重點講解：

tidy
adj. 整齊的；相當大的
vt. 整理；收拾；弄整齊
vi. 整理；收拾
n. 椅子的背罩
Please tidy away before you leave.
請你離開之前把一切整
Tidy the room up before the guests arrive.
客人來之前把這間屋子整理整理。
eeping their rooms tidy was her pleasure.
保持他們的房間整潔是她的快樂.
shred
n. 碎片；少量剩余；最少量；破布
vt. 切成條狀；用碎紙機撕毀
vi. 撕碎
They may be shredding documents.
他們也許正在粉碎那些文件。
Cut the cabbage into fine long shreds.
把這棵卷心菜切成細長條。
There is not a shred of truth in the story.
這個故事沒有一點真實性。
shove
vt. 擠；強使；撞；猛推
n. 推；擠
He shoved her out of the way.
他把她推開。
We shoved a copy of the newsletter beneath their door.
我們在他們的門下塞了一份時事通訊。
if push comes to shove
情況不妙時
If push comes to shove, if you should lose your case in the court, what will you do?
如果情況不妙，你在法庭上輸了官司，你會怎么辦？
mash
n. 飼料；糊狀物；麥芽漿
vt. 搗碎；調情
It was mixed every day into the pigs’ mash.
它每天都被摻在豬飼料里。
We boil and mash them and cover them in butter, or we cut them into strips, deep-fry them and cover them with salt.
我們將它們煮熟、搗碎，淋上黃油，或是把它們切成條，油炸，撒上鹽。

考考你：

翻譯

1.你的整潔和條理性給我留下了非常深刻的印象。

2.他說沒有一丁點兒支持這些說法的證據。

3.用叉子把這些香蕉搗成糊。

上期答案
1.The child tripped up and fell.
2.It is important to recognize jealousy and to nip it in the bud before it gets out of hand.
3.I think it was really one of the best kept secrets.