？我做事情必須有信心。

A: You know I am not very do very well in physics.

你知道的，我物理學得不好。

B: What about computer? You are an expert in the class.

那么計算機呢？你可是班上最棒的呀。

第二，地道表達

be over

1. 解詞釋義

Be over的意思是“結束了”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. Is the meeting over?

會議結束了嗎？

E.g. Their relationship is over.

他們的關系已經吹了。

E.g. By the time we arrived the meeting was over.

我們到達時，會議已結束了。

E.g. "It's all over with him (ie He is going to die)," the doctor said gently.

醫生輕聲地說：“他不行了。”

第三，短語積累

1. be realistic about：對......現實

E.g. They were much more realistic about its long term commercial prospects.

他們對它的長遠商業前景更為現實。

E.g. I just hope everyone stays realistic about the team's chances.

我只是希望每個人都能對球隊的機會抱現實的看法。

2. live up to：達到，做到，不辜負

E.g. It is difficult to live up to one's ideals.

達到自己理想的標準是不容易的。

E.g. Did the TV play live up to your expectations?

這部電視劇有你期望的那樣好嗎?

E.g. We will never fail to live up to what our parents expect of us.

我們決不辜負我們的父母對我們的期望。

E.g. Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.

斯蒂芬·蔡斯決心不辜負公司的期望。

3. have the hope of：希望......

E.g. We have the hope of building a swimming pool inside the garden.

我們希望在花園里有個游泳池。

E.g. The farmers have the hope of having a good harvest next year.

農民們祈盼來年糧食大豐收。

4. give something up：放棄做某事或某物

E.g. My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.

我的醫生勸我立即戒煙。

E.g. You mustn't give up studying foreign languages for even a day.

你們學習外語一天也不要中斷。

E.g. The doctor told him to give up smoking, which advice he took.

醫生囑他戒煙,他接受了這一忠告。

E.g. Moses, you've got to give up the idea of marrying this woman.

摩西，你一定要打消和這個女人結婚的念頭。

5. have confidence ( in )：對......有信心

E.g. These grenades are very good, you can have confidence in them.

這些手榴彈很好，你盡管放心。

E.g. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you'll get nowhere in life.

若你無自信，你一生就不會有成就。

6. do very well in：在......做得很好

E.g. I think you'll do very well in the poem recital party.

我相信你在詩歌朗誦會上會做得很好。

E.g. According as her plan is well carried out, she will do very well in her exams.

如果好好執行她的計劃，她將會考好各科考試。

E.g. I don't think the company will do very well in it. I don't believe in their new direction.

我認為這家公司不會經營得很好，我不信賴他們的新方針。