Lesson 44
1.as long as 只要;和…一樣長
1.A:See that guy over there in the corner? He comes in every Thursday night around six and he just sits there, for hours.
A:你看見角落里那家伙了嗎?他每星期四晚上6點左右就來了，然后就坐在那兒，一坐就是好幾個小時。
B:It's odd. But there is not much we can do as long as he orders something that is.
B:很奇怪。但只要他點菜要東西的話，我們也沒有可做的。
2.A:Would you be interested in two bedrooms, one bedroom, or a studio?
A:你對兩居室，一居室，還是一室公寓房感興趣?
B:It doesn't matter as long as it's close to the university.
B:只要離學校近，無所謂。
2.birth 出生，誕生
birth certificate 出生證明
例句：I need to get a copy of my birth certificate.
我需要復印一張我的出生證明。
3.brain n. 腦;智力
rack one's brains 絞盡腦汁(to think very deeply or for a long time)
例句：1.Julia racked her brains, but she still coundn't figure out what had really happened.
朱麗婭絞盡了腦汁也想不出到底發(fā)生了什么事。
2.Rack your brains, maybe you can get some hints.
絞盡腦汁想一想，也許你會得到些線索的。
4.matter-of-fact adj. 實事求是的
as a matter of fact 事實上，實際上(in fact, actually; to tell the truth)
1.A:You haven't phoned Harry yet, have you?
A:你沒有給哈里打電話，是嗎?
B:As a matter of fact, I have.
B:事實上，我已經(jīng)打了電話。
2.A:I imagine you've gotten your advisor's approval for your class schedule?
A:我想你的課程表已經(jīng)得到了你指導老師的同意了吧?
B:As a matter of fact, I haven't.
B:事實上，還沒有呢?
5.note n. 短箋，便條;記錄，筆記 vt.記錄，記下;注意，留意
thank you note 感謝信
例句：Inside the envelope was a letter from Bob, a thank you note from Myma and a picture of all the teachers.
信封里有一封鮑勃的來信，一封瑪安娜的感謝信還有一張所有老師的照片。
6.place adj.(人或事物占據(jù)的)地方;位置 vt.把…放在
A:I've got a coupon for half off dinner at that new restaurant down the street. I think I'll use it when my cousin comes for a visit this weekend.
A:我得到了一張這條街那個新開張的飯館的半價優(yōu)惠券o我想這個周末我表弟過來的時候我就把這張券用了o
B:Where did you get it? I wouldn't mind trying that place out too.
B:你從哪里搞來的?我也想去那個餐館吃吃看。
7.relevant adj.有關的，切題的
be relevant to 和...相關
例句：This information is relevant to your research paper. Why don't you put it on paper?
這信息和你的研究論文有關，你為什么不把它記下來呢?
1.as long as 只要;和…一樣長
1.A:See that guy over there in the corner? He comes in every Thursday night around six and he just sits there, for hours.
A:你看見角落里那家伙了嗎?他每星期四晚上6點左右就來了，然后就坐在那兒，一坐就是好幾個小時。
B:It's odd. But there is not much we can do as long as he orders something that is.
B:很奇怪。但只要他點菜要東西的話，我們也沒有可做的。
2.A:Would you be interested in two bedrooms, one bedroom, or a studio?
A:你對兩居室，一居室，還是一室公寓房感興趣?
B:It doesn't matter as long as it's close to the university.
B:只要離學校近，無所謂。
2.birth 出生，誕生
birth certificate 出生證明
例句：I need to get a copy of my birth certificate.
我需要復印一張我的出生證明。
3.brain n. 腦;智力
rack one's brains 絞盡腦汁(to think very deeply or for a long time)
例句：1.Julia racked her brains, but she still coundn't figure out what had really happened.
朱麗婭絞盡了腦汁也想不出到底發(fā)生了什么事。
2.Rack your brains, maybe you can get some hints.
絞盡腦汁想一想，也許你會得到些線索的。
4.matter-of-fact adj. 實事求是的
as a matter of fact 事實上，實際上(in fact, actually; to tell the truth)
1.A:You haven't phoned Harry yet, have you?
A:你沒有給哈里打電話，是嗎?
B:As a matter of fact, I have.
B:事實上，我已經(jīng)打了電話。
2.A:I imagine you've gotten your advisor's approval for your class schedule?
A:我想你的課程表已經(jīng)得到了你指導老師的同意了吧?
B:As a matter of fact, I haven't.
B:事實上，還沒有呢?
5.note n. 短箋，便條;記錄，筆記 vt.記錄，記下;注意，留意
thank you note 感謝信
例句：Inside the envelope was a letter from Bob, a thank you note from Myma and a picture of all the teachers.
信封里有一封鮑勃的來信，一封瑪安娜的感謝信還有一張所有老師的照片。
6.place adj.(人或事物占據(jù)的)地方;位置 vt.把…放在
A:I've got a coupon for half off dinner at that new restaurant down the street. I think I'll use it when my cousin comes for a visit this weekend.
A:我得到了一張這條街那個新開張的飯館的半價優(yōu)惠券o我想這個周末我表弟過來的時候我就把這張券用了o
B:Where did you get it? I wouldn't mind trying that place out too.
B:你從哪里搞來的?我也想去那個餐館吃吃看。
7.relevant adj.有關的，切題的
be relevant to 和...相關
例句：This information is relevant to your research paper. Why don't you put it on paper?
這信息和你的研究論文有關，你為什么不把它記下來呢?