华盟雅思口语老师余峰 Cedric
【新鲜词汇】
chauffeur: driver
e.g.
She spent most of the day chauffeuring the kids around.
frock: a woman’s or girl’s dress
e.g.
She prefers to shop for frocks over the weekends.
spoilsport (cn): sb who is behaving in a way that ruins others’ pleasure or enjoyment
e.g.
She is always a spoilsport when making holiday plans.
custodian: sb who is officially in charge of (a building, a company’s asset or something valuable)
e.g.
Austin has served as an elementary-school custodian for almost 30 years.
absurd: ridiculous
e.g.
It seems an absurd idea.
【地道表达】
Heavens: to express surprise
e.g.
He can not help blurting out “Heavens” when hearing the sensational news.
put sb on the spot: embarrass sb.
e.g.
Everyone needs a prepared comment to delay a response when he or she is put on the spot.
can’t complain: basically OK
e.g.
A: “How do you think of my arrangement?”
B: “Can’t complain.”
do the season: involve in social activities
e.g.
Businessmen have to do the season so as to maintain and enlarge their social network.
hit the bull’s eye with the first arrow: make it / succeed (in the first try)
e.g.
Nick hits the bull’s eye with the first arrow in the IELTS test. In retrospect, he deserves it.
be on the rampage: be irritated / lose one’s temper
e.g.
That old man was finally on the rampage since he was cheated by his daughter-in-law again.
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