对很多人来说房子好像是最重要的。
It seems to many people that houses are the most important.
33. It takes sb. some time to do sth.. 某人花费…时间做某事。
每天晚上，我花半个小时看新闻。
It takes me half an hour to watch the news every evening.
他用了一整天的时间做完了一架飞机模型。
It took him a whole day to finish making a model plane.
你的爷爷每天花多长时间锻炼身体？
How long does it take your grandfather to do exercise / do some sports every day?
34. spend … on sth. (+ n. / pron.) 某人在某方面花费（时间/金钱）spend … (in) doing sth. (+ v.-ing) 某人花费（时间/金钱）做某事
这个女孩上个学期在功课上花了很长时间。
The girl spent a lot of time on her lessons last term.
她用其毕生的时间写完了这部传记。
She spent all her life / lifetime in finishing writing this biography.
他每天在英语（学习）上花多长时间？
How long does he spend on English study every day?
35. It’s time( for sb.) to do sth. / It’s time for sth. 该到（做）……的时候了。
该回家了。(两种)
It’s time to go home. It’s time for home.
该开会了。(两种)
It’s time to have a meeting. It’s time for a meeting.
该是Tom吃药的时间了。
It’s time for Tom to take medicine.
该到咱们去图书馆借书的时间了。
It’s time for us to borrow books from the library.
36. It’s … meters (years) long (high, old, wide).
长安街大约10公里长， 60米宽。
Chang an Street is about 10 kilometers long and 60 meters wide.
这座大楼有四十米高。
The building is forty meters high.
37. keep sb. doing sth. 让 / 使某人一直做某事
快点！不要让他们等得太久。
Hurry up! Don’t keep them waiting too long.
他的父母总是让他坚持练习弹钢琴。
His parents always keep him practicing playing the piano.
38. keep / make + n. / pron. + adj. 保持 / 使……怎么样
请你把门敞开着好吗？(Will you please do …?)
Will you please keep the door open?
请保持阅览室干净、整齐。
Please keep the reading room clean and tidy.
保持城市清洁是我们每一个人的责任。(duty)
It’s our duty to keep the city clean.
他的话使父母很生气。
What he said made his parents very angry.
39. like doing / like to do
我妹妹十分喜欢唱歌跳舞。
My younger sister likes singing and dancing very much.
他母亲不喜欢乘坐飞机旅行。
His parents don’t like to travel by plane / air.
40. not … at all. 根本不……，一点儿不……。
这孩子一点儿也不可爱。
This child is not lovely at all.
像班里其他人一样，我根本不了解这位新老师。
I don’t know this new teacher at all like all the others in my class.
41. not … until… 直到……才……
警察找不到那个丢失的孩子是不会回来的。
The policemen won’t come back until they find the lost child.
直到下了第一节课，他才把作业交给老师。
He didn’t hand in his homework until the first period was over.
42. One … the other… 一个……，另一个……
Some… others… 一些……，另一些……
我有两个爱好。一个是游泳，另一个是滑冰。
I have two hobbies. One is swimming, the other is skating.
周三下午有两节课。一节是化学，另一节是政治。
There are two classes on Wednesday afternoon. One is chemistry, the other is politics.
学生们都在做扫除。一些在扫地，还有一些在擦玻璃。
All the students are doing some cleaning. Some are sweeping the floor, others are cleaning the windows.
43. prefer…to… 比起…，更喜欢…。
比起梨，我更喜欢桃子。
I prefer peaches to pears.
夏天，比起游泳，Tom更喜欢冲浪。
Tom prefers surfing to swimming in summer.
prefer to do…rather than do… 宁愿做……也不愿做…..
下雪天，他宁愿走路去上学，也不愿骑车去上学。
He prefers to go to school on foot rather than go to school by bike on a snowy day.
He prefers to walk to school rather than ride to school on a snowy day.
44. see/ hear sb. do / doing sth 看见 / 听到 某人做了某事 / 在做某事
做饭时，我听到有人在敲门。
I heard someone knocking at / on the door when I was cooking.
