1. That is the reason why I’m not in favour of revising the plan.
这就是我不赞成修正这个计划的原因。
2. His failure was due to the fact that he had not practised for a long time.
他的失败是由于他没有练习很长时间。
3. It is likely that it will rain in the evening.
可能晚上会下雨。
4. How they went to America is what I want to know.
他们如何到的美国是我想知道的事情。
5. It occurred to him that he had left his key at home.
他突然想起把钥匙落在了家里。
6. The reason why he came late was that he didn’t catch the early bus.
他迟到的原因是他没有赶上早班车。
7. I’m looking forward to the day when Tai Wan returns to China.
我期待着太晚回归祖国的那一天。
8. He sat by the fire, reading a novel.
他坐在火旁，读着一本小说。
9. My dream came true at last.
我的梦想最终实现了。
10. It will not be long before we meet again.
不久之后我们就会再次见面的。
11. The English play in which my students acted at the New Year’s party was a great success.
新年聚会上，学生表演的这部英语剧非常成功。
12. I worked in a business where almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.
我在一家几乎人人都在等好机会的企业里工作。
13. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he had seen her somewhere.
他一直看着她，想知道他是否在某个地方见过她。
14. It is a great honor for Beijing that the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
2008年奥运会将在北京举行对北京来说是一个很大的荣誉。
15. Timmy was fined a large sum of money by the judge for drunken driving.
由于被判定酒驾，Timmy 被罚了一大笔钱。
16. Although he thought he was helping us with the work, he was actually in the way.
尽管他认为是在帮我们，实际上是在碍事。
17. Most hotels have websites where you can find answers to your questions.
大多数旅馆都有你可以找到你问题答案的网站。
18. That most of languages are now threatened and may disappear is a serious matter to the people.
大多数语言受到威胁可能会消失，这对人们来说是件危急的事情。
19. The fact that Great Britain is made up of three countries is still unknown to many people.
很多人仍然不知道英国由三个国家组成。
20. Now that you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.
既然你有机会，不妨好好利用它。
21. It was only when I reread his poems recently that I begin to appreciate their beauty.
在我重读他诗歌的时候，我才开始领会它们的美。
22. As is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.
正如报纸上所报道的那样，两国之间的谈话正在取得进展。
23. They came to the conclusion that not all things can be done by a computer.
他们得出结论，不是所有的事情都可以被计算机做。
24. Smoking does great harm to our health.
吸烟对我们的健康造成很大的危害。
25. Only then did he realize his mistakes.
仅仅那个时候他才意识到他的错误。
26. Come and see me whenever you are convenient .
方便的时候来看看我。
27. I thought Jim would say something about his school report , but he didn’t mention it .
我想吉姆会说一些关于他成绩单的事情，但是他没有提。
28. By the end of last year , another new gymnasium had been completed in Beijing.
到去年年底为止，另一个体育馆已经在北京被建成了。
29. when and where to go for the on—salary holiday has not been decided.
带薪休假的时间和地点还没有被决定。
30. I wonder why Jenny hasn’t written us recently. We should have heard from her by now.
我想知道珍妮最近没给我们写信的原因，目前为止我们本应该收到她的来信的。
31. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he graduates from the university next year .
到明年他从大学毕业的时候，他将学习英语八年了。
32. I feel it is your husband who is to blame for the spoiled child .
我感觉应该为这个被宠坏的孩子受到责备的人是你的丈夫。
33. Rainforests are being cut and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future .
雨林正在被以如此快的速度被砍伐和燃烧以至于不远的将来它们就会从地球上消失。
34. It will not be long before we know the result of the experiment .
不久之后，我们就会知道实验的结果了。
35. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology is changing so rapidly.
