above all 首先，尤其重要的，最重要的make a choice 挑选，选择 at Christmas 圣诞节时give sb. a clap 为……鼓掌get close to 接近 a table cloth 一块桌布 a suit of clothes 一套衣服children's clothing 童装collect stamps 集邮 come about 产生，发生come across (偶然)遇见或发现come up 走过来;长出，发芽，上升;抬头in common 共同，共有compete in a contest 参加比赛give a concert 举办音乐会on condition that 条件是congratulate sb. on sth. 祝贺某人on the contrary 相反地out of control 失控have a conversation with sb. 与……谈话;交谈in/during the course of 在……期间/过程中be covered with 被……覆盖be cross with sb. at sth. 因某事和某人发脾气cross out 划掉be cruel to sb. 对……残忍cubic meter 立方米be curious about sth. 对……感到好奇do great damage to 对……造成巨大损害in danger 处境危险out of date 过时the other day 在不久前，前几天be deaf to sth. 对……充耳不闻deal with 对付，应付in debt 负债out of debt 还清债务make a decision 作出决定do good deeds 做好事do the deed 付诸行动，生效deep into the night 直到深夜deep in thought 沉思deep into the night 深夜without delay 毫不耽搁，立刻delay doing sth. 迟迟未做某事deliver a speech 发表(演说等)meet the demands 满足要求foreign language department 外语系department store 百货商店beyond description 难以形容be determined to do sth. 决心做某事with the development of industry 随着工业的发展devote oneself to 献身于，致力于be in danger of dying out 处于灭亡的危险中make no difference 没作用，没影响have difficulty in doing sth. 做……有困难，难以……be invited to dinner 应邀赴宴in all directions 向四面八方make a new discovery 做出新的发现under discussion 正在讨论中wash dishes 洗盘子in the distance 在远方，在远处be distant toward sb. 对……冷淡do good to 对……有益do wrong 做坏事，犯罪from door to door 挨门挨户next door 隔壁的go downstairs 下楼go downtown 到市区去drag one's feet 缓慢前进，拖延draw tears from sb. 催人泪下dream of doing sth. 渴望做某事drill a hole in the wall 在墙上钻孔drive off 赶走drive sb. mad 使某人发狂earn money 挣钱earn one's living 谋生on earth 究竟take it easy 别着急，别紧张，放松些by accident 偶然，无意中be active in 对(于)……很积极add up to 合计为admit one's mistake 承认错误take/follow one's advice 接受某人的建议give advice on 就……提出建议advice sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事the day after tomorrow 后天after all 毕竟;终究against one's will 违心at the age of 在……岁时achieve one's aim 实现目标in the air 在空中;悬而未决in the open air 在户外，在露天里at the airport 在机场the fire alarm 火警be filled with anger 满腔怒火be angry at sth. 因某人之言行而生气be angry with sb. 生某人的气make an announcement 通知one after another 相继地，按顺序地one another 相互，彼此(三者或三者以上之间)each other 相互(指两者之间)give no answer 没有回答be anxious about 为……而担心be anxious to do sth. 急于做某事live apart 分开住apart from 除了make/offer an apology to sb.for sth. 因某事向某人认错或道歉argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事 lay sth. aside 放在一边ask sb. for advice/help 请某人指点/帮助be astonished at sth. 惊讶于……at one time 以前，曾经pay attention to 注意take a correct attitude towards sth. 对……抱正确的态度attract one's attention 引起(注意，兴趣等)lie/swim on one's back 仰卧/仰泳a bad cold 重感冒two pieces of baggage 两件行李keep/lose one's balance 保持/失去平衡at the ball 在舞会上have/take a cold bath 洗冷水澡be killed in battle 阵亡on the beach 在海滩make the bed 整理床铺begin with 以……开始at the beginning of 在……起始，开始from beginning to end 自始至终come into being 形成……局面;产生a safety belt 安全带Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行do/try one's best 尽力，尽最大的努力make the best of 尽量利用，善用all the best 一切顺利，万事如意in bold 黑体的，粗体的be born in a peasant's family 出身于农民家庭make a bow 鞠躬use one's brains 动动脑子break the record 打破纪录take a deep breath 深吸一口气hold one's breath 屏息;憋住气out of breath 上气不接下气brush one's teeth 刷牙burst into tears 突然哭起来a burst of laughter 突然一阵大笑but for 要不是a call for help 呼救声keep calm 保持镇静(别慌)keep quiet 保持安静(别吵)keep still 保持不动(别动)keep silent 保持沉默(别说话)a summer camp 夏令营go camping 去野营cannot help doing 情不自禁……play cards 打牌take care of 照顾，保管medical care 医疗护理in that case 假若那样的话in case 以防万一rain cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨catch up with 赶上(或超过)by chance 偶然free of charge 免费in charge 主管，在掌管之下in the charge of 由……负责take charge 掌管，负责cheer up 高兴起来in one's childhood 童年时have a great effect on 对……有很大影响make efforts to do sth. 