固定短语：让你的英语更地道

Before you know itMeaning: When something happens so quickly you do not even realise it.意思：转眼之间；一眨眼；不知不觉就……Examples:The years pass by so quickly that before you know it you look in the mirror and old age is staring you right in the face.例句：岁月流逝太快，一眨眼你照镜子时，就已经垂垂老矣。That new express train is super fast. We got on it in London and before we knew it we were in Edinburgh.例句：那列新特快列车速度超快。我们在伦敦上车，转眼就到了爱丁堡。One minute it’s summer then before you know it, it’s Christmas. Doesn’t time fly so quickly?例句：刚刚还是夏天，不知不觉就到圣诞节了。时间过得真快，不是吗？*Get on = to board a bus, train, coach, bike, motorbike, scooter, plane, boat, hovercraft or any other vehicle where you need to make an upward movement with your foot and leg to board.‘Get in’ is used for cars as you make a downward movement to enter.释义：get on：登上（公交、火车、飞机、船等需要抬脚向上的交通工具）get in：进入（汽车等需要弯腰向下进入的交通工具）Before longMeaning: Very soon.意思：不久；很快；过不了多久Example:On the phone: “I’m nearly at the station now. I’ll see you before long.”例句：（打电话时）“我快到车站了，很快就能见到你。”Better OffUsed with ‘be’Meaning:To be in a more comfortable, convenient and more pleasant position.意思：（日子、处境）更好；更划算；更舒服Examples:I’d be better off without him. He doesn’t love me. He treats me so badly.例句：没有他我会过得更好。他不爱我，还对我那么差。I’m better off now than what I was last year. I earn more money and I live in a nicer flat.例句：我现在的状况比去年好。赚得更多，住的公寓也更舒服。I’d be better off going to work by train than by car. I always get stuck in traffic jams.例句：我上班坐火车比开车更划算，开车老是堵车。Between one thing and anotherMeaning: One thing has happened and so have others. This means that with all the things that are happening to you, you are stressed or distracted or going crazy.意思：诸事缠身；忙这忙那；一头乱麻Example:I’ve got so many things to do these days. Between one thing and another I feel I am going to go crazy.例句：这几天我要做的事太多了，忙这忙那，感觉都要疯了。Beyond beliefMeaning: Unbelievable.意思：难以置信；超乎想象Example:It’s beyond belief how much he spends every month.例句：他每个月花的钱简直难以置信。By all accountsMeaning: When we use this expression we believe something to be true by what we have heard from others.意思：据大家所说；人人都说；普遍认为Example:She is, by all accounts, an excellent hairdresser.例句：大家都说，她是个非常出色的理发师。By the wayMeaning:This expression is used to introduce something into the conversation; something that the speaker or the listener just remembered.意思：顺便说一下；对了（用于突然想起某事）Example:Oh by the way! I forgot to mention. I won’t be able to make it to the dinner on Saturday evening.例句：哦，对了！我忘了说，我周六晚上去不了晚宴了。