面对面的遭遇

a full house  满座

a packet of  一包；一捆

a pooling of resources 合伙（putting resources together)

a welter of questions  一连串问题

after all 毕竟

as it were 好比是（so to speak)

as planned  按照计划

as though  好像（as if)

as we take it 我们所理解的

at a loss 惶然；不知所措（puzzled)

at a moment's notice立即；马上

(without preparation before hand; at once)

at hand 就近（quite  near)

at most 至多

by a quirk of fate  由于命运的摆布（by a trick of fate)

by word of mouth 通过口头（传下来故事、神话等）

every little while 每隔一会儿(at short intervals)

face to face with 与…面对面（opposite to)

in a light vein 以轻松的说笑话的语调（in a joking manner)

in case  恐怕；万一(if it should so happen that...)

in good repair  完好的（in a good condition for use)

in line with 合于，取齐

in most cases  在大多数情况下

in the wake of 尾随着（to follow closely behind)

in time 终于（after the passing of a period of time)

It has got round that...(某事）已被传开了

It is just like sb....这正是某人的禀性

It just depends. 这要看情况而定。

or rather  或者不如说

out of place 不恰当，不适宜的（inappropriate)

thanks to 由于

the dawn of civilization 历史的黎明时期

the missing link 完整的事物发展过程中缺少的一杯

to the day 一天也不差，恰好

（exactly)

What a shame! 多不凑巧！（口语中用；在此shame 不是“羞耻”的意思，而指“运气不好”）

what is  more important  更重要的是

white as a sheet  面如白纸

to account for  是…的原因（to answer for); 解释( to give a reason for; to tell the cause of)

to be alive with （一处地方）充满着（各种动物）

（to be ) based upon reasoning 以推理为基础

to be carried away 控制不住自己，忘乎所以

to be fed up with 感到厌倦（having had enough of sth.; tired  of)

(to be )ill with 患病

（to be) infected with 患病

to be on tour 在旅行；在巡回演出（to be travelling)

to be reluctant to do sth.不愿做某事

to be scared of 害怕（to be afraid  of)

to be sold out 售完

（to be) stricken with 患病

to be used to  习惯于

（to be )well off境遇好（in good circumstances, prosperous)

to break into 冲进

to break into a run 拔脚起奔

to break through 冲破

to break up ... into 拆散，分解成(divide, split)

to break with 与…决裂

to burst upon 突然来（想）到（to come suddenly upon)

to call...to arms 号召…拿起武器

to care for 喜欢；感兴趣 （to like, be interested in)

to carry (people) away 动人心弦

（to stir the feelings of)

to catch sight of看见

to clear up  澄清（make clear)

to come in sight 看得见了；出现在面前（to come near and be seen)

to come on the scene 出现（to appear)

to draw sb. out 引…说话，表态（to cause, persuade sb. to talk, show his feelings, etc.)

to drink in 吸收

to fall into sb.'s hands 落到某人的手中，被某人抓住

to fit evenly into 正巧能合上（不多也不少）

to flare up 发怒 (to become suddenly angry)

to get down to business 开始做（谈）正经事

to hang about 俳徊，走来走去(to walk about idly)

to hold out 坚持；不妥协（to stick to one's position)

to hold water (指论点）周密，没有漏洞（to be logically sound(逻辑上完整），as in an argument)

to keep off (the animals) 不使动物接近

to keep time 计时

to know... by heart = to be able  to recite

to take offence 生气（to feel displeased)

to take pains 努力；尽力(to be very careful; to be one's best)

to take passage on (a ship) 乘(船）（to travel on)

to take to (sb.)喜欢,亲近（人）

to throw out sth.弃置不用；推翻

to turn down 拒绝（to refuse to consider)

to lay out 计划，筹划(to plan or map out)

to look out for 等候（to be on the watch for)

to look upon...as...认为；把…当做（ to regard as)

to (make an) experiment on 用…做实验

to make... clear 说明，讲清楚

（to make...understood)

to make out 领悟，明白（to understand)

to make up for 补偿

to point out 指出

to put a person off使改变主意

（discourage him from doing sth.)

to put in a word for 为…说句好话（to speak on sb.'s behalf)

to put sth. at one's disposal 交某人自由处理（to offer sb. sth.)

which he may use as he wishes)