1、in total: 总共That will cost you 7.50 in total. 你总共要花7.50英镑。
2、be equal to: conj. 等于(和...相等,胜任)Twenty shillings were equal to one pound before 1971.1971年前,二十先令等于一英镑。The task took quick thinking, but John was equal to it.这项任务需要思想敏捷,但约翰胜任得了。
3、except for: ad. 除了(除...外)A banana is mainly pulp, except for its skin.香蕉除了果皮之外,主要是果肉。No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.除非是傻瓜,从未有人为金钱以外的东西写文章。
4、communicate: v. 沟通,传达,交流The door communicates with my room. 这门和我的房间相通。I can't communicate with them; the radio doesn't work.我无法和他们联系,无线电坏了。
5. stay up:Do you always stay up? 你经常熬夜吗? I am going to stay up late to finish my paper.为了完成报告我打算熬夜不睡。
6、come about: 发生,产生How did this come about? 这是怎么发生的?Expected or required but not yet having come about.期待发生的被期望或要求但仍未发生的
7、end up with: vt. 结束:If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.你要是做那件事,必将以耻辱告终 His false accusations kicked back and ended up with himself in prison.他的诬告反而害了自己,落得个坐牢的下场。
8、bring in:引入,增加:The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.陪审团作出有罪的裁决。
9、compare with: vt. 与...相比(同...比较起来)He cannot compare with (ie is not nearly as great as) Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies.在悲剧写作方面他根本不能与莎士比亚相比。
10、but: ad. 仅仅,只,conj. 但是,prep. 除...以外Do as I tell you, no but about it.照我说的去做,不得反对。
11、so:ad. 如此,如是,如...那样,conj. 所以,因此,所以It was snowing, and so I could not go out.天在下雪,所以我无法外出。
12、or: conj. 或者,还是,prep.&ad. 或者I don't care whether I get it or not. 我不在乎我是否可以得到它。