ear耳 ，耳朵
Useful Phrases实用短语
①be all ears全神贯注地
'Ok， go ahead， I'm all ear.'
“好的，继续，我洗耳恭听。”
②be up to sb.'s ears in sth.深陷于，埋头于，忙于
We're up to our ears in study.
我们学习忙得不可开交。
③go in one ear and out the other一耳朵进另一耳多出，
当耳旁风
No matter what I tell him， it just goes in one ear and out the other.
我无论对他说什么他总当作耳旁风。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Every time I come here she's up to her ears in reading something. Do you know what she's reading
每次我来这他都在读一些东西。你知道她在读什么吗？
B：She's busy in writting a novel， so she has to read a lot of books to get some informations.
她正在忙着写一本小说，因此她必须得读很多书去获取大量的信息。
A：Do you know what kind of novel she prepares to write
你知道她要写什么类型的小说吗？
B：It is still uncertain now.
现在仍未确定。
Notes：
be busy on忙于……
eat吃
Useful Phrases实用短语
①to eat one's hat收回前言，承认说错
University of Michigan has a great football team this fall. If we don't win the national championship this year， I'll eat my hat.
密歇根大学今年秋天绝对会有一个非常强的足球队。要是我们今年不能获得全国足球赛冠军的话，我就不姓王。
②dog does not eat dog同类不相残、同室不操戈
As the proverb goes：'Dog does not eat dog. 'They compromised with one another finally.
正如谚语所说：“同室不操戈。”他们终于互相让步了。
③eat up吃光
Eat up！ We'll leave right now.
都吃光，我们马上就要走了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Eat up！ Don't waste food. It's a bad habit.
都吃光！不要浪费食物，那是不好的习惯。
B：But I'm full now. I can't eat anything at all.
但是我饱了啊。根本吃不下任何东西了。
A：Since that， we'd better take it away.
既然那样，我们就把它打包带走吧。
Notes：
1. be full吃饱了
2. take sth. away带走，拿走
egg蛋，卵
Useful Phrases实用短语
①lay an egg彻底失败，表现异常差劲
The joke laid an egg.
那个笑话完会没有逗得人笑。
②the curate's egg有好有坏的东西
His proposal is good in parts， like the curate's egg.
他的建议有部分是不错的。
curate[kju?r?t] 亦好亦坏的事物，助理牧师
③put all one's eggs in one basket寄希望于一件事情上
I've turned to another people since I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket.
我已经向其他人求助了，我可不想在一棵树上吊死。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：You'd better don't put all your eggs in one basket， otherwise you'll be very disappointed.
你最好不要把希望都寄托在这一件事上，否则你会失望的。
B：I know the more hope the more disappointment.
我知道希望越大失望越大。
A：It's hard to say， maybe you're lucky enough.
也难说，也许你很走运呢。
B：I'll pray for it
我会祈祷的。
Notes：
1. pray for…祈祷，恳求
2. disappointment[dis?'p?inym?nt] n. 失望，沮丧，扫兴
elbow肘，肘部
Useful Phrases实用短语
①get the elbow被排斥，被甩，被撵走
Last night she got the elbow by her stepmother.
昨晚她被继母赶走了。
stepmother继母
②give sb. the elbow排斥，甩掉，撵走
Tom's girlfriend gave him the elbow today.
今天汤姆被女朋友甩了。
③elbow one's way挤出路
He elbowed his way through the crowd.
他从人群中挤了出去。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：You look so blue. What's up
你看起来很忧郁，怎么啦？
B：I was gaven the elbow by my girlfriend.
我被女朋友甩了。
A：I'm sorry to hear that. But why
听到这个我很难过。但是为什么啊？
B：Don't ask me anything about that and I don't want to talk of it any more.
不要问我任何关于那件事情的，我不想再提起了。
Notes：
1. blue蓝色，蓝色的，忧郁的，沮丧的，下流的
2. What's up怎么了，发生了什么事？
3. talk of sth.谈到，说到，谈起。
empty空的，无意义的，空洞的
Useful Phrases实用短语
①an empty promise空洞的诺言
I never give anyone an empty promise.
我从不给别人兑现不了的诺言。
②be empty of...没有……
This article is empty of light point.
这篇文章缺乏亮点。
③empty into……注入，流入，走近
The Rhine empties into the North Sea.
莱茵河注入北海。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：If you can't make your words come true， you'd better not make an empty promise to others.
如果你不能实现你说的话，就不要给别人开空头支票。
B：You needn't tell me that. I know what should I do next.
你不需要和我说那个。我知道自己接下来要做什么。
A：All right. Then I'll wait and see what will happen next.
好的，那么接下来我拭目以待了。
Notes：
1. make a promise做出承诺
2.wait and see拭目以待，等着瞧
end终止，终结，结局，结尾
Useful Phrases实用短语
①at one's wit's end智穷计尽
The enemy has been at their wit's end.
敌人已经智穷计尽了。
②end up结束，告终
Everything ends up now.
现在一切都结束了。
③keep one's end up不解气，保持乐观
Whenever he meets some difficulties， he always keeps his end up.