第34课| Vanessa说英语 | 30分钟高级美语课程
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PART 1 Advanced English Conversation Phrases
1.To take something seriously
英译： to accept something sincerely
例：When the teenage girl told her mom, “I hate you,” her mom didn’t take it seriously.
例：I wish I had taken school seriously.
2.On top of
英译：in addition to, usually to show surprise
例：My dog ripped my school books, and on top of that, he ate my homework.
例:This vocabulary lesson is great. On top of that, it’s free!
3.Quite a few
英译：indirect way to say “a lot”
Note: The expression “a few” means “a little” but adding “quite” makes the statement stronger and more emphasized.
例：I ate quite a few cookies.
例：Quite a few students participated in the 30 Day Listening Challenge.
4.Little to no
英译：an expression to explain a scale, like “1 to 10”
例：I invited 20 people to my party, but little to no people responded.
例：Last week he had little to no time to cook at home. He was so busy!
5.To be a roller coaster
英译：an experience with many positives and negatives
例：Last year was such a roller coaster! I got married, and then got fired from my job, and then moved to New York!
例：The relationship was an emotional roller coaster for 6 months.
6.I’m talking…
英译： a casual expression to emphasize a point
例：The teacher told the students, “This semester, we’ll be studying the different historical figures. I’m talking, Winston Churchill, Genghis Khan, Aristotle…
例：The restaurant was so fancy. I’m talking, suit and tie, a local weekly menu, a live cello player...
7.At all
英译：completely; always used in negative sentences
Note: this phrase is almost always at the end of the sentence
例：My test is tomorrow, and I haven’t studied at all!
例：I thought my cats would be annoyed about having a new baby, but they didn’t care at all. 8.Six figures
英译：a salary of 6 digits, $100,000 or more
Note: we cannot use this phrase with 5 figures, because that might be 10,000 (a little money) or 90,000 (a lot of money). But 6 figures is always a lot of money.
例：He wants to be a doctor because he wants to get a six-figure salary.
例：They earned six figures last year.
9.To go through something
英译： to have a negative experience
例：Last month I went through a lot! My car broke down, my grandma was in the hospital, and I had a terrible cold.
例：You’re going through a lot right now. Please take care of yourself.
10.To make it
英译：to be successful
例：He’s moving to LA to be a movie star. I hope he makes it!
例：I drove through the rain, snow, and hail. After 3 hours I finally made it to the concert!
PART 2 Advanced English Verbs
1.Tell
英译：to understand, to know
Note: Always used with “can”
例：I couldn’t tell by looking at his face.
例：Can you usually tell when someone is lying to you?
2.Do
英译： used to show emphasis, especially to show the truth
例：I really do want to study English every day, but I always forget.
例：My manager does want to speak with you, but he’s busy right now.
例：I’m sorry, I forgot that you don’t like sushi.
-No, I do like sushi. What I don’t like is spicy food.
3.Bet
英译：to be almost certain; often used to show empathy
Note: We always use “I bet” because “you bet” has a totally different meaning. “You bet” is a slang way to say “yes, absolutely.” For example: Are you ready to eat dinner? -You bet!
例：I bet that you want to be a fluent English speaker.
例：I bet you’re glad that the exams are over.
例：Your dog died last weekend? I’m so sorry. I bet that it’s been a hard week.
