语言点

1. 强调句/断裂句

All I do is wait wait wait.

主语部分含有实意动词do（包括do 的其他形式或非谓语形式），同时含有all（所有概念）, the first（序数概念）, the best（最高级概念）等表示“所有，唯一”等概念的词语，或由what 引导的主语从句，后面不定式可以省略to。例如：

All I want to do now is (to) drink some water. 我想做的一切就是喝点水。

All she did yesterday was (to) sweep the floor. 她昨天做的一切就是打扫了地板。

The first thing for the thief to do is (to) run away. 小偷想做的第一件事就是逃跑。

If you want further information the best thing to do is have a word with the driver as you get on the bus. 如果你想了解更多信息,最好的办法是在上公交车时问一问司机。

What he wanted to do was (to) become a skillful worker.他的愿望是成为一个技术熟练的工人。

2. picky / nit-picking 鸡蛋里挑骨头，吹毛求疵

3. carry considerable/significant weight 言重，有份量

4. late / tardy 迟到

tardy in answering your letter

tardy for school

5. I hate to say that, but...(you’re fired)

6. Tonight was well-spent. 没白过

7. ecstasy 狂喜

8. as much as 尽管

I can’t forget you, as much as I should.

As much as I hate to do it, I must stay home and finish the paper.

I can’t leave you here. Much as I’d like to.

9. devil 拓展

① devil’s advocate—a person who expresses an opinion that they do not really hold in order to encourage a discussion about a subject 故意唱反调的人；故意持不同意见的人（非恶意）

e.g. Often the interviewer will need to play devil's advocatein order to get a discussion going. 采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。

② devilled egg/ham 各种食物—devilled food is cooked with very hot pepper 辣味儿腌XX

③ Better the devil you know, (than the devil you don’t). 甲乙都不符合标准，但是甲你心里有数。熟悉的魔鬼比不熟悉的魔鬼好；不要嫌熟悉的环境不好，换个不熟悉的环境可能更糟。

④ The devil looks after his own.— bad people often seem to have good luck 坏人多好运；坏蛋自有鬼照顾；恶人自有恶人

⑤ speak/talk of the devil 说曹操曹操到

10. break down

① 出故障；坏掉

The telephone system has broken down. 电话系统瘫痪了。

We (= the car)broke down on the freeway. 我们的车在高速公路上抛锚了。

② 崩溃

He broke down and wept when he heard the news. 听到这个消息，他不禁失声痛哭。

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语音点

1. td在结尾很弱，只摆口型

2. 介词在句尾不读成弱读式

You’re the one I'm waiting for.

3. our弱读成/ɑ:r/

4. shoud have done—shoulda done

5. I hate that I miss you.

that I /ðət̬aɪ/

6. all our 连读

7. miss you，forget you 可以同化