🟡 中级
Let me check my messages before we go. (check, read, look at, scroll through)
🔤 lè-tè mì / chè-kè / mài mè-sī-jí-sī bí-fó wéi gōu (chè-kè, rì-dé, lù-kè à-tè, sī-kè-lóu-ěr sū-lù)
让我先查看一下消息，我们再走。(查看, 阅读, 看一眼, 翻看)
🟡 中级
You remember I called first on Sunday, right? (called, phoned, rang, reached out)
🔤 yóu rì-mén-bó ài / kào-dé / fó-sī-tè ān sān-dé rài-tè (kào-dé, fōng-dé, rāng, rì-chì ào-tè)
你记得我星期天第一个打电话给你吧？(致电, 打电话, 打了电话, 主动联系)
🟡 中级
Honestly, I have no idea what is going on with you. (going on, happening, up, wrong)
🔤 ān-nèi-sī-tè-lì ài hé-fù nòu ài-dí-a wǎ yì-sī / gòu-yīng ān / wēi-sī yóu (gòu-yīng ān, hà-pēn-níng, à-pū, lóng)
老实说，我完全不知道你是怎么回事。(怎么回事, 发生什么事, 到底怎样, 出了什么问题)
🟡 中级
Yesterday I was so worked up, I tried calling again. (tried calling, called back, phoned again, reached out)
🔤 yé-sī-tè-dé ài wǎ sōu wó-kè-tè-à-pū ài / tuái kào-líng / è-gén (tuái kào-líng, kào-dé bèi-kè, fōng-dé è-gén, rì-chì ào-tè)
昨天我气得不行，又给你打了电话。(又打了电话, 又回拨了电话, 又打了一次电话, 主动联系了你)
🟡 中级
All I got was the answering machine, so I really let loose. (let loose, lost it, blew up, spoke my mind)
🔤 ào ài gà-tè wǎ dí ān-sè-líng mǎ-xīn sōu ài rì-lì / lè-tè lù-sī (lè-tè lù-sī, lào-sī-tè yī-tè, bù-lú à-pū, sī-pō-kè mài mài-én-dé)
我什么都没等到，只有答录机，所以我真的发火了。(发火了, 失控了, 爆发了, 说出了心里话)
🟡 中级
Where do you get off talking to me like that? (get off, get the nerve, get the right, dare)
🔤 wé-ěr dū yóu / gé-tè ào-fū / tuō-kīng tū mì lài-kè dé-tè (gé-tè ào-fū, gé-tè dí nè-fù, gé-tè dí rài-tè, dè-ěr)
你凭什么这样跟我说话？(凭什么, 哪来的胆子, 有什么资格, 敢)
🟡 中级
You asked me over for coffee and then vanished for four days. (vanished, disappeared, went quiet, dropped off)
🔤 yóu à-sī-kè-tè mì ōu-fó fó kā-fēi ēn-dé dén / fán-nī-shí / fó fó-ěr dèi-sī (fán-nī-shí, dí-sà-pí-ěr-dé, wén-tè kuái-è-tè, dù-lào-pū-tè ào-fū)
你请我喝咖啡，然后就消失了四天。(消失了, 不见了, 安静下来, 突然没了音讯)
🟡 中级
I do not even drink coffee. I did not need to come over. (come over, stop by, drop by, show up)
🔤 ài dū nuò-tè yī-fēn dì-líng-kè kā-fēi ài dí nuò-tè ní-dé tū / kǎn ōu-fó (kǎn ōu-fó, sī-tuō-pù bài, dù-lào-pù bài, xiāo à-pū)
我根本不喝咖啡，我没必要过来。(过来, 顺路来一趟, 顺便过来, 出现)
🟡 中级
Wait, you actually said that? I completely lost it. (lost it, freaked out, snapped, broke down)
🔤 wéi-tè yóu ài-kè-qiū-a-lì sè-dé dé-tè ài kǎn-pù-lì-tè-lì / lào-sī-tè yī-tè (lào-sī-tè yī-tè, fù-lì-kè ào-tè, sī-nà-pù-tè, bù-lóu-kè dào-én)
等等，你真的这么说了？我彻底崩溃了。(崩溃了, 吓坏了, 突然情绪失控, 彻底垮了)
🟡 中级
I do not blame you at all. I cannot believe she never got back to you. (got back to you, called you back, replied, responded)
🔤 ài dū nuò-tè bù-lèi-mù yóu è-tè ào ài kēn-nà-tè bì-lì-fù xī nè-fù / gà-tè bèi-kè tū yóu (gà-tè bèi-kè tū yóu, kào-dé yóu bèi-kè, rì-pù-lài-dé, rì-sī-pān-dé-dé)
我完全不怪你，真不敢相信她一直没回你消息。(回你消息, 回你电话, 回复, 给你答复)
🟡 中级
She reached out today, actually. She called me at work. (reached out, got in touch, called, texted)
🔤 xī / rì-chì ào-tè / tū-dèi ài-kè-qiū-a-lì xī kào-dé mì è-tè wó-kè (rì-chì ào-tè, gà-tè yīn tà-chì, kào-dé, tè-kè-sī-tè-dé)
她今天真的主动联系我了，还打电话到我公司找我。(主动联系, 联系上, 打电话, 发短信)
🟡 中级
It has been a rough couple of days. (rough, hard, difficult, tough)
🔤 yī-tè hé-zī bìn a / lā-fù / kā-pù ē-fū dèi-sī (lā-fù, hā-dé, dí-fī-kè-ěr-tè, tā-fū)
这几天真的挺不容易的。(艰难, 辛苦, 困难, 难熬)
🟡 中级
I lost someone you were really close to. (close to, fond of, attached to, connected with)
