蒋健棠英语实用句子29: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27:His bizarre behavior got many people's attention.

His bizarre behavior got many people's attention. 他古怪的行为吸引了许多人的注意。 bizarre是个形容词，表示古怪的，注意这单词的拼法也有点bizarre,中间有连续的两个r。

蒋健棠英语实用句子40:His successful performance paved the way

His successful performance paved the way for him to get this contract 他成功的表演为他铺路使他得到了这份合同。 pave the way本来指铺路，pave the way for someone引伸出来的意思就是为某人（取得成功）铺路。

蒋健棠英语实用句子36:Tom witnessed the accident

Tom witnessed the accident and identified the driver. 汤姆亲眼目睹这意外还指认出了肇事的司机。 witness做名词时表示证人，作动词时可表示亲眼目睹。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(65):He wiped off a debt

He wiped off a debt. 他把债还清了。 wipe指擦，消除。 wipe off 指去掉，消除掉。 You didn't wipe the table clean.还要注意上句中的debt欠款这个单词的读音，当中的b是不发音的。 你还没把台擦干净。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(75):The nurse is attending to a sick man.

The nurse is attending to a sick man. 这护士正在照料一个病人。 attend单独使用时表示出席，参加。但attend to则表示照料，看管。attend to也可指注意，如： You should attend to your studies. 你该专注一下你的

蒋健棠英语实用句子(73):He could not come up with a proper answer.

He could not come up with a proper answer. 他想不出一个合适的回答。 come up with指赶上，但这里指（针对某问题）想出。 Mum always comes up with great ways to celebrate our birthdays. 妈妈总是想出好的办法来为我们

蒋健棠英语实用句子(71):Teenagers tend to take what they own for granted.

Teenagers tend to take what they own for granted. 青少年常常把他们拥有的东西看作是理所当然。 take something for granted指把东西看作理所当然，不懂珍惜。而take someone for granted就是指把别人的付出看作是理

蒋健棠英语实用句子(70):It has snow for four straight days

It has snow for four straight days. 已连续下了四天雪了。 straight有直的意思，也可表示连续的,无间断的。 He failed the college entrance examinations for four straight years. 他连续四年高考落榜。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(90):Misunderstanding led into a quarrel

His misunderstanding finally led into a quarrel. 他的误解最终导致了一场吵架。 lead into表示通向（看下例），在上句中lead into表示导致。 This gate leads into the courtyard. 这门通向院子。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(87):He smiled from ear to ear

He smiled from ear to ear when he received this birthday gift. 当他收到这生日礼物时笑得合不拢嘴。 当中的smile from ear to ear是指因开心而笑得合不拢嘴，也可用grin from ear to ear。 He grinned from ear to ear when h

蒋健棠英语实用句子(104):Takes a little getting used to

Reading on-line just takes a little getting used to. 在线阅读只需要去习惯它。 get used to something只适应某东西，上句中的getting used to是个动名词短语，把整一块都看作个名词就行了。 It takes some time to ge

蒋健棠英语实用句子(103):This radio can fit in the palm of my hand.

This radio can fit in the palm of my hand. 这收音机体积小到我可一手掌握。 如果某东西能fit in the palm of one's hand 表明这东西迷你到能一手掌握。如果某人或某事是in the palm of one's hand也可表示在某人的

蒋健棠英语实用句子(126):I am hard up this week

I am hard up this week. 这个星期我手头拮据。 hard up表示短缺，明确说明缺什么可在后面加介词for；这词组用在缺钱方面比较多，单独用hard up 也可表达手头拮据。 I lost my job two months ago, I am now ha

蒋健棠英语实用句子(124):He had to drop out of the race

He had to drop out of the race because his leg was injured. 因为他的脚受伤了，他不得不退出比赛。 drop out有退出和退学的意思。 He dropped out of school when he was fifteen. 他15岁时退学了。 如果drop out连成一个单

蒋健棠英语实用句子(123):He is a slacker

Don't ask him to do anything, he is a slacker. 他是个懒散的人，别叫他去做任何事。 slack做动词时有马虎从事的意思，slacker则表示一个敷衍取巧者，能不做事就不做事的人，这是比较口语的用词。 Don

蒋健棠英语实用句子(121):The rain has let up, so we can play outside.

The rain has let up, so we can play outside. 雨停了，我们可到外边玩了。 let someone down是指让某人失望，相当于 disappoint someone。但并没有let someone up这个用法，let up是指持续久的事停止下来，如大雨`大

蒋健棠英语实用句子(131):We don't have any more pens, can we substitute pencils.

We don't have any more pens, can we substitute pencils. 已经不再有钢笔了，可用铅笔来代替吗？ substitute表示以...代替。注意上句中substitute后的pencils不是被替换的，而是用来替换pens的。如果要明确表明用

蒋健棠英语实用句子(115):The rain spoiled our picnic.

The rain spoiled our picnic. 这场雨弄得我们的野餐一团糟。 spoil有溺爱的意思（看下例），也有搞糟，弄糟的意思。 He gives whatever his son asks for, that can only spoil his child. 他孩子要什么他就给什么，这

蒋健棠英语实用句子(110):I pictured him as a serious person

I pictured him as a serious person, but he turned out to be fun. 我想象中他是个很严肃的人，结果发现他其实很有趣。 上句中的picture是动词，表示想象，把某人想象成某某样子就用as。 I am picturing shaking h