听起来更地道：掌握英语固定短语

固定短语 中英对照完整版Come to thatMeaning: This means, “while we are on the subject”, something which has just come into mind is triggered by something said in the conversation.意思：说到这；既然聊到这个（话题）；顺便一提Example:Person A is speaking to Person B: “I’m going to have to call in a gardener. The garden is a complete mess.”A：我得叫个园丁来，花园乱得一塌糊涂。“Come to that, you said you’d help me clean it up. Don’t you remember?”“说到这，你之前说要帮我收拾的，不记得了？”*Come into mind/come to mind = recalled to memory意思：突然想到；浮现脑海*Call in = make arrangements for an expert in a specific job to come to your home to do a task.意思：请来（专业人士）；召来Few and far betweenMeaning: To happen on rare occasions at large intervals of time.意思：稀少；罕见；不常发生Example:The times that my daughter has cleaned her room are few and far between. I can count them on one hand.例句：我女儿打扫房间的次数少得可怜，一只手都数得过来。For heaven’s sakeMeaning: This expression denotes annoyance and/or frustration.意思：天哪；看在老天爷的份上（表示不耐烦、恼火）Example:“For heaven’s sake go and do your homework. I’m not telling you again.” said the father to his disobedient son.父亲对不听话的儿子说：“天哪，快去写作业，我不想再说第二遍了。”“When will you learn to do as you are told.”“你什么时候才能听话？”*Do as you are told = obey意思：听话；照吩咐去做Go out of one’s wayMeaning: Do everything possible even at the expense of inconveniencing oneself.意思：特地；格外努力；不怕麻烦Examples:He goes out of his way to help people. He’s such a considerate person.例句：他总是特地帮助别人，非常体贴。He went out of his way to ruin my holiday by arguing over trivial matters.例句：他故意为小事吵架，存心毁了我的假期。Grin and bear itMeaning: Accept something bad without complaining about it/be patient until it is over.意思：默默忍受；苦笑着扛过去；逆来顺受Example:It’s been tough trying to pay this huge fine I got but I will just have to grin and bear it.例句：这笔巨额罚款交得很艰难，但我也只能默默忍受。If I may say soMeaning: This expression means ‘I hope you don’t mind if I say this/I hope it is not a problem for me to say this’.It is a very polite expression to use.意思：恕我直言；如果我可以这么说的话（礼貌用语）Example:You look beautiful today if I may say so.例句：如果我可以这么说，你今天真漂亮。In due courseMeaning: This expression means that something will happen at the appropriate time (when the time is right) and you need to be patient as no one can make it happen sooner.意思：在适当的时候；到时候；届时Example:In reply to a letter submitted for a job:We will inform you in due course if your application has been successful.例句：（求职回信）如果你申请成功，我们届时会通知你。It just goes to showMeaning: This expression more or less means: it just proves that/it just makes you realise.意思：这恰恰说明；这正好证明Example:There was a sudden downpour of rain yesterday and I didn’t have my umbrella with me.It just goes to show you should never go out without your umbrella. British weather is very unpredictable.例句：昨天突然下大雨，我没带伞。这恰恰说明出门一定要带伞，英国天气变幻莫测。Her husband left her after thirty years without warning. She never ever suspected anything was wrong with their relationship.It just goes to show you can never be 100 % sure of anyone.例句：结婚三十年，丈夫毫无征兆地离开了她，她从没怀疑过感情有问题。这正好证明，你永远无法百分之百确定任何人。Every time I don’t check my change at the supermarket, I get short changed. When I do check it, I am never short changed.It just goes to show that you should always check your change.例句：每次在超市不核对找零，我就会被少找钱。核对的时候就从来不会。这恰恰说明，一定要核对找零。*To short change (someone) = to give a customer less change than what you should.意思：少找零钱It’s about timeMeaning: The moment has arrived that you really need to do something without further delay.We use it’s about time + past tense of verb, even if we are speaking in the present or referring to the future.意思：早该…… 了；是时候…… 了Example:It’s about time you saw a dentist. Your teeth are beginning to decay.You’re going to end up losing them if you’re not careful.例句：你早该去看牙医了，牙齿都开始坏了。再不注意，最后会全掉光的。It’s about time I got a new washing machine. This one doesn’t spin anymore. The clothes come out dripping wet.例句：我早该买台新洗衣机了，这台不脱水，衣服拿出来全是湿的。It’s about time we started to move. It’s getting late and if we don’t go now we could miss the train.例句：我们该出发了，不早了，再不走就赶不上火车了。*End up = in the end something not planned occurs.意思：到头来；最终（发生意料之外的事）