选择一部供个人使用的手机不是件简单的事情，因为科技改变如此的迅速。
36. In such dry weather , the flowers will have to be watered if they are to survive .
在这样干旱的天气，这些花要想活下来就必须被浇水。
37. Hundreds of jobs will be lost if the factory closes .
如果工厂关闭，成百上千的工作将消失。
38. A new cinema is being built here .They hope to finish it next month .
一家新的影院正在这里被建。他们希望下个月完成它。
39. The reporter said that the UFO was traveling east to west when he saw it .
这位记者说，不明飞行物正在由西向东移动时，他看到了它。
40. All the preparations for the task have been completed , and we are really to start.
这项任务的所有准备工作已经完成，我们真的要出发了。
41. Try some of the juice——perhaps you will like it .
尝尝这个果汁，可能你会喜欢的。
42. The price has gone down , but I doubt whether it will remain so .
价格已经下降了，但是我怀疑是否会保持这样。
43. No sooner had he got to the lab than he set out to do the experiment.
他一到实验室就开始做实验。
44. Helen had left her key in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came back home .
海伦把钥匙落在了办公室，所以在她丈夫回来之前必须等。
45. An awful accident did , however , occur the other day .
几天前确实发生了一场糟糕的事故。
46. In some western countries , demand for graduates from MBA courses has fallen down .
在一些西方国家，对MBA课程的毕业生的要求已经降低了。
47. The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and lasts only thirty minutes.
晚间新闻在七点开始，仅仅持续三十分钟。
48. It was not a serious illness , and she soon got over it.
那不是一场严重的疾病，不久她就克服了。
49. The final examination is coming up soon. It is time for us to get down to our studies.
期末考试不久就要来了，我们该开始认真学习了。
50. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been delayed by a heavy storm.
约翰开商业会议迟到了，因为他的航班被一场严重的暴风雪耽搁了。
51. The Internet has brought about big changes in the way we work .
互联网给我们的工作方式带来很大的改变。
52. Lose one hour in the morning and you will be looking for it in the rest of the day .
在早晨失去一个小时，剩下的一天你都会一直在寻找它。
53. I am sure that Laura’s latest play , once staged, will prove a great success.
我确信劳拉最新的戏剧一旦在舞台上演，将会是巨大的成功。
54. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. Besides, the walk will do me good .
我不介意去商店取你的东西，而且，走路对我有好处。
55. People may have different opinions about Mary, but I admire her. After all, she is a great musician.
人们对于玛丽可能有不同的看法，但是我欣赏她。毕竟，她是一个伟大的音乐家。
56. I want to know whether the thief was caught on the spot.
我想知道这个贼是否在现场被抓住了。
57. Our club is open to adults only. It seems that your children have entered without permission.
我们的俱乐部仅仅对成年人开放。似乎你的孩子未经许可就进去了。
58. You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is where I disagree.
你说每个人都应该是平等的，这也是我所同意的。
59. A modern city has been set up in what was a wasteland ten years ago.
一个现代城市被建在了十年前曾是荒地的地方。
60. I think father would like to know what I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to write him a letter.
我觉得爸爸想要知道我目前在干什么，所以我决定给他写封信。
61. Parents are taught to understand how important education is to their children’s future.
父母们被告诉要理解教育对他们的孩子是多么的重要。
62. The other day, my brother drove his car down the street at what I thought was a dangerous speed.
几天前，我的哥哥以我认为很危险的速度在街上开车。
63. Along with the letter was his promise that he would visit me this coming Christmas.
他的承诺附在信后，他会在即将来临的圣诞节来看我。
64. There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars that road conditions need to be improved.
有一个新的问题涉及私人汽车的普及，道路条件需要改善。
65. What made the school proud was that more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.
使这所学校自豪的是，超过90％的学生进入了重点大学。
66. Perseverance is a kind of quality and that’s what it takes to do anything well.
坚持是一种品质，那是做好任何事情都需要的。
67. That fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect.
时尚因国而异，从一个方面影响着文化差异。
68. What she couldn’t understand was why fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
她不能理解的是为什么越来越少的同学对她的课感兴趣。
69. It was a matter of who would take the position.
是谁担任这个职位的问题。
70. Whether we’ll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather.
我们明天是否去野营取决于天气。
71. Do you still remember the farm (that) we visited three months ago?
你仍然记得三个月前我们参观过的工厂吗？
72. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, during which the sailing time was 226 days.
环游世界花了这个老士兵九个月的时间，其中226天都在航行。
73. There were dirty marks on her trousers where she had wiped her hands.
在她裤子上擦过手的地方，有脏的痕迹。
74. There are altogether eleven books on the shelf, of which five are mine.
架子上总共有11本书，其中5本是我的。
75. Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, which, of course, made the others envy him.
