wait等，等待，等候的时间
Useful Phrases实用短语
①wait on one (sb.)服侍，侍候，招待某人
Sarah waited on her mother day and night.
萨拉日夜服侍她母亲。
②wait about/around白白等着，空等
It's impolite to let others wait about for a long time.
让别人空等很久是不礼貌的。
③wait on sb. hand and foot过分照顾，让……饭来张口，衣来伸手
My parents always wait on my brother hand and foot which makes me feel uncomfortable.
我的父母总是让我弟弟饭来张口衣来身手的，弄得我很不舒服。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：You're overdone， Tom. How could you let me wait about you so long time last night？
你太过分了汤姆。昨晚你怎么能让我空等那么久呢？
B：Sorry， Jane. You know when I was on my way to meet you， my boss called me. He said he had an important thing to discuss with me.
对不起，简。你知道在我去见你的路上时，老板打电话来说有重要的事情要和我讨论。
A：Since that， why didn't you give me a call to cancel the date？
既然那样，你为什么不打电话给我取消约会呢？
B：Please forgive me Jane. I was so hurry at that moment that the phone was left in my car.
请原谅我，简。我当时太着急了结果把手机落在车里了。
Notes：
1. overdone[.?uv?'d?n] adj. 过度的，过火的
2. on the way to在……路上
wrong
不正当的，不法的，错误的，不适当的，失常的
Useful Phrases实用短语
①don't get me wrong别误会我
Come on，don't get me wrong， OK？
得了吧，不要误会我，好吗？
②bark up the wrong tree找错门了
If his father-in-law hopes to borrow any more money from him， he will be barking up the wrong tree.
要是他的岳父再想问他借钱，那他算是找错了门了。
③rub someone the wrong way触犯某人
There's something about him that rubs me the wrong way.
他有些事让我很恼火。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：John， why are you so fussy about Mary？
约翰，你为什么对玛丽这么挑剔？
B：No， I'm not. I can't complain about Mary.
我没有，我对她没什么可抱怨的。
A：But she resent your criticism.
可是她不喜欢你的批评。
B：Don't get me wrong. What I do is for her own good.
别误会我。我所做的一切都是为了她好。
Notes：
1. fussy ['f?si] adj. 爱挑剔的，难取悦的，易烦恼的
2. resent [ri'zent] 怨恨，憎恨，厌恶
3. for one's own good为某人好
walk走，步行
Useful Phrases实用短语
①walk the walk说的话要去做， 别光说不练
Don't talk the talk， just walk the walk.
别光说不练。
②walk away with sth.轻易取胜，轻易获得
She walked away with her Master's Degree.
她很轻易就拿到了硕士学位。
③walk out ( on sb.)遗弃，抛弃，舍弃，离开
The old woman walked out on her daughter 20 years ago.
这个老妇人20年前遗弃了她的女儿。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Do you know the poor old woman over there？
你认识那边的那个可怜的老妇人吗？
B：I've never see her before. Why do you want to talk about her？
之前从没见过。你为什么要谈论她呢？
A：I just feel she's too miserable. I heard she's walked out by her children. When her husband passed away， she brought up her three children by herself. You know it's not an easy thing for a woman to bring up three children alone.
我只是觉得她太可怜了。我听说她被她的孩子们遗弃了。当她丈夫死后，她就独自一人抚养三个孩子。你知道对于一个女人来说独自抚养三个孩子是多么不容易的。
B：How great the old woman is！ I believe her three children will be punished some day.
那个老妇人太伟大了！我相信她的三个孩子终有一天会遭到惩罚的。
Notes：
1. miserableadj. 悲惨的，可悲的，痛苦的
2. pass away去世
work工作，事，职业，作品，着作
Useful Phrases实用短语
①work addict工作狂
she's really a work addict.
他是一个十足的工作狂。
②work out算出，解决（难题），有……效果，设计，计划
When will you work out that math question？
你什么时候能解答出那道数学题？
③To work hand in glove密切合作
Let's forget all these unpleasant memories and work hand in glove.
让我们忘记那些不愉快的记忆密切合作吧。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Who left the office with the light on？
谁离开办公室没关灯？
B：Oh， Mary is still working inside.
