第二部·第八节 成语的挑战
——英语真正突破和成功的开始
成语是学习任何外语的最大挑战。无论是听、说、读、写，还是翻译，成语几乎都是最大的拦路虎。经过多年的研究，李阳老师制定出了一整套征服成语的办法。我们将在以后的《李阳疯狂英语—脱口而出》中连续为大家一一奉献。
首先，送给大家最发泄、最过瘾的一个成语六星级句子：
*I\'m sick and tired of having to support/take care of my brother/husband just because he refuses to go out and find a job.
(我弟弟/丈夫不肯出去找工作，就得我来照顾他，真是烦透了!)
Going Out for the Evening 晚上外出
A: Let\'s go to the movies.There\'s a good one playing now. (去看电影吧，有部好片子正在放映。)
B: I\'d like to, but I can\'t.I really have to study.I wasted the whole afternoon.I forgot I had to brush up on『复习；重温』my English.Then, all of a sudden『突然，出其不意地』I remembered. (我想去，但是不行，我要学习。我已经浪费了一个下午。我突然才想起我忘记温习英语了。) A: Oh, come on! We\'ll be home early/before 11. (噢，走吧!我们会早点儿回家的。/十一之前回来的。)
B: No, I\'d better『最好„„，应该„„』not.I have a big exam tomorrow.I was about to『刚要；决定』study when you came in.You know how it is.If you don\'t study, you don\'t pa.That goes without saying『不言而喻，不用说』
(不，我不能这样。我明天有一个考试。你进来的时候我正要开始学习呢。你也知道的，如果不准备的话，毫无疑问会通过不了。)
A: Exam? Tomorrow? Oh-oh! (考试?明天?噢噢!)
B: What\'s the matter/What’s wrong『怎么了；出了什么事』? (怎么啦?)
A: I just remembered.I have a test, too! (我刚记起我明天也有考试!)
B: We can go to the movies some other time. (我们可以下次去看电影嘛。) 第一笔财富：
brush up on something: review something to make it fresh again in one\'s mind 提高；改进；重温；再练。
*They came here to brush up on technology. (他们来此以求提高技术。)
*I really need to brush up on my English. (我确实需要提高我的英语水平。)
*I\'m going to give a speech/talk/lecture tomorrow, so I have to brush up on my notes.(明天我要进行一场演讲，因此，我必须整理一下我的笔记。)
*Profeor Wang had not given a talk on management for a long time, so he had to brush up on some of the new ideas.
(王教授很久没有讲授管理方面的课程了，他必须学习研究一下一些新的发展。) 第二笔财富：
all of a sudden: something happening quickly; without advance warning.(口语)突然；忽然；出其不意地；冷不防。
*Lisa looked very sad, but then, all of a sudden, she began to laugh. (丽萨看起来很悲伤，但突然她大笑起来。) *All of a sudden, she burst into laughter. (她突然大笑起来。) *They were sitting quietly when all of a sudden there was a loud noise. (他们正静静地坐着，突然传来一声巨响。)
*It started out to be a sunny/perfect/warm/beautiful day.They, all of a sudden, it became cloudy/cold/dark and began to rain/snow.
(本来晴朗，/绝佳/暖和/很好的天气，突然变得多云/寒冷/灰暗，开始下起雨/雪。) 第三笔财富：
had better(\'d better): should do something; ought to do something. 最好„„；应该„„。
*You had better not go out today. (今天你最好不要外出。)
*I think we\'d better discu it more. (我认为我们应该进一步讨论这事。)
*I\'d better go now or I\'ll be late for cla/the meeting/the appointment/my date.(我最好现在就走，否则我上课/开会/约见/约会就会迟到。)
*You\'d better take your raincoat/umbrella, because it\'s supposed to rain today.(你最好带上雨衣/雨伞，今天可能会下雨。) 第四笔财富：
about to: on the point of doing something. 刚要；打定主意要。
*We are just about to leave. (我们正准备离开。)
*Cathy was just about to leave when Mr.Lee invited her to stay for dinner. (凯茜正准备离开的时候，李先生邀请她留下来吃晚饭。)
*I\'m not about to waste my time doing something foolish. (我绝不再浪费时间做愚蠢的事了。)
*Stone was about to leave when the telephone rang. (石头正准备离开，电话铃响了。) 第五笔财富：
Goes without saying: something is so obvious that it doesn\'t have to be mentioned.不言而喻；不用说。
*It goes without saying that our succe depends on diligence. (不用说，我们的成功取决于勤奋。)
*It goes without saying that children should not play with guns. (不用说，小孩不应当玩弄枪枝。)
*Mary\'s an excellent student/athlete.It goes without saying that her parents are very proud of her.
(玛丽是个优秀的学生/运动员。不用说，她的父母以她为荣。)
*Anne just told me she can\'t go with us.It goes without saying we\'re disappointed.(安娜刚告诉我不能和我们一起去了，不用说，我们都很失望。) 第六笔财富：
What\'s the matter?＝What is wrong? 怎么啦?出了什么事?
*What\'s the matter with Kate? She looks angry/upset/sad. (凯特怎么啦?她好像很生气/沮丧/伤心。) *What\'s the matter with this computer? (这台计算机出了什么毛病?)
*How cold your hands feel! What\'s the matter with you? (你的手怎么这样冰冷!你怎么啦!) SUBSTITUTION DRILL
1I have to brush up on my French/English/history/grammar rules/speaking skills.2All of a sudden I woke up/I remembered her name/she left the room/it began to rain/Kim started to cry/Stone became angry/Bill began to laugh/Hillary wanted to leave.3I\'d better not go to the movies tonight/tell Lee what happened/eat dinner now/lose those important papers/fail the exam/sell my car/buy that house/give that psycho my phone number.
4I was about to kill myself when it began to rain/study when you came in/go when the phone rang/write her a note when she arrived/eat dinner when Stone called me/take a bath when the doorbell rang. 5It goes without saying that we should be on time/time is money/honesty is the best policy/we must study hard/haste makes waste/a penny saved is a penny earned/many hands make light work/you\'re as old as you feel/education is important/good health is eential. 【疯狂联想】
Any proverb can follow the idiom“it goes without saying”because their advice is so well known that it shouldn\'t need to be repeated.
6What\'s the matter? You look angry/tired/upset/bored/pied off/so happy/so sick/You\'re trembling/crying/Stone is yelling.
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. 人生永远满怀希望。/只要有人，就有希望。 Striking Saying
