英语第四次练习

1.debate

Should we set pursuing happiness as our ultimate goal in life?

no we shouldn’t
happiness is one of our emotions. we can justify stuff by feeling our different emotions.
different people have many kinds of ultimate goals,such as happiness, wealthy, health, company, or success.
we set different goals in defferent poried of life. our defination of ultimate goal will change with our growth.

2.Conversation making

1. come to one’s sense -> to begin to use good judgment

   It’s time she came to her senses and got a job.

2. ride for a fall->to be behaving in a way that is likely to lead you into trouble

   She spends far more than she earns and she’s riding for a fall.

3. get the show on the road->infml, to begin an activity that you have planned, esp. a trip

   if we’re going to be on time, we’d better get this show on the road.

4. at the mercy of->to be in a situation where someone or something has complete power over you

   Poor people are increasingly at the mercy of money-lenders.

5. at premium->at a high price or a higher price than might be expected

   he busy shopper puts a premium on finding everything in one big store.

3. speech

What’s the closest occasion you were to death? Please share with us your story.

my family visited my aunt at night in my childhood.

4.Sentence Making

1. have a bone to pick ->to want to talk to someone about something annoying they have done

   I’ve got a bone to pick with you - you’ve been using my shaver again.

2. out of this world->extremely good

   What a restaurant - the food was out of this world!

3. hedge your bets->to protect yourself against loss by supporting more than one possible result or both sides in a competition

   They’re hedging their bets and keeping up contacts with both companies.

4. push the envelope->to behave in more extreme ways, or to try new things that have not been acceptable or tried before

   We will keep trying to push the envelope - our market demands it.

5. food for thought->something worth thinking seriously about

   hank you for your suggestion – it gave us a lot of food for thought.