|
The sentences below are commonly used by
native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of
their speeches in their daily English conversation. |
|
|
|
I knew a lot of boys who were good-looking ..... but Brad
put
them in the shade. |
|
|
|
So you are
nuts about
Brad Lewis, huh ? |
|
|
|
I heard his question but it didn't really
register. |
|
|
|
... so I'd have to ask Mom to
come by
for me. |
|
|
|
But I didn't want him to know I'd been
angling for a ride. |
|
|
|
.... let me give you a hand
with these. |
|
|
|
I thought you
disapproved of beauty contest
on general principle, .... |
| |
|
.... he always said
hi and gave me a special smile that turned my knees
to jelly. |
| |
|
.... a girl could be friends with a guy without any romantic
stuff messing things up. |
|
|
|
.... one of Lauren's
shoes slipped off my foot, and I walked right out of it. |
| |
|
.... I had blown whatever chance I might have had to make the
final cut. |
|
|
|
Was Brad Lewis really
asking me for a date ? |
| |
|
I gave him a
dirty
look. |
| |
|
We're giving this
place a touch of class. |
| |
|
I
stubbed
my toe.
(
to hurt your toe by hitting it against something ) |
| |
|
You'll never make any money
that way. |
|
|
|
..... to
steer the conversation
away from myself. |
|
|
|
I'll call you
over the weekend. |
|
|
|
The door opened a
crack, and my mother stuck her head in. |
|
|
|
Do you think you will
be seeing more of him. |
| |
|
He was
dripping
wet
and looked so pathetic .......... |
| |
|
Will you two please
pipe down
? |
| |
|
I
put in a couple of
applications just in case I get turned down. |
| |
|
I'll split the money with you
fifty-fifty. |
|
|
|
Caitlin :
Want me to fix you
up ?
Kyle : No way. Bubblebrains don't turn me
on. |
|
|
|
Mom and Dad won't let me
be out late on a school night. |
|
|
|
.... it was wrong
of
Mom and Dad to be so unreasonable. |
| |
|
I stewed over
the problem all afternoon, ....... |
|
|
|
.... if I tell you something really important, will you
promise to keep it a secret ?
|
|
|
|
Have I ever broken a promise
to you ? |
|
|
|
I could tell that
in spite of himself
( if you do something in
spite of yourself, you do it although you did not expect or
intend to do it ), Kyle was dying of
curiosity. |
|
|
|
Kyle slowed the car to a
crawl. |
|
|
|
.... the game might be
rained out
( be rained off
British English be rained out American English if an event or
activity is rained off or rained out, it has to stop because
there is too much rain. ) anyway ....... |
|
|
|
... this game's a really big deal
to
me. |
|
|
|
When I got home, I realized that I had a lot of time
on my hands
and nothing
interesting to do with it. |
|
|
|
I'm sworn to secrecy, so I
can't reveal the caller's identity. |
|
|
|
Then I composed myself and
walked slowly to the door. |
|
|
|
When I stood up, it
gave out on me. |
| |
|
I'm not going to tell you her name, if that's what you're
leading up to. |
|
|
|
|
Caitlin :
... no matter what happens, let's not lose each other.
Kyle
: We
won't, not if
I can help
it
|
|
|
|
Does that give you some claim
on
her ? |
|
|
|
Kyle felt sorry for me because I was so
bummed about not being able
to go to the game with you, ... |
|
|
|
But keeping the peace was a real
strain, .......... |
|
|
|
Kyle didn't seem in any hurry to
depart. |
|
|
|
If you need any help
unscrambling
(
to change a television signal or a message that has been sent
in code (=a deliberately confusing way) so that it can be seen
or read ) those notes, just let me know. |
|
|
|
Kyle and Brad were each trying to force the other to leave
first, and neither would give an inch. |
|
|
|
.... he was wearing
cutoffs. |
|
|
|
It wasn't enough for you to come
budging in on
my date with
Brad and refuse to leave. |
|
|
|
How do you think you'd feel if he did start dating someone. |
|
|
|
I bought a new
outfit to wear to school on Monday. |
|
|
|
.... but considering how he'd probably react, I took the
coward's way out. |
|
|
|
The Grandville Giants had
made the play-offs
for the first
time in history ... |
|
|
|
..... but after two weeks of baseball morning, noon and night.
Deciding that turnabout was fair play when Brad asked what I'd
like to do Friday evening. |
|
|
|
I walked slowly back to my room with a feeling of
resignation. |
|
|
|
Any hopes I had that the game would be called off were
dashed
....... |
|
|
|
I am about ready to leave. Want to
hitch a ride with me ? |
|
|
|
Don't you ever get tired of all the giving while does all the
taking. |
|
|
|
.... he was in the
sunniest of moods. |
|
|
|
... there were
dark
circles under my eyes. |
| |
|
The big ape treats you like
dirt ..... I thought you had more
self-respect than that. |
|
|
|
It's just going to take a little time to
work out the kinks in
our relationship. |
|
|
|
I guess old habits die hard.
( used to say that it takes
a long time to change to a new way of doing something ) |
|
|
|
The warm sunshine felt wonderful to me after three days of
being housebound. |
|
|
|
It'll be an away game
(an away game or match
is played at your opponent's field or sports hall )
, against the Standard High Bears. |
|
|
|
Don't let Lewis hear you say that, or he'll
blow a fuse. |
|
|
|
Sorry about that, Caitlin, you were a
good sport
to stick it
out. |
|
|
|
It's probably just
heartburn. |
|
|
|
......... in all the years we'd known each other, I had never
seen Kyle in formal attire. |
|
|
|
I never guess that they were
an item
( if two people
are an item, they have a sexual relationship ), did
you ? |
|
|
|
As luck would have it, the
next dance was a slow one. |
|
|
|
Hey, desperate situations
call for desperate measures. |
|
|
|
Why are you offering this anyway, We haven't been
on the best of terms
( be on good/bad terms
to have a friendly relationship or bad relationship with
someone ),
y'know. |
|
|
|
Furious at being tricked, Brad
let loose
a stream of abuse at
Kyle and me ...... |
|
|
|
Kyle and Brad were both too
winded to speak, ......
|
|
|
|
I am afraid he's been drinking --- he's
in no condition
to
drive. |
|
|
|
I
cried myself to sleep
that night. |
|
|
|
From now on I'd try to
steer clear of him, ....... |
|
|
|
Maybe some exercise will
clear the cobwebs
out of my head.
( blow/brush/clear the cobwebs away to do something,
especially go outside, in order to help yourself to think more
clearly and have more energy ) |
|
|
|
Can't we forget about it and pick up where we
left off
? |
|
|
|
|
Kyle :
You're telling me we are through ?
Caitlin :
That's about the size of
it.
|
|
|
|
Throwing caution to the winds
( throw/fling/cast caution to
the winds to start to take more risks in what you do or say )
, I ran down the porch steps and raced across the street. |
|
|
|
...... he was a far
cry from a hero of last night's adventure. |
| |
|
I had never seen Kyle so
flustered. |
|
|
|
Kyle, will you let me
get a word in
edgewise
(
get a word in edgeways also edgewise to get a chance to
speak ).
Please don't move away and forget me |
|
|
|
...... twinning my arms around his neck. |
|
|