🔤 ài lào-sī-tè sān-wàn yóu wó rì-lì / kè-lòu-sī tū (kè-lòu-sī tū, fáng-dé ē-fū, è-tà-chì tū, kē-nè-kè-tè-dé wēi-sī)
我失去了一个你真的很亲近的人。(亲近, 喜爱, 依恋, 有联系)
🟡 中级
Jamie told me how close you two were, and that hit me hard. (hit me hard, hit hard, shook me, got to me)
🔤 jié-mǐ tòu-dé mì hāo kè-lòu-sī yóu tū wó ēn-dé dé-tè / hì-tè mì hā-dé (hì-tè mì hā-dé, hì-tè hā-dé, xiāo-kè mì, gà-tè tū mì)
杰米告诉我你们俩有多亲近，这让我很受触动。(深深触动了我, 深深打动了我, 震撼了我, 触动了我)
🟡 中级
Did you even hear the rest of what I said? (hear, catch, listen to, take in)
🔤 dí yóu yī-fēn / hì-ěr / dí lè-sī-tè ē-fū wǎ ài sè-dé (hì-ěr, kè-chì, lì-sēn tū, tèi-kè yīn)
你到底有没有听完我说的其余部分？(听到, 听清, 听, 听进去)
🟡 中级
Why did not you just come to me first, to explain, or ask for advice? (come to me, talk to me, reach out to me, tell me)
🔤 wài dí nuò-tè yóu jiā-sī-tè / kǎn tū mì / fó-sī-tè tū yī-kè-sī-pù-léi-én ó à-sī-kè fó è-dé-fài-sī (kǎn tū mì, tuō-kè tū mì, rì-chì ào-tè tū mì, tè-ěr mì)
你当初为什么不先来找我说清楚，或者问问我的建议？(来找我, 跟我谈谈, 主动联系我, 告诉我)
🟡 中级
Is it true, about you and Emma? (true, real, accurate, correct)
🔤 yì-sī yī-tè / chù / è-bào-tè yóu ēn-dé ài-mǎ (chù, rì-ěr, ā-kiū-lè-tè, kē-lè-kè-tè)
你和艾玛的事是真的吗？(真的, 属实, 准确, 没错)
🟡 中级
I will do what I can to stop him from letting the whole team go. (stop him, talk him out of it, convince him, change his mind)
🔤 ài wēi-ěr dū wǎ ài kēn tū / sī-tuō-pù hìn / fú-lóng lè-tíng dí hóu-ěr tí-mù gōu (sī-tuō-pù hìn, tuō-kè hìn ào-tè ē-fū yī-tè, kēn-fīn-sī hìn, qiēn-dé hì-sī mài-én-dé)
我会尽力阻止他把整个团队都解雇。(阻止他, 劝他打消念头, 说服他, 改变他的想法)
🟡 中级
One trick to getting through life is learning to fast forward. (fast forward, move on, let go, skip ahead)
🔤 wàn tè-lì-kè tū gé-tíng sū-lù lài-fù yì-sī léi-ní-líng tū / fá-sī-tè fó-wó-dé (fá-sī-tè fó-wó-dé, mù-fù ān, lè-tè gōu, sī-kè-pù è-hè-dé)
生活中的一个诀窍就是学会快进。(快进, 向前看, 放手, 跳到后面)
🟡 中级
You skip ahead to now, and suddenly it does not hurt anymore. (skip ahead, jump forward, fast forward, move forward)
🔤 yóu / sī-kè-pù è-hè-dé / tū náo ēn-dé sà-dén-lì yī-tè dà-zī nuò-tè hè-tè é-ní-mó (sī-kè-pù è-hè-dé, jiā-mù-pù fó-wó-dé, fá-sī-tè fó-wó-dé, mù-fù fó-wó-dé)
你跳到了现在，突然之间就不再痛了。(跳到后面, 向前跳, 快进, 向前推进)
🟡 中级
That is the best line you have come up with yet, Daniel. (line, excuse, joke, comeback)
🔤 dé-tè yì-sī dí bié-sī-tè / lài-én / yóu hé-fù kǎn à-pū wēi-sī yé-tè dān-ní-ěr (lài-én, yī-kè-sī-kiū-sī, jiāo-kè, kǎn-mù-bèi-kè)
丹尼尔，这是你想出来最厉害的一句台词了。(台词, 借口, 笑话, 反驳)
🟡 中级
I do not love how you talk to Grace. (talk to, speak to, treat, address)
🔤 ài dū nuò-tè lā-fù hāo yóu / tuō-kè tū / gé-lài-sī (tuō-kè tū, sī-pī-kè tū, chì-lì-tè, è-dé-lè-sī)
我不喜欢你跟格蕾丝说话的方式。(跟...说话, 对...讲话, 对待, 称呼)
🟡 中级
Grace has helped so many people, me included. (helped, supported, looked after, been there for)
🔤 gé-lài-sī hé-zī / hé-pèi-tè / sōu mē-ní pí-pò mì yīn-kè-lù-dì-dé (hé-pèi-tè, sā-pò-tè-dé, lù-kè-tè à-fù-tè, bìn dé-ěr fó)
格蕾丝帮助过很多人，包括我在内。(帮助, 支持, 照顾, 陪伴)
🟡 中级
I know I do not really have a right to say that. I know. (right, business, place, standing)
🔤 ài nòu ài dū nuò-tè rì-lì hé-fù a / rài-tè / tū sēi dé-tè ài nòu (rài-tè, bì-sī-ní-sī, pò-lèi-sī, sī-tān-díng)
我知道我其实没有资格这么说，我知道。(资格, 立场, 权利, 身份)
🟡 中级
About that pie you brought over, was it pumpkin? (brought over, dropped off, made, baked)
🔤 è-bào-tè dé-tè pài yóu / bù-lào-tè ōu-fó / wǎ yī-tè pān-kīn (bù-lào-tè ōu-fó, dù-lào-pù-tè ào-fū, mèi-dé, bèi-kè-tè)
