signal：打信号                           sigh：叹气

about to: 即将                           above all: 首先，尤其 

accustomed to: 习惯于                    ahead of: 在……前面，先于

at all: 完全，根本                       all over: 到处，遍及

in all: 总共，共计                       as if/as though: 好像，仿佛

as…as: 与…一样                         no as/so as: … 不如…那样

back and forth: 来回，往返               make the best of: 充分利用

at best/at the best: 最好，充其量        in brief: 简要地说

trolley bus: 电车                        by and by: 不久以后，将来

keep company with: 与……交往，与……结伴

compare…to: 把…比做                    take delight in: 以…为乐

either…or: 或…或，不是…就是           enjoy oneself: 过得快乐

father-in-law: 岳父，公公                be fed up with: 对……极其厌倦

go by: 经过，放过，过去                  on the one hand…on the other hand:

heart and soul: 全心全意地               一方面……,另一方面

now that: 既然                           once in a while: 间或，偶尔，有时
per cent/percent: 百分之……             prior to: 在……之前

on purpose: 故意，有意                   get rid of: 摆脱，除去

primary school: 小学                     sit up: 迟睡，熬夜

so…as to: 如此……以至于，如此……以便  if only: 只要，要是…就好

so for: 以便，为的是                     so…that: 如此……以至于

as soon as: 一……就                     no sooner…than: 一……就

sooner or later: 迟早，早晚              all of sudden: 突然

sum up: 总结                             in tears: 流着泪

thanks to: 由于，多亏                    on top of: 在……之上

make use of: 利用                        put to use: 使用，利用

up to: 从事于，忙于，                              该由……, 轮到……

wear off: 逐渐消逝                       weep for: 为……伤心

as well as: 既……又，除……之外（还）   no wonder: 难怪，怪不得

keep one’s word: 守信用                 at(the)worst: 在最坏的情况下

in accord with=according to: 根据        be going to do sth: 打算做某事

be to do sth: 强调近期的一种计划         let sb down: 让某人失望

let sb out: 让某人出去                   let sb in: 让某人进入

put up with=stand/bear/tolerate: 忍受

serve as: 以…为职业/角色                consider as: 把…看作

be known as: 闻名                        be used to do: 被用于做什么

be used to doing: 习惯于做什么           used to do: 过去常常做什么

persuade sb of…：使某人相信…           persuade sb into doing… 说服某人

persist in doing sth: 坚持做某事         accident: 事故，交通事故

incident: （小）事件                     event: （重大）事件

case: 法律上办的案子                     as usual: 像往常一样