背景知識(shí)：

1. Beligian waffle: 比利時(shí)威化餅

2. Regis Philbin: 吉斯·菲爾賓，這是著名的電視節(jié)目主持人，曾主持《百萬(wàn)富翁》節(jié)目。

3. capuchian monkey: 一種產(chǎn)于中美洲的猴子

4. Russian dressing: 俄式調(diào)味醬

重點(diǎn)詞組：

1. head off: 出發(fā)；阻止

eg. We head off into the passage, bent over like trolls under the low ceiling.
我們沿著通道彎腰前進(jìn)著，好像巨人來到了矮人國(guó)的建筑里。

eg. Without global targets and standards, all this may not be enough to head off climate change.
沒有全球化的目標(biāo)和標(biāo)準(zhǔn) ，以上所有這些對(duì)于阻止氣候變化來說可能都是不夠的。

2. start off with: 使某人開始（進(jìn)行某事）此處引申為：照顧

eg. I want to start off with the wrong theory of the emotions.
我想從錯(cuò)誤情感理論開始講起。

eg. I'll start off with a sample of bindings in action.
我先從一個(gè)實(shí)際的綁定示例開始。

3. leave out: 遺落

eg. A liar may leave out pronouns and speak in a monotonoustone.
撒謊者會(huì)省去代名詞，并且以一個(gè)音調(diào)說話。

eg. Don't leave out any necessary information on your application.
你在申請(qǐng)單上不要遺漏任何必要的資訊。

4. move off: 離開

eg. How easily could someone move off the project?
某人能輕而易舉地離開項(xiàng)目嗎？

eg. Why, then, move off your couch and risk the ennui of the real world?
但是為什么你會(huì)離開你的床去冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷現(xiàn)實(shí)世界的無聊呢？

經(jīng)典口語(yǔ)：

1. I'm doing everything that I can.
我已盡最大的努力。

do/try one's best= do everything that I can 盡最大努力

2. I mean, all I asked you to do was keep him in the apartment.
我只是麻煩你別讓它跑出去。

keep sth in one place 照看東西不要離開這個(gè)地方