0000| ability 能力，才能
Useful Phrases 实用短语
① cultivate one's ability 培养才能
Chinese parents should pay much attention to cultivating their children's ability on every side.
中国的父母应该更注重孩子的全面发展。
② demonstrate(display ，exhibit，show) one's ability 显露才能
Through this competition， she demonstrated her ability to
every one.
通过这次竞赛，她向所有人展露了自己的才能。
③ to the best of one's ability 尽全力做好……
He wants to do it well to his best of ability and don't let them
down.
他想尽全力做好而不让他们失望。
Daily Conversation 日常会话
A： Did you heard that she got the gold medal in the World
Championship？
你听说她在世锦赛中得了金牌的消息了吗？
B： Of course. The whole nation is holding a ceremony to
welcome her back.
当然。全国人民都在举行仪式欢迎她。
A： This time she really demonstrated her ability to the whole
world.
这次她的确向世人展现了她的实力。
B： It also proves to the world our Chinese people aren't the sick
man of East Asia.
这也向世人证明了中国人不是东亚病夫。
A： This time she really won honour for our country.
这次她的确为国争光了。
Notes：
1. World Championship 世界锦标赛
2. hold a ceremony 举行仪式
3. the sick man of East Asia 东亚病夫
accord协议，符合，自愿给予
Useful Phrases实用短语
①in accord (with sth./sb.)与……一致
His behaviour doesn't in accord with us.
他的行为与我们的方针不一致。
②of one's own accord自愿地，主动地
She talks with him of her own accord.
她主动找他聊天。
③accord sb. a title授予某人称号
The president accorded her a title of Miss World.
主席授予她世界小姐称号。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Have you seen the TV last night？ The Miss Australia was accorded a title of Miss World. How exciting！
你看昨晚的电视了吗？澳大利亚小姐得到了世界小姐的头衔，真让人兴奋啊！
B：Of course， I always pay much attention to it and I think the Miss Australia deserves it.
当然，我一直都在关注这个，而且我认为澳大利亚小姐是实至名归。
A：When I saw her on the TV at first sight， I liked her so much.
当我在电视上看到她第一眼的时候，我就非常喜欢她了。
B：Yes， she's really a charming girl.
是啊，她确实是个有魅力的女孩。
Notes：
1. Miss World世界小姐
2. pay attention to重视，注意到，注视
3. deserve [di'z?：v] v. 值得，应得，应受
4. charmingadj. 有魅力的，迷人的，可爱的
act行为，行动过程；法案，条例
Useful Phrases实用短语
①act against违反
He always act against the rule of his school dorm.
他总是违反学校寝室规章制度。
②act for代理
He has been busying in finding a lawyer to act for his divorce case all the whole week.
他这一整周都忙着找律师帮他代理离婚案.
③put on an act装腔作势
He always puts on an act before his colleagues.
他总爱在同事面前装腔作势。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Did you hear that Tom was expelled from school。
你听说了吗？汤姆被开除出学校了。
B：Yes， I heard because he acted against the school principle frequently and finally our school made this decision.
是的，我听说因为他屡次违纪，所以校方最终做了这个决定。
A：You know if a person is expelled from one school， it will be difficult for him to find another one to accept him.
你知道吗？如果一个人被一所学校开除了，那么去找到另一所接受他的学校是很难的。
Notes：
1. expel [ik'spel] v. 把……开除（或除名），排出，喷出
2. principle [prins?pl] n. 道德原则，行为准则，
add增加，添加，相加，补充说，又说
Useful Phrases实用短语
①add up to合计达，意味着
The costs add up to 1， 000 dollors.
总共花销是1000美元。
②add up加起来，讲得通，有道理
Her excuse just doesn't add up.
她的辩解就是无法自圆其说。
③add insult to injury雪上加霜，使关系更糟。
Mary lost her travel card in the subway. To add insult to injury， her phone was out of battery.
玛丽的公交卡丢了，更糟的是，手机也没电了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Her family is so rich that she develops a habit of squander.
她的家庭非常有钱，所以她养成了挥霍的习惯。
B：Sure， I heard that she bought so many goods added up to 10， 000 yuan only in one days.
是啊，我听玛丽说她一天买了共计10000元的东西。
A：Oh， that's my two months'salary.
那是我两个月的薪水了。
Notes：
1. squander['skw ?nd?] v. 浪费，挥霍（金钱，时间等）
2. develop a habit of养成……的习惯
age
年龄，年龄段，时代，时期，老年，陈旧，很长时间
Useful Phrases实用短语
①act one's age举止与年龄相符
Mike's grandpa got the AD， so he always doesn't act his age.
迈克的爷爷得了老年痴呆症，所以他的举止与年龄总是不符.
AD=Alzheimer's Disease老年痴呆症
②come of age成年
To make her comfortable， her little son has come of age safely though he got a chronic inherently.
让她安慰的是，尽管她的小儿子天生就有痨病，还是平安地成年了。
③under age未成年的，未到适当年龄的
Although she makes up very sexy，she's still under age.
尽管她打扮得很性感，但她始终未成年。
④Haven't seen you for a long ages.好久不见了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Look at that fashion lady， she has been fifty years old.
看那边的那个时尚女士，她已经50岁啦。