eg：I’m lost . 我迷路（弄不清）了

loose [lu:s] a.(寬)松的；不精確的；自由的，散漫的

eg：Several screws have come loose . I’ll have to tighten them .

幾個螺絲鬆脫。我必須擰緊

miss [mis] vt. 想念、vt. 漏掉, 錯過

eg：We haven’t seen you for a long time . We have missed you .

eg：We must hurry or we’ll miss the train .

eg：I miss her in the crowd. 在人群中走散了

★ I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.

最近我作了一次短途旅行, 但这次旅行所花费的时间比我预计的要长.

※ recently ＝ lately （常用於一般過去時或現在完成時的句中）

※ take sb some time to do ＝ took sb some time to do

eg：It takes us thirty minutes to walk from here to the station .

eg：It took him a lot of money to buy her a fur coat .

他花了很多錢給她買了一件裘皮大衣

eg：It will take a lot of courage to tell the truth .

說出真相，這將需要很多的勇氣。

eg：This vending machine takes 10-dollar coins .

這種自動售貨機需要10元硬幣。

＊ vending machine ['vendi ] 自動販賣機

＊ vending n. 販賣

※ expect vt.預料，預計；等待，期待，盼望；要求

wait for 等候

eg：My trip took me longer then I expected .

eg：I am expecting Jack to arrive at six o’clock , but I shall not wait for if he is not here by 6.15.

我預計傑克六點鐘到達，如果他6.15不到這裡，我將不會等待，

'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, 'but I don't know where it is.'

“我要去伍德福德草地, “我一上车就对售票员说, “但我不知道它在哪儿. “

※ get on 上(車，馬等)；進展(to)轉話題

get off (從…)下來；出發；下班；逃脫懲罰

get into 進人 、對……發生興趣；捲入

get out of 逃避,改掉 、逃避, 戒除, 由 ... 出來 、

從……出來，從出租車（轎車）下來

★ 'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.

“我来告诉您在哪儿下车, “售票员回答说.

※ 特殊疑問詞 + 不定式作賓語

★ I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.

我坐在汽车的前部, 以便饱览农村风光.

※ in the front of 在……前部

in the front of the car 在車的前座

in front of 在…前面，在…面前