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Unit 2 Book 2 Useful expressionsOverview:1. Friendship is a topic close to all our hearts.2. the source of our happiest moments3. occasionally: now and then4. take sth too much for granted5. fail to keep sth in good repair6. illustrate sth through a tale of sth7. the lasting regret8. let sb know how much sb mean to us9. see the power of sth displayed more in actions than in words10. unfold a tale of courage and endurance11. fight to save ones life12. vividly reflect the power of sth13. provide food for thought14. when it comes to sth 15. what our friends mean to us16. a fair-weather friend17. A bank is the place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.Text A18. make an effort to keep in touch19. put off: delay: postpone doing20. plenty of time21. leave sth too late22. reach for the pen: put pen to paper: start to write23. cabbie: taxi driver: cab driver24. taxicab=taxi=cab25. all sb had=all that sb had=what sb had26. be lost in sth=be absorbed in sth=be immersed in sth=be fully occupied with sth27. tap on the windshield28. get ones attention=catch ones eye cf. eye-catching29. Is your cab available?30. look up at sb31. say sth to sb apologetically32. settle into the back seat33. He sounded as if he had a cold or something.34. or something/somebody/somewhere35. He was an artist or something.36. He was my uncle or somebody.37. I left it on the desk or somewhere.38. Im in no hurry.39. go ahead and do sth40. know sth by heart=learn sth by heart cf. learn sth by rote41. Letters from home always mean a lot.42. I am on the road so much.43. Estimating that, I guessed sth.44. Come to think of it, it might just as well be45. may well do= be likely to do46. used to do47. Im not much of a.: Im not a good48. Sheisagoodhandatmakingbread.她是做面包的能手。49. Sheisagoodhandattransplantingrice.她是插秧能手。50. keep up our correspondence too well51. take it that52. practically: almost53. all the way through high school54. grade school: primary school55. I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget. 56. Died a couple of weeks ago57. Its no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is even tougher. 58. ride on in silence for a few minutes. 59. I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me.60. The problem has been a weight on my mind.61. on ones mind: 挂念着；担心着；惦念着；压在某人心头62. in ones mind: in ones opinion e.g. In my mind, he will succeed.63. in ones minds eye: 在sb的心目中64. should have kept in touch65. We should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things come up and we just dont seem to find the time? 66. shrug 耸肩If youshrugsomethingoff, you ignore it or treat it as if it is not really important or serious. 对不予理睬例：He shrugged off the criticism.他对批评不予理睬。67. sth be mentioned in sw68. hand sth over to sb69. Thats pretty personal.70. urge sb to do sth71. be written in pencil72. remind sb of sth73. Ive been meaning to write for some time, but Ive always postponed it. 74. the good times they had had together when they both lived in the same neighborhood75. It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver.76. keep us after school77. There arent many of us left. There are fewer and fewer still around.78. go to a class reunion79. Time goes by80. work at the same place81. hang out on the same corner when we (were) single. 82. every now and then83. But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards. Of course thered be always a note wed each add to the cards usually some news about 84. Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that. 85. I found myself nodding in agreement. 86. That must have made you feel good, didnt it?87. sb said something that I couldnt understand because he seemed to be all choked up88. get close to our destination 89. skip to sw90. Enjoyed talking with you91. take my suitcase out of the cab92. sth be signed sth sth上面签的名字是sth（The letter was signed Tom）93. Its a letter I wrote to him before I knew hed died. So I never mailed it. 94. sb looked sort of sorrowful, or as if he were trying to see something in the distance. 95. unpack right awayVocabulary & Translation exe96. stand absolutely still97. make your own kite using directions available in books98. walk steadily north99. check her direction100. trade unions101. invest more money in staff training102. As a sailing ship has a destination, so we must have a definite goal in our life.Youcouldrefertothisas“fakeittill youmake it,”butIthinkitsmoreaccurateto say, “Aswithin,sowithout.”你可以称它为“假想直到拥有”，但我认为这样说更准确，“因为源于内心,所以显于外部”。103. engineering constructions104. at the disco105. break into a house106. have a family reunion107. accept the invitation108. reduce life expectancy by around 12 years on average109. go ahead with sth110. hold a class reunion111. be anxious about sth112. the sight of sth leave sb upset113. be choked up by sth114. accomplish the project on time115. equip the new hospital116. be estimated at $2 million117. passengers were held up118. reference books on computer science119. skip from A to B120. understand what they are expected to do121. focus on sth122. make reference to sb: 参看，参考；提及，涉及，说到123. keep pace with the growing demand for sth124. have a fine reputation for being an old hand at doing sth125. collect sea-shells on the beach126. gather wild fruit in the woods127. A arouse ones interest in B128. IT: information technology129. ones devotion to sth cf. sb be devoted to doing sth130. make a deep impression on sb131. offer me their congratulations on my good record132. value his friendship with sb133. paint the ceiling134. save a child from drowning135. sth make me choked up136. practically all our life137. All my available time is taken up driving the cab.138. Im on the go all day.139. get round to sth: find time to do sth140. Whoever says you should never put off till tomorrow what you can do today is absolutely right.141. was not expected to live for long142. get the money to make the trip143. work as a truck driver his entire life144. manage to have some savings145. with embarrassment146. walk the mile to the filling station147. trust me for the phone call to California148. go off to college149. lose touch with sb150. pull out two pieces of paper151. the paper read sth: the paper said sth152. go along with sb: follow sb cf. get along with sb153. a signed check with an attached message154. Since I graduated from sw: since my graduation from sw155. This is certainly true in my case.156. in future 今后 cf. in the future在未来
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