詞匯精講：

1.amazing

Exp. very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration

令人驚異的

Eg. It's amazing how quickly people adapt.

Eg. It's amazing the difference a few polite words make.

Eg. The amazing thing is, he really believes he'll get away with it.

2.close

Exp. near in space or time （在時間上）接近的

Usage:~ (to sb/sth); ~ (together)

Eg. The children are close to each other in age.

孩子們彼此的年齡很接近。

Eg. Their birthdays are very close together.

他們的生日緊挨著。

3.rough

Exp. not gentle or calm; moving or acting violently

粗魯的; 粗暴的; 粗野的

Eg. It is a rough behaviour.

那是粗暴的行為。

Eg. His children are very rough with their toys.

他的孩子很不愛惜玩具。

Eg. That area of the city is quite rough (ie dangerous) after dark.

那一帶市區天黑之后很危險.

4.prick

Exp. (stupid) man （蠢）人

Eg. What a stupid prick you are!

你真是個大傻瓜!

5.brilliant

Exp. very intelligent; highly skilled or talented

極聰明的; 技藝精湛的; 才華橫溢的

Eg. a brilliant scientist, musician, footballer

卓越的科學家﹑ 音樂家﹑ 足球運動員

Eg. She has a brilliant mind.

她頭腦敏銳。

6.blame

Usage:~ sb (for sth)/~ sth on sb

Exp. consider or say that sb is responsible for sth done (badly or wrongly) or not done

責備; 責怪; 指責; 埋怨; 歸咎于

Eg. She blamed him for the failure of their marriage/blamed the failure of their marriage on him.

她把婚姻的觸礁歸咎于他。

重點短語精講：

1.talk about：談論

Eg. His talk about apartheid created agitation.

他的關于種族隔離的談話激起了騷動。

Eg. I never talk about gossip.

我從不傳播流言蜚語。

Eg. Please don't talk about it in front of the children.

請不要當著孩子們談論那事。

2.have a hard day：一天很艱辛，一天很忙

Eg. Have you had a hard day at the office?

你今天在辦公室是否忙得不可開交?

Eg. What a hard day I have!

這一天過得真艱難呵！

3.play rough for sb：對某人粗魯

Eg. Play nicely and don't be rough!

好好地玩，不要撒野！

4.be hot for：對異性有好感，迷戀某人

Eg. Mary has been hot for his teacher.

Mary一直迷戀著對他的教師。

5.play around：玩耍, 胡為, 胡鬧

Eg. Don't play around with the vase, you could easily break it.

那花瓶很容易破碎，不要隨便拿它玩。

Eg. Some joker's been playing around with my car aerial!

哪個愛胡鬧的人擺弄我汽車上的天線了！

Eg. You shouldn't play around with another woman's husband.

你不應該和人家的丈夫斯混.

Eg. Science means honest, solid knowledge, you can't just play around.

科學是老老實實的學問, 任何一點調皮都是不行的。

6.big day：重要的日子，大喜的日子

Eg. She had to bone up on the property laws before her big day in court.

在上法庭這個重要日子之前,她必須苦讀財產法。

Eg. As the big day approaches, bridal showers and bachelor's parties provide many useful gifts.

當大喜的日子臨近時，雙方各自的好友在婚前派對上會贈送許多實用的禮物。

Eg. Let the approaching big day come along —— it would find us on deck.

讓那個近在眼前的偉大的日子快點兒來吧——我們早已準備齊全了。