GG Chase MM Together (7):Keep In Touch Completely |
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发件人: Julian
主题: GG Chase MM Together (7):Keep In Touch Completely
日期: 2000年10月2日 5:26
GG Chase MM Together (7)
Keep In Touch Completely
These selections are designed to help you grasp American idioms.
Here we cover those related to communication.
1) drop someone a line: to mail a letter to someone
e.g. Larry dropped Angela a line to let her know how deep he loved her.
2) dash off: to write a quick letter or note to someone
also: get off
e.g. Mrs Nato dashed off a note to her husband before heading to work.
3) hear from: to receive a letter or phone call from someone
e.g. Have you heard from Mary since she left on her trip?
4) be in touch (with): to have contact or communication with someone
e.g. Don't worry. I'll be in touch with you early tomorrow morning.
5) get in touch with: to contact, to reach
e.g. My office assistant can get in touch with me in an emergency.
6) get back to: to contact someone again
e.g. As soon as I receive more information about the party, I'll get back to you.
7) talk a mile a minute: to talk very quickly
e.g. Some TV and radio commercials are difficult to understand because the people are talking a mile a minute.
8) bend someone's ear: to talk for a long time without much interruption
e.g. Ali kept saying that it was late, but the visitor bent his ear for over two hours.
9) yackety-yak: meaningless noise or uninteresting conversation
e.g. All I heard was a lot of yackety-yak when I entered the crowded room.
10) junk mail: generally unwanted information sent through the mail by businesses
e.g. Some people don't mind looking at junk mail, while others hate to receive it.
Exercises:
Fill in each blank with the missing part of the idiom.
1. When I finally make my decision, I'll get ___ to you right away.
2. Kayoko has been able to keep in ___ with most of her high school friends.
3. Fred was happy when he ___ from his old friend Larry after so many years.
4. Two days before her birthady. Martin dashed ___ a quick note to his girlfriend.
5. Khaid and Sonya left the party early because they were tired of listening to all the ___.
6. Mr Muriloo hates to see ___ mail when he checks his mailbox.
7. Make sure you don't sit next to Ernie or he'll bend your ___ all night.
8. Another problem with Ernie is that he talks a ___ a minute.
9. Did you ___ in touch with the Highway Department and complain about the large holes in the road by our house?
10. Why don't you ___ me a line some time to let me know you're going?
Keys:
1)back 2)touch 3)heard 4)off 5)yackety-yak 6)junk 7)ear 8)mile 9)get 10)drop
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I once let the truest love slip away from before my eyes.
Only to find myself regretting when it was too late.
No pain in the world comes near to this.
If only God would give me another chance.
I would say to the girl, I love you!
If there had to be a limit of time.
I pray it's ten thousnd years.
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