1. look like 看起来像……
例句:
I made the cowardly lion look like the terminator.
我使软弱的狮子看起来像是终结者。
2. shoe polish 鞋油
例句:
But what could I do about it? Hit him with a can of shoe polish? A man his size could grind me into the floor. If only someone would come in!
可是我该怎么办呢?用装鞋油的罐子打他吗?他这个块头可以揍扁了我。要是有人来多好!
3. though 不过
口语里常用,为副词,而非常见的连词,前后一般有逗号。
例句:
It's different for girls, though.
然而女性的情况则有所不同。
4. these days 这阵子,这些天,如今
例句:
Happiness is fashionable these days.
幸福如今是一种时尚。
5. not anything but... 只有
not anything=nothing,所以相当于nothing but。
例句:
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
才只不过是努力和勤奋。
6. wait a second 等等
例句:
Wait a second please, I'm on the phone.
请稍等,我正打电话呢。