1. on board 到船上, 在船上, 上火车或飞机 2. boast of (or about) 吹嘘 3. out of breath 喘不过气来 4. in brief(=in as few words as possible)简言之 5. in bulk 成批地,不散装的 6. take the floor 起立发言 7. on business 出差办事. 8. be busy with sth.于某事 。 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 9. last but one 倒数第二. 10. but for (=without) 要不是. 表示假设 11. buy sth. for…money 用多少钱买 12. be capable of 能够, 有能力 be capable of being 过去分词是能够被…的 13. in any case(=for love or money, at any rate, at any price, at any cost , whatever happens. anyhow)无论如何 14. in case (=for fear that) 万一. 15. in case of (=in the event of)如果发生…万一 in the case of 至于…, 就…而言 16. in no case在任何情况下都不(放句首倒装句) 17. be cautious of 谨防 18. center one’s attention on(=focus one’s attention on) 把某人的注意力集中在…上 19. be certain of (=be sure of) 有把握, 一定. 20. for certain of (=for sure )肯定地,有把握地