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(something) takes guts

做某事需要勇气。Guts本意是内脏，引申为胆量。

适用口语话题：Describe a time when you first ate a kind of food.

例句：For me, trying durians takes guts. Not everyone could bear the taste of this special fruit. (对我来说，吃榴莲是需要勇气的。不是所有人都能忍受这种特殊水果的味道。)

02

so much for (something)

人们放弃做一件事或努力泡汤的时候常说的话。

适用口语话题：Describe a time when you tried something but was not successful.

例句：We could have had a chance to try wind-surfing on the beach. There was an instructor who was really good, patient and professional. I've tried several times but just couldn't balance on the board at all, so that's so much for trying this new activity.(我们本来有一个机会可以到海滩上冲浪，当时还有一个非常耐心和专业的好教练。我尝试了几次但都没办法在板上平衡，所以只能放弃尝试这项新运动了。)

03

kill it

指事情完成得超乎意料地好。

适用口语话题：Describe a live sports event you watched before.

例句：Ronaldo killed it in the Euro Cup!

04

give…a hard time about…

跟某人过不去、嘲笑某人、难为某人。

适用口语话题：Did you enjoy singing when you were younger?

例句：When I was growing up, the other kids used to give me a hard time about my singing.

05

walk in on someone / something

走进一个地方打扰了里面的人或正在进行的事，通常是些尴尬的事……

适用口语话题：Describe the most embarrassing moment in your life.

例句：Someone walked in on me while I was in the bathroom.(我在浴室的时候突然有人走进来……)

06

way past

Way相当于"far"，这个表达是远远超过某个点的意思。

适用口语话题：Describe a time when your computer broke down.

例句：It's way past my capability, I could do nothing without my computer.(这件事远超我能力范围，没有电脑我什么都做不了。)

07

report to someone

向某人汇报，这一表达常用来说明某人的直接上司是谁。

适用口语话题：What work do you do?(口语话题Part 1必问问题)

例句： My job relates to the logistics transportation, but I report to the Sales Manager.(我的工作与物流运输相关，但我的直接领导是销售经理)

08

relate to someone/something

理解、接受某人某事，与之有同感、有共鸣。

适用口语话题：Describe a film that made you think a lot.

例句：I can relate to this story. Same thing happened to me.(我对这个故事非常有共鸣，同样的事情也发生在我身上过。)

09

on fire

本意是着火了，引申意是指人的状态特别好。

适用口语话题：Describe a leisure activity on/near the sea that you have taken part in.

例句： we were on fire when playing beach volleyball, defeating our opponents four times in half an hour.(我们打沙滩排球时状态特别好，半小时内击败对手四次。)

10

get into something

对某事感兴趣。

适用口语话题：Do you like Math

例句： I really get into math, and I've won several gold medals for the mathematics competition.(我真的很喜欢数学，我在多次数学竞赛中获得金牌。)