努力做某事encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事make ends meet 量入为出;使收支相抵a happy ending 美满的结局English speaking countries 说英语的国家enter oneself for a contest 报名比赛the entrance to the theater 剧场的入口on New Year's Eve 在除夕even if/even though 虽然，即使current events 时事have/take an examination 参加考试carry out a medical examination 进行体格检查pass an examination 考试及格set an example to sb. 为……树立榜样do morning exercises 做早操come into existence 产生，成立carry/do/make an experiment 做实验make an explanation 作解释，说明make a face 做鬼脸，装怪相as a matter of fact 事实上fail to do sth. 未能……fall behind 落后，掉队be familiar with sth. 对……熟悉be famous for 因……而闻名be famous as 作为……而闻名feel one's pulse 摸某人的脉feel like doing sth. 觉得想做……hurt one's feelings 伤害某人的感情the Spring Festival 春节have a high fever 发高烧the field of science 科学领域in one's fifties 五十多岁时a key figure 关键人物fill in the form 填写表格in a flash 刹那间a big / great flood 一场大洪水sweep the floor 扫地on the third floor 在三层a building of three storeys 三层楼的建筑be in flowers 正在开花fly a kite 放风筝in a fog 糊里糊涂make a fool of sb. 欺骗，愚弄某人at the foot of the mountain 在山脚下the air force 空军by force 靠武力，强行with great force 用很大力气foreign trade 对外贸易form a good habit 养成好习惯try one's fortune 碰碰运气in fours 每四个一组(一批);四个四个地a frequent visitor 常客a fresh hand 新手make friends with 同……交朋友from then on 那时起from time to time 不时地，时常No pains, no gains. 一份耕耘，一份收获。
play games 做游戏generation gap 代沟get down to sth. 开始认真(做某事)get into trouble 陷入麻烦have a gift for music 有音乐天分give out 用尽，耗尽，筋疲力尽take a glance at 朝……看了一眼glare at 向人瞪眼，怒目而视go out (灯，火)熄灭go over the lesson 复习功课score a goal 进了一个球make mistakes in grammar 犯语法错误grasp one's meaning 懂某人的意思keep off the grass 勿踏草地get into the habit of 养成……的习惯by hand 用手hand out 分发on the one hand...on the other hand 一方面……另一方面……a handful of 少量的live a happy life 过幸福生活do harm to 损害，伤害a good harvest 一个好收成keep one's head 保持镇静in good health 身体好learn / know sth. by heart 记住某事keep a tight hold on sth. 紧握某物catch / take / get hold of 握住;抓住hold one's head high 趾高气扬the summer holidays 暑假on holiday 休假in honour of 为(向)……表示敬意;为了纪念……have high hope for sb. 对某人抱很大希望in the hope of doing sth. 怀着……的希望be in hospital 住院an hour or so 大约一小时go hungry 挨饿go hunting 打猎in a hurry 匆匆忙忙have no idea 不知道if only 但愿，要是……就好了make a good impression on sb. 给某人留下好印象inch one's way forward 慢慢前进A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真朋友。
inform sb. of sth. 告诉某人某事insist on doing 坚持要做inspect a factory 视察工厂an inspiring speech 激动人心的演讲in instant need of help 急需帮助interrupt a conversation 打断谈话a letter of introduction 介绍信receive an invitation 收到请帖a letter of invitation 邀请信tell a joke 讲笑话play a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑make a journey 旅行to one's joy 使某人高兴的是Don't judge a man by his looks. 不可以貌取人。
a junior high school 初中just then 正在那时keep in touch with 与……保持联系keep out of 使……不进入……the key to success 成功的秘诀kick the door 踢门kick off one's shoes 踢掉鞋子go down / fall on one's knees 跪下knock at the door 敲门at the latest 最迟，至迟sooner or later 迟早burst into laughter 哈哈大笑起来break / obey the law 违(守)法make a law 制定一条法律lay the table 摆设餐具(准备吃饭)lead a simple life 过着简朴的生活leave out 忽略，遗漏attend a lecture on 听关于……的讲座teach sb. a lesson 给某人一个教训take a lesson from 从……中吸取教训let out a cry of surprise 惊讶地叫了一声let out the news 透露消息a capital letter 大写字母lie on one's back / stomach 仰卧 /俯卧come back to life 复活，苏醒过来traffic lights 交通信号灯make a shopping list 列一张购物清单make a living 谋生，度日lose one's life 丧生，死;牺牲lose heart 泄气;灰心lose one's voice 失音lose a game 输一场Wish you good luck. 祝你好运。
a washing machine 洗衣机be mad with joy 欣喜若狂send the parcel by mail 邮寄包裹