A
1. What college are you attending?
2. What are you majoring in? /What’’s your major?
3. What grade /class〖年級和班級〗are you in?
4. What school did you go to? /Where do you go to school?
5. How many courses are you taking this semester?
6. I’’d better hit the books〖勤奮地鉆研或學習〗.
7. Many students are working at part time jobs.
8. I’’m a graduate〖畢業生〗of Harvard University.
9. I’’ve got six months to go until the graduation.
10. He worked his way through college〖半工半讀〗.
11. He’’s busy preparing for class〖忙著準備功課〗.
12. I don’’t think I have a mathematical brain〖數學頭腦〗.
13. This has been a hard course〖這門功課很難〗for me.
14. I’’ve been studying all day, and I’’m sick and tired of it〖厭倦〗.
15. He seems to be getting on very well at school. (他在學校似乎念得很好。)
16. Speaking of school, how are your grades this term?
17. The costs of college get higher every year.
18. She’’s an easy-going〖隨和的〗teacher.
19. The course I took was above me〖超過我的能力〗.
20. As far as English is concerned, he is second to none. (就英語來說，沒有人能夠比得上他。)
21. He is burning the midnight oil〖開夜車；挑燈夜讀〗.
22. How did the test turn out? (考試結果怎樣？)
23. I hope I’’ll go down in history as a famous English professor. (我希望成為未來歷史上有名的英文教授。)
24. There’’s nothing wrong with hard work. (刻苦沒有錯。)
25. Examinations are at hand. (考試在即。)
26. She is at the top of her class. (她名列前茅。)
27. How did you get on in your exam? (你考得怎樣？)
28. He is a college dropout. (他從大學輟學半途而廢。)
29. He took French leave. (他不辭而別。)
30. She was kicked out of〖開除；退學〗the university.
31. Se won the first place in a speech contest. (第一名)
32. I’’m taking 19 credit hours. (我修十九個學分。)
33. I don’’t/ wasn’’t to cut class〖曠課；逃學〗.
34. Have you ever-studied French? (你學過法文嗎？)
35. What’’s the book about? (這本書寫什么？)
36. She is giving me piano lessons in exchange for her English classes.
37. Where did you go to high school?
上英文課時最有用的句子:
38. What do you call this in English? (怎么稱呼這個？)
39. How do you pronounce this word? (怎么念？)
40. How do you spell it? (如何拼寫？)
41. How do you say that in English? (用英文怎么說？)
42. What’’s the meaning of NATO? /What does NATO mean? /What does NATO stand for? (NATO代表什么？)
43. How does "live" differ from "leave"? (有什么不同？)
44. What’’s the difference between A and B?
45. I can’’t express myself very well in English.
46. How well do I speak English? (我英文說得怎么樣？)
B
You are a dreamboat. 你是位（異性所追求的）理想人選
You are such a dish. 你是個絕色美人
I’’ve been dying to meet you. 我非常非常想見到你
Every time I see you, you leave me out in the cold. 每次我見到你，你都不睬我
I only have eyes for you . 我只在意你
I’’d do anything to see you crack a smile. 為了博得你的一笑，我情愿做任何事
You swept me off my feet. 你使我神魂顛倒
You don’’t have a care in the world. 你不知人間煩惱為何物
I’’m still trying to get to second base with you. 我仍舊試著想和你發展到‘第二階段’（在美國，first base 指拉手，接吻，second base 指撫摩等，third base 指做愛）
If you don’’t want to lose me, you’’d better lay it on the line. 如果你不想失去我，就最好一五一十地告訴我吧
Tell me your story, I’’m all ears. 告訴我你的故事，我洗耳恭聽
Someday, when your ship come in, you’’ll build your dream house. 總有一天，當你有錢時，你會建造你夢想的家
I hope your idea takes wing. 我希望你的想法成真
I wish that you would put your cards on the table. 我希望你干脆把話挑明
Have you ever seen your old flame? 你還見過你的舊情人嗎
If the shoe fits, wear it. 如果是真的就承認吧
This experience will make me show my true color. 這種經歷將使我暴露我的本性
I have a bottomed-down mind. 我是個沒有什么獨到見解的人
I have no direction, I just get wherever the wind blows. 我沒有方向，只是隨風到處飄
I can’’t burn the candle at both ends forever. 我不能永遠這么過分地消耗精力
We could make beautiful music together. 我們也許會是和諧幸福的一對兒
You are always trying to get my goat. 你總是想惹我發火
I’’m a man of my word. 我是個講信用的人
Someday you’’re going to have to face the music for your actions. 總有一天，你將不得不承擔自己的行為所帶來的后果
Just cool your heels! 好了，安靜會兒吧
Save your breath! I don’’t want to hear it. 不要說了，我不想聽
