13)lose one’s train of忘記

　　Model: [1995.1.]

　　——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought. (你打斷了我的思考，我忘記我在想什么了。)

　　14)meet each other half way相互妥協(xié)，讓步

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideas about how to proceed. (我的化??意見完全不同。)

　　——You should try to meet each other half way. (你們應該相互妥協(xié)。mal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">15)on the dot準時;正點

　　Model: [1992.8.]

　　——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda確實在差5分兩點的時候到達劇院門口了嗎?)

　　——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我倆都準點到達。)

　　16)once and for all最后一次;干脆

　　Model: [1996.1.]

　　——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.(我要最后一次告訴我那個鄰居把音樂聲關小。)al style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——I see why you are angry. But I’SPAN>我??效的。)

　　17)out of earshot不在聽力所及范圍

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )

　　——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot.(省口氣吧，他聽不見。)

　　18)out of this world非常好

　　Model: [1995.10.]

　　——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie?(你試過Susan的蘋果派嗎soNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world. (我拿到最后一塊。好吃極了。)

　　19)play by ear隨機應變，視情形而定

　　Model: [1989.8.]

　　——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在為明天的政治學=EN-US>——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那AN>)

　　20) ring a bell令人想起某件事;聽起來耳熟

　　Model: [1992.10.]

　　——That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me. (那個名字我一點也ss=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">21)share a common outlook有共同的觀點

　　Model: [1991.1.]

　　——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff和Alan對于生活