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(141):Losing the job was a blessing in disguise

Losing the job was a blessing in disguise, she is able to spend more time with her children now. 失去工作其实是因祸得福，现在她有更多时间陪同孩子。 disguise有假扮和伪装的意思，介词短语in disguise则表示经过乔

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(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38:The class dubbed the teacher a tyrant

The class dubbed the teacher a tyrant. 班上的同学给这老师起了个暴君的绰号。 dub是个动词，表示给...起绰号，把...称呼为。 This city was dubbed the garden city. 这城市被誉为花园城市。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(55):I lost track of the time and missed the last bus.

\ I lost track of the time and missed the last bus. 我忘记了时间还错过了尾班车。 lose track of something 失去...的线索，忘记...或搞不清某事的状况。 I lost track of how many people I invited to this party. 我邀请了多

蒋健棠英语实用句子(50):John is adept at gardening

John is adept at gardening. 约翰擅长于搞园艺。 adept指熟练的，内行的,an adept mechanic一个技术熟练的机械工;在某方面熟练就加介词at. She is adept at cooking. 她善于烹饪。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(46):The report details all the side effe

The report details all the side effects of this medicine. 这报告详细叙述了这药物的副作用。 detail可作名词，表示细节；也可做动词，表示详述，详细说明。 He detailed the accident to us.他对我们详细描述了那

蒋健棠英语实用句子(74):The police are making little headway in the investigation.

The police are making little headway in the investigation. 警方在调查方面没什么进展。 headway是个不可数名词，表示进展，和progress的意思差不多。 make headway是指取得进展,可在headway前加上不同的形容词来

蒋健棠英语实用句子(89):She is cramming for tomorrow's exam

She is cramming for tomorrow's exam. 她正为明天的考试而临急抱佛脚。 cram本指塞满，在口语中cram也有为应考而死记硬背，为某个考试而死记硬背是用介词for. He crammed this clothe into the small box. 他把衣服

蒋健棠英语实用句子(85):The weather will be fair today

The weather will be fair today. 今天天气将是晴朗的。 fair有公平的意思，在上句中表示（天气）好的;fair也可指（妇女）美丽的，如： That girl is fair. 那是个漂亮的女孩。相当于 That girl is beautiful.

蒋健棠英语实用句子(83):I bought a ready-made suit

I bought a ready-made suit. 我买了一套现成服装。 ready-made指现成的，预先制成的；和它相对的一个词是 tailor-made，指量身订做的。tailor是个名词，表示裁缝。 Do you like ready-made clothing or tailor-made c

蒋健棠英语实用句子(102):I think it will catch on quickly

This is a nice song,I think it will catch on quickly. 这是首好歌，我想它一定会很快就流行起来。 catch on指流行，受欢迎；如果要说明受哪些人的欢迎可用介词with。 Cartoons are catching on with adults these days

蒋健棠英语实用句子(101):The popular way to pass the time

Listening to music is the most popular way to pass the time. 听音乐是最流行的一种打发时间的方式。 pass the time指打发时间，和kill time的意思差不多。 When waiting for the bus,he read a magazine to pass the time. 在等公

蒋健棠英语实用句子(94):He is a respectable businessman

He is a respectable businessman 他是个正派的商人。 respectable和respect尊敬这单词有关，表示值得尊敬的（看下例），也指名声好的，体面的，高尚的。 He is a respectable scientist. 他是个可敬的科学家。

蒋健棠英语实用句子(91):You can contact the personnel

You can contact the personnel for benefit information. 有关福利方面的情况你可和人事部联系。 personnel只人员，全体人员（看下例），上句的personnel指人事部，人事科。 All personnel meet at the meeting room. 所有

蒋健棠英语实用句子(116):That English exam was a real killer

That English exam was a real killer. 那英语考试真的难的不得了。 killer有杀手的意思，在俚语中可表示威力巨大或非常困难的事物;killer也可作形容词，表示棒极的，威力巨大的，极为困难的。 He has

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