Lesson 13
1.comfortable adj. 輕松自在的，舒適的
scare/frighten out of one's wits 膽都嚇破了，嚇呆了(to frighten a person so much that he does not know what he is doing)
例句：I was hiding myself behind the door, and the deafening shots scared me out of my wits.
當(dāng)時我正躲在門后，震耳欲聾的槍聲把我的膽都嚇破了。
2.knock vi./vt. 敲，打;碰撞
knock oneself out on something 在...上花大功夫，下大力氣
例句：Gloria has been knocking herself out on that project.
葛洛麗亞在這個課題上花了很大力氣。
3.let out 放出，讓…走
例句：1.I couldn't listen to the president's television speech last night because my political science lecture let out too late.
我昨晚沒能聽到總統(tǒng)的電視講話就是因?yàn)檎螌W(xué)課下得太晚了。
2.A:I assumed you'd be in class till three o'clock today.
A:我還以為你今天上課上到3點(diǎn)呢。
B:I usually am. Professor Smith let out early.
B:以往是這樣，今天史密斯教授下課早。
3.Prof.Webster always lets us out late.
韋伯斯特教授總是拖堂。
4.put on 戴上，播放;穿上;上演
例句：1.I think I'll put on some music now.
我想現(xiàn)在放點(diǎn)音樂。
2.A:Prof.Nelson, could you please turn up the temperature in here? I'm having trouble concentrating.
A:納爾遜教授，您能不能把這兒的溫度調(diào)高一些?我的注意力已無法集中了。
B:Yeah, I understand. But I don't control the thermostat. Tell you what, I'll talk to maintenance about it after class. In the meantime, I suggest you put on a sweater if you've brought one.
B:我能夠理解?？晌也豢刂坪銣仄?。不過下課之后我會跟維修人員說的?，F(xiàn)在如果你帶了套頭衫的話，我建議你穿上。
3.The drama club puts on a play once every other month.
這個戲劇俱樂部每隔一個月上演一出戲。
5.try on 試穿(a garment, shoes, etc.)
例句：1.I wish I had tried these shoes on to see if they fit.
我要是試穿一下看看鞋是否合適就好了。
2.The coat you tried on was really nice, and reasonably priced.
你試穿的那件外衣真好看，而且價格也合理。