英语学习笔记——Learning Exercises of Upper Waystage & Thresold
Word Of The Day
appalling adj. causing shock, horror, disgust
Eg:What he did was appalling in itself, but his failure to apologize was even more appalling.
revel in v. to enjoy intensely, to take great delight in
Eg:We're all reveling in the warm weather this spring.
disperse v. to scatter, cause to scatter
Eg:When the rain began to pour, the crowd at the baseball game quickly dispersed.
Give the correct tense of the verbs
I was navigating the web the other day when I came across a site that give information I am not really interested in, but something called my attention:
A blinking notice invited visitors to make a toll free call, I have never believed in horoscopes, but this was different.
I picked up the phone and dialed the number. A voice that sounded much like a machine told me to use the numbers. To my astonishment, another voice, this time definitely a person's,explained that according to Chinese astrology, rats are charismatic and outgoing. They make successful business people and politicians and, in general, they could work as sales managers most of my life.
I have made lots of friends, but I still find it difficult to make ends meet. Now that I know I am a rat. I wonder wether the future will be different. I will have to wait to find it out!
Idioms
An idiom or idiomatic expression is a statement that cannot be explained by translating word for word. In other words: a phrase, statement, or expression the meaning of which is not obvious from a literal interpretation. To be able to understand an idiomatic expression, learners have to try to grasp the meaning from the context. Let's see some examples:
When your boss talks, take it with a grain of salt. So, to take something with a grain of salt means that you don't believe all of it, some of it is not true.
She may have a lot of money, but she earned every penny herself. She wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth. What this idiom means is that someone is born into a wealthy family.
1.I like to have a shower in the middle of the night.
Well, there is no accounting for taste.
2.The rent is too high for such a tiny apartment! There's no room to swim a cat in there.
3.Sorry, I am late! I was so concentrated on my work that I lost track of the time.
4.Take the bull by the horns and tell Mary you don't want her to be your partner.
5.You'd better let the dust settle before talking to your boss about a pay-rise.
6.When they told me my son was seriously injured in the crash my heart sank.
7.As he spent the whole morning sleeping I took it for granted that he worked late last night.
8.I love his husky voice! I could listen to him talk till the cows come home.
9.My brother gave me a car for my birthday, but it's not sporty enough for me.
Come on Peter, never look a gift-horse in the mouth.
10.Why are you looking for a flat in Berlin if your transfer to our branch in Germany hasn't been approved yet? I think you are putting the cart before the horse.
appalling adj. causing shock, horror, disgust
Eg:What he did was appalling in itself, but his failure to apologize was even more appalling.
revel in v. to enjoy intensely, to take great delight in
Eg:We're all reveling in the warm weather this spring.
disperse v. to scatter, cause to scatter
Eg:When the rain began to pour, the crowd at the baseball game quickly dispersed.
Give the correct tense of the verbs
I was navigating the web the other day when I came across a site that give information I am not really interested in, but something called my attention:
A blinking notice invited visitors to make a toll free call, I have never believed in horoscopes, but this was different.
I picked up the phone and dialed the number. A voice that sounded much like a machine told me to use the numbers. To my astonishment, another voice, this time definitely a person's,explained that according to Chinese astrology, rats are charismatic and outgoing. They make successful business people and politicians and, in general, they could work as sales managers most of my life.
I have made lots of friends, but I still find it difficult to make ends meet. Now that I know I am a rat. I wonder wether the future will be different. I will have to wait to find it out!
Idioms
An idiom or idiomatic expression is a statement that cannot be explained by translating word for word. In other words: a phrase, statement, or expression the meaning of which is not obvious from a literal interpretation. To be able to understand an idiomatic expression, learners have to try to grasp the meaning from the context. Let's see some examples:
When your boss talks, take it with a grain of salt. So, to take something with a grain of salt means that you don't believe all of it, some of it is not true.
She may have a lot of money, but she earned every penny herself. She wasn't born with a silver spoon in her mouth. What this idiom means is that someone is born into a wealthy family.
1.I like to have a shower in the middle of the night.
Well, there is no accounting for taste.
2.The rent is too high for such a tiny apartment! There's no room to swim a cat in there.
3.Sorry, I am late! I was so concentrated on my work that I lost track of the time.
4.Take the bull by the horns and tell Mary you don't want her to be your partner.
5.You'd better let the dust settle before talking to your boss about a pay-rise.
6.When they told me my son was seriously injured in the crash my heart sank.
7.As he spent the whole morning sleeping I took it for granted that he worked late last night.
8.I love his husky voice! I could listen to him talk till the cows come home.
9.My brother gave me a car for my birthday, but it's not sporty enough for me.
Come on Peter, never look a gift-horse in the mouth.
10.Why are you looking for a flat in Berlin if your transfer to our branch in Germany hasn't been approved yet? I think you are putting the cart before the horse.
