英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)練習(xí)(一)

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pay attention to one's teacher
    注意聽老師講課
    -Pay more attention to your teacher when having a class.
    -上課的時(shí)候你應(yīng)該注意聽老師講課。
    -I want to, but I can't concentrate on the subject.
    -我也想啊,但我就是沒法把注意力集中在課上。
    flock around one's teacher
    聚集在老師周圍
    -The children flocked around their teacher.
    -孩子們都聚集在老師周圍。
    -They were attracted deeply by the story the teacher told.
    -他們被老師講的故事深深吸引了。
    explain something to one's teacher
    向老師解釋某事
    -I was absented from class yesterday because my mother was ill.
    -我昨天沒來(lái)上課是因?yàn)槲覌寢尣×恕?BR>    -You should have explained that to your teacher.
    -你應(yīng)該向老師解釋這事的。
    buy one's teacher a present
    給老師買禮物
    -Tomorrow is Teachers' Day.
    -明天是教師節(jié)。
    -I suggest you buy your teacher some presents. What do you think?
    -我建議你給老師買些禮物,你說(shuō)呢?
    present flowers to one's teacher
    給老師獻(xiàn)花
    -Did you attend the graduation ceremony yesterday?
    -你昨天參加畢業(yè)典禮了嗎?
    -Sure. It was moving that students presented flowers to their teachers.
    -當(dāng)然,學(xué)生們給老師獻(xiàn)花的場(chǎng)景真讓人感動(dòng)。
    fall short of the expectations of one's teacher
    辜負(fù)老師的期望
    -I think the principal's speech encouraged me deeply and doubled my confidence. The bitterness and tiredness of the past are now transformed into aspiration for the future.
    -我覺得校長(zhǎng)的演講深深激勵(lì)了我,讓我信心倍增。過(guò)去的那些痛苦艱辛如今都轉(zhuǎn)化成了對(duì)于明天的向往。
    -I have the same feeling. I thought that I would do my best to study well in the future thus not to fall short of the expectations of my teachers and my parents.
    -我也有同樣的感受。我想我以后要努力學(xué)習(xí),那樣才不辜負(fù)老師和父母的期望。
    *live up to / come up to / meet one's expectations 不辜負(fù)某人的期望
    stand well with one's teacher
    深受老師的好評(píng)
    -John stands well with his teachers.
    -約翰深受老師的好評(píng)。
    -Yes. He's a student with excellent morals and academic skills, so he's popular with all his classmates and teachers.
    -是啊。他是個(gè)德才兼?zhèn)涞膶W(xué)生,所以很受同學(xué)、老師的歡迎。
    get a rap on the knuckles from the teacher
    受到老師的批評(píng)
    -He got a rap on the knuckles from the teacher for not finishing his homework.
    -因?yàn)闆]完成作業(yè),他被老師批評(píng)了。
    -He deserved it. He spent the whole night on the Internet.
    -活該,誰(shuí)讓他整晚都在上網(wǎng)。
    *(give somebody/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles - (to give somebody/receive) strong criticism for something (給某人以/受到)嚴(yán)厲譴責(zé),厲聲訓(xùn)斥
    respect one's teacher
    尊敬老師
    -We should respect our teachers. You shouldn't have answered your teacher back in class.
    -我們應(yīng)當(dāng)尊敬老師,你不該在課上同老師頂嘴。
    -It was an impulse. I couldn't stand her.
    -那是一時(shí)沖動(dòng),我實(shí)在受不了她。
    acknowledge one's debt to one's teacher
    感謝老師
    -Congratulations! You finished top in the final examination.
    -恭喜恭喜!你在期末考試中取得了第一名。
    -Thank you very much. I don't know what to say. I want to acknowledge my debt to my teacher first.
    -謝謝,我都不知道說(shuō)什么了。首先我得感謝老師。