第一，迷你对话

A: Two years are over and I have to be realistic about myself.

两年过去了，我不得不现实一些了。

B: What do you mean?

你说的是什么意思。

A: I don't think I can live up to the goals set two years ago. I always have the hope of be a physicist, but now I should give it up.

我觉得我达不到两年前设定的目标，我总是希望自己成为物理学家，但是现在，我应该放弃了。

B: Why? You must have confidence to do something.

为何？我做事情必须有信心。

A: You know I am not very do very well in physics.

你知道的，我物理学得不好。

B: What about computer? You are an expert in the class.

那么计算机呢？你可是班上最棒的呀。

第二，地道表达

be over

1. 解词释义

Be over的意思是“结束了”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. Is the meeting over?

会议结束了吗？

E.g. Their relationship is over.

他们的关系已经吹了。

E.g. By the time we arrived the meeting was over.

我们到达时，会议已结束了。

E.g. "It's all over with him (ie He is going to die)," the doctor said gently.

医生轻声地说：“他不行了。”

第三，短语积累

1. be realistic about：对......现实

E.g. They were much more realistic about its long term commercial prospects.

他们对它的长远商业前景更为现实。

E.g. I just hope everyone stays realistic about the team's chances.

我只是希望每个人都能对球队的机会抱现实的看法。

2. live up to：达到，做到，不辜负

E.g. It is difficult to live up to one's ideals.

达到自己理想的标准是不容易的。

E.g. Did the TV play live up to your expectations?

这部电视剧有你期望的那样好吗?

E.g. We will never fail to live up to what our parents expect of us.

我们决不辜负我们的父母对我们的期望。

E.g. Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.

斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。

3. have the hope of：希望......

E.g. We have the hope of building a swimming pool inside the garden.

我们希望在花园里有个游泳池。

E.g. The farmers have the hope of having a good harvest next year.

农民们祈盼来年粮食大丰收。

4. give something up：放弃做某事或某物

E.g. My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.

我的医生劝我立即戒烟。

E.g. You mustn't give up studying foreign languages for even a day.

你们学习外语一天也不要中断。

E.g. The doctor told him to give up smoking, which advice he took.

医生嘱他戒烟,他接受了这一忠告。

E.g. Moses, you've got to give up the idea of marrying this woman.

摩西，你一定要打消和这个女人结婚的念头。

5. have confidence ( in )：对......有信心

E.g. These grenades are very good, you can have confidence in them.

这些手榴弹很好，你尽管放心。

E.g. If you don't have confidence in yourself, you'll get nowhere in life.

若你无自信，你一生就不会有成就。

6. do very well in：在......做得很好

E.g. I think you'll do very well in the poem recital party.

我相信你在诗歌朗诵会上会做得很好。

E.g. According as her plan is well carried out, she will do very well in her exams.

如果好好执行她的计划，她将会考好各科考试。

E.g. I don't think the company will do very well in it. I don't believe in their new direction.

我认为这家公司不会经营得很好，我不信赖他们的新方针。