fever n. 狂熱
Football fever gripped the town when the local team reached the cup final.
在當(dāng)?shù)氐淖闱蜿?duì)打進(jìn)了優(yōu)勝杯的決賽圈后，全市掀起一陣足球熱。
War fever was rising all over the Middle East.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)狂熱正在整個(gè)中東地區(qū)升溫。

prom n. 班級(jí)舞會(huì)（高中或大學(xué)班級(jí)舉辦的正式舞會(huì)）

off the hook 脫離困境
How can we extricate the firm from this trouble?
我們?cè)撊绾纬芯裙久撾x困境呢？
You are not yet out of the wood.
他們尚未脫離困境。

student council n. 學(xué)生自治會(huì)，學(xué)生會(huì)
The student government often embodies discipline in parvo.
學(xué)生自治會(huì)往往表現(xiàn)了小規(guī)模的紀(jì)律性。

raise v. 籌款
They are going to raise funds for the school buildings.
他們將為蓋校舍籌集資金。

genius n. 天才
He makes much account of her musical genius.
他重視她的音樂(lè)天才。
He is a mathematical genius.
他是一個(gè)數(shù)學(xué)天才。
Einstein was a mathematical genius.
愛(ài)因斯坦是數(shù)學(xué)天才。

go nuts 變得瘋狂，發(fā)瘋
A man could go nuts sitting around wondering what might happen.
一個(gè)人要是一直坐著想會(huì)發(fā)生什么事的話(huà)，可能會(huì)發(fā)瘋的。

fag n. （尤英）苦工， 苦差事；公校中為高年級(jí)男生服務(wù)的低年級(jí)男生

dude n. （口）哥們
Dude, don't rub my face in your crazy single life!
老兄,別用你瘋狂的單身生活刺激我。

lethargic adj. 昏睡的，困倦的，無(wú)生氣的
The hot weather made me feel lethargic.
炎熱的天氣使我昏昏欲睡。
In fact they looked tired and lethargic and old.
事實(shí)上,他們看上去很疲憊、困乏、衰老。
The bird became lethargic at noon.
這只鳥(niǎo)在中午時(shí)就不活潑了。
The weather made her listless and lethargic.
那天氣弄得她百無(wú)聊賴(lài)、無(wú)精打采。

pull over 路邊停車(chē)
Rocco was pulled over by a police officer who worried that his Buick appeared to be driverless.
一個(gè)警官擔(dān)心地發(fā)現(xiàn)洛可的別克車(chē)看上去好像沒(méi)有司機(jī)，就示意他在路邊停車(chē)。