1.make peace:讲和

　　用法：She needs your help. It's a good opportunity to make peace with her.

　　她需要你的帮助。这是与她讲和的好机会。

　　2.pretence:借口，假装

　　3.put it another way:换种说法来说

　　4.ignore:忽视，置之不理

　　用法：I taught her to ignore insulting remarks.

　　我让她别把那些悔辱性的话当一回事。

　　5.conflict:矛盾、冲突

　　6.rather than:而不是

　　用法： I think I'd rather stay home this evening than go out.

　　今晚我想呆在家里而不愿意出去。

　　7.resolve:解决

　　用法：These issues will have to be left to fate and chance to resolve.

　　这些问题的解决只好听天由命了。

　　8.apologize for:为…道歉

　　用法：I endeavored to apologize for the accident, but it was evident that these books which I had so unfortunately maltreated were very precious objects in the eyes of their owner.

　　我努力为这次意外事件道歉，显然这些被不幸损坏了的书对主人来说极为珍贵。

　　9.may well:（有充分的理由）（完全）可能

　　用法：His opinions are candid that may well have been a little irritating.

他的意见很坦诚，极有可能令人不快。

　　10.take-charge:负责 （源于take charge (of) 短语）

　　用法：She is the youngest manager who takes charge of the overseas business in the company.

　　她是这个公司里负责海外业务最年轻的经理。

　　11.be no place for …:没有…的余地，决不可以…

　　用法：There was no place for doubt.

　　那无可置疑。.

　　12.name-calling:骂人 （源于call sb. names）

　　用法：He started to call me names when I showed disagreement to his idea.

　　当我对他的观点表示不同意时，他竟开始骂起我来了。

　　13.no point:没有意义，没有必要

　　用法：There's no point arguing with your boss -- just do as you're told.

　　跟你老板板争论一点用都没有---就按照他跟你讲的去做就是了。

　　14.lasting: 永久的，持久的

　　用法：Love and war is the lasting topic of film.

　　爱情和战争是电影历久不衰的题材。

　　15.sooner or later:迟早

　　用法：Sooner or later your mother will find the secret that you cheat on the exam.

　　迟早你妈妈都会发现你在考试里作弊这个秘密的。

　　16.come up:发生

　　用法：I presume it is not this old tragedy that has come up again?

　　我想不会是这种历史悲剧又发生了吧？