WordpowerUnit2Growingpains

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BritishEnglishGrammerAmericanBritishSamjustwenthome.Sam'sjustgonehome.Thatskirtfitbadly.Thatskirtfittedbadly.Hello,isthisWangLi?（Onthephone）Hello,isthatWangLi?（Onthephone）IliveonZhenningRoad.IliveinZhenningRoad.Callmeat5555678.Callmeon5555678.VocabularySpellingAm.Br.Chinesecentercentre中心colorcolour顏色behaviorbehaviour行為，舉止travelertraveller游客，旅行者1.isthat2.center3.fitted4.tolite5.programme6.colour7.shehasjustgonehome8.onColloquialismsPARTAapieceofcakeSomethingeasytodo放輕松,這對你來說只是小事一樁。Relax.Itisjustapieceofcakeforyou.awetblanketboring/afraidtohavefunLet'snotinviteDicktothedance--heissuchawetblanketwiththatsourlookonhisfaceandhisboringtalk.

我們開舞會可別請迪克，他那愁眉苦臉的樣子，還老說那些沒有人感興趣的話，太掃興了。I’mallearsListeningcarefully告訴我你的故事,我洗耳恭聽.Tellmeyourstory,I'mallears.A:MayIhaveyourattentionplease?B:I'mallears!pullone’slegjokewithsomeone別開我玩笑了。我是認(rèn)真的。Don’tpullmyleg.I’mserious.PartBgreenfingersbegoodatgardening出眾的種植花草蔬果的技能或園藝手藝Mymother'sgotgreenfingersandshecangrowanythinginhersmallgarden.我母親有高超的種植技能，能在小花園種出任何東西。greenhand生手，沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人Heisstillagreenhandinhandlingsuchthings.處理這類事情，他還是個新手。

不要責(zé)備他，他畢竟是個新手。

Don’tblameonhim,afterall,heisagreenhand.topdoganimportantpersoninanorganization有優(yōu)勢的人，團(tuán)體中的領(lǐng)袖或老板等。Thatmanisyoung,butheisatopdoginhisCompany那個人雖然年輕，在公司卻位居要職。Heisveryexcellent，nowheisthetopdogofabigcompany他十分出色，現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)是大公司的領(lǐng)袖人物了。givesomeonethecoldshoulderbenotfriendlytosomeone冷落某人,怠慢某人,躲避某人My?girlfriend?gave?me?a?cold?shoulder?after?a?huge?fight.我的女朋友在跟我大吵一架之后就不理我了。rainingcatsanddogsRainingheavily傾盆大雨昨天下著傾盤大雨。Itwasrainingcatsanddogsyesterday.

notmycupofteanotreallytomytaste表示不喜歡不在意的東西。我不喜歡看電影Moviesarenotmycupoftea.Kate,don'tbe___awetblank____________attheparty.Let'sdancetogether.2.Bob:Hey!Ellen,yougotanAforyourhistoryexam.Ellen:Don’t_____pullmyleg_______.Areyouserious?3.LookatMr.Smith’sgarden.Hehas_____greenfingers________.4.Boss:Whoisthatdullboy?Heevendoesn’tknowwherehisofficeis.Manager:Thisishisfirstdayhere.Heisa__greenhand____.5.Whoisthe_topdog__inthecompany?

Colloquialismslendmeanear留心，注意eatmyhat絕不可能發(fā)生的事情ascoolasacucumber冷靜，泰然自若asstubbornasamule非常執(zhí)拗或頑固asquieta