5 6 A near reality A nice environment 7 A picture is worth a thousand words 8 9 10 11 A piece of cake A source A total waste A walk in the park 12 Above all other considerations 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Actually Adjoining area advantageous Adversely affects Affect our lives After all is said and done All corners of the earth All things considered All walks of life Alternatively Useful Expressions No. 23 25 26 27 An old adage antiquated Alternative expressions Although at first Example sentence 24 Around the globe 28 Can best illustrate my meaning An old adage holds that not all useful knowledge can be found in books. Therefore,in modern society ,the TV has made other media antiquated and inadequate. It was his first date with a girl and he was very nervous and shy .It was as clear as the writing on the wall that he didn’t know what to do. On her birthday ,Alice’s parents will allow her to eat as much as she pleases. The school headmaster will decide on the new school policy as he sees fit. Since there is no rush ,she will go to store at her (own) convenience. During the fireworks display ,the firefighters were ready to go to put out a fire at the drop of a hat. Nearly everything you want to buy is at your fingertips in a big shopping mall,which is not the case in a small town. 36 be deficient in After losing, he was bereft of his pride. If you realise you don’t like your major, the university will let you change it even in your last year, but after all, better than never. It is beyond a shadow of doubt that the student will fail the exam if he does not study at all. Although convenience is the most important determinant, it is not the only reason for the TV boom. 浏览网页 I know that Americans are by and large very sociable people. 29 As clear as the writing on the wall 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 As one pleases As one sees fit At one’s (own) convenience At the drop of a hat At your fingertips Based on what I know, Be bereft of Better later than never Beyond a shadow of doubt boom Browse the Internet By and large 一般说来 There is a famous Chinese saying that capture the essence of what Capture the essence of what I am I am getting at: “Even the runaway livestock would not reach each getting at other.” Channel surfing Comparatively Comparatively speaking Confidence booster Consciously or unconsciously Daily rut Day in, day out Day to day Day to day features There is nothing on TV, so I have just been sitting here channel surfing. Comparatively, competition holds a dominent place in our lives. 47 Couch potato Winning the track race was a confidence booster for him. Consciously or unconsciously, we are always competing with each other. Most people fall into the daily rut of working and don’t find time to relax. You have to study day in, day out to get a perfect TOEFL. As the weather changes, one’s day to day activities also change. When filming a movie, the day to day features that a movie star 第 2 页 共 5 页
44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 Useful Expressions No. Alternative expressions Example sentence deals with includes putting on tons of make up. 54 Determine once and for all After long arguments between students and teachers, the president determined once and for all that there will be no more summer holidays. Now you owe me fair and square. Your excuses aren’t going to cut the mustard with me, bub! Her excuses for calling in sick today don’t hold water with me. I heard she was out dancing all night last night. I’ve been over the books a million times, and these numbers just don’t stack up. It doesn’t stand to reason that more spending will get us out of this recession if it simply runs up greater public debts. 55 56 57 58 Determine once and for all Doesn’t hold water Doesn't stack up Doesn’t stand to reason 59 Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, but Each has its own set of advantages and personally, I much prefer writing letters to talking on the disadvantages /pros and cons telephone. Enter society/the world/the real world Even up to this very day Exploit Fresh ideas and perspectives Factor sth. into calculations/factor in sth. First and foremost Fit sth. into the picture Functioning/operating Flood in; stream into / across professional 61 Every leaf has two sides The pleasant melody of folk music deeply attracted me and even up to this very day it is still my favorite genre of music. 64 Flood of information 66 From where I stand, one’s They needed to factor the departure time into their calculations to decide when to leave for the train station. First and foremost, we need to consider the implications and risks before we make any decisions that we may later regret. He had to fit the costs into the picture before making the business decision. 71 furthermore The barbarian hordes streamed across the borders bringing the entire land under their rule. From the first day of class, the whole class was in awe of the professor who seemed to be a Fountain of knowledge fountain of knowledge. He carelessly disregarded the directions and went hopelessly astray. 76 in danger of extinction His company’s new software product was heads and shoulders above the competition. Although the project was not part of his work responsibility, he went above and beyond his due to make sure it was a success. 80 in direct opposition with 82 fully object to the notion of 84 if I had my druthers 86 in comparison 第 3 页 共 5 页
60 62 63 65 67 68 69 70 72 73 Fountain of knowledge 74 75 77 78 79 81 83 85 Go astray Have /leave an impact Heads and shoulders above Go above and beyond Herds of people Wholeheartedly against If I had my way If it were up to me Useful Expressions No. 87 89 91 93 94 95 97 99 100 101 103 105 106 108 109 110 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 121 123 125 126 127 129 130 131 133 135 137 Alternative expressions In the light of the above Increasingly threatening Indulged in Integral part of one’s life Be obsessed with Be really into It just doesn’t make sense Keep sth./sb. on track Maximize our time 88 in this scenario, 90 indeed 92 initially Example sentence Taking a shower and brushing my teeth, after I wake up, has become an integral part of my life. Be beneficial to 96 It is still questionable 98 local people/ residents Although the young students acted wild in class, the teacher knew how to keep them on track. As students we must maximize our time to get the best advantage from our efforts. Of central / great/ pinnacle importance 102 on a whim 心血来潮 to On the spur of the moment Pouring in and sweeping away Sb. famous once said Sink or swim Side by side swarm of peoople Swim with the tide Take one side over the other That explains my meaning perfectly One’s be all and end all The question remains 104 be reliant on The pocket calculators poured into the high school classrooms and swept away the abacus. 107 stimulate my interests Indeed it is a sink or swim situation. 111 Senior citizen 长者 退休者(委婉) 112 take sth. into consideration/account Most people do not really understand the argument very well and just swim with the tide. People usually take one side over the other, despite not having any idea about the subject. 116 that is beyond description Sam’s be all and end all is to become rich. That is why he works so hard at work. 118 the years slipped away Through fire and water/through thick The married couple stayed together for 50 years through thick and and thin/through the good times and thin. bad times Time marched on To be blunt/frank/honest Boost your confidence/morale Exceed one’s wildest dream Get the hang of Hang out Kindle one’s spirit Make superfluous Sth.pale in comparison to Render sth. obsolete Revolve around Touch a chord in one’s heart 120 have a lot of time on one’s hands 122 be deprived of 被剥夺 124 bread line it Far outweigh She finanlly got the hang of driving a car on her own. 128 inflate his /her ego The brisk fresh sound kindled my spirit. The TV seems to be making the daily newspaper superfluous. 132 put an emphasis on 134 put too high a focus on 136 stir one’s blood 138 ultimate goal 第 4 页 共 5 页
Useful Expressions No. 139 141 143 144 Alternative expressions Up and running What really matters most Which words cannot do sth. justice Whiled away the hours Example sentence 140 Virtually impossible 142 whether one likes/ realizes it or not The theatre play was such a wonderful piece of work that words cannot do it justice. The lonely child whiled away the hours looking at the pictures of animals. After years of hard building the company, the founder was not about to sit back and let the board members push him out of the picture so easily. The teacher will not sit by while the students openly cheat on their tests in front of her. 148 without question/unquestionably The computer program ran all night long without a glitch. Our diet did not include basic rice and vegetables,without even including milk or seafood. 152 won’t easily allow …… With the above in mind, the student decided to delicate his scholarship award for being the top student to his tutor. He whittles away the day playing games on the Internet. 145 Will not sit back and let 146 147 149 150 151 153 154 Will not sit by while Within your reach /grasp Without a glitch Without even including Won’t be a distant reality With the above in mind Whittle away
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