2. 句型(构成句子的框架):
1)Once upon a time,…(很久很久以前)
2)…as much as…(和…一样)
3)…, which…(“非限定性定语从句”)
4)…so that…(以至于)
5)There be…(“存现句”)
6)It is…that…(“强调句”)
7)It is universallyacknowledged that…(众所周知…)
8)By doing…, …can…(通过做…,…可以…)
3. 成语(有典故的名词性表达,或来源于文学作品,或来源于圣经或希腊神话,或来源于老百姓长期以来的经典表述)
1)beat around the bush(绕弯子、兜圈子说话)
2)Achilles’ heel(致命的弱点)
3)an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth(以眼还眼,以牙还牙)
4)black sheep(害群之马)
5)social butterfly(交际花)
6)Catch-22 situation(二十二条军规,比如尴尬矛盾的境地)
7)Judah’s kiss(犹大之吻,比如口蜜腹剑的话语)
8)cup of tea (喜爱的人或事物)
4. 谚语+名言(劳动人民长久以来口口相传的经典语句;名人说的经典之语)
1)Old habits die hard.(江山易改本性难移)
2)Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.(塞翁失马焉知非福)
3)Getting there is half the fun.(目的虽重要,但是不要忽视过程的体验)
4)One man’s meat is another man’s poison. (青菜萝卜各有所爱)
5)Zeal withoutknowledge is like a runaway horse.(无知的狂热如同脱缰的野马,一发不可收拾)
6)Great minds think alike. (英雄所见略同)
7)The government of the people, by the people and for the people shall never vanish from the world.(民有的、民治的、民享的政府才会得以永恒存在下去--林肯)