常用英语短语
save one's breath 不必白费唇舌
常用口语句子
You can save your breath： you'll never persuade her.
别白费唇舌了，你绝说服不了她。
Save your breath， the boss will never give you the day off.
省点口舌吧，老板不会给你一天假的。
I don't care about what you think； save your breath to cool your porridge！
我不在乎你怎么想，你省点力气，别白费口舌了！
常用英语短语
say nothing of 更不用说
常用口语句子
She can ride a motorcycle， to say nothing of a bicycle.
她摩托车都会骑，自行车更不在话下了。
The yard is a mess， to say nothing of the house.
院子里已经是一团糟，更不用说家里了。
He knows no English， to say nothing of French or German.
他连英语都不懂，更不用说法语和德语了。
常用英语短语
search me 我不知道
常用口语句子
Where's the newspaper？
报纸在哪儿呢？
Search me， I haven't seen it.
不知道，我没看见。
Search me， I really don't know what you are talking about.
我哪里知道，我真的不明白你在说些什么。
Search me why the show has been cancelled.
我不知道为什么演出被取消了。
常用英语短语
second thoughts 重新考虑
常用口语句子
On second thoughts I think I'd better gonow.
我又一想，认为最好是立刻就走。
On second thoughts he changed his mind.
进一步考虑后，他改变了主意。
We had second thoughts about buying the house when we discovered the price.
我们知道了房价以后，对买这所房子一事又另有想法了。
常用英语短语
see about 处理，注意；查看；留意
常用口语句子
I must see about lunch soon.
我得马上去做午饭了。
I'll have to see about getting the roofmended.
我得去照料修理屋顶这件事。
He says he won't co-operate， does he？ Well，we'll soon see about that！
他说他不愿意合作是吗？好，我们非办办这件事不可！
常用英语短语
see sb. off 为某人送行；强迫某人离开某处
常用口语句子
We all went to the airport to see her off.
我们都去飞机场为她送行了。
Please don't trouble to see me off at the station.
请不用麻烦到车站送我了。
The farmer saw the boys off with a heavy stick.
农场主拿着大棍子把那些男孩子赶跑了。
常用英语短语
see to it that 确保
常用口语句子
See to it that you're ready on time！
到时候你千万要准备好！
See to it that you are here punctually tomorrow.
明天你务必要准时到这里。
Can you see to it that the fax goes this afternoon？
你保证今天下午就把传真发出去行吗？
常用英语短语
sell out 卖完；售空；出卖
常用口语句子
The next day the bookshops sold out.
第二天书店就卖断了货。
Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes.
演出门票在70分钟内即告售罄。
We would rather die than sell out our comrades.
我们宁死也不出卖自己的同志。
常用英语短语
sensitive to 对……敏感
常用口语句子
Photographicpaper is highly sensitive tolight.
感光纸对光十分敏感。
A writer mustn't be too sensitive to criticism.
作家不可对批评意见反应过激。
She is sensitive to what people think of her.
她很敏感人们对她是怎么想的。
常用英语短语
set forth/out 动身；陈列；公布；阐明
常用口语句子
We set forth immediately after breakfast.
吃过早饭，我们马上就出发。
They set out on the last stage of their journey.
他们开始了旅行的最后一程。
He set out his objections to the scheme.
他阐明了他反对该计划。
常用英语短语
set on fire 点燃，纵火；使情绪激动
常用口语句子
The building was set on fire yesterday.
这座大楼昨天着火了。
Two passenger cars were set on fire outside the hotel.
酒店外面，两辆轿车烧了起来。
The orator set the audience on fire.
演讲者使听众情绪激昂。
常用英语短语
shake hands 握手
常用口语句子
They shook hands with each other and then sat down.
他们握了握手，然后坐了下来。
I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands.
有一会儿工夫我还以为他想跟我握手呢。
Aren't you going to shake hands with me？
你不打算和我握手吗？
常用英语短语
short of 缺少
常用口语句子
Their company was short of funds.
他们公司缺少资金。
The hospital is getting short of clean linen.
这所医院现在缺少干净的被服用品。
We can't lend you any sugar. We're a bit short of it ourselves.
我们无法借给你糖，我们自己的糖也不太够。
常用英语短语
show off 卖弄，夸示；展览；吸引大家注意
常用口语句子
Do stop showing off. It's embarrassing.
快别卖弄了，太难为情了。
The child danced around the room， showing off to everybody.
那个孩子满屋子跳舞，向大家显派一番。
She was showing off her new husband at the party.
她在聚会上吸引着大家注意她的新郎。
常用英语短语
show up 显眼；暴露；出席，露面
常用口语句子
The dust on the shelf shows up in the sunlight.
在阳光照射下能看见架子上有灰尘。
It was ten o'clock when he finally showed up.
十点钟时他终于到了。
We were hoping for a full team today but only five players showed up.
今天我们希望全体队员都到齐，但结果只到了五个人。
常用英语短语
shut off 阻断；关上
常用口语句子
His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others.
他耳聋阻碍了他与别人的交往。
The village is shut off from the world by lakes and marshes.
这个村子周围有湖泊与沼泽地，隔断了与外界的联系。
You must shut the gas supply off if there's aleak.
煤气泄漏时，必须把阀门关上。
常用英语短语
shut up 关上；不许开口
常用口语句子
We shut up the house before going on holiday.
我们去度假之前把所有门窗都关好了。
Oh， shut up， you fool！
喂，住嘴，你这个傻瓜！
Tell her to shut up.
叫她不要再说了。
常用英语短语
sick of 厌恶，厌倦
常用口语句子
I'm sick of waiting around like this.
我腻烦像这样在一旁等着。
She has had the same job for years and is heartily sick of it.
她做这一工作已多年，因此从心底里感到厌烦。
Get out！ I'm sick of the sight of you！
滚出去！一见到你我就觉得讨厌！
常用英语短语
side by side 肩并肩，一起；相互支持
常用口语句子
The two children are walking side by side.
那两个孩子肩并肩地走着。
The two boys play side by side all afternoon.
这两个男孩整个下午都在一起玩。
We stand side by side with you in this dispute.
在这场辩论中我们与你们相互支持。
常用英语短语
sit down 坐下
常用口语句子
She sat down on the chair and took hershoes off.
她坐在椅子上，把鞋脱了。
We must sit down together and settle our differences.
我们得坐下来解决分歧。
Would you care to sit down for a while？
你要不要坐一会呢？
常用英语短语
slow up/down 减低速度；松弛下来
常用口语句子
Slow up/down before you reach the crossroads.
到达十字路口前你要减速。
You must slow down your car.
你必须慢点儿开车。
Slow up a bit， or you'll make yourself ill.
别这么卖力气，不然你要累出病来的。
常用英语短语
so far 到目前为止
常用口语句子
So far， so good.
到目前为止，一切顺利。
I can only trust him so far.
我至今还信赖他。
I have had no reply from her so far.
我至今没有得到她的答复。
常用英语短语
somewhere around大约
常用口语句子
The journey will take some where aroundten days.
这次旅行大约要用十天时间。
I have some money some where around me.
我身上带着些钱。