Grammar:

Independent infinitive
    To be honest/frank

        “How do you like this condo?” ” To be honest, it leaves a lot to be desired. The price is relatively high. And what’s more, it’s badly located”

    To tell you the truth

        “Do you think of me as a nobody? To tell you the truth, I’m sick and tired of just serving tea, answering the phone, photocopying and so forth, day in , day out.”

    Not to mention

        At the time, dense fog restricted visibility to en meters, so motorists couldn’t even make out traffic lights, not to mention road signs.

    To say nothing of

        That secretary is proud, among other things, of her remarkable linguistic ability. She speaks Spanish and Italian fluently, to say nothing of English.

    To say the least

    Not to say

    Needless to say

    So to speak

    To begin/start with

    To make matters worse(更不好的是)

 

Phrasal verb and words:

    Leave a lot (/something/nothing) to be desired

    (and) what’s more而且还有

    Day in , day out

    Among other things

    Make out

    Be alleged to V 据称

    Hold/bear a grudge against对…怀恨

    

Oral:

    Can be better room for improvement

    What is your favorite drink?

    My favorite drink is Adam’s ale.

    God made a Adam and Eve.

    They are trying to trap you.

    I get trapped.

    Nothing untoward happened.

    How many marks did you get?

    What was your score in English test?

    I scored 80 marks. I had 50 out of 100.

Report card

The secretary will record the minutes of the meeting.

Did you set the alarm?

Fire alarm

I raise the alarm

IQ: intelligence quotient

EQ: emotional quotient

Affect verb; effect n

MENSA

They are very eccentric.

Eccentricity

It is day light robbery.

She keeps twisting my arm.

Disconcert

There is a lot of humbug about the government’s policies.

A well-rounded education

Academic, social physical, debats, emphasis, emphasize, reiterate

Adam’s ale: water is a ubiquitous chemical substance that is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, and is essential for all known forms of life.

Untoward: I’ll come if nothing untoward happens.我要是没有特殊情况一定来.

Quotient: obtained by divided on quantity by another In 48/3=15, 15 is the quotient.

Politician says a lot of humbug, because they eat a lot of hamburger.