Speak English Like an American
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Lesson 19 Nicole's Close Election
第19章 势均力敌的竞选
内容：妮可在学校竞选失败，她无法接受开始找借口。泰德鼓励她接受失败并继续努力。
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1、close election 势均力敌的竞选/选举
eg. ①This is going to be a close election. 这次竞选将是势均力敌的。
②That's because a candidate can't completely ignore small states, in a close election, every electoral vote counts. 因为候选人不能彻底放弃小州，在一场势均力敌的选举中，每张选举人票都至关重要。
2、look for excuses 找借口
eg. They always look for excuses to postpone doing something.他们总是找借口拖延做事。
3、accept defeat and move on 接受失败，继续前进
4、by a hair- just barely; very narrowly; by a small amount 差一点
eg. ①Was the tennis ball in or out? I think it was out by a hair.
②We won by a hair's breadth.我们以些微之差赢了对手。
5、give up-to admit defeat;to surrender 放弃
never give up 永不言弃
6、Give me a break. 饶了我吧；让我休息一下
7、live with it：accept a dificult reality 在口语中有一个特殊的含义，那就是“接受并应对某事",它通常用来表示对某种不理想或令人不满的情况的无奈或妥协。
eg. ①Your boss is an idiot. Live with it.
②Your hair will never be straight. Just live with it!
leam to live with it：get used to sth. annoying or difficult.
eg. Sandra knew Roger would always throw his dirty clothes on the foor. She'd just have to learn to live with it.
8、sure thing：an outcome that is assured （答应建议或要求）当然，一定;毫无疑问的事，必然的事;一定成功的事;准赢的赌注
①Gary bet all his money on a horse named Trixie, thinking she was a sure thing.
②Nicole has a good chance of getting accepted to Yale,but it's still not a sure thìng
9、mess up： screw up；make a mistake; spoil an opportinity 搞砸；弄得一团糟
eg. ①Amber messed up and put salt instead of sugar in the cookies.
②Ted really messed up on his chemistry test. 泰德的化学考试考砸了。
10、Get real：be serious or realistic about what's going on 现实点；别幻想了 这个表达在第3章出现过
11、put the blame on sb.: name sb. else as responsible for a misdeed or misfortune 责怪某人
eg. ①Mrs. Lopez put the blame on her husband for losing their life savings in the stock market.
②Don't put the blame on me that your plants died while you were on vacation.
12、give it one's best shot- try as hard as one can 努力去做
eg. ① Courtney lost the race,but at least she gave it her best shot.
②Iknow you're nervous about the interview.Just give it your best shot and see what happens.give me a break -see Lesson 14
13、set the record straight：correct an inaccurate account 澄清流言；弄清真相
eg. ①Ken knew his father was innocent, and he hoped he could set the record straight one day.
②Let me set the record straight. I won the last game.
14、make a fool of oneself：cause oneself to look stupid 愚弄某人；出洋相
① Dan drank too much and then made a fool of himself.
②Please stop arguing with me in front of all these people.You're making a fool of yourself!
15、Face it：accept a difficult reality 面对现实 第1章出现过这个表达
16、fair and square: honestly 公平公正；光明正大地；诚实地
eg. ①Did George Bush win the 2000 presidential clection fair and square?
②Tony won the ping pong tournament fair and square.
17、go wrong：make a mistake; go astray; malfunction; work incorrectly 出岔子；出差错
eg. ①Follow the directions I gave you,and you can't go wrong.
②Something went wrong with my neighbor's car alarm sys-tem,and the alarm wouldn't stop ringing all night.
③ Don't worry. Nothing will go wrong.
18、cheer up-see Lesson 6
cheer sb. up: to make someone happy 为某人加油；使高兴；使振作起来
19、for sure：definitely
eg. ①This year,Tom Cruise will win an Academy Award for sure
② Mike is the most popular guy in school.If he runs for studentbody president,he'll win for sure.
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