噢，玛丽还在那工作呢。
A：I see， the work addict.
我知道了，是那个工作狂。
B：I can't agree any more. She's never conscious of her health until she's ill.
是的。不病倒了，她是不会意识到自己的身体重要。
Notes：
be conscious of察觉到，意识到
want想要，追捕，通缉 ，需要，缺少
Useful Phrases实用短语
①want for sth.缺少，短缺
Tell me what do you want for， I'll buy you.
告诉我你缺什么，我买给你。
②for the want of sth.因为缺乏……
In south China， for the want of water many plants have died.
在中国南方，由于缺乏水源许多植物都死了。
③want out of sth.想要退出
She wants out of the national team for her poor health.
由于身体不好，她想要退出国家队。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Why does Jane give up receiving treatment？
为什么简要放弃治疗？
B：Yesterday her doctor told her that she must have an operation immediatelly. But it will cost a large sum of money， her family can't afford it at all.
昨天她的医生说她必须得马上进行一个手术。但是那要花很多钱，她的家庭根本承担不起。
A：So， do you mean for the want of money， she has to make this choice In that case， why don't we raise money for her？
所以，你的意思是因为缺钱，所以她不得不做出这个决定？如果那样的话，我们为什么不为她募捐呢？
B：I can't agree with you any more.
我再同意不过了。
Notes：
1. a large sum of一大笔
2. raise money募捐，筹款
word词，词语，言语，消息
Useful Phrases实用短语
①big words大话，吹牛
Jim is fond of talking big words.
吉姆喜欢说大话。
②break one's words食言，失信
Nearly no one will trust him， he always breaks his words.
几乎没有人会相信他了，他总是失信。
③have a word with与……简短谈几句
I want to have a word with you.
我想和你简单聊几句。
④have words with与……争论、争吵
She had words with her mother on the phone and still didn't contact with her by now.
她在电话里和妈妈争吵了，直到现在也没有和她妈妈联系。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：Mom， you promised me to buy me MP5 if I made a progress in the exam. But why do you break your words now
妈妈，你答应我如果我在这次考试中能取得进步你就会给我买MP5。但是现在你为什么要不遵守承诺呢？
B：Sorry，son. I'm a little busy these days so I have no time to buy it. Do you mind next week？
对不起儿子。这些天我有点忙所以没时间帮你买。下周可以吗？
A：All right.Thank you mom.
好的。谢谢妈妈。
Notes：
make a progress取得进步
wash洗，洗涤，冲走，卷走
Useful Phrases实用短语
①wash out把……洗干净，冲垮，冲走
I have tried to wash my coat out， but it still has no help.
我已经尽力去把我的外套洗干净了，但仍然没有多大起色。
②wash sb.'s hands of sb./sth.拒绝对……负责，脱离关系，洗手不干
When he got married， he washed his hand of the underworld.
当他成家时就与黑社会脱离干系了。
③it will (all) come out in the wash终将水落石出，将会真相大白
No matter how you hide the truth of that thing， it will all come out in the wash.
无论你怎么隐瞒事实的真相，一切终将水落石出的。
Daily Conversation日常会话
A：I'll go crazy， why don't they believe what I said I really saw her stealing the girl's purse.
我要疯了，他们为什么不相信我说的话呢？我确实看见她偷那个女孩的钱包了。
B：Calm down， Mary. I trust you， but we have no evidence.
冷静点，玛丽。我相信你，但是我们没有证据。
A：Evidence I'll try to find it out at any cost. I can't let her to ch-eat all of us.
证据？我会不惜一切代价找出来的，我不能让她欺骗所有人。
B：Good. I believe no matter how she try to hide the truth，it will all come out in the wash.
很好。我相信不管她怎么极力去掩盖事实，一切终将水落石出的。
Notes：
1. go crazy发疯，疯狂
2. at any cost无论如何，不惜一切代价
waste损耗，浪费，废物，荒野，荒地
Useful Phrases实用短语
①waste one's breath白费唇舌
It's no use talking to him， you'll only waste your breath.
和他谈话没有一点用处，你只是在白费唇舌。