海伦对她最小的儿子比对其他的孩子要好，这当然使得其他孩子嫉妒他。
76. As is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.
正如经常的情况，我们已经制定出了生产计划。
77. There was a time when I hated to go to school.
有一段时期我讨厌去上学。
78. There are two buildings, the larger of which stands nearly a hundred feet high.
有两座建筑物，稍大的这座几乎100英尺高。
79. What surprised me was not what he said but the way he said it.
使我惊奇的不是他说的内容，而是他说话的方式。
80. A fast food restaurant is the place where, just as the name suggests, eating is performed quickly.
一个好的快餐馆，正如我建议的那样，是吃饭可以很快的地方。
81. Don’t leave the water running while you brush your teeth.
当你刷牙的时候，不要使水一直流。
82. The flu is believed to be caused by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.
流感被认为是被喜欢在人的鼻子和喉咙的细胞里进行复制的病毒导致的。
83. Having been attacked by terrorists, the tall building collapsed.
被恐怖分子袭击以后，这座高大的建筑物倒塌了。
84. Attracted by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
被自然的美丽吸引了，这个来自伦敦的女孩决定在这个农场再待两天。
85. The man insisted on finding a taxi for me even though I told him I lived nearby.
这个男人坚持要给我找辆出租车，尽管我告诉他我就住在附近。
261. on the one hand...；on the other hand 一方面……；另一方面……
262. a handful of 少量的
263. live a happy life 过幸福生活
264. do harm to 损害，伤害
265. a good harvest 一个好收成
266. keep one's head 保持镇静
267. in good health 身体好
268. learn/know sth. by heart 记住某事
269. keep a tight hold on sth. 紧握某物
270. catch/take/get hold of 握住，抓住
271. hold one's head high 趾高气扬
272. the summer holidays 暑假
273. on holiday 度假
274. in honour of 为(向)……表示敬意，为了纪念……
275. have high hope for sb. 对某人抱很大希望
276. in the hope of doing sth. 怀着……的希望
277. be in hospital 住院
278. an hour or so 大约一小时
279. go hungry 挨饿
280. go hunting 打猎
281. in a hurry 匆匆忙忙
282. have no idea 不知道
283. if only 但愿，要是……就好了
284. make a good impression on sb. 给某人留下好印象
285. inch one's way forward 慢慢前进
286. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真朋友。
287. inform sb. of sth. 告诉某人某事
288. insist on doing 坚持要做...
289. inspect a factory 视察工厂
290. an inspiring speech 激动人心的演讲
291. in instant need of help 急需帮助
292. interrupt a conversation 打断谈话
293. a letter of introduction 介绍信
294. receive an invitation 收到请帖
295. a letter of invitation 邀请信
296. tell a joke 讲笑话
297. play a joke with sb. 和某人开玩笑
298. make a journey 旅行
299. to one's joy 使某人高兴的是
300. Don't judge a man by his looks. 不可以貌取人。
311. a junior high school 一所初中
312. just then 正在那时
313. keep in touch with 与……保持联系
314. keep...out of... 使……不进入……
315. the key to success 成功的秘诀
316. kick the door 踢门
317. kick off one's shoes 踢掉鞋子
318. go down/fall on one's knees 跪下
319. knock at the door 敲门
320. at the latest 最迟，至迟
321. sooner or later 迟早
322. burst into laughter 哈哈大笑起来
323. break/obey the law 违(守)法
324. make a law 制定一条法律
325. lay the table 摆设餐具(准备吃饭)
326. lead a simple life 过着简朴的生活
327. leave out 忽略，遗漏
328. attend a lecture on 听关于……的讲座
329. teach sb. a lesson 给某人一个教训
330. take a lesson from 从……中吸取教训
331. let out a cry of surprise 惊讶地叫了一声
332. let out the news 透露消息
333. a capital letter 大写字母
334. lie on one's back/stomach 仰卧/俯卧
335. come back to life 复活，苏醒过来
336. traffic lights 交通信号灯
337. make a shopping list 列一张购物清单
338. make a living 谋生，度日
339. lose one's life 丧生，死，牺牲
340. lose heart 泄气，灰心
341. lose one's voice 失音
342. lose a game 输一场比赛
343. Wish you good luck. 祝你好运。
344. a washing machine 一台洗衣机
345. be mad with joy 欣喜若狂
346. send the parcel by mail 邮寄包裹
347. make money 赚钱
348. make friends 交朋友
349. make progress 取得进步
350. make use of 利用
351. make up a story 编造故事
352. make up for one's mistake 弥补某人的过失
353. have good manners 有礼貌
354. a trade mark 商标
355. full marks 满分
356. watch a basketball match 观看一场篮球比赛
357. have a match 进行比赛
358. May you success. 祝你成功。
359. May Day 五一节
360. by this means 通过这种方式
361. by means of 用……方法，依靠
362. by no means 决不
363. make...to one's measure 按……尺寸做
364. take a measure 采取措施
365. measure one's height 量身高
366. get a gold medal 获得金牌
367. a medical team 医疗队
368. medical examination 体检
369. take/have some medicine 吃药
370. meet the needs of 满足……的需要
371. meet with a storm 遇到风暴
372. go to a meeting 去开会
373. have a meeting 开会
374. hold a meeting 举行会议
375. in memory of 为纪念
376. have no mercy on sb. 对……一点儿也不怜悯
377. without mercy 毫不留情地，残忍地
378. at the mercy of 在……支配下，任由……摆布
379. Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐!
