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• Yes, but don’t forget …

• That would be great, except …

• Even so, … Even so, creating a learning app is too challenging for us.

• That’s probably true, but … That’s probably true, but I can’t stop pursuing my dream.

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broke可作为形容词，在口语中表示“一穷二白”。

• Can I borrow some money? I’m broke until payday.
• I’m always broke by the end of the month. (月光)
• Broke Girls (破产女孩)

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the engagement(不可数) 参与，打交道

audience engagement 观众参与(度) student engagement 学生参与(度)

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祈求好运，希望，但愿。在口语中常常用"finger crossed"表示“但愿如此”。

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When you pull up to something, your’re close to where you want to be.

We’re pulling up to my house now.

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指经济状况较以前（或大多数人）好 He is still stingy with every penny even though he’s much better off than he used to be.

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Last year this area was full of workers, because many houses were being built a that time.

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可以用right, very等词来表示精确的信息，比如精确的空间或时间。

• They built a hightway right in front of my house.
• This is the very best coffee I’ve ever tasted in town.
• The wedding ceremony begins at seven o’clock precisely.
• The meeting lasted for exactly two hours.

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停止、中断做某事，去做另一件事

The phone’s ringing now, so I have to stop to pick up the phone.

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停止做某事

The baby finally stopped crying.

She stopped rushing home to her TV series to watch the beautiful sunset.

She stopped thinking about her lost dog and tried to focus on her work.

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The ship gradually stopped to let people board at 4 o’clock. 30 minutes later, it stopped picking up passengers and left the harbor.

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试图努力做某事 I tried to help those homeless people.

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试着做某事，一般用于建议 Nobody answers the front door. Let’s try knocking at the back door.

She’s been crying for a long time. But when she saw that toy puppy, she stopped crying and tried to play it.

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stop to do & stop doing