1.ever since 从那以后
He went to Turkey in 1956 and has lived there ever since.
He fell off his horse a week ago and has been in bed ever since.
2.be fond of 喜欢
Are you fond of this country?
He was very fond of reciting poetry.
3.care about 关心,忧虑;惦念
I don’t care about money or what people call position.
No one cares about distant relatives nowadays.
He used to care only about his own family, but has greatly changed now.
care for 喜欢;照料
I don’t really care for coffee.
She moved back home to care for her elderly parents.
4.change one’s mind 改变主意
Have you changed your mind?
Maybe he will think it over and change his mind.
5.make up one’s mind 下定决心
Once he has made up his mind, he won’t change it.
Have you made up your mind to do what I told you?
He made up his mind not to speak a word.
6.give in 投降,屈服,让步
You can’t win the game, so you may as well give in.
He gave in to the wish of the majority.
He’s always giving in to other people.
7.as usual 照常
As usual, he arrived last.
She would go home, as usual, for Christmas.
I have forgotten something as usual.
8.at midnight 在午夜
At midnight you hear the clock strike twelve.
It’s past midnight.
After midnight, the party broke up.
9.dream about/ of 做梦;梦想
I dreamt about you last night.
She dreams of running her own business.
It was the kind of tamp most of us only dream about.
I dreamt that I get the job.
I never dreamt that I’d actually get the job.
10.change…for…替换
I’m thinking of moving and changing my house for a bigger one.
11.can’t wait to do sth. 迫不及待地要做……
can hardly wait to do sth.
1.Two years ago she bought an expensive mountain bike and then she persuaded me to buy one.
I have no recorder. I want to buy one.
I have a new storybook and several old ones.
The film is not so good as the one we saw last week.
2.It was my sister who first had the idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins to where it ends.