notice boards: always look on the bright side of life

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1\I am very much aware of this.               我非常清楚这一点
2\There are an upside and a downside of walking.   
3\He has matured. He has a mature idea. He is mature for hs age.
4\I don't know if I fit.  I wonder if I fit.        
              don't know 表示干脆不知道，wonder 虽不知道,但由于好奇而想知道， “想弄明白个究竟”。
5\始料不及, Unforeseen   未想到的; 与unexpected 大致相同。
                    unforeseen 略为有后果的那一种，能力方面做不到的预见，unexpected 没有预见到
                    Due to unforeseen circumstances，I can’t come back.  
key words:
be aware of = kown,        但be aware of有知道认识到之后要小心，远离的意思
beware = be careful of     但beware 的小心有警告的意思, be careful多带有“仔细谨慎”的意思。
upside                              有利的一面，长处，优势，好处
downside                         不利的一面，不足之处，劣势，缺点
mature                             成熟
wonder if = don't know if,
                   don't know 表示干脆不知道，wonder 虽不知道,但由于好奇而想知道，想弄明白个究竟。

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1\How do you like it? = What do you think of it?
2\There isn't room to swing a cat.                          地方太小了，连转身的地方都没有
3\On the whole, I like that job better.                     总的来说
4\Mind the step. Take care of yourself. Be careful of the traffic.
5\毫无疑问, no doubt
                   No doubt he is right.           There is no doubt he is right.
                   He has no doubt about it.    I doubt it. 我对此表示怀疑

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1\ A few people probably look at my house as they pass. so what?--- Curiosity killed the cat. that's what.   
     so what - that's what                                                                         好奇心害死猫
2\A man across the street walked across the street.    在街道对面       走到街道对面
3\We occasionally get blackout. that's drive me nuts.   断电、停电
4\It was outage for seconds. but enough to annoy us.  断电、停电
5\大惊小怪,小题大做，fuss, make a fuss of/about大发牢骚,过分体贴;大吵大闹;引起骚动
                  make a fuss of very little thing
                  Don't make a fuss about a blown fuse. 不要为一根熔断的保险丝大惊小怪

key words:
so what                    那么又怎么样呢？ 因此如何呢？那又怎么样？你管的着吗
that's what                就是这样
get blackout   
get outage
power is out
power goes out
blow                        （使保险丝）熔化，烧断

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1\It is worth a fortune. The issue is worth studying carefully.
2\The issue is worthy of careful study. The issue is worthy to be studied carefully.
3\A decent man in a decent dressing gad a decent job.  正派的，得体的，体面的
4\当之无愧  
   受之无愧, well deserved    罪有应得;活该
                   He worked hard on his project, so the good grade is well-deserved.
                   You deserve the good grade.

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1\They drive pass a sign for fresh berries.                                              开车经过一个指示牌
2\He picked out many his favourite songs to enjoy on the trip.               旅途中  
3\He finished the Chicken McWrap and then throw the wrapper at her. 鸡肉卷   包装纸
4\How much are you willing to dedicte?
5\自得其乐,逍遥自在，enjoy oneself                                                       过得快活;玩得痛快
                  I always enjoy myself. 我很享受每一刻。
                  I often enjoy myself at weekends.  我经常在周末过得很愉快。
                  I specially enjoy myself （in） painting.   我特别喜欢画画.

key words:
picked out            挑选出
Chicken wrap      鸡肉卷   
wrapper               鸡肉卷     

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1\If you are anything like me, you would have struggled to see the window at all, let alone anyone inside.
2\One's eyesight is not great as the years go by.                       随着岁月的流逝
3\To need to laugh when life is tough.
4\I didn't expect you to get that good job.                                   没想到，没料到
5\形单影只，on my own, by myself, alone                                 独自一人, 靠自己的力量
                     I'm a single parent and raised my boys on my own for over 20 years.
                                                                                    我自己,我独自,我一个人

key words:
be anything like xx           完全像xx
struggle to                        艰难地做某事/几乎无法完成某件事。奋斗,抗争
let alone                           更不用说,更别提        
as the years go by           随着岁月的流逝   
didn't expect                    