380. take a message for sb. 给某人捎个信儿
381. Mid-autumn Day 中秋节
382. millions of 上百万的，许许多多的
383. change one's mind 改变主意
384. Mind the wet paint! 当心油漆未干！
385. make up one's mind 下决心
386. the minister of foreign affairs 外交部长
387. miss an opportunity 错过机会
388. make a mistake 犯错误
389. by mistake 错误地
390. in modern times 在现代
391. small money 零钱
392. have no money with sb. 某人身上没(带)钱
393. make sb. our monitor 选某人为我们的班长
394. on the early morning 一大早
395. at the top of the mountain 在山顶上
396. join the navy 参加海军
397. if necessary 如果有必要的话
398. in need of help 需要帮助
399. take on a new look 呈现一片新面貌
340. hit sb. on the nose 打某人的鼻子
341. make/take notes 做笔记
342. have nothing to do with 与……无关
343. put up a notice 张贴通知
344. pay no notice to sb. 对某人毫不在意
345. be in operation 运转着，实施中
346. place an order for sth. 订购某物
347. out of work 失业了
348. a pair of glasses 一副眼镜
349. the Summer Palace 颐和园
350. No parking here! 此处禁止停车!
351. take an active part in 在……中起积极作用
352. in the past few days 在过去的几天里
353. be patient with sb. 对某人有耐心
354. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
355. put on performances 演出，表演
356. in person 亲自，当面
357. take a photo of sb. 给某人照相
358. play the piano 弹钢琴
359. pick flowers 摘花
360. pick up a wallet 捡钱包
361. go out for a picnic 去野餐
362. a pile of books 一堆书
363. have/take pity on sb. 可怜某人(因同情而帮助某人)
364. out of pity 出于同情
365. in place of 代替
366. take one's place 坐某人的座位，代替某人的职务
367. take place 举行，发生
368. take the place of 代替，代理
369. make a plan 订计划
370. play cards 玩牌
371. play a joke on sb. 开某人的玩笑
372. play with sb. 与……一起玩
373. on the playground 在操场上
374. be pleased with 对……感到满意
375. take pleasure in doing sth. 喜欢做某事
376. live in plenty 生活富裕
377. on the point of 正要……的时候
378. be polite to sb. 对某人有礼貌
379. be popular with sb. 受某人喜爱
380. take possession of 占有，拥有
381. power station 发电站
382. take power 当权，执政
383. praise sb. for sth. 因为某事赞扬某人
384. in praise of 赞扬
385. be present at a meeting 出席会议
386. at present 目前，现在
387. exchange presents 互赠礼物
388. under pressure 在压力下
389. prevent sb. from doing 防止某人做某事
390. at the price of 以……为代价
391. at any price 不惜任何代价
392. take pride in 以……自豪，对……感到得意
393. primary school 小学
394. go to prison 入狱，被监禁
395. be in prison 在狱中服刑
396. throw/put sb. into prison 将某人送进监狱
397. escape from prison 越狱
398. solve the problem 解决问题
399. answer the question 回答问题
400. keep one's promise 遵守诺言
401. make a promise 答应，许下诺言
402. be proud of 以……自豪
403. provide food and clothes for one's family 养家糊口
404. public affairs 公共事务
405. public opinion 舆论
406. in public 当众，公开
407. publishing house 出版社
408. on purpose 故意地
409. push...aside 把……推到一边
410. push over 推倒，(风)刮倒
411. put off 拖延，推迟
412. out of the question 不可能
413. a relay race 接力赛
414. on the radio 通过无线电广播
415. in rags 衣衫褴褛，穿破衣服
416. at the railway station 在火车站
417. light/heavy rain 小(大)雨
418. a ray of hope 一线希望
419. reach for sth. 伸手去拿
420. out of one's reach 够不着
421. be ready to do 乐意干某事
