常用英语短语
particular about 挑剔，讲究
常用口语句子
She's very particular about what she wears.
她对衣着很讲究。
He is very particular about his food.
他对饮食很挑剔。
I am not particular about my clothes.
我不怎么讲究穿着。
常用英语短语
pay attention to 注意
常用口语句子
You must pay attention to your study.
你必须专心学习。
I hope you will pay attention to this problem.
希望你关注这个问题。
I don't pay attention to such gossip.
我才不理那些闲话呢。
常用英语短语
pay for 支付
常用口语句子
Her parents paid for her to go to America.
她去美国的旅费是父母给的。
How much did you pay for your house？
你买房花了多少钱？
You get what you pay for.
一分钱一分货。
常用英语短语
pick and choose 挑选
常用口语句子
I spent days picking and choosing before deciding on the wall paper and curtains.
我挑选壁纸和帘子用了好几天的时间。
We had to find a flat in a hurry there was notime to pick and choose.
我们只好匆忙找套房子，没有时间挑选了。
Don't pick and choose， but take what's given to you.
不要挑三拣四的，给什么就拿什么吧。
常用英语短语
pick out 挑选；分辨出
常用口语句子
She was picked out from thousands of applicants for the job.
从数千申请人中挑选出她来做那份工作。
He picked out the ripest peach.
他把熟得最透的桃子挑了出来。
It was just possible to pick out the hut onthe side of the mountain.
那小舍坐落在山边，隐约可见。
常用英语短语
pick up 拾起，捡起；用汽车搭载某人或接某人；好转，改善
常用口语句子
He picked up the book from the floor.
他从地板上把书拾起来。
I'll pick you up at 7 o'clock.
7点钟我开车来接你。
The market always picks up in the spring.
一到春天市场就活跃了。
常用英语短语
play about/around 玩弄，摆弄
常用口语句子
Stop playing around and get on with the job.
别胡闹了，接着做工作吧。
You shouldn't play around with another woman's husband.
你不应该和人家的丈夫厮混。
Don't play about with my expensive tools！
别乱摆弄我的昂贵的工具！
常用英语短语
play by ear 见机行事，临时现做
常用口语句子
I've had no time to prepare for this meeting，so I'll have to play it by ear.
我没有时间准备这次会议，所以只好有什么谈.
什么。
He had no time to prepare for the party， sohe had to play by ear.
他没有时间为这次聚会做准备，只好凭记忆演.
奏了。
Let's ask Jack to play the piano for the party.
He plays by ear.
开晚会时我们请杰克弹钢琴吧，他即兴演奏。
常用英语短语
play jokes on sb. 跟某人开玩笑
常用口语句子
We dare not play jokes on him lest he should become angry.
我们不敢开他玩笑生怕他动气。
Some boys often play jokes on him.
一些男孩经常跟他开玩笑。
Don't play jokes on the poor girl.
别再开这可怜的女孩玩笑了。
常用英语短语
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人
常用口语句子
Don't play tricks on me-I want to know thetruth.
别骗我了--我想知道真实情况。
Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us.
我们的朋友跟我们玩恶作剧，试图愚弄我们。
He likes to play tricks on his friends.
他喜欢捉弄朋友。
常用英语短语
play up to 谄媚，拍马屁
常用口语句子
I don't like people who try to play up to me.
我不喜欢那些想讨好我的人。
He doesn't play up to his boss.
他不讨好老板。
She always plays up to his superiors.
她总是讨好上级。
常用英语短语
point out 指示，指出，提醒
常用口语句子
Did she point out where you were wrong？
她有没有指出你什么地方错了？
No matter who point out our short coming，we will correct them.
不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。
He pointed out the mistake to me.
他向我指出错误。
常用英语短语
point to 指向；意味着
常用口语句子
The clock hands pointed to twelve.
那座钟的指针对着十二。
I can't point to any one particular reason forit.
那件事我找不出具体原因来。
All the evidence points to his guilt.
所有证据都表明他有罪。
常用英语短语
popular with 受……喜爱
常用口语句子
I'm not very popular with the boss at the moment.
我现在不称老板的心。
She's a lively child and popular with everyone.
她是个活泼的孩子，大家都喜欢她。
He was popular with the teachers.
老师对他的印象好。
常用英语短语
prior to 在……之前
常用口语句子
We received no notification prior to today'sdate.
我们在今日之前未获通知。
It happened prior to my arrival.
这发生在我到达之前。
I saw him prior to leaving.
离开前我见到了他。
常用英语短语
pull one's leg 拿某人开玩笑
常用口语句子
They have just been pulling our legs.
他们是跟我们开玩笑。
I've been pulling your leg.
我是在和你开玩笑。
Hey， stop pulling my leg， will you！
喂，你别逗我了，行不行！
常用英语短语
pull oneself together 振作精神
常用口语句子
You must try to pull yourself together-your family depend on you.