B：Your words touched her nerve of her just now. She looks a little sad now.
你刚刚的话触到她的痛处了。她看起来有点悲伤。
A：Oh， my God. I'm not on purpose. I hope Sally can forgive me.
哦，天哪。我不是故意的。希望萨利能原谅我。
new新的，新近的，不熟悉的，生疏的
Useful Phrases实用短语
①turn over a new leaf改恶从善，重新做人
When he was released from prison， he sweared to turn over a new leaf.
当他从监狱里被释放出来时，他发誓要重新做人。
②as good as new完好如新
When she returned my book， it was as good as new.
当她把书还给我时完好如新。
③What's new你好吗？怎么样？
Hello， what's new
哈喽，你好吗？
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Hello， John. Long time no see. What's new？
哈喽，约翰。好久不见。你好吗？
B：I really have a good news to tell you. Last week， my wife gave birth a boy for me.
我确实有个好消息要告诉你。上周，我妻子帮我生了个儿子。
A：Oh， really Congratuation to you. You must be very happy now.
哦，是吗？恭喜你啦。你现在一定很幸福吧。
B：Yes. You know I have longed for a baby for a long time.
是啊。你知道我一直都想要个小宝贝的。
nod点头，向……点头示意，打瞌睡
Useful Phrases实用短语
①have a nodding accquaintance with sb.与……有点头之交，对……略知一二
I just have a nodding aquaintance with that women.
我和那个女子只是点头之交。
②a nod as good as a wink一点就懂，（心有灵犀）一点通
She's a nod as good as a wink， so everything can be done smoothly.
她一点就懂，所以一切都可以顺利的完成。
③give sb./sth. the nod允许，对……表示同意
When I finished my speech， my tutor gave me the nod.
当我结束演讲时，我的导师表示赞同。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Can you help me to ask for the signature of that movie star？
你能帮我向那位影星要个签名吗？
B：I'm sorry I can't help you this time. I just have a nodding acquaintance with her.
对不起这次我帮不了你了。我和她只是点头之交。
A：That's all right. I thought you know her well.
没关系。我还以为你和她很熟悉呢。
B：She often came here with her friends， but I had never talked with her before.
她经常和朋友来这，但是之前我从未和她交谈过。
Notes：
signature ['sign?t∫?] n. 签名，书名，信号
nose鼻，鼻子
Useful Phrases实用短语
①blow the nose擤鼻涕
He caught such a bad cold that he had to blow his nose from time to time.
他的感冒这么重，只得不停地擤鼻涕。
②be no skin off one's nose事不关己
It's no skin off my nose if I lose this job， I can always get another one.
失掉这份工作也没关系，我随时都能再找到工作。
③follow one's nose一直走；凭直觉
It had been many years since my last visit， but I found the house by following my nose.
我上次去已是多年以前的事，但我还是凭直觉找到了那所房子。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：I can't endure her indifference towards this accident， although it's no skin off her nose.
我受不了她对这次事故的漠不关心，尽管这不关她的事。
B：Actually， I'm a little angry with her too. Anyhow， we regard her as our friend. How can she stand by at this moment.
事实上，我也很气她。不管怎样，我们把她当朋友看待。在这时刻她怎么能袖手旁观呢？
A：Maybe she never treated us as her friends.
许她从没把我们当朋友看待。
B：This time she really let me down.
这次她真的让我很失望。
Notes：
1. indifference [in'dif?r?ns] n. 漠不关心，冷淡，不重视，中立
2. regard...as…把……当……看待
nothing无事，无物，微不足道的事物
Useful Phrases实用短语
①nothing but只不过
He's nothing but a scoundrel.
他只不过是个无赖。
scoundrel无赖
②count for nothing不重要；毫无价值
All that extra effort counts for nothing now that they have cancelled the whole project.
他们既然已经取消了整个项目，所以，一切额外努力便毫无价值了.
③there is nothing (for) it…but…（除了做某事）别无办法
There is nothing we can do for it but to wait.
除了等待我们毫无办法。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：It's raining outside， we have to cancell our plan now.
外面下雨了，我们不得不取消计划了。
B：What a pity！ So， what will we do next
真可惜啊！那么，我们接下来要做什么呢？
A：Do you like playing card Maybe we can call John to come here to play it？
你喜欢打牌吗？或许我们可以打电话让约翰来打牌？
B：There's nothing we can do but to play card.
只能这样了。
nut坚果，坚果仁
Useful Phrases实用短语
①a hard nut冥顽不化的人；无知无觉的人
Bob was really a hard nut.
鲍勃实在是个冥顽不化的人。
②do sb.'s nut暴跳如雷，气炸
If she found you cheated her， she would do her nut.
她如果知道你欺骗她的话她会气炸的。
③off sb.'s nut疯狂
He was off his nut when he heard that news.
当他听到那个消息时就发疯了。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Bob refused all his classmate's invitations.
鲍勃拒绝了班上所有人的邀请。
B：I really couldn't understand him.
他这个人我真不明白。
A：He's surely a hard nut， nobody likes approaching him.
他真是个脑子不开窍的人， 没人愿意靠近他。
B：We'd better also leave him alone.
我们最好也别惹他。
Notes：
approach [?'pr?ut∫] v. 靠近，着手处理