Really?? You are so bad! 真的嗎？你真棒！！
C 容易弄錯的美語
下面一些用語或口語，在字眼上，頗有相似之處，但在意義和用法上，卻有不同。使用時要特別小心，以免出錯。
son of a gun 與 son of a *****：
son of a gun 是對好友表示一種驚訝的口語（an interjection or an exclamation of surprise between very good friends），有點像「壞蛋」、「家伙」的味道。
但 son of a *****（或 SOB）是美國人極為嚴重的罵人話（curse word），千萬不可亂用，以免鬧事。因為這不但意味這位 son 沒有確定的父親，同時母親也是缺乏道德和貞操（less virtuous）。 例如：
* I have not seen you for a long time；you （are）son of a gun！（你這壞蛋啊，我好久不見你了！）
* After the two men called each other“son of a *****”（SOB）,they started a fight.（這兩位男子互罵SOB後，就動起武來。）
至於 son of a gun 的來由，據說從前女人可以住在海軍船上服務。結果一位女人生下孩子時，不知父親是誰，於是船上的人，就以「gun」做為孩子的 paternity，孩子也就被稱為「son of a gun」。雖然只用在好友中，但有時也真有壞蛋的意思（evil person or a rogue）所以不是恭維語（complimentary word），除非真正好友，少用為妙。
at large 與 by and large：
at large 當形容詞，最常用的意思是指嫌犯脫逃，逍遙法外（escape,referring to criminal before arrest）而 by and large 當副詞用，意思是一般而言（generally speaking on the whole）。 例如：
* The murder suspect is still at large. （兇手仍然逍遙法外）
* By and large, I feel（that）the new proposal is sensible.（大體來說，我認為新的建議是很切合實際的。）
* By and large, most people will care about their weight. （一般而言，許多人關心他們的體重）
然而，有時 at large 也有「一般」（in general）的意思。 例如：
* The Chinese people at large are peace－loving. （一般中國人是愛好和平的）
Here you go 與 Here you go again：
Here you go 是指給別人東西時說：「這就是你要的」（=Here is what you want）；有時也表示同意對方的意見（= you are right）；有時又與 there you go 互用。
* The cashier said, “Here you go！”when she gave me the change. （當收款員找我零錢時，她說：「這就是！」）
但是 Here you（或 we）go again 意思是「你又舊事重提了」，表示對一件事情多次重復的厭煩。（feel annoyed when something is repeated over and over again）。例如：
* When he brought up the same issue to me, I said, “Here you go again！”（當他向我提出同樣的問題時，我說：「又是老話題了！」） 至於“Here goes”又是指說話者開始做某事時說：「開始了」。例如：
*“Here goes！”, shouted the racer as he started running.（當賽跑者開始跑步時，喊著「我就開始了！」）
to marry （someone）與 to be married to（someone）： marry 當做及物動詞時，多用主動語態（active voice）。 例如：
* She married a man ten years younger（或older）. （她嫁給一位比她小或大十歲的男人）
= She married a man ten years her junior（或senior）.
但是 marry 用在被動語態時（passive voice），後面要用介系詞 to。 例如：
* She is（was）married to a man ten years younger（older）.
= She is （was）married to a man ten years her junior（senior).（假如用 is，指目前還是夫妻，如用 was，可能已經不是夫妻了）
然而，在 married 後面用介系詞 by 時，又有「牧師證婚」的意思。 例如：
* She was married by a man ten years younger. (是指為她證婚的牧師，比她小十歲。)
* She was married by my father.（為他證婚的牧師是我老爸。）(因為牧師證婚已成過去，所以要用過去式 was。）
near 與 near by：
near 是介系詞（preposition）通常後面跟受詞（object），但是 near by（或 nearby）當形容詞（adjective）意思是指「附近」（=close)，只指某一地方（somewhere），沒有特定地點（no specific location）。 例如：
* The school is near the railway station. （學校在火車站附近。）
* The post office and library are near by. （郵局和圖書館都在附近。）
可見 near by（或 nearby）通常後面不加受詞，不然就顯得 awkward 了。所以很少人說：
* I ate at a near restaurant. 不過可以說：
* I ate at a nearby restaurant.; 或
* The restaurant where I ate is nearby.（不過也有老外用 near）
school is open 與 the school is open：
school is open (或 schools are open) 是指「學校開學」(classes are in session)，這里的 open 是形容詞，school 前面不加冠詞 the，意味整個中小學的 school system。但是 the school is open，多指學校的建筑物開放著，但沒有學生上課。
同理：He goes to school. 是指他去上學讀書受教育，而 He goes to the school. 又指他去學校的建筑物（看朋友、參觀等）。
至於 School is closed.（或 Schools are closed.) 是指「學校停課」，前面也不加 the。
注意：close 當形容詞時，也有「附近」(nearby) 或「友善」(friendly) 的意思。 例如：
* The school is close（=nearby).（學校在附近。）
* That is a close neighborhood.（那是一個友善的住宅區），而 The school is opened at 8 a.m.; 或
* The school is closed at 5 p.m.（都是指學校的建筑物開放或關閉的時間。）
但是 The store is open. 是指店鋪在營業中（= Business is going on.），而 The store is closed. 又是指店鋪暫時不營業。
假如店鋪是永久性的「關門大吉」，就應該說：
* The store was closed down. (permanently)
不過 closed 當形容詞時，又有「保守」（conservative）或受某種「限制」（restricted）的意思。 例如：
* This is a closed community.（這是一個保守的社區。）（由於宗教信仰等原因，美國有的社區不歡迎外來的人。）
實習生：李帥男
