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Unit 2 Friendship ALL THE CABBIE HAD WAS A LETTER Foster Furcolo language study 1．be lost in/ lose oneself in: be absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于 He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. She was lost in her novel. I had lost myself in thought. 2．available: able to be used, had, or reached 可用的 ; 可得到的 Since 1990, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%. If you dont want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book. We have already used up all the available space. 3．or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said 诸如此类的事 The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Heres some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. Similar phrase: or something like that 4．go ahead: continue, begin (sometimes followed by with +n.) The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. 5．know/ learn by heart: memorize, remember exactly 记住 , 能背出 You have to know all the music by heart if you want to be a concert pianist. The pupils are required to learn a classic poem by heart every day. ?6．estimate: form a judgement about (a quantity or value) 估计 I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000. Bills personal riches were estimated at $368 million. 7．might/ may (just) as well: 不妨 ,( 也 ) 无妨 If you say that you might/ may (just) as well do something, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it. Anyway, youre here; you might as well stay. The post office is really busy — well have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home. 8．not much of a : not a good 不太好的 Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding profess