蒋健棠英语实用句子(144):This battery is dead.

This battery is dead. 这电池没电了。 dead上句中是形容电池没电了，上句也可说成: This battery is flat. 和上两句意思相反的是： This battery is still good. 电池还有电。

蒋健棠英语实用句子28:This is a compact apartment

This is a compact apartment. 这是间麻雀虽小，五脏俱全的公寓。 compact这里指空间不大但功能齐全。 compact也指小型的，紧密的。 a compact disc一张光盘。

蒋健棠英语实用句子25:Bernice is a girl about my age

Bernice is a girl about my age. 伯妮斯是个和我年纪接近的女孩。 age表示年龄，也可指人生的某一阶段。 I used to be a teacher when I was your age.我还是你这年纪时我是个教师。

蒋健棠英语实用句子23:I ran into my teacher on the street

I ran into my teacher on the street yesterday 我昨天在街上碰见我的老师。 run into和bump into意思差不多，都表示偶然遇见。上句也可写成： I bumped into my teacher on the street yesterday.

蒋健棠英语实用句子21:It is on me

It is on me. 由我来请客。 这是很口语的说法，相当于It is my treat，意思是我来出钱，由我来请客。

蒋健棠英语实用句子19:She still has jet lag

She still has jet lag. 她仍然有（坐飞机后因时差产生的）疲劳烦躁感。 jet指喷气式飞机，lag有时间滞后的意思，jet lag指坐飞机后因时差引起的不舒适感觉。jet lag 是不可数名词。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(45):I worked odd jobs for months

I worked odd jobs for months before I went to college. 我上大学前打了几个月的零工。 odd jobs，零工。既然是零工，通常都是超过一份，所以用复数。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(44):You are a chicken

You are a chicken.你是个胆小鬼。 chicken表示鸡和肌肉，在俚语中也表示胆小鬼，相当于coward。 You are a coward.你是个懦夫。 chicken在俚语中还可作形容词，表示胆小的，懦弱的;而这个coward后面加上

蒋健棠英语实用句子31:He is a laid-back person

He is a laid-back person,nothing will bother him. 他是个从容面对所有事情的人，没什么事能让他烦恼。 laid-back表示不紧张的，悠闲的。在这里有点和easygoing.

蒋健棠英语实用句子(52):He has a background in classical music.

He has a background in classical music. 他有古典音乐的背景。 have a background in something就是指有某方面的背景。 I have a background in special education.我有特殊教育的背景。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(48):He is immune to chickenpox

He is immune to chickenpox, he had it as a child. 他对水痘免疫，他小时候就得过了。 immune表示免疫的，immune system就是指身体的免疫系统；而对...有免疫力就用be immune to...这个词组。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(69):Our class is full of gifted students

Our class is full of gifted students. 我们班人才济济。 当中的gifted是从gift天资这个单词过来的，gifted是个形容词，表示有天资的。 He is a gifted musician. 他是个有天资的音乐家。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(68):Being an English teacher is my destiny.

Being an English teacher is my destiny. 命中注定我是做一个英语教师。 destiny指命运的意思，相当于lot。 It was her lot to suffer through life. 她命该一辈子受苦。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(78):The sequel to this novel

Readers are looking forward to the sequel to this novel. 读者们都期盼着这小说的续集。 sequel表示电影`小说等的续集。注意...的续集要用介词to, the sequel to the novel,小说的续集。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(105):In spite of his many shortcomings

In spite of his many shortcomings, he is a nice guy. 尽管他有许多缺点，但他还是个好人。 in spite of表示尽管，不管;整个in spite of其实可用一个despite来替换，意思一样。 despite his many shortcomings,he is a nice

蒋健棠英语实用句子(93):Made a speech at the commencement

He made a speech at the commencement. 他在毕业典礼上作了一次演讲。 commencement,本指开始，因为毕业就相当于又一个开端，所以commencement在美国英语中也可表示毕业典礼，相当于graduation ceremony。 He m

蒋健棠英语实用句子(125):We are in the same boat

We both have no jobs , we are in the same boat . 我们都没工作，大家都有着同一景况。 in the same boat 意思是处境相同，相当于 in the same unpleasant situation ，一般都指不是好的情况。 We both don't have any money

蒋健棠英语实用句子(130):You can buy at our market on credit.

You can buy at our market on credit. 你可在我们的市场里赊购东西。 credit表示信用， on credit表示凭信用。 buy on credit就是赊购；而对应的赊销则是sell on credit。 We sell these products on credit. 我们赊销这些

蒋健棠英语实用句子(133):All our hard work was in vain

All our hard work was in vain. 我们的努力都是白费的。 in vain，徒劳的，白费的。 He didn't die in vain. 他没有白白地死去。 I tried to persuade him but in vain. 我尝试说服他，但没有用。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(106):She is an engaging girl

She is an engaging girl. 她是个迷人的女孩。 engaging表示可爱的，迷人的。 an engaging novel，一部引人入胜的小说。 Many people were attracted by her engaging smile. 许多人被她迷人的微笑所吸引了。