说到你带来的那个派，是南瓜的吗？(带来的, 送来的, 做的, 烤的)
🟡 中级
Grace bakes whenever she is upset about something. (bakes, cooks, cleans, works)
🔤 gé-lài-sī / bèi-kè-sī / wéi-nè-fù xī yì-sī à-pù-sè-tè è-bào-tè sān-xīng (bèi-kè-sī, kù-kè-sī, kè-lín-sī, wó-kè-sī)
格蕾丝一不开心就会去烤东西。(烤东西, 做饭, 打扫, 工作)
🟡 中级
How about I get you a slice? Call it a peace offering. (peace offering, apology, olive branch, truce)
🔤 hāo è-bào-tè ài gé-tè yóu a sī-lài-sī kào yī-tè a / pí-sī ó-fù-líng (pí-sī ó-fù-líng, a-pò-lù-jī, ào-lì-fù bù-lán-qì, chù-sī)
我给你切一片怎么样？就当是求和吧。(求和的表示, 道歉, 橄榄枝, 休战)
🟡 中级
Just give me a chance to say I am sorry. (chance, moment, minute, opportunity)
🔤 jiā-sī-tè gì-fù mì a / qiàn-sī / tū sēi ài ài-mǔ sò-lì (qiàn-sī, mò-mén-tè, mí-ní-tè, à-pó-tiū-ní-tí)
请给我一个机会说声对不起。(机会, 片刻, 一分钟, 机遇)
🟡 中级
You should not let a good opportunity pass you by. (pass you by, slip away, go to waste, disappear)
🔤 yóu xiù-dé nuò-tè lè-tè a gu-dé à-pó-tiū-ní-tí / pà-sī yóu bài (pà-sī yóu bài, sī-lì-pù è-wéi, gōu tū wéi-sī-tè, dí-sà-pí-ěr)
你不应该让这么好的机会白白溜走。(白白溜走, 溜走, 白白浪费, 消失)
🟡 中级
What in the world does that even mean? (that, this, it, any of that)
🔤 wǎ-tè yīn dí wó-ěr-dé dà-zī / dé-tè / yī-fēn mì-én (dé-tè, dí-sī, yī-tè, é-ní ē-fū dé-tè)
这到底是什么意思？(那, 这, 它, 那些)
🟡 中级
Please, just let me get you a piece of pie. (get you, bring you, hand you, offer you)
🔤 pú-lì-sī jiā-sī-tè lè-tè mì / gé-tè yóu / a pí-sī ē-fū pài (gé-tè yóu, bù-líng yóu, hén-dé yóu, ó-fù yóu)
拜托，让我给你拿一块派吧。(给你拿, 给你带, 递给你, 给你)
🟡 中级
This wine is way too easy to drink, is not it? (drink, enjoy, finish, sip)
🔤 dí-sī wài-én yì-sī wéi tū yì-sī tū / dì-líng-kè / yì-sī nuò-tè yī-tè (dì-líng-kè, yīn-jiāo, fī-ní-shí, xī-pù)
这酒也太容易入口了，是不是？(喝, 享用, 喝完, 小酌)
🟡 中级
Honestly, I love champagne. Is not that ridiculous? (ridiculous, silly, strange, funny)
🔤 ān-nèi-sī-tè-lì ài lā-fù xiāng-pán yì-sī nuò-tè dé-tè / rì-dí-kiū-lè-sī (rì-dí-kiū-lè-sī, xī-lì, sī-tuái-én-jì, fā-ní)
老实说，我很喜欢香槟，是不是很可笑？(可笑, 傻, 奇怪, 好笑)
🟡 中级
I have always thought champagne makes everything feel like a celebration. (celebration, party, special occasion, big deal)
🔤 ài hé-fù ào-wéi-sī sò-tè xiāng-pán mèi-kè é-fù-lì-xīng fēi-ěr lài-kè a / sè-lè-bù-lái-shen (sè-lè-bù-lái-shen, pà-tì, sī-pī-shou ó-kèi-zián, bì-gè dì-ěr)
我一直觉得香槟能让一切都感觉像在庆祝。(庆祝, 派对, 特别的场合, 大事)
🟡 中级
Wow, that is a whole new way to look at it. (look at, see, think about, view)
🔤 wào dé-tè yì-sī a hóu-ěr niù wéi tū / lù-kè è-tè / yī-tè (lù-kè è-tè, xī, xīng-kè è-bào-tè, fīu)
哇，这真是一种全新的看待方式。(看待, 看, 思考, 看待)
🟡 中级
I feel like I am a hundred. (a hundred, ancient, so old, exhausted)
🔤 ài fēi-ěr lài-kè ài ài-mǔ / a hán-dé-lèi-dé (a hán-dé-lèi-dé, ēn-qián-tè, sōu ào-ěr-dé, yī-kè-sāo-sī-tí-dé)
我感觉自己像一百岁了。(一百岁, 老态龙钟, 老态, 精疲力尽)
🟡 中级
Jake, my boyfriend, always tells me I act like I am ancient. (act like, seem like, sound like, behave like)
🔤 jié-kè mài bó-yī-fù-lén-dé ào-wéi-sī tè-ěr-sī mì ài / è-kè-tè lài-kè / ài ài-mǔ ēn-qián-tè (è-kè-tè lài-kè, xī-mù lài-kè, sào-én-dé lài-kè, bì-hé-fù lài-kè)
我男朋友杰克总说我表现得像个老人。(表现得像, 看起来像, 听起来像, 举止像)
🟡 中级
We will get married eventually, of course we will. (eventually, someday, one day, soon enough)
🔤 wéi wēi-ěr gé-tè mài-lì-dé / yī-fén-qiū-a-lì / ē-fū kò-ěr-sī wéi wēi-ěr (yī-fén-qiū-a-lì, sān-dèi, wàn dèi, sūn yī-nà-fù)
