the sun came out
太阳出来了
thick fog
大雾弥漫
heavy rain
大雨
strong wind
大风
wind blows
刮风，风吹..
the sky was clear
天晴了
下大雨动词用pour
For heavy rain we often use the verb pour, e.g. pour with rain.
雷阵雨shower
For short periods of light or heavy rain, we use the noun shower.
暴风雨storm
A storm is heavy rain with strong winds.
雷暴雨thunderstorm
A period of hot weather sometimes ends with a thunderstorm.
打雷thunder闪电lightning
First it becomes very humid, then you hear thunder and see lightning, and it’s followed by heavy rain.
be sure not to
别...，不要...
和don't的意思相同，但don't语气更为强烈，有「要求，命令」的语气。be sure not to 语气更加友好而婉转
hang on
等一下，和wait的意思相同，但语气更友好
hang on a moment/minute/second 等一下
prescription
处方，药方；处方上开的药
a doctor's prescription医生的处方
OTC = Over the counter
OTC medicine 非处方药
prescription medicine 处方药
pass by
路过，经过
spill sth on sth
把…洒到了…上
my nicest piece of clothing
我最漂亮的一件衣服
can’t/couldn’t help
无法抑制，禁不住（做…）
blow your top
发怒，生气
at the top of your lungs
扯破喉咙地，特别大声地
ring with sth
回响；响彻
fly into a rage
勃然大怒
come before sth/sb
比…重要；优先于
that is to say
更确切地讲；也就是说
beside the point
→ not relevant; not important
不重要的；离题的，不相关的
(to) blow something
→ to spoil or botch something
把…搞糟
(to) buckle down
→ to start working seriously
开始努力工作
can't stand
→ to hate
讨厌，无法忍受
(to) cut class
→ to miss class without an excuse
旷课，翘课
Get real!
→ be serious or realistic about what's going on
现实一点！清醒清醒吧！
(to) have one's heart set on
→ to really want something
渴望，倾心于
(to) hit the books
→ to start studying
学习；做功
lost cause
→ something hopeless
没有希望的人（或事）
(to) not give a hoot
→ to not care about
毫不在乎
over one's head
→ beyond one's understanding
无法理解，理解不了
(to) slack off
→ to waste time
松懈，懈怠，
(to) stand a chance
→ to have the possibility of success
有成功的希望
come on in
请进
tenant
租户; 佃户
landlord
房东；地主
airy
通风的
square footage
平方英尺
appliance
装置，器械；（尤指）家用电器
professional-grade
专业级的
gas range
煤气灶
spacious
宽敞的，空间大的
walk-in closet
步入式衣帽间
en suit bathroom
主卧带的卫生间
attic
阁楼
basement
地下室
lawn
草坪
real estate
房产中介
break the news (to somebody)
告诉别人一个坏消息，说出实情，透露坏消息
news
news除了「新闻」的意思，还有可以表示「消息」
no news is good news
没有消息就是好消息，不闻凶讯便是吉
the news
新闻报道；新闻节目
be good/bad news
对…有利／不利
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