201812晨读D2

注意的音节
vacation /və'keʃən/ Venice
Where to? 你要去哪里旅游?
Tell me everything. = Fill me in. 你跟我说一说都发生了什么事情。
- fill me in on sb/sth 或者单独使用：
  We met a handsome boy yesterday.
  Really? What's he like? You have to fill me in. (八卦之魂熊熊燃烧，哈哈）
It was expensive. The price is high/ low/ steep.
贵的：pricy，costly，rip-off (索价过高，物非所值）
Was it expensive?
Yes. Very. (省略了expensive）或者super/quite/pretty.
“我花光了钱”的几种说法：
- I spent every cent I had.
- I am broke.
- I had no money left.
- I came back penniless.
- 拓展：
  My parents would like to spend every cent on me.
  We do not need to spend a cent on a classroom.
Sound 在口语中很常用
- It sounds terrible.
- Sounds like a plan./ Sounds good./ Sounds like a good idea. 听起来不错。
It was the best vacation ever. 此处ever表强调。
或者It was the best vacation ever, period.
Some people say period after stating a fact or opinion when they want to emphasize that they are definite about something and do not want to discuss it further.

这列列车去哪里?
- This train is heading for Mahattan.
- This train is bound for Manhattan
- This is a Manhattan-bound train.
I am afraid……
I am afraid you have to leave the building.
schedule
It is scheduled. 被安排上了
I was away on vacation. 我出去旅游了
I was out. I was out of town. 我出门了。
- town 表示自己居住的地方，搭配 in town/ out of town
  - out of town 真的很常用，经常听同学或者老师说 I will be out of town this weekend.我一开始是楞住的，第一反应是，难道DC像个town那么小？哈哈，后来才明白过来是什么回事。
tardy tardiness 迟到的书面用语
mistake 同义词：hitch hiccup
train …on 对准
If you train something such as a gun, a camera, or a light on a person or thing, you aim it at them and keep it towards them.

今天第一次上麦，啦啦啦，还是在图书馆，幸亏是在group study space，估计没有什么人留意。得到的反馈就是我念得太平淡了，要更dramatic一点。要有感情，想像真的在和别人对话。