我们迟早会结婚的，当然会的。(迟早, 有一天, 有朝一日, 很快)
🟡 中级
Wait, what was the question again? Nobody actually asked, did they? (asked, said that, brought it up, mentioned it)
🔤 wéi-tè wǎ-tè wǎ dí kuái-sī-chén è-gén nòu-bà-dí ài-kè-qiū-a-lì / à-sī-kè-tè / dí dé (à-sī-kè-tè, sè-dé dé-tè, bù-lào-tè yī-tè à-pū, mén-shén-dé yī-tè)
等等，问题是什么来着？其实根本没人问过，对吧？(问过, 说过, 提起过, 提到过)
🟡 中级
No, really, I want to hear more about you. (hear more, know more, learn more, find out more)
🔤 nòu rì-lì ài wǎn-tè tū / hì-ěr mò / è-bào-tè yóu (hì-ěr mò, nòu mò, lén mò, fáin-dé ào-tè mò)
不，说真的，我想多了解一下你。(多听听, 多知道, 多了解, 多打听)
🟡 中级
People believe in you, and everything that brought you here. (believe in, have faith in, trust, count on)
🔤 pí-pò / bì-lì-fù yīn / yóu ēn-dé é-fù-lì-xīng dé-tè bù-lào-tè yóu hì-ěr (bì-lì-fù yīn, hé-fù fèi-sī yīn, chè-lā-sī-tè, kào-én-tè ān)
大家相信你，也相信让你走到今天的一切。(相信, 信任, 信赖, 依靠)
🟡 中级
There was not supposed to be a girl. But there had to have been a boy somewhere. (boy, mix up, mistake, misunderstanding)
🔤 dé-ěr wǎ nuò-tè sà-pò-sī-dé tū bì a gó-ěr bà-tè dé-ěr hè-dé tū hé-fù bìn a / bó-yī / sān-wó-ěr (bó-yī, mì-kè-sī à-pū, mì-sī-tèi-kè, mì-sī-àn-dó-sī-tān-díng)
本来不应该是个女孩，但一定是哪里出了个男孩。(男孩, 差错, 错误, 误会)
🟡 中级
We asked Mrs Barry to send us a boy. (send us, bring us, get us, find us)
🔤 wéi à-sī-kè-tè mì-sī-sī bèi-lì tū / sēn-dé à-sī / a bó-yī (sēn-dé à-sī, bù-líng à-sī, gé-tè à-sī, fáin-dé à-sī)
我们请巴里太太给我们送一个男孩来。(送给我们, 带给我们, 给我们找, 帮我们找)
🟡 中级
I checked with the stationmaster. I had no choice but to bring her home. (bring her home, take her home, keep her, look after her)
🔤 ài chè-kè-tè wēi-sī dí sī-tèi-shen-mà-sī-tè-ěr ài hè-dé nòu qiào-yī-sī bà-tè tū / bù-líng hè hōu-mǔ (bù-líng hè hōu-mǔ, tèi-kè hè hōu-mǔ, kì-pù hè, lù-kè à-fù-tè hè)
我去问过站长了，我别无选择，只能把她带回家。(带她回家, 带她回家, 留下她, 照顾她)
🟡 中级
I could not just leave her sitting there, whatever the mix up was. (leave her, walk away, abandon her, ignore her)
🔤 ài kù-dé nuò-tè jiā-sī-tè / lì-fù hè / xī-tíng dé-ěr wǎ-tè-é-fù-ěr dí mì-kè-sī à-pū wǎ (lì-fù hè, wó-kè è-wéi, è-bàn-dán hè, yīn-gó-ěr hè)
不管是怎么弄错的，我总不能就这么把她丢在那儿不管。(丢下她, 转身离开, 抛弃她, 不管她)
🟡 中级
This is quite a situation. She will have to go back. (situation, mess, problem, mix up)
🔤 dí-sī yì-sī kuái-tè a / xī-tiū-a-shen / xī wēi-ěr hé-fù tū gōu bèi-kè (xī-tiū-a-shen, mè-sī, pó-lù-bó-lén, mì-kè-sī à-pū)
这情况可真复杂，她得回去才行。(情况, 麻烦, 问题, 差错)
🟡 中级
Goodness, child, why are you sitting on the ground like that? (sitting on the ground, sitting there, lying down, sitting outside)
🔤 gù-dì-nè-sī chài-ěr-dé wài ā yóu / xī-tíng ān dí gáo-én-dé / lài-kè dé-tè (xī-tíng ān dí gáo-én-dé, xī-tíng dé-ěr, lài-yīng dào-én, xī-tíng ào-tè-sài-dé)
天哪，孩子，你怎么这样坐在地上呀？(坐在地上, 坐在那儿, 躺着, 坐在外面)
🟡 中级
Come on now, get up and listen to me. (get up, stand up, come inside, wake up)
🔤 kǎn ān náo / gé-tè à-pū / ēn-dé lì-sēn tū mì (gé-tè à-pū, sī-tán à-pū, kǎn yīn-sài-dé, wéi-kè à-pū)
好了，快起来听我说。(起来, 站起来, 进屋来, 醒醒)
🟡 中级
What do you make of all this? (make of, think of, think about, feel about)
🔤 wǎ-tè dū yóu / mèi-kè ē-fū / ào dí-sī (mèi-kè ē-fū, xīng-kè ē-fū, xīng-kè è-bào-tè, fēi-ěr è-bào-tè)
你觉得这一切是怎么回事？(怎么看, 怎么想, 怎么考虑, 有什么感觉)
🟡 中级
We are almost home. Home, now there is a word. (home, there, back, close)
🔤 wéi ā ào-mò-sī-tè / hōu-mǔ / hōu-mǔ náo dé-ěr yì-sī a wó-dé (hōu-mǔ, dé-ěr, bèi-kè, kè-lòu-sī)