422. in reality 事实上
423. realize one's hope 实现希望
424. for this reason 为此
425. reception desk 接待处
426. refer to 参考，谈到
427. remain in one's memory 留在某人的记忆中
428. remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
429. remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起
430. by request 应……请求
431. as a result 因此，结果
432. be rich in 盛产，有大量的……
433. get rid of 除掉
434. rob sb. of sth. 抢走某人某物
435. play an important role 起重要作用
436. play the role of 扮演……的角色
437. make room for 给……腾出地方
438. be rude to sb. 对某人无礼
439. run out of 用完
440. rush hour 高峰时间，拥挤时间
441. satisfy one's needs 满足某人的需要
442. save one's strength 节省体力
443. that is to say 也就是说
444. scold sb. for sth. 为某事责备某人
445. take one's seat 就座，坐下
446. keep sth. a secret 不让人知道某事，保密
447. seize a thief by the collar 抓住小偷的衣领
448. shake hands with sb. 与某人握手
449. shop assistant 店员，营业员
450. show sb. out/in 领某人出去/进来
451. show off 炫耀
452. on the other side of 在……另一侧
453. take the side of 支持某人(方)
454. take sides in 站在……一边
455. lose sight of 看不见
456. catch sight out 看到，发现
457. out of sight 看不见
458. in silence 静静地
459. be similar to 和……类似的
460. single ticket 单程票
461. take the size of 量……的大小(尺寸)
462. slip a note into one's hand 偷偷塞给某人一张纸条
463. slip on the snow 在雪地上滑倒
464. smooth away difficulties 克服困难
465. or so 大约
466. have something to do with 与……有关系
467. the national song 国歌
468. speak out 大胆地说，清楚并响亮地说
469. make a speech 发言，演讲
470. at a speed of 以……的速度
471. square kilometers 平方公里
472. stand for 代表，象征
473. starve to death 饿死
474. in a good state 处于良好状态
475. step by step 逐步地，一步一步地
476. stick to one's word / promise 遵守诺言
477. lie on one's stomach 趴在地上
478. a house of four storeys 四层楼的住宅
479. be caught in the storm 赶上风暴
480. be strict with sb. in sth. 对……要求严格
481. strike a match 擦火柴
482. struggle to one's feet 挣扎着起来
483. make a study of 仔细研究
484. all of a sudden 突然，冷不防
485. supply sb. with sth. 向某人供应/提供
486. to one's surprise 使某人惊奇的是
487. sweat off one's face 擦脸上的汗
488. sit down to table 坐下吃饭
489. pay one's taxes 纳税
490. make tea 沏茶
491. through a telescope 用望远镜
492. tell a story 讲故事
493. tell one from the other 辨别，分清
494. take one's temperature 量体温
495. tens of thousands of 数以万计
496. be terrified at 被……吓了一跳
497. be thankful to sb. for sth. 因某事感谢某人
498. throw away 扔掉
499. throw up 吐出(食物)，呕吐
500. in no time 立刻，很快
501. traffic jam 交通堵塞
502. play a trick on sb. 跟某人开玩笑，欺骗某人
503. be in trouble 处于困境(苦恼)中
504. a pair of trousers 一条裤子
505. attend university 上大学
506. pay a visit to sb. 拜访某人
507. at the top of one's voice 高声地(喊)
508. at war 在交战
509. wear out 穿旧;使筋疲力尽
510. pull out the weeds 拔草
511. be dressed in white 穿着白色衣服
512. as a whole 通盘，作为整体
513. on the whole 总的来说
514. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
515. be willing to do sth. 乐意做某事
516. wipe off the dust 擦掉灰尘
517. make wonders 创造奇迹
518. no wonder 不足为奇，难怪
519. get in a word 插话
520. have a word with sb. 和某人说句话
521. in a word 总之，简言之
