万用句型背一背：

1.Let me explain,I missed the bus.让我解释一下，我错过班车了。
2.Well,I'm a little embarrassed to tell you this.I overslept this morning.That's the reason. 好吧，跟你说太尴尬了，我早上睡过头了，这就是原因。
3.please listen to me.I did try to come,but my car broke down on the way.听我说，我真的去了，只不过我的车半路坏掉了。


身临其境练一练：
本对话选自《OC》（橘子郡男孩），Jimmy因为一些过往的事情而向Sandy道歉的情景。


锦囊妙语学一学：
1.surf n.海浪；拍岸碎浪

I'm going to buy a surfboard and learn to surf.
我要买个冲浪板学习冲浪。

I'm going to be surfing bigger waves when I get to Australia!
到了澳大利亚后我要去浪头更大的地方冲浪！
2.advantage n.有利条件；益处

They are deliberately flouting the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
他们为了和竞争对手抢夺先机而公然无视法律。

A good crowd will be a definite advantage to me and the rest of the team.
大批观众无疑将成为我和其他队员的一大优势。

3.accomplishment n.成就；完成；技能

For a novelist, that's quite an accomplishment..
对于一位小说家来说，那是相当了不起的成就。

By any standards, the accomplishments of the past year are extraordinary.
不管以哪种标准来衡量，过去一年都成果斐然。