英语文化与英语成语 (二)      13. I am all ears.
　　[字面意思] 我浑身上下都是耳朵。
　　[解释] 我在洗耳恭听。我很感兴趣，我在集中精力，全神贯注地等你往下说。比如：女朋友说"我今天下午去参加面试了。 
你想知道结果吗？"女朋友没往下说，就等男朋友开口，希望他说："Tell me! Tell me! I’m all ears!"
14. If the cap fits,

1. If you can’t think up a new idea, try finding _________. （一个方法更好的利用老的观点)
2. _________（为战争做好准备）is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
3.________ （如果全面考虑）, work is less boring than amusing oneself.
4.They thought it a pity ________（没有邀请她）.
5.Your character will have been completed _________（当生命走到尽头时

1.The boss would be angry________ （假如老板发现你经常在办公室打私人长途电话）。
2.The journey took three days________ （比我们原先所预计的多用了）。
3.The old and young should be________ （尊重和照顾）。
4. （我为这些话所深深感动） ________I used them later for a Christmas card.
5. （这就全看） ________whether you support me.
答案：
1.The boss would b

1: The truck driver is __________________________________(对这起交通事故负全责).
2:In the court, the defendant ____________________________(声称自己是清白的).
3:Unemployed, John ________________________________(几乎无法维持生计).
4:________________________________(中国政府声明任何情况下都不首先) use nuclear weapons.
5:___________________________(要想他人尊重你)

1: _________________________( 我刚刚到家 ) than the telephone rang.
2:The old man regretted __________________________( 一事无成 ) in his life.
3:____________________( 他五十多岁 ), but he looks younger than his age.
4:Many big cities in the world ________________________( 正面临淡水资源短缺 ).
5:He said nothing, leaving me ________________

1: He clenched his teeth to_______________ (确定事故中遭受的伤口的疼痛).
2: I’d rather read books in the library ______________________( 也不愿上课 ).
3:Our aim is to ____________________________( 全心全意为人民服务 ).
4:I’d like to _______________________( 借此机会 ) to express my heartfelt thanks for your help.
5:The court ruling _____________

1.The students _____________ （有权进入） the library only in the afternoon.
2. （我们都很同情） _____________the husband who was bereaved of his beloved wife.
3. （如果我有钱了） _____________, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.
4.The soldiers_____________ （非常疲累由于没有休息一直向前走） in a blizzard.
5.N

1.I don't want to ____________ （冒险去尝试） this.
2.He pronounced not clearly but don't ____________ （妨碍） understanding.
3.Guangdong might ____________ （征税） extra housing owners
4.We are prepared to ____________ （采取武力） if negotiation failed.
5. （除了大约半小时） ____________ for lunch I am here all day.
答案：

1.He doesn't seem to ____________ （意识到） the coldness of their attitude towards his appeal.
2.Majority ____________ （赞成） Golden Week holidays.
3.Car drivers must ____________ （遵守） the rules of driving.
4.____________ （相比较） the two companies,we see two different points of views.
5.could you ____________ （照看） my child?

　　1.　I have had great deal of trouble______________________________.（跟得上班上的其他同学）
　　2.　I don't mind your_____________（你延期做出决定） the decision as long as it is not too late.
　　3.　In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives_____________（起着不可缺少的作用） in raising children.
　　4.　Mark often____________________________（试图逃脱罚款） when

　　1.（这个计划成功的关键） ___________is good planning.
　　2.The specific use of leisure______（每一人都不同）
　　3.The ship ' s generator broke down and the pumps____________________（ 不得不用手工操作 ） instead of mechanically.
　　4.Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used______________（ 习惯了学生迟到 ） his lecture.
　　5.I prefer to communicate wit

　　1. 他进步如此的快以至于通过了这次考试。
　　2. 我毫不费力地解决了这个问题。
　　3. 她以一种我们从未料到的方式讲话。
　　4. 杰克由于政治原因被迫离开了家乡。
　　5. 这些设想队你来说也许觉得奇怪。
　　6. 正当我父亲翻阅晚报时，他突然惊讶地喊了一声。
　　7. 到他们回来之时，我将完成我的工作了。
　　8. 她因比赛时踝关节扭伤，呆在家里。
　　9. 上星期他作了眼科检查。
　　10. 男孩昨天说太阳比月亮要大。
　　11.这个问题下次会议上讨论。
　　12. 有人告诉我这个消息。
　　13. 这所公司是 2002 年成立的。

　　1.Though a skilled worker, _____（ 他被公司解雇了 ） last week because of the economic crisis.
　　2.He was disabled from birth, but he never felt frustrated, __（ 也从未屈服于任何困难 ）.
　　3.The little boy next door has been beating his drum for a whole morning, which got on my nerves so much __（ 以至于我无法集中注意力学习 ）.
　　4.The scientist tried to convince us

　　1.The number of the students in this city has _____ （增加了6倍） in comparison with 2001.
　　2. _____ （有些大一新生打定主意） to pursue a master's degree after undergraduate studies.
　　3. _____ （不管任务多么艰巨）, we must fulfill it in time.
　　4.He had understood nothing, _____ （也没尝试着去） understand.
　　5. _____ （随着时间的流逝）, they forgot their bitter suffe

　　1.The substance does not dissolve in water _____ （不管是否加热）.
　　2. Not only _____ （他向我收费过高）, but didn't do a good repair job.
　　3. Your losses in trade this year are nothing _____ （与我相比）.
　　4. On average, it is said, visitors spend only_____ （一半的钱） in a day in Leeds as in London.
　　5. By contrast, American mothers were more like