1.词发音
lately , /t/ hold 住
issue/ˈıˌʃuː/
mayonnaise /ˈmejəˌneız/
idea/aıˈdiːjə/
interfere/ˌıntɚˈfiɚ/ 其中/t/省略
leisure 美/ˈliːʒɚ/ 英/ˈlɛʒə/
image/ˈımıʤ/
experiment
动词/ıkˈsperəˌmɛnt/
名词/ıkˈsperəmənt/
2.表达参考
岁月如歌
good old days
old day and good day
go backwards
when I was your age
长大
grown-up
grow up + adj./ V-ing
grow up poor
grow up listening XX
现代人啊
get their nose in a screen
(Electronics/ Information) are cluttering our lives.
We need to declutter (our lives and our mind).
学生与学业
a third-grader
a pile of assignments
turn in the assignments / hand it in
check it over
had perfect scores
extra credit
read scientific journals
had at least an hour of math problems and a geography assignment that would've take another two hours
get bored with the homework
skip the third period
【释义】period 课时: At a school or college, a period is one of the parts that the day is divided into during which lessons or other activities take place.
【例】
periods of private study. 自习课
I have algebra class during first period.
whip through the homework
【释义】whip through:(informal)to do (something) very quickly
team up with sb to lend a hand
同意吗
see eye to eye with sb on sth
【释义】同意 （一般用于否定句）
【例句】
They don't see eye to eye (with each other) on this issue.
the different parts of the UK don't always see eye-to-eye.
【写作参考】用于argument的观点句：I don't see eye to eye with the author on this issue.
好不好
The downside of sth is that.
【释义】downside: a drawback or disadvantage
【例】
the only downside is that
the downside of this approach/ method is that
its biggest downside is that
【写作参考】“弊端” 的漂亮表达，替换disadvantage，用在分析利弊时。
on equal footing with sb
【释义】footing: describe the kind of relationship that exists between people, countries
【例】
They started/compete on (an) equal footing (with one another).
They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.
a nation that is on a friendly footing with its neighbors
【写作参考】可用于性别话题：
It pays to create conditions in which men and women compete on an equal footing.
光明的未来！
have the rosy image of sth
【释义】rosy: having or producing hope for success or happiness in the future
【例句】
A young man with arosy[=promising] future.
She has a rosy[=optimistic] outlook on life. 【像形容westworld 女主一开始的状态设定】
things looked very rosy for sth
The job prospects for those graduating in engineering are far less rosy now than they used to be.
【写作参考】
have the rosy image of sth 表达乐观
has a rosy future/ be more rosy than 可用于教育类话题（什么样的人更有戏）或新兴事物
各种主语从句们
1）What surprises/amazes me is that
惊死我了
2）What really stinks is that
让我不爽 = I'm very disappointed that
【释义】stink: very unpleasant
3）What's supposed to happen is that
本该是
【写作参考】主语从句是重要变换句型
With sth + 介词短语/ doing
【原文例句】With the pig in house, I was actually looking forward to school starting.
（还有别的，一时没翻到，再补充）
【写作参考】漂亮的修饰结构
have one's way
【释义】走自己的路 （一意孤行/特立独行）
【例句】
let someone have his way 由他去吧
You can't let him have his way. You must step in. 不由他去
Let the young man have his way. 年轻人就折腾吧
a whole lot+ adj.比较级
【释义】……得多= much
【例】a whole lot better/ easier
a whole lot of + n. 许多 = a lot of
a whole lot of hard work/effort/things
sign up for sth 注册
Have you sign up for it? 办卡/报名了吗
hog the bathroom
【释义】
hog 猪 →猪拱(v)→独霸(v) (informal) : to take, keep, or use (something) in a way that prevents other people or things from having or using it
【用法】
hog the bathroom/ remote
bathroom/ remote/ poll hogger
hog the road 不让别的车过
roadhog 马路杀手
If you describe someone as a roadhog, you mean that they drive too fast or in a way which is dangerous to other people.
在我看来
From what I can tell, + 句子
The way I see it, + 句子
不可能！
There's no way + 句子
本来还好的！
I was actually OK with sb/sth until I realized what it meant for me.
生无可恋
get on my nerves 紧张死老子了，烦死老子了
get/be bored 没意思
rule out 让～去死吧
be a step down from sth 比……差一点
3.脑洞拓展
have got so spoiled
【拓展】spoiler 剧透 , spoiler alert 小心剧透
game changer
【拓展】time saver
light bulb
【拓展】third wheel 比喻义电灯泡
my personal business 少管闲事
【拓展】I made it my business to do sth. 决定去做
tricks
【拓展】do the trick: (informal)to produce a desired result, to solve a problem
【例句】One small adjustment will do the trick.
tick 钟滴答
【拓展】to continue to work or function = run
【例句】
What makes it tick?
His old heart is still ticking.
turn in 上交
【拓展】
turn sb on 撩人
turn up 出现
period 课时
【拓展】月经
a woman has a period
She is on her period
the first day of her period
have a totally different picture of
【拓展1】
in the picture 牵涉其中: involved in the situation
out of the picture: not involved in the situation
【例句】
He is in/out of the picture.
After a brief separation, her boyfriend is back in the picture. [=she is dating him again]
With last year's winner out of the picture[=no longer in the competition], she has a good chance of winning.
【拓展2】
keep/put sb in the picture
知会(英国用法）: to give someone the information that is needed to understand something
【例句】
Teachers meet regularly with parents to keep them in the picture about their child's progress.
I'll put you in the picture as soon as a final decision has been made.
4.主题论述
old days VS nowadays
A: 老日子好啊，梦回唐朝
X are always talking about the 'good old days' and how things were so much better then.
We need to go backwards.
过去的好：
Because everybody in town knew everybody else and it was like one giant family.
Three generations live under the same roof.
现在的不好1：
The problem with society these days is that everybody's got their nose in a screen and nobody takes the time to get to know the people who live around them.
Electronics are cluttering our lives.
现在的不好2：
Some people complain that modern technology has made us soft.
We've got so spoiled that we don't even have to leave our homes if we don't want to.
B: 过去就是狗屎，现在牛逼
态度：
I don't really see eye to eye with X on that issue.
反驳点1：
That good old days weren't that much fun.
I like privacy, and really don't need everyone knowing my personal business.
Personally, I think a little separationi is a good thing.
反驳点2：
There are all sorts of luxuries nowadays that make people's lives better and easier.
Take ……, for example. People were using …… for hundreds of years, and thenall of a suddensome geniuscame up with an ideathat wasa total game changer.
I really don't want imagine living in a world without …….
We can't live like people did before there were computers and phones.
结论：
There really was no turning back.