第一， 情景对话

A: Why did you play truant today? I've told you several times that studying is the most important thing in your life now.

今天你为什么逃学？我已经跟你说过多少次了，现在在你的生活中学习是最重要的事。

B: You made your point in this matter, but I have my reason, too.

在这件事上你说得固然有理，但是我也有我的理由。

A: Tell me, please.

那说说看。

B: I think helping others is also a virtue. I took Tom to the hospital when he was hurt in an accident this morning.

我想帮助别人也是一种美德，今天早上汤姆在车祸中受伤，我送他去了医院。

A: You don't say. Well, this time I made a mistake.

真的呀！真对不起，这次是我搞错了。

第二， 词汇拾贝

make one’s point

exp. To effectively communicate or explain one's opinion, idea, or point of view. （有效地交流或解释某人的观念、想法或观点，言之成理）

e.g. A: The early flight might be cheaper, but we won't enjoy our first day there because we'll be so tired!

早一些的航班会便宜些，但是我们到那儿第一天不旅游，因为我们会很累的。

B: OK, you made your point. Let's book the later one instead.

好吧，你说到点子上了。我们订晚一点的吧。

e.g. Look, I think you’ve made your point, Mr Davies. Perhaps we should hear somebody else’s opinion.

戴维斯先生，听我说，我觉得你已经表达了你的观点了。也许我们也应该听听别人的意见吧。

e.g. They were all talking so loudly I didn’t get a chance to make my point.

他们都在大声说话，我没有机会表达我的观点。

第三， 语汇积累

1. play truant：逃学，旷课

e.g. Our institute is clamping down on those who often play truant.

我们学院正在严加惩处那些经常逃学的学生。

e.g. Those boys promised not to play truant again .

那些男孩答应不再逃学。

2. in one’s life：在某人的生活中，在某人的一生中

e.g. It was the most preposterous position in which I never found myself in my life.

这是我有生以来从未碰到的最荒谬绝伦的场面。

e.g. For the first time in his life his talentshad a fair field.

他有生以来第一次有公平的机会发挥他的才能。

3. in the matter：在这件事情上

e.g. I want to speak to her in the matter of my salary.

我想跟她谈谈我的薪水问题.

e.g. He has no say in the matter.

他在这个问题上没有发言权。

4. make a mistake：犯错误

e.g. If you want to fasten the blame of the affair at Los Muertos on any one person, you will make a mistake.

如果你想把那桩摩埃托斯农庄事件怪在哪个人头上，那就错了。

e.g. Read the questions carefully so that you may not make a mistake in the test.

考试时要仔细看清楚题目，以免犯错。

5. in an accident：在事故中

e.g. He was killed in an accident in the first flush of manhood.

他正当盛年时在一次事故中丧生。

e.g. The plane I previously want to catch up with to take has crashed, and all passengers all die in an accident.

我原想赶乘的飞机坠毁了，所有乘客都遇难身亡。