ice冰，冰块
Useful Phrases实用短语
①break the ice打破隔阂，打头说话
Finally she broke the ice between them.
她最终打破了两人之间的僵局。
②on ice被搁置，留待考虑
They have had to put their plan on ice for the time being.
他们不得不把计划暂时搁置。
③cut no ice (with sb.)（对某人）无影响
His talk cut no ice with me.
他的谈话对我不起作用。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：I don't know why I always have quarrels with my husband. After quarreling we usually don't talk with each other for a week.
我不知道为什么最近总是和我老公吵架。吵完后我们通常冷战一星期。
B：So， who will break the ice first
那么，都由谁先来打破僵局呢？
A：Usually it's my husband even if sometimes it's my fault.
通常都是我老公，即使有时是我的错。
B：Your huaband is really a good man.
你的丈夫真是个好男人。
idea想法，构思，主意
Useful Phrases实用短语
①put idea into sb.'s head使某人抱有空想
You shouldn't put idea into his head.
你不应该让他抱有空想的。
②have no idea丝毫不知道
What the professor is talking， I have no idea at all.
教授在讲什么，我丝毫不知道。
③have the right idea找到好的（或成功的）方法；找对路
She has had the right idea to solve that problem.
她已经找到好的方法去解决那个问题了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Since you can't married him you shouldn't put idea into his head.
既然你不可能嫁给他你就不该让他抱有希望。
B：I know it's unfair， but I can't break up with him. Actually I love him.
我知道这对他不公平，但是我不能和他分手。事实上，我爱他。
A：Do your parents agree with you to fall in love with him.
你的父母同意你们恋爱吗？
B：I still haven't told them.
我还没有告诉他们 。
Notes：
1. unfair不公平的，不公正的
2. fall in love with sb.爱上某人
ill有病，不舒服，坏的，不良的，有害的
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①ill at ease局促不安的
I felt ill at ease in such formal occasion.
在这种正式的场合下我觉得局促不安。
②speak ill of sb.说……的坏话
You shouldn't speak ill of her behind her back.
你不应该在她背后说她坏话。
③it's an ill wind(that blows nobody any good)没有绝对的坏事，任何坏事都会有利于某些人
It's an ill wind， so don't make an conclude in hasty.
没有绝对的好坏事，所以不要草率下定论。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Jack， you look ill at ease. Tell me， what's up？
杰克，你看起来有点局促不安的，告诉我怎么啦？
B：I lost my wallet on the bus. You know there are many important cards inside it.
我在公交车上把钱包给丢了。你知道，那里面有很多重要的卡啊。
A：You'd better contact with the conductor as soon as possible.
你最好是尽快和售票员取得联系。
B：I had dailed to them， but they told me they didn't find anything.
我已经打电话给他们了，他们没说什么也没找到。
Notes：
1. contact with与接触，与联系
2. conductor [k?n'd?kt?] n. 售票员
in在某一点，在……里，在……中
Useful Phrases实用短语
①be/get in on sth.参与，了解
I don't want to get in on your plan.
我不想参与到你们的计划中去。
②in and out时常出入
He has been in and out her family in the past twenty years.
在过去的20年里他是她家的常客。
③the ins and outs (of sth.)（尤指复杂或难的）全部细节，详情
He still hasn't got the in and out of this dispute.
他仍然未能了解纠纷的来龙去脉。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Do you know the man in red T-shirt
你认识那边穿红色T恤的男人吗？
B：Oh， are you refering to the man who is talking with Jane
哦，你指的是正在和简谈话的那个吗？
A：Yes， I just can't understand why he can often in and out Jane's home.
是啊，我就是想知道为什么他可以经常进出简家里呢？
B：He will be Jane's stepfather， and he treats Jane as his own daughter.
他就要成为简的继父了，而且他对简就像对自己女儿一样。
Notes：
1. refer to指的是，涉及，参考，适用于
2. stepfather ['stepfa：δ?] n. 继父
3. treat…as…把某人像……一样对待
inch英寸，少量，短距离
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①give sb. an inch得寸进尺
Give him an inch and he"ll take a mile.
得寸进尺。（俚语）
②not give/move an inch寸步不让
I tried to negotiate an even lower price but they wouldn't give an inch.
我试图把价谈低些但他们寸步不让。
③within an inch of sth./of doing sth.差一点，险些
He was beaten within an inch of his life.
他被打得奄奄一息。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：If you still don't give me an inch， I won't buy it. There are so many stores cheaper than you.
如果你仍寸步不让的话，我就不买了，许多家店比你们便宜的。
B：Ok， how many do you want
好的，你想买多少？
A：Three.
三个。
B：OK. Here is the change.
好的。这是找您的零钱。
Notes：
change零钱，找回的零钱，改变，变化
instance例子，事例，实例
Useful Phrases实用短语
①for instance例如
How do you think of the man for instance who speaks loudly on the bus.
你是怎样认为的，比如一个人在公交车上大声说话？
②in the first instance第一，首先
In the first instance， call the ambulance， and then give the injuried a first aid.
首先，打电话叫救护车，然后给伤者进行急救。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：In the first instance， you must put your study at the first place.
首先，你要把学习放在第一位。
B：Come on. You just look like my mom.
拜托。你就像我老妈一样。