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A: Our teacher asked us to recite the text again.

我们老师又要我们背诵课文了。

B: Do you have to remember every text?

每篇课文你们都要求会背吗？

A: Yes, she says recitation is good for us to learn English.

是的，她说背诵对我们学习英语很重要。

B: I think so, but I know many people just think that's going around in circles.

我也这么认为，但我知道很多人都认为那是瞎忙乎，没什么用。

go around in circles

原地兜圈子没有进展

The cat goes around in circles before lying down to sleep. 

猫在躺下睡觉之前会转几圈。

He went around in circles explaining the project, but I still don’t understand it. 

他绕来绕去地解释项目，但我还是不懂。

The discussion went around in circles without reaching any conclusions. 

讨论了一圈又一圈，却没有得出任何结论。

The conversation went around in circles, and we never got to the main point. （get to the point直奔主题）

谈话绕来绕去，我们始终没有谈到重点。

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A: I'm sorry I can't pay my tuition fee. 

对不起，我今天不能交学费。

B: It's okay. We're allowing a grace period until Friday. 

没关系，我们可以宽限到星期五。

A: That's great.

太好了。

grace period

宽限期

The insurance policy has a grace period of 10 days to pay the premium.

保险政策有10天的宽限期来支付保费。

You have a grace period of 30 days after your credit card bill is due.

你的信用卡账单到期后有30天的宽限期。

The store’s return policy includes a 14-day grace period for customers to return items.

商店的退货政策包括为顾客提供14天的退货宽限期。

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A: I didn't finish today's test paper.

我今天没答完卷。

B: Neither did I. I simply left out some questions. 

我也没有硬是把几道题给遗漏了。

A: I have no time to do the last two questions. 

我没时间做最后两道题了。

B: I'm pretty sure I'll fail. 

肯定不及格了。

A: Let's forget about it and prepare for other tests.

算了，还准备其他考试吧。

B: Alright.

好吧。

leave out

遗漏；省略；排除

遗漏（忘记包括）：当你在做某事时忘记添加或包含某物。

例如：I left out an important detail in my report.（我在报告中遗漏了一个重要的细节。）

故意省略：有意识地决定不包含某物。

例如：The teacher left out a difficult question on the test to make it more manageable for the students.（老师故意在考试中省略了一个难题，以便学生更容易应对。）

排除在外：不让人或事物参与某项活动或过程。

例如：They left him out of the meeting, which made him feel excluded.（他们没让他参加会议，这让他感到被排除了。）

使留在外面：让某物或某人保持在某个区域或空间之外。

例如：Don’t leave the cat out in the cold tonight.（今晚别让猫在外面受冻。）

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A: Why did you play truant today? I've told you several times that studying is the most important thing in your life now.

今天你为什么逃学？我已经跟你说过多少次了，现在在你的生活中，学习是最重要的事情。

B: You made your point in this matter, but I have my reason too.

在这件事上，你固然有道理，但是我也有我的理由。

A: Tell me, please.

那请说说看。

B: I think helping others is also a virtue. I took Tom to the hospital when he was hurt in an accident this morning.

我想帮助别人也是一种美德。今天早上汤姆在车祸中受伤，我送他去了医院。

A: You don't say. Well, this time I made a mistake.

真的呀，真对不起，这次是我搞错了。

make one's point

（有效地交流或解释某人的观点，想法，言之成理）

He made his point clearly in the meeting. 

他在会议上清楚地表达了自己的观点。

He made his point in just a few words. 

他只用了几个词就表达了自己的观点。

She made her point by telling a personal story. 

她通过讲述一个个人故事来表达自己的观点。

play truant

逃课

He often plays truant from school.

他经常逃学。

The boy played truant yesterday because he was ill. 

这个男孩昨天因为生病而逃学了。

She decided to play truant and go shopping instead of attending class. 

她决定逃课去购物。

virtue

美德

Honesty is a virtue I value highly.

诚实是我非常重视的一种美德。

Compassion is a virtue that makes the world a better place.

同情心是一种让世界变得更美好的美德。

Humility is a virtue that keeps us grounded.

谦逊是一种让我们保持脚踏实地的一种美德。

make a mistake

犯错

It’s okay to make a mistake; just learn from it. 

犯错误没关系，只要从中学习就行。

Teachers can make a mistake too; they are only human. 

老师也会犯错误；他们也是人。

I made a mistake in my calculations.

我在计算中犯了一个错误。

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A: The strike of the teachers is due to the new policy.

教师的罢工都是新政策给闹的。

B: No authorities expected that the new policy would make waves like anything.

政府可没想到一项新政策就掀起这么大的风波。

A: Policy-makers can't take sides with a particular community, and school authorities should pay enough attention to the benefits of the school teachers.

制定政策的人又不会特别照顾谁，校方也该对教师待遇多重视些。

B: They did have reasons in making that policy. You see, they get some payoffs from some of the workers. No teacher will ever bribe them.

他们制定那个政策也是有理由的。你看，有些工人给了他们好处，可没有哪个老师会去贿赂他们。

make waves

兴风作浪；引起骚动；捣蛋

She made waves in the fashion industry with her unique designs. 

她在时尚界以其独特的设计引起了轰动。

He is the wrong man for the job who is always trying to make waves.

他不适合这份工作，他总是爱滋事。

Don't make waves unless you're prepared to deal with the consequences.

除非你能妥善处理后果，要不然不要兴风作浪。

The best way to stay out of trouble at the office is not to make waves.

防止卷入办公室纠纷最好的办法就是不要挑事。

strike

罢工；罢课

go on strike

罢工

The factory workers went on strike for better wages. 

工厂工人为了争取更好的工资而罢工。

The hospital staff went on strike, demanding higher salaries. 医院员工罢工，要求提高工资。

due to

由于；因为

The match was postponed/put off due to heavy rain. 

比赛因大雨而推迟。 

Due to the traffic jam, I arrived late for the meeting. 

由于交通堵塞，我开会迟到了。 

Due to the snowstorm, schools were closed for the day. 

由于暴风雪，学校当天停课。 

take sides with

支持某一方

Many students took sides with the teachers during the strike, refusing to attend classes. 

在罢课期间，许多学生站在老师这边，拒绝上课。

The nurses took sides with the doctors during the hospital strike, demanding better working conditions. 

在医院的罢工中，护士们站在医生这边，要求改善工作条件。

payoff

贿赂钱

He offered a large payoff to the inspector to overlook the safety violations.

他向检查员提供了一大笔贿赂钱，以便忽略安全违规行为。

He was accused of accepting a payoff to influence his vote

他被指控收受贿赂以影响投票。

The police officer received a payoff to ignore the illegal gambling den. 

那位警官收了贿赂钱，对非法赌场视而不见。 

bribe

贿赂

He refused to take the bribe. 

他拒绝接受贿赂。

She was arrested for trying to bribe a judge. 

她因试图贿赂法官而被逮捕。

He was caught bribing a police officer.

他被抓到贿赂一名警官。 

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