我们快到家了，家，这个词说来真有意思。(家, 那儿, 家, 近了)
🟡 中级
I have pinched myself all day just to be sure this is real. (pinched myself, checked, reminded myself, asked myself)
🔤 ài hé-fù / pín-chì mài-sè-ěr-fū / ào dèi jiā-sī-tè tū bì shú-ěr dí-sī yì-sī rì-ěr (pín-chì mài-sè-ěr-fū, chè-kè-tè, rì-mài-dé mài-sè-ěr-fū, à-sī-kè-tè mài-sè-ěr-fū)
我一整天都在掐自己，就为了确定这一切是真的。(掐自己, 确认, 提醒自己, 问自己)
🟡 中级
What is so important that we need dinner together tonight? (dinner together, dinner, a talk, this)
🔤 wǎ-tè yì-sī sōu yīn-pó-tán-tè dé-tè wéi ní-dé / dí-nè tū-gé-dé / tū-nài-tè (dí-nè tū-gé-dé, dí-nè, a tuō-kè, dí-sī)
有什么事这么重要，非得今晚一起吃饭不可？(一起吃饭, 吃饭, 谈一谈, 这件事)
🟡 中级
I have got a strong feeling they are about to announce they are retiring. (feeling, sense, hunch, suspicion)
🔤 ài hé-fù gà-tè a sī-tuóng / fēi-lín / déi ā è-bào-tè tū è-náo-sī déi ā rì-tài-ěr-líng (fēi-lín, sén-sī, hàn-chì, sà-sī-pí-shen)
我有一种强烈的感觉，他们要宣布退休了。(感觉, 预感, 直觉, 怀疑)
🟡 中级
I am no fortune teller, but I had the same thought. (fortune teller, mind reader, psychic, expert)
🔤 ài ài-mǔ nòu / fó-chù-én tè-lè-ěr / bà-tè ài hè-dé dí sài-mù sò-tè (fó-chù-én tè-lè-ěr, mài-én-dé rì-dé-ěr, sài-kì-kè, yī-kè-sī-pó-tè)
我不是算命的，但我也有同样的想法。(算命先生, 会读心的人, 灵媒, 专家)
🟡 中级
These mussels are amazing. And the crab tastes so fresh. (amazing, incredible, wonderful, fantastic)
🔤 dí-sī mà-sò-ěr-sī ā / è-mèi-zíng / ēn-dé dí kè-lā-bù tèi-sī-tè sōu fù-lè-shí (è-mèi-zíng, yīn-kè-lè-dí-bò, wàn-dé-fù, fán-tà-sī-tì-kè)
这些青口贝太好吃了，螃蟹吃起来也特别新鲜。(好吃, 难以置信, 太棒了, 太赞了)
🟡 中级
Mark seems a little on edge tonight, something happened at work. (on edge, tense, off, uneasy)
🔤 mā-kè xīmz a lì-tè-ěr / ān é-jì / tū-nài-tè sān-xīng hà-pén-dé è-tè wó-kè (ān é-jì, tén-sī, ào-fū, ān-yī-zī)
马克今晚看起来有点紧张，公司里好像出了点事。(紧张, 绷紧, 不对劲, 不安)
🟡 中级
Like you always say, we just keep getting better with age. (getting better, improving, growing, getting wiser)
🔤 lài-kè yóu ào-wéi-sī sēi wéi jiā-sī-tè kì-pù / gé-tíng bié-tè-ěr / wēi-sī è-jì (gé-tíng bié-tè-ěr, yīn-pù-lù-fīng, gó-wíng, gé-tíng wài-zé-ěr)
就像你常说的，我们只会越老越好。(越来越好, 不断进步, 不断成长, 越来越有智慧)
🟡 中级
This could turn into an exciting new chapter in our lives. (chapter, phase, stage, chapter of life)
🔤 dí-sī kù-dé tén yīn-tū én yī-kè-sài-tíng niù / qiè-pò-tè / yīn ào-a lài-fù-sī (qiè-pò-tè, fèi-zī, sī-tèi-jì, qiè-pò-tè ē-fū lài-fù)
这可能会成为我们人生中令人兴奋的新篇章。(篇章, 阶段, 时期, 人生篇章)
🟡 中级
It feels full of possibility, like anything could change. (possibility, potential, hope, promise)
🔤 yī-tè fēi-ěr-sī fù-ěr ē-fū / pò-sī-bì-lì-tí / lài-kè é-ní-xīng kù-dé qiēn-jì (pò-sī-bì-lì-tí, pó-tén-shou, hòu-pù, pó-lù-mì-sī)
感觉充满了各种可能，好像一切都能改变。(可能性, 潜力, 希望, 期许)
🟡 中级
This chapter is going to close fast if you do not just say it. (close, end, wrap up, finish)
🔤 dí-sī qiè-pò-tè yì-sī gòu-yīng tū / kè-lòu-sī / fá-sī-tè yī-fù yóu dū nuò-tè jiā-sī-tè sēi yī-tè (kè-lòu-sī, ēn-dé, lā-pù à-pū, fī-ní-shí)
你要是不赶紧说出来，这篇章很快就要结束了。(结束, 终结, 收尾, 完结)
🟡 中级
What he is trying to tell you is that I am leaving, and so is he. (leaving, going, moving out, done)
🔤 wǎ-tè hì yì-sī tuái-yīng tū tè-ěr yóu yì-sī dé-tè ài ài-mǔ / lì-fīng / ēn-dé sōu yì-sī hì (lì-fīng, gòu-yīng, mù-fīng ào-tè, dán)
他想告诉你的是，我要离开了，他也一样。(离开, 走, 搬出去, 结束了)
🟡 中级
I am afraid we have some bad news. Diane passed away. (passed away, passed, died, is gone)
