【参与有奖】每天5分钟，两个惯用语

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/1
1 for the asking
These magazines are free for the asking on this shelf.
2 if you ask me
If you ask me ,this is very difficult.

ペ二

2009/01/02
If  a star makes an ass of himself, it will be propagated soon through the media.

Don't expect me to be associated with you to rob the bank, I quit.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/2
1 make an ass of oneself /somebody
Don't make an ass of yourself.
2 be associated with
They associate turkey with Thanksgiving.

ペ二

2009/01/03
I will arrive at the appointed time, I can assure of that.

This is not my note. It went astray and it belongs to my deskmate.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/3
1 assure of
I can assure you of the reliability of the information.
2go astray
We missed the track and went astray.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/4
1 at it
He is working hard at this thesis.
2  at that
That's an idea, and a good one at that.

ペ二

2009/01/04
This project is very difficult to be carried out and I am still working at it.

She is a smart girl and a clever one at that.

ペ二

2009/01/05
He is till attached to the girl he parted.

We'd better find out the adversary's failing to blunt the attack from him.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/5
be attached to
All blame must attach to myself.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/6
attend to
The nurse is attending to a sick man.

ペ二

2009/01/06
Israel had made a full-blooded attack on Gaza in these days.

I think it is your duty to attend to the dog for it was brought home by you.

ペ二

2009/01/07
A screech drew the pedestrains' attention to the accident.

I regretted that I didn't pay any attention to what the teacher said in the class.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/7
pay attention to
You should pay attention to your spelling.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/8
rivet one’s attention
Something in his appearance riveted our attention.

speed_eriko

Sentence-making 1/10
my giddy/sainted aunt
So here you are at last, Jam. My giddy aunt, it has been a long time!