18. knock into sb=happen to meet sb　　　　 cf. knock sb down 撞倒

17. in short简言之　　　　 in a word　 一句话

16. have a gift for=be talented at

15. figure out=imagine=work out　　　　　　　　　　 make out 辩认，拼凑

14. feel like doing=would like to do…

13. due to=caused by　 The accident was due to careless driving.

owing to=because of　 Owing to the rain they could come.　　　　

thanks to=as a result of　 Thanks to your help we were successful.

12. drop in at a place　　　　　　　 drop in on ab　　　 顺便拜访

11. break away from(the Union )脱离(联邦)　　　　　　　　

get rid of bad habit 去掉　　　　 do away with废除

10. not a little=much　 not a bit=not at all=not in the least

---Are you hungry?

---Not a little. I could eat a horse.

9. turn down 拒绝；音量调低 ；向下翻；

turn out制造出，生产出，培养出；结局是，结果是；原来是

　 It turns out that知道是…，结果证明是

It is one's turn to do sth 轮到某人做某事

　 turn over a new leaf重新生活，改过自新

turn in sth to sb 上交