🔤 ài ài-mǔ è-fù-lài-dé wéi hé-fù sān bà-dé niù-sī dài-ān / pà-sī-tè è-wéi (pà-sī-tè è-wéi, pà-sī-tè, dài-dé, yì-sī gán)
恐怕我们有个坏消息，戴安去世了。(去世了, 走了, 死了, 不在了)
🟡 中级
Diane, your cousin, more or less. (cousin, relative, family, kin)
🔤 dài-ān yóu-ěr / kā-zén / mò ó lè-sī (kā-zén, lè-lā-tì-fù, fá-mì-lì, kìn)
戴安算是你的表亲吧，差不多。(表亲, 亲戚, 家人, 亲属)
🟡 中级
I recognize the name, Mom, but I really do not know who she is. (recognize, remember, know, place)
🔤 ài / lè-kè-ó-nài-zī / dí nèi-mǔ mò-mǔ bà-tè ài rì-lì dū nuò-tè nòu hù xī yì-sī (lè-kè-ó-nài-zī, rì-mén-bó, nòu, pò-lèi-sī)
妈，这个名字我有点印象，但我真的不知道她是谁。(认得, 记得, 知道, 想起)
🟡 中级
The service is Thursday. I think we should all go together. (together, as a family, as one, all of us)
🔤 dí sè-fù-sī yì-sī sè-sī-dèi ài xīng-kè wéi xiù-dé ào gōu / tū-gé-dé (tū-gé-dé, è-sī a fá-mì-lì, è-sī wàn, ào ē-fū à-sī)
追悼会是星期四，我觉得我们应该一起去。(一起, 作为一家人, 团结一致, 我们所有人)
🟡 中级
Hold on, there are two problems here. (two, a couple of, several, a few)
🔤 hōu-dé ān dé-ěr ā / tū / pó-lù-bó-léns hì-ěr (tū, a kā-pù ē-fū, sè-fù-lō, a fiū)
等等，这里有两个问题。(两个, 几个, 几个, 少数几个)
🟡 中级
I have never even met this woman. You must have, though. (met, seen, heard of, spoken to)
🔤 ài hé-fù nè-fù yī-fēn / mè-tè / dí-sī wǔ-mén yóu mà-sī-tè hé-fù dó (mè-tè, xīn, hè-dé ē-fū, sī-pō-kén tū)
我根本没见过这个女人，不过你肯定见过。(见过, 看到过, 听说过, 说过话)
🟡 中级
We went over to her place to watch the moon landing. (watch, see, catch, view)
🔤 wéi wén-tè ōu-fó tū hè pò-lèi-sī tū / wò-chì / dí mù-én lán-díng (wò-chì, xī, kè-chì, fīu)
我们去她家看了登月的转播。(观看, 看, 收看, 看)
🟡 中级
I have absolutely no memory of that. (memory, recollection, idea, clue)
🔤 ài hé-fù è-bò-lù-tè-lì nòu / mè-mó-lì / ē-fū dé-tè (mè-mó-lì, lè-kò-lè-kè-shen, ài-dí-a, kù-lù)
我对这件事一点印象都没有。(记忆, 回忆, 印象, 线索)
🟡 中级
So you are skipping it? Not this time. (skipping it, missing it, sitting it out, passing on it)
🔤 sōu yóu ā / sī-kè-pín yī-tè / nuò-tè dí-sī tài-mù (sī-kè-pín yī-tè, mì-sīng yī-tè, xī-tíng yī-tè ào-tè, pà-sīng ān yī-tè)
所以你要跳过不去了？这次不是的。(跳过, 错过, 不参加, 放弃)
🟡 中级
I could not make it even if I tried. Fair enough. (make it, go, attend, be there)
🔤 ài kù-dé nuò-tè / mèi-kè yī-tè / yī-fēn yī-fù ài tuái fè-ěr yī-nà-fù (mèi-kè yī-tè, gōu, è-tén-dé, bì dé-ěr)
就算我努力了也去不了，好吧，可以理解。(去成, 去, 出席, 到场)
🟡 中级
No, that actually happens. I have read about it in medical journals. (medical journals, journals, medical books, research papers)
🔤 nòu dé-tè ài-kè-qiū-a-lì hà-pénz ài hé-fù lè-dé è-bào-tè yī-tè yīn / mè-dí-kè-ěr jiā-nà-ěr-sī (mè-dí-kè-ěr jiā-nà-ěr-sī, jiā-nà-ěr-sī, mè-dí-kè-ěr bù-kè-sī, rì-sè-chì pèi-pó-sī)
不，这种事真的会发生，我在医学期刊上看到过。(医学期刊, 期刊, 医学书籍, 研究论文)
🟡 中级
Laura, can I talk to you for a second? It is important. (second, minute, moment, second here)
🔤 lào-lā kēn ài tuō-kè tū yóu fó a / sè-kén-dé / yī-tè yì-sī yīn-pó-tán-tè (sè-kén-dé, mí-ní-tè, mò-mén-tè, sè-kén-dé hì-ěr)
劳拉，能跟你说一句话吗？这很重要。(一秒, 一分钟, 片刻, 这一下)
🟡 中级
Now I get it, you are a comedian. (get it, understand, see, follow)
🔤 náo ài / gé-tè yī-tè / yóu ā a kē-mì-dì-én (gé-tè yī-tè, àn-dó-sī-tán-dé, xī, fá-lóu)
我现在明白了，你原来是个喜剧演员。(明白, 理解, 看出, 跟上)
🟡 中级
Laura, that is really rude. Please, I mean it, just one minute. (rude, mean, harsh, unkind)
🔤 lào-lā dé-tè yì-sī rì-lì / lù-dé / pú-lì-sī ài mì-én yī-tè jiā-sī-tè wàn mí-ní-tè (lù-dé, mì-én, hā-shí, àn-kài-én-dé)
