蒋健棠英语实用句子(140):He came in second in the competition.

He came in second in the competition. 他在比赛中获得第二。 上句也可简单说成: He came in second相当于： He came in second place. 如果某人得倒数第一就可说： He came in last place. 得倒数第二就是: He came in sec

蒋健棠英语实用句子(148):To cultivate a new friendship

It takes some time to cultivate a new friendship. 建立新的友谊需要些时间的。 cultivate，用在农业上表示栽培，`耕种，上句中的cultivate表示建立或加强友谊，也有结交朋友的意思。 He always tries to cultiva

蒋健棠英语实用句子30:Famous for her trademark smile

This movie star is famous for her trademark smile. 这影星以她特有的微笑而文明。 trademark商标，放在另外一个名词前可表示特有的。

蒋健棠英语实用句子22:His health condition is bound to effect

His health condition is bound to effect his work. 他的病况一定会影响他的工作。 be bound to指一定，必定，免不了。又如： His laziness is bound to result in his failure. 他的懒惰注定导致他的失败。

蒋健棠英语实用句子20:please exit by the side door

please exit by the side door. 请从侧门离开。 exit作名词时有出口和退出的意思，在上句中exit是做动词，表示离开，退场。 Josie made a quick exit when her old boyfriend arrived at the party. Josie的前男友一到派对

蒋健棠英语实用句子(43):Is it in order to call him righ

Is it in order to call him right now? 现在就给电话他恰当吗？ in order在这里的性质和形容词一样，表示恰当的，合适的。 It is in order for him to speak now. 他现在发言是合适的。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(42):She put on make-up

She put on make-up before going out. 她出去前化了个装。 make-up是个名词，表示化装。注意要用动词词组put on,和穿衣服一样，都是用这个词组。

蒋健棠英语实用句子35:He came down with pneumonia

He came down with pneumonia and was hospitalized for a week. 他患了肺炎还住院了一个星期。 come down with患...病,得...病。 Many students came down with the flu last week.上星期很多学生得了流感。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(61):It slipped my mind

It slipped my mind that I had an appointment with my teacher. 我忘记了我和我的老师有约。 slip指溜走，滑动。slip one's mind表示（某人）忘记某东西,通常都是用虚主语it加slip one's mind再加that来引导出忘记的事

蒋健棠英语实用句子(62):He spaced out for a while

He spaced out for a while and didn't hear what the teacher was saying. 他一时走神，没有听到老师所说的话。 space out是比较口语的说法，意思是一时走神，一时失神。space out 也可指使（人）昏昏沉沉或头脑不

蒋健棠英语实用句子(63):We were bombarded by so many phone calls this morning.

We were bombarded by so many phone calls this morning. 今天早上我们接电话接个不停。 bombard本指轰炸，炮击。在上句中形容连续不断地接到... call center客户服务中心，在call center 中，这种现象就很常见。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(72):He is an industrious student

He is an industrious student. 他是个勤勉的学生。 industrious指勤劳的，勤勉的,和hard-working的意思一样，上句也可说成： He is a hard-working student.

蒋健棠英语实用句子(84):The poem has five stanzas

The poem has five stanzas. 这首诗有五小节。 stanza指诗的一节，很多人往往会把stanza和paragraph，把诗篇中的一节`段写成a paragraph,但诗篇中的一段`节应该用stanza;paragraph则指一般文章的一节，段。 Th

蒋健棠英语实用句子(92):He leaped at the opportunity

When John was asked to star in a movie,he leaped at the opportunity. 当约翰被邀请主演一部电影时，他欣然接受了这机会。 leap at欣然地接受，急切地抓住。单独leap有跳，迅速行动的意思，jump at都有同样的意

蒋健棠英语实用句子(98):New blockbusters coming out

Are there any new blockbusters coming out? 有没有新的大片推出？ blockbuster本指军事上的重磅炸弹，也能表示耗巨资制作的电影（大片）。 come out表示（出版物的）出版或发行，（电影`唱片等的）推出。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(122):Cars can be backed up for miles

In a bad traffic jam, cars can be backed up for miles. 在严重交通堵塞时，车龙可能长达几英里。 back up有支持和援助的意思（看下例），用做被动语态时，back up也有堵塞的意思。 I always back you up. 我总是

蒋健棠英语实用句子(132):I found a lot of goodies in the stockings.

I found a lot of goodies in the stockings. 我发现长袜里装有许多糖果。 goody是比较口语的说法，表示好吃的东西，糖果，吸引人的东西。 Each child here can take a bag of goodies home. 这里的每位孩子都能拿一袋

蒋健棠英语实用句子(114):Ann was all stressed out last week because of the finals.

Ann was all stressed out last week because of the finals. 因为期末考的原因，安妮上星期紧张得不得了。 stressed out表示感到有压力的，紧张的，是个非常口语的用法，等于stressed。 To be stressed out usually ma

蒋健棠英语实用句子(113):Having the hotel grounds landscaped

We are having the hotel grounds landscaped. 我们对旅馆进行造园绿化。 landscape可作名词，表示景观，景色; scenery都有风景的意思，但landscape比较多指地面上的风景。 第一句的landscape用做动词，表示造园

蒋健棠英语实用句子(107):She dresses very modestly

She dresses very modestly. 她衣着非常端庄。 modest是个形容词，表示谦虚的（看下例）；也可表示恰当的，得体的，（衣着）端庄的。 He is modest about his success. 他在成功面前表现得很谦虚。 She wore