Section 2 Intermediate 中级进阶
万用表达一览
□pick up 买东西
□have a good diet 有良好的饮食
□get all … I need 获得我需要的一切……
□hard to tell 很难说，很难分辨，很难知道
□take … for granted 当作理所当然
□build up 增加
□not to mention 更不用说，而且
□just to be sure 确定/确认一下
□in that case 假如那样的话，既然是那样
万用表达详解
1. pick up
释 buy something买东西
例 I'm picking up some things from the shop. Do you want to come?我要去店里买些东西，你要一起去吗？
2. have a good diet
释 eat healthily/eat all the right foods/consume all the proper foods and nutrients/“eat right”/“eat healthy” 有良好的饮食
例 A: We do our best to maintain a good diet. Is it perfect?我们尽量坚持好的饮食，这样够了吧？
B: Not by a long shot!
还远着呢！
3. get all … I need
释 receive all the assistance I need获得我需要的一切……
例 I get all the help I need from my family.
我从家人那儿得到了所需的帮助。
4. hard to tell
释 difficult to know… 很难说，很难分辨，很难知道
例 It's hard to tell if he's being honest or not.
很难分辨他老不老实。
5. take … for granted
释 think that things/people we enjoy (like/love) will always be that way/be around当作理所当然
例 We take our families for granted for far too long. We need to stand on our own two feet sooner or later.
一直以来我们都把家人（的帮助）当成理所当然的事情，（其实）我们迟早要靠自己。
6. build up
释 to increase in amount of quantity增加
例 Wax had built up in his ears over a long period.他耳朵里的耳垢越来越多。
7. not to mention
释 too obvious to mention更不用说，而且
例 Many so-called historical feature films today are factually incorrect, not to mention moronic.
现在很多所谓的历史片都是错误百出的，而且还很蠢。
8. just to be sure
释 just to be on the safe side确定/确认一下
例 Just to be sure, you don't take sugar in your tea, right?确认一下，你的茶里不加糖，对吧？
9. in that case
释 well, then假如那样的话，既然是那样
例 A: I don't want to discuss it any more.
我不想再讨论了。
B: Well, in that case, the matter is closed.
这样的话，就到此为止了。
实用对话场景
Kate: I'm going to pick up some vitamins from the store.
Jack: Do you take vitamins?
Kate: Sure. Don't you?
Jack: Not really.I have a good diet and get all the vitamins I need. Unless my doctor prescribes them, I don't take them.
Kate: Yeah.Well,the thing is,it's hard to tell if we're getting the proper amounts of all the vitamins we need. I just take one multi-vitamin tablet a day. I don't abuse them. That's dangerous.
Jack: Glad to hear it.I agree,though,that we sometimes take our health and diet for granted.
Kate: Someone I know broke his arm recently, and the doctor told him he was calcium deficient. He couldn't believe it. He drank milk, ate cheese and thought he had a calcium-rich diet. But he was wrong.
Jack: Yeah. These days, eating all the right food may not even be enough for your body. Vegetables and fruits, for example, grow so quickly that plants can't build up enough vitamins by thetime they're harvested.
Kate: So that explains all these interest in juicers and eating more fruits and vege in concentrated form,not to mention popping lots of vitamin tablets just to be sure.
Jack: I see your point.Well in that case,pick up some multi-vitamin tablets for me too, if you don't mind.
Kate: Not at all. Glad to.
凯特：我打算去店里买点维生素。
杰克：你吃维生素吗？
凯特：当然。你不吃吗？
杰克：不怎么吃。我有良好的饮食习惯，摄取了所需的各种维生素。除非医生给我开维生素，不然我不会吃。
凯特：嗯。问题是，我们很难判定自己是否补够了人体所需的各种维生素。我每天只服用一片多元维生素，我不滥服，那很危险。
杰克：很高兴听到你这样说。不过，我也同意，有时我们把自己的健康和饮食当成理所当然的事。
凯特：我认识一个人，他最近手臂骨折了。医生告诉他，他缺钙，他都不敢相信，他觉得自己喝牛奶，吃奶酪，有富含钙质的饮食，但他错了。
杰克：是啊，现在即使吃了所有合适的食物，对你的身体来说也许还是不够的，因为蔬菜和水果长得太快，即便到收割的时候，也还没储存足够的维生素。
凯特：这就解释了人们为什么热衷于用榨汁机、吃更多浓缩的蔬果。更不用说，经常服用大量的维生素片了，仅仅是为了有个保障。
杰克：我明白你的意思了。既然这样，如果你不介意的话，也帮我买一些多元维生素片吧。
凯特：一点都不介意，很乐意呢。
跨文化交际小常识
1．在乘飞机的前一天，应该保证充足的睡眠。2．在起飞前半小时口服晕机药，可以在5~6小时内不呕吐。3．登机前既不可空腹，也不可饱食。4．尽量选择距离发动机较远且靠近窗户的座位。5．视线尽量放远，看远处的云和山脉等，不要看近处的云。6．在飞机起飞、转弯、下降以及遇到较大幅度的颠簸时，尽量减少活动，尤其要固定头部，不能转动。7．晕机比较严重引起机体失水时，要及时补充生理盐水。