劳拉，这样真的很没礼貌，拜托，我是认真的，就一分钟。(没礼貌, 刻薄, 严厉, 不友善)
🟡 中级
Are you all set to go? (set, ready, packed, prepared)
🔤 ā yóu ào / sè-tè / tū gōu (sè-tè, lè-dì, pà-kè-tè, pù-lì-pái-dé)
你都准备好出发了吗？(准备好, 准备好, 收拾好, 备好)
🟡 中级
Your dad wears sandals in the pool, do not you think that is odd? (odd, strange, weird, unusual)
🔤 yóu-ěr dà-dé wé-ěr-sī sán-dé-ěr-sī yīn dí pù-ěr dū nuò-tè yóu xīng-kè dé-tè yì-sī / à-dé (à-dé, sī-tuái-én-jì, wó-dé, àn-yóu-zù-a-ěr)
你爸爸在游泳池里穿凉鞋，你不觉得很奇怪吗？(奇怪, 反常, 怪异, 不寻常)
🟡 中级
The restroom is just down the hall on the right. (down the hall, down the corridor, past the kitchen, around the corner)
🔤 dí lè-sī-lù-mù yì-sī jiā-sī-tè / dào-én dí hó-ěr / ān dí rài-tè (dào-én dí hó-ěr, dào-én dí kò-lí-dó, pà-sī-tè dí kì-chín, è-lào-én-dé dí kò-ěr-nà)
洗手间就在走廊尽头右边。(走廊尽头, 走廊那边, 厨房那边, 拐角处)
🟡 中级
Why do not you go ahead of me? You just got off a long flight. (go ahead, go first, take your turn, go before me)
🔤 wài dū nuò-tè yóu / gōu è-hè-dé / ē-fū mì yóu jiā-sī-tè gà-tè ào-fū a lóng fù-lài-tè (gōu è-hè-dé, gōu fó-sī-tè, tèi-kè yóu-ěr tén, gōu bì-fó mì)
你要不先走吧？你刚下长途飞机呢。(先走, 先去, 先来, 走在我前面)
🟡 中级
It is the strangest thing, it just disappeared. That is so odd. (disappeared, vanished, went away, cleared up)
🔤 yī-tè yì-sī dí sī-tuái-én-jì-sī-tè sīng yī-tè jiā-sī-tè / dí-sà-pí-ěr-dé / dé-tè yì-sī sōu à-dé (dí-sà-pí-ěr-dé, fán-nī-shí-tè, wén-tè è-wéi, kè-lì-ěr-dé à-pū)
最奇怪的是，它就这么消失了，真的太怪了。(消失了, 不见了, 不见了, 不见了)
🟡 中级
Quit doing something so silly right now. (silly, foolish, ridiculous, careless)
🔤 kuì-tè dù-yīng sān-xīng sōu / xī-lì / rài-tè náo (xī-lì, fù-lì-shí, rì-dí-kiū-lè-sī, kè-ěr-lè-sī)
别再做这么傻的事了，就现在。(傻, 愚蠢, 可笑, 粗心)
🟡 中级
I wish I were anyone else, but crying will not help. (crying, tears, complaining, worrying)
🔤 ài wī-shí ài wó é-ní-wàn é-ěr-sī bà-tè / kè-lài-yīng / wēi-ěr nuò-tè hé-pù (kè-lài-yīng, tì-ěr-sī, kán-pù-lèi-níng, wó-lì-yīng)
我真希望自己是别人，但哭也没有用。(哭, 眼泪, 抱怨, 担心)
🟡 中级
I will not send you out into the night. (send you out, turn you away, put you out, leave you outside)
🔤 ài wēi-ěr nuò-tè / sēn-dé yóu ào-tè / yīn-tū dí nài-tè (sēn-dé yóu ào-tè, tén yóu è-wéi, pù-tè yóu ào-tè, lì-fù yóu ào-tè-sài-dé)
我不会把你赶到外面的夜色里去的。(赶出去, 拒之门外, 赶出门, 留在外面)
🟡 中级
What is your name? Why does it even matter? (matter, count, make a difference, mean anything)
🔤 wǎ-tè yì-sī yóu-ěr nèi-mǔ wài dà-zī yī-tè yī-fēn / mà-tè-ěr (mà-tè-ěr, kào-én-tè, mèi-kè a dí-fù-lén-sī, mì-én é-ní-xīng)
你叫什么名字？这重要吗？(重要, 有用, 有区别, 有意义)
🟡 中级
I will not be staying long enough for you to remember it anyway. (staying, around, here, sticking around)
🔤 ài wēi-ěr nuò-tè bì / sī-tèi-yīng / lóng yī-nà-fù fó yóu tū rì-mén-bó yī-tè é-ní-wéi (sī-tèi-yīng, è-lào-én-dé, hì-ěr, sī-tì-kīng è-lào-én-dé)
我不会待得够久，反正你也记不住我。(待, 在这儿, 在这里, 逗留)
🟡 中级
My name is Anne. Anne is a good name, a sensible one. (good, fine, nice, lovely)
🔤 mài nèi-mǔ yì-sī ān ān yì-sī a / gù-dé / nèi-mǔ a sén-sī-bò wàn (gù-dé, fáin, nài-sī, lā-fù-lì)
我叫安，安是个好名字，很实在的名字。(好, 不错, 好听, 可爱)
🟡 中级
Time to come in now. Up you get. (come in, go inside, head in, come inside)
🔤 tài-mù tū / kǎn yīn / náo à-pū yóu gé-tè (kǎn yīn, gōu yīn-sài-dé, hè-dé yīn, kǎn yīn-sài-dé)
该进屋了，起来吧。(进来, 进去, 进屋, 进屋来)
🟡 中级
I had a feeling, this is such a lovely house. (lovely, beautiful, wonderful, charming)