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1\A man in running shorts got lost on his way to the gym.   穿着运动短裤    在去健身房的路上
2\There is going to be an opportunity.                                  将会有
3\Thanks for coming out past your bedtime.                        过了就寝时间
4\Can we sit in the back row instead?                                  改为，代替
5\放你一马, get(let) sb off the hook                                    （使）摆脱困境，逃避惩罚，放水
                   We will let him off the hook.

key words:
in running shorts               穿着运动短裤
get lost                              迷路
on his way to the gym       在去健身房的路上
there is going to be           将有
instead                              改为，代替         

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1\You always make jokes about him.          拿某人/某物开玩笑
2\It was dark by the time I got home.          等到xx时候已经
3\I am worried about his job. I am anxious about his job. I am concerned about his job.  我担心他的工作
4\I am upset about his job.    I feel nervous before the interview.
5\漠不关心，Unconcerned about/with         毫不在意，冷淡的;漠视的;无兴趣的
                      He was unconcerned about what we had done.
                      He was unconcerned with this issue.
key words:
make(play,take) a joke about(of,on) sb or sth                      拿某人/某物开玩笑
by the time         等到xx时候已经, 在此之前某事件已完成，一般表示一个时间段
worried               担心
anxious              担心+焦急
concerned          担心+关心
upset                  沮丧的; 难过; 不高兴,苦恼的，心烦意乱的,
nervous              紧张不安、战战兢兢、惶恐不安

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1\ I am delighted by this news. This news delighted me. There are delights of living in the country.
2\ I am fulfilled in my career.     I am unfulfilled in my career.
3\ I am annoyed with him.         He annoyed me.      恼火、恼怒
4\ I am full of energy.
5\ 心烦意乱， upset (about sth)  沮丧的， 苦恼的，闹心，难过， 不高兴   
                       Don't be upset about it.   别为这事烦恼了

key words:
delight            n. 指令人高兴的事或人、乐趣
delight            v. 使高兴（有一种使人满意的快乐）
fulfilled           心满意足的
unfulfilled       壮志未酬的
annoyed         恼火、恼怒
upset              烦恼、苦恼

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1\ This name rings a bell.                          听起来耳熟（但记不真切）  
    I ring the doorbell.                                  按门铃
2\ My phone rings.                                     电话响了                     
    The doorbell rings.                                 门铃响了
3\ I often get shout term memory loss.      短期记忆丧失,马上就忘记
4\ Walking is a good full body exercise.    全身运动
5\非同寻常，unusually   非常
                     The weather will be unusually hot this summer. 今年夏天天气将异常炎热。
Key words:
ring a bell                          听起来耳熟（但记不真切）
short term memery loss    短期记忆丧失,马上就忘记
full body                            全身

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1\ You need to remind me about the meeting.    使人想起
    Your words remind me of my hometown.        提醒某人
2\ I live nearby. I live in a nearby street.
3\ I can eat some snacks besides pizza and love watching a movie instead of walking.
4\ I like all sports except soccer. A cabinet is usually for storing things other than clothes.
5\不足为奇, no surprising
                   No surprising，People don't care about the pandemic anymore.
key words:
remind about            关于某事提醒某人
remind of                  使人想起了某事
snack                        小吃，点心，零食
besides                     除…了(还),包括在内
except, other than     除....了，不包括在内

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1\The premier said: the pandemic has now passed.                 结束，过去了
2\A lot of restrictions are lifted.                                                  取消，解除
3\Now we are getting on with living and living with Covid-19.   继续生活   与病毒共存
4\He has fully recovered from an illness.                                  彻底康复
5\顺其自然，run its course,       走完必经的过程,按常规发展，任其发展;听其自然
                     We just had to let the disease run its course.      我们只能让这种病自生自灭。
key words:
pass                                        结束了，过去了
be lifted                                   取消，解除，停止
get on with living                     继续生活
live with virus                          与病毒共存
fully recover from                    彻底康复
make a full recovery from       彻底康复

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1\ He is a friendly, open-minded, caring person.   
               友好，  思想开放，      有爱心的、热心肠的、关心别人的
2\ The posts are all well and truly censored.       帖子都经过严格审查
3\ I can assure you the posts are not censored. 我向你保证帖子没有被审查
4\ I didn't fall asleep last night.                            昨天晚上我没有睡着
5\ 白日做梦，daydream  
                      Don't daydream.                            别做梦了，别发呆了，别空想了
                      He lost in a daydream.                  他沉浸在幻想之中
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