S-18:soak up 挨（揍） A:What do you think of the former champ? A:你觉得上届冠军怎么样？ B:There are some bad misses in his defense, and he had to soak up a lot of punishment. B:他在卫冕中有些失误，挨了不少拳。...

S-17:so far, go good 到目前为止还不错 A:How is your study? A:你的学业怎么样？ B:So far, so good. B：到目前为止还不错。 A:Please keep it on. A：要继续保持啊。 B:I will. B:我会的。...

S-16:sleep through 睡过头而错过了听或看某事 A:Can you tell me the result? A：能告诉我比赛结果吗？ B:You missed the match, didnt you? B：你没看比赛吗？ A:I fell asleep and slept through the football match. A:我睡...

S-15:show up 出现 A:We expected eighty people at the lecture, but twice that showed up. A:我们预期有80个人来参加讲座，可是却到了两倍的人。 B:Fancy that. B：真想不到。 A:It seems that many people are interested...

S-14:show ones cards 摊牌 A:You will be busier this term. I heard there are so many lessons. A:这学期你会更忙一些，我听说课很多。 B:Oh... B：嗯 A:My little sister studies in the same school like you. A:我妹妹和你一个...

S-13:shoot down (in flames) 贬得一文不值 A:You look miserable, Tom. What happened? A：你看上去很沮丧，汤姆，怎么了？ B:Mum, my composition was shot down in flames by our classmates. B：妈妈，同学们把我的作文贬...

S-12:shift gears 变速 A:How was todays lecture? A:今天的讲座怎么样？ B:It was so boring at first but then the speaker suddenly shifted gears. The lecture became so exciting. B：刚开始非常无聊，但讲话的人突然改变了...

S-11:shed/throw light on/upon 指点迷津 A:Im stuck on this problem. Can you help me? A:我被这道题难住了，你能帮帮我吗？ B:OK. let me see. Ah, its so hard. I am sorry I cant solve it. Why not ask Tom? Hes sure to be able t...

S-10:shake in ones shoes 吓得发抖 A:Whats funny? A:什么事这么好笑？ B:You cant imagine what Ted is most afraid of. B：你想象不出泰德最怕什么。 A:Do you know? A：你知道吗？ B:Yeah. Its the mouse. Ted is so scar...

S-9:shake a leg 赶快行动 A:Mum, wheres my pencil-box? A:妈，我的文具盒在哪儿呢？ B:Its on your bookshelf. I told you to get your things ready last night! B:在你的书架上，我昨天不是告诉你让你把东西都收拾好...