🔤 ài hè-dé a fēi-lín dí-sī yì-sī sà-chì a / lā-fù-lì / hào-sī (lā-fù-lì, biù-tì-fù, wàn-dé-fù, qià-míng)
我就有种感觉，这房子真好看。(可爱, 漂亮, 精彩, 迷人)
🟡 中级
Why did not you just tell me at the station you did not want me? (tell me, say so, let me know, mention it)
🔤 wài dí nuò-tè yóu jiā-sī-tè / tè-ěr mì / è-tè dí sī-tèi-shen yóu dí nuò-tè wǎn-tè mì (tè-ěr mì, sēi sōu, lè-tè mì nòu, mén-shén yī-tè)
你当初为什么不在车站直接告诉我你不想要我？(告诉我, 说出来, 让我知道, 提一下)
🟡 中级
Take your hat off and set it, along with your bag, on the bench. (set it, put it, place it, leave it)
🔤 tèi-kè yóu-ěr hè-tè ào-fū ēn-dé / sè-tè yī-tè / è-lóng wēi-sī yóu-ěr bà-gè ān dí bén-chì (sè-tè yī-tè, pù-tè yī-tè, pò-lèi-sī yī-tè, lì-fù yī-tè)
把帽子摘了，连同你的包一起放在长椅上。(放下, 放好, 放置, 留下)
🟡 中级
Not everybody appreciated it. That is a shame. (appreciated, liked, understood, valued)
🔤 nuò-tè yī-fù-lì-bó-dì / è-pù-lì-xī-yé-tè / yī-tè dé-tè yì-sī a shéi-mù (è-pù-lì-xī-yé-tè, lài-kè-tè, àn-dó-sī-tú-dé, fái-liù-dé)
不是所有人都领情，真是可惜。(领情, 喜欢, 理解, 重视)
🟡 中级
But then again, I was not trying to please everyone. (please, satisfy, impress, win over)
🔤 bà-tè dén è-gén ài wǎ nuò-tè tuái-yīng tū / pú-lì-sī / yī-fù-lì-wàn (pú-lì-sī, sà-tì-sī-fài, yīn-pù-lè-sī, wín ōu-fó)
不过话说回来，我也没打算讨好所有人。(讨好, 满足, 打动, 赢得)
🟡 中级
It was not really her I was pushing back against, it was everything. (pushing back against, arguing with, fighting, standing up to)
🔤 yī-tè wǎ nuò-tè rì-lì hè ài wǎ / pù-shíng bèi-kè è-géns-tè / yī-tè wǎ yī-fù-lì-xīng (pù-shíng bèi-kè è-géns-tè, ā-gù-yīng wēi-sī, fài-tíng, sī-tán à-pū tū)
我真正在反抗的其实不是她，而是一切。(反抗, 争论, 抗争, 对抗)
🟡 中级
Of course my mother already knew that. (already knew, figured out, suspected, understood)
🔤 ē-fū kò-ěr-sī mài mà-zé-ěr / ào-ěr-dì-nì nòu / dé-tè (ào-ěr-dì-nì nòu, fì-gé-ěr-dé ào-tè, sà-sī-pé-kè-tè, àn-dó-sī-tú-dé)
我妈妈当然早就知道这件事了。(早就知道, 早就想到, 早有怀疑, 早就明白)
🟡 中级
That is exactly what worried her. (worried, concerned, troubled, bothered)
🔤 dé-tè yì-sī yī-gé-zék-tè-lì wǎ-tè / wó-lìd / hè (wó-lìd, kēn-sò-ěr-nè-dé, tà-bò-ěr-dé, bà-dé-ěr-dé)
这正是让她担心的地方。(担心, 忧虑, 烦恼, 困扰)
🟡 中级
Remember, you belong here just as much as anyone else. (belong, fit in, have a place, are welcome)
🔤 rì-mén-bó yóu / bì-lóng / hì-ěr jiā-sī-tè è-sī mà-chì è-sī é-ní-wàn é-ěr-sī (bì-lóng, fì-tè yīn, hé-fù a pò-lèi-sī, ā wéi-kám)
记住，你和其他任何人一样，属于这里。(属于, 融入, 有一席之地, 受欢迎)
🟡 中级
They are lucky to have you. No argument there. (lucky, fortunate, blessed, well off)
🔤 déi ā / lā-kì / tū hé-fù yóu nòu ā-gù-mén-tè dé-ěr (lā-kì, fó-chù-nà-tè, bù-lè-sī-tè, wéi-ěr ào-fū)
他们能有你真是幸运，这一点毋庸置疑。(幸运, 幸运, 有福气, 境况不错)
🟡 中级
What do you tell your rival when she tries to outdo you? (tell, say to, answer, respond to)
🔤 wǎ-tè dū yóu / tè-ěr / yóu-ěr lài-fù-ěr wén xī tuái-sī tū ào-tè-dū yóu (tè-ěr, sēi tū, ān-sà, rì-sī-pán tū)
当你的对手想要超越你时，你会跟她说什么？(说, 对...说, 回答, 回应)
🟡 中级
Thanks for stopping by, but you can head out now. (stopping by, coming over, visiting, dropping in)
🔤 sán-kì-sī fó / sī-tuō-pín bài / bà-tè yóu kēn hè-dé ào-tè náo (sī-tuō-pín bài, kā-míng ōu-fó, fì-zì-tíng, dù-lào-píng yīn)
谢谢你顺路过来，不过你现在可以走了。(顺路过来, 过来, 来访, 顺便来)
🟡 中级
I do not need a hat. Just be kind and friendly. (kind, nice, warm, gracious)
🔤 ài dū nuò-tè ní-dé a hè-tè jiā-sī-tè bì / kài-én-dé / ēn-dé fù-lén-dé-lì (kài-én-dé, nài-sī, wó-mù, gù-lái-shé-sī)
我不需要帽子，只要友善一点就好。(友善, 友好, 温暖, 亲切)