S-28:swear by 十分推崇 A:What are you doing? A:你在干吗？ B:I am reading a book which the professor swears by. B：我在读一本教授十分推崇的事。 A:Is it interesting? A：有趣吗？ B:No, not interesting, but it does...

S-27:streets ahead 非常优越 A:Whose English is the best in your class? A:班上谁的英语最棒？ B:James, of course. B：当然是詹姆斯了。 A:Oh? A:是吗？ B:He is good at English, especially he is streets ahead of the rest...

S-26:stop short of 点到为止 A:My father beat me yesterday. A:昨天爸爸打了我。 B:I think he only stopped short of hurting you. B:我想他只是点到为止。 A:Anyways, he taught me a lesson. A：不管怎么说，他把我教训...

S-25:stick to ones guns 坚持原则 A:How are things at school? A:最近学校里怎么样啊？ B:Fine! B：挺好的。 A:Look, pumpkin, I hear that some of the students at your school are fooling around with drugs? A:是这么回事，小...

S-24:stick ones neck out 冒险 A:I think you are sticking your neck out by cheating in the exams. A:我觉得你考试作弊是一件非常冒险的事。 B:Nobody will know it if you dont spill the beans. B：如暴你不说，没有人会知...

S-23:stick in ones throat/gizzard/gullet 令人厌恶 A:They are the hest friends in my eyes. A:我看他们两个可真是好朋友。 B:Do you really think so? B：你真这么认为吗？ A:Yes. A:是的。 B:Yesterday, our teacher prais...

S-22:stay up late 熬夜 A:You look sleepy. A:你好像很困。 B:I stayed up late last night preparing for the quiz. B：我昨晚熬夜了，要准备测验。 A:You should take care of yourself. A:你要好好照顾自己。 B:I will. T...

S-21:stay the course 坚持到底 A:The teacher told my father that he was not to be a soldier when he was young, but he stayed the course, and finally became an officer. A:爸爸小的时候，老师告诉她，他不适合当一名军人，...

S-20:start something 找麻烦 A:What a mess! Why did you do so? A:太乱了，为什么要这样？ B:Of course I wanted to. B：我愿意。 A:Are you trying to start something, friend? A：老兄，你想打架吗？ B:So what? B：那又如...

S-19:stand the test of time 经得起时间的考验 A:I think true love could stand the test of time. A:我认为真正的爱情经得起时间的考验。 B:Thats the truth. Someone even says that during the time your lover is absent, a n...