突然我看到他从自行车上摔了下来。
Suddenly, I saw him fall off the bicycle.
42. too + adj. / adv. + to do sth. 太……以至于不……
这间教室太小了，容不下40名学生。
This classroom is too small to hold forty students.
Sandy太小了，还不能独自去上学。
Sandy is too young to go to school by himself.
今天风太大了，划不了船。
It’s too windy to go boating today.
45. so + adj. / adv. + that 从句 太……以至于……
这个电影太有趣了，我还想再看一遍。
This film is so interesting that I want to watch / see it again.
这道题太难了，我和Sue都算不出来。
This problem was so difficult that neither Sue nor I could work it out.
姚明篮球打得非常好，世界上很多人都知道他。
Yao Ming plays basketball so well that many people in / around the world know him.
43. such a / an + adj. + n. (可数) + that 从句 某事物太……以至于……
这部电影太有趣了，我还想再看一遍。
It’s such an interesting film that I want to see / watch it again.
这部侦探小说真有意思，他看得都忘记吃晚饭了。
It was such an interesting detective novel that he forgot to have dinner.
44. stop to do sth. 停下来做某事 （另一件事）
stop doing sth. 停止做某事 （正在做的事）
他停下来喝了杯茶，然后继续工作。
He stopped to have a cup of tea, and then went on working.
铃声一响，学生们就不互相说话了。
Students stopped talking with each other as soon as the bell rang.
45. take / bring sth with sb. 把……带上 / 带……来
要下雨了，你最好带上雨伞。
It’s going to rain. You’d better take an umbrella (wth you).
明天你们别忘了带照相机来。
Don’t forget to bring your cameras tomorrow.
46. thank sb for sth. / doing sth. 因为……感谢某人 / 感谢某人做了某事
十分感谢你们的帮助。
Thank you very much for your help.
谢谢你告诉我们这个消息。
Thank you for telling us the news / message.
非常感谢您请我们参观你们的学校。
Thank you very much for inviting us to visit your school.
47. There is something / nothing wrong with… ……有了/ 没有问题，出了/
没毛病
上学路上，我的自行车出了点儿毛病，所以第一节课迟到了。
On my way home there was something wrong with my bike, so I was late for the first class.
这台电脑没毛病，不需要修理。
There is nothing wrong with the computer. It doesn’t need repairing.
What’s the matter /wrong with…? ……怎么了？
你的手表怎么了？坏了。
What’s the matter / wrong with your watch? It doesn’t work.
—李平怎么了？
—他胃疼，不想吃东西。
—What’s the matter/ wrong with Li Ping?
—He’s got stomachache. He doesn’t feel like eating anything.
48. used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
used to be + n. / adj. 曾经是……
Mike过去常打篮球，但现在他对足球感兴趣。
Mike used to play basketball but now he is interested in playing football.
他曾经是一位历史老师，但现在是一位商人。
He used to be a history teacher but now he is a businessman.
这曾经是一条清澈的小河，但现在变得越来越脏了。
It used to be a clear river but now it’s getting dirtier and dirtier.
49. What about / How about + n. / pron. / doing…?
…… / 做某事 怎么样？（提建议）
现在正在下雨呢。明天怎么样？
It’s raining now. How about tomorrow?
放学后咱们去滑冰怎么样？
What about going skating after school?
50. Why don’t you do …? / Why not do…? 为什么不做某事呢？ （提建议）
干吗不尝试一下呢？
Why not have a try?
天气真好！为什么我们不出去散步呢？
It’s a nice day. Why not go out for a walk?
51. Will (Would / Could) you please (not) do sth.? 请您做某事好吗？（礼貌地请求）
请您把收音机关小点儿声好吗？
Would you please turn down the radio a little bit?
请您用英语再说一遍这个词好吗？
Could you please say this word again in English?
在医院里请你们不要大声喧哗好吗？
Would you please not make much noise in the hospital?