Summer can be very hot in southern Taiwan where the temperature usually goes up to 32 C or more. Because of the heat it is a trying experience to go to school or do anything else in a place that is not air-conditioned. Also because of this I stay at home most of the time during the summer vacation and only occasionally go to the beach to plunge myself into the cool water as a way to keep my body less sticky. Actually I like swimming and think nothing is more refreshing than a swim. In the summer vacation that has just ended I went swimming many times with my classmates and we all had a good time. This summer vacation, however, was not spent entirely in seeking fun. As a second-year senior student I had to prepare myself for the college entrance examinations that were only a year away. In other words, I must find time to study, too. So I divided my time between work and play during the summer vacation and derived much benefit from this arrangement.
I spent this summer vacation in quite a different way. I used to run about every day in previous summer vacations, but this summer vacation I simply could not afford to do so. I would soon be in the last year of my high-school education and would after graduation be up against the college entrance examinations. Though those examinations were still a year away, I had to start early to make myself well prepared by reviewing all those things I had learned at school and this summer vacation was the ideal time for me to do this. At first I was rather dismayed at the thought of this, but later I thought it was better this way because by working hard this summer I could count on endless happy summers to come. With this in mind I then set to work like anything and only occasionally went out for a change or did some physical. I was not at all bored by this kind of life, for I was sustained by a hope. The summer vacation had come round again. I was happy that I could forget about school at least for a while. Lest I fool around all through this summer vacation, I made a plan as to how to spend it. First, I thought I should go over all those things my teachers taught in the previous term so that I could have a better understanding of them. Then I thought I should take up some forms of exercise, such as walking, running and rowing, to keep me physically strong. It stood to reason that with such a good plan I should make the best of my vacation time. I did, because I lived up to what I had planned.
Close, but no cigar 几近成功
To turn something upside down 把……翻个底朝天
In good nick 品质好、没有损坏
Bye bye Big Ben's bongs 与大本钟的钟声暂时告别
Pain in the neck 令人讨厌的事情或人
Earth-like planet, Pink cockatoo dies at 83 类地行星,83岁风头鹦鹉逝世
In the blink of an eye 一眨眼之间
Burn a hole in your pocket 有钱不花难受
You're pulling my leg! 你在愚弄我!
Clean up your act 改邪归正
Would you let your baby sleep in a box? 你愿意让自己的宝宝在盒子里睡觉吗?
To lie through your teeth 睁眼说瞎话
Cyclists make Olympic history, 400-year-old shark 英国自行车运动员创英奥运历史,400岁格陵兰鲨鱼
Hangry 饥饿成怒
Until I'm blue in the face 任凭你磨破嘴皮
Get someone's goat 火冒三丈
Glass-bottomed bridge, cancer risk for HRT and 120-year-old man 世界最长玻璃桥开放,荷尔蒙替代疗法增患癌风险,印度教120岁僧人
Going forward 从今往后
Barefaced 厚颜无耻的
It's on the cards 这件事十有八九会发生
Pull something out of the hat 突施妙计
There's method to my madness 我有一个不合常理的办法
Axe to grind 别有用心
It takes two to tango 一个巴掌拍不响
To fall at the first hurdle 跌倒在第一关
Online Shopping 网上购物-英语点津
Hot potato 棘手的问题“烫手山芋”
Lights! Camera! English! 灯光,摄像机,英语!
Are you addicted to your phone? 你是不是玩手机上瘾了?
To make a monkey out of me 捉弄我