Read Aloud the Text Content

This audio was created by Woord's Text to Speech service by content creators from all around the world.

Text Content or SSML code:

31. make up for 补偿，替代 例：We can’t put off this project, we’ll never be able to make up for lost time later. 例：I don’t think anything can make up for the loss of a child. 1) That makes two of us. 2) A good haircut can always make me feel like a million bucks. 3) I'll make it up to you. 4) Sorry I can't make it back. 5) You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. 6) She is the youngest player ever to make the cut. 7) He made a killing in the stock market. 8) Be thankful for those who criticize you. They may not be your friends, but they're the ones who make you grow. 9) Make yourself at home. 10) Many hands make light work 11) Make it two! 45—strong 1. Strong 表示饮料口味的强烈 例：I like strong coffee. 例：Do you like it strong or weak? 2. going strong 意思是状态良好 例：After 30 years, their family business is still going strong. 例：The school has gone a long way since its establishment 50 years ago, and it's going stronger than ever today. 3. strong 表示坚强的 例：Stay strong, even when it feels like everything is falling apart. 例：You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have. 4. strong 表示语气的强重 例：Love is such a strong word. I wouldn’t say I love him. I’ll say I like him. 例：You shouldn’t call him “loser”. That word is too strong for him. He just made a small mistake. 46—hit 1. hit it off 非常投缘 例：We hit if off last night. I think we’ll be really good friends. 例：Did you guys hit it off? 2. hit rock bottom 触底 例：The housing market has hit rock bottom. It's the perfect time to buy a house. 例：Edison’s career hit rock bottom a few years ago because of the sex photo scandal. 备注：Rock Bottom A state of being wherein you feel as if you cannot sink any lower emotionally, psychologically, or physically. ...but hey, when you can't get any lower, the only way to go is up. 3. hit on someone勾引或挑逗某人 例：Stop hitting on her. She’s been married already. 例：I think she’s hitting on me. Should I ask her out ? 例：Are you hitting on me? 4. It hit me that… 我突然想到 例：Once she realized she had a life to live, she says: "It hit me that I didn't have a purpose anymore. 例：That's when it hit me that she probably didn't like seeing me doing that in public. 5. take a/the hit. 遭遇打击， 承担责任 例：Her self-esteem took a big hit after she found out her husband was cheating on her. 例：The local tourist economy took a big hit from the incident. 例：I’m not gonna take the hit for the mistake you made. 6. hit 很受欢迎的人或物 例；Once our company launch the new product, I believe it’ll become a hit right away. 例：I really like his videos. He’s so funny. He’s gonna be a hit, for sure. 例：There's no way for me to make a hit. I've always been playing a small role. 7. hit the jackpot 中头奖，赚大钱 例：He hit the jackpot with his new movie. 例：I really hit the jackpot when I bought fifty bitcoins for 1700 RMB in 2013. And it’s worth almost 30,000 RMB each. 例：Why are you so generous tonight? Did you hit the jackpot? 8. hit the spot 恰到好处，爽。 例：A cold beer on a hot summer day really hits the spot. 例：That coffee really hit the spot. 9. hit the bed/hit the sack/hit the hay 睡觉 例：I need to hit the bed right now. I have to get up before 5 tomorrow morning. 例：He fell asleep the second his head hit the pillow. 10. hit the road 上路 例: It’s time for us to hit the road. Come guys, the clock’s ticking. 例：We hit the road to a brand-new life. 11. hit me up 跟我联系 例：Hit me up when you’re back in town. 例：If you need anything, hit me up. 例：Hit me up when you get home. I gotta talk to you. 12. hit the roof/ceiling 生气 例：If she finds out, she’s gonna hit the ceiling. 例：She hit the ceiling when I told her I couldn’t help her on this one. She sounded so desperate. 13. Hit the books 努力学习； 例句：I can't go out tonight. I have to hit the books for the final. It’s coming very soon. 例：I really want to, but I can’t go with you guys. I have to hit the books. 47—free 1. free 免费的，free shipping 免运费 例：They offer free shipping on orders over 100 rmb. 例：Everyone likes free stuff. 例：Buy one get one free （BOGO） 2. Are you free + 时间？ 跟别人约时间 例：Are you free tomorrow?/Are you free Friday night? 3. Feel free to do something 例：Feel free to call me/hit me up when you’re back in Suzhou. 例：Feel free to walk around 4. Free of charge 免费的 5. free + 名词 例：I wish I could turn back time to those carefree days. 例：fat-free 脱脂； sugar-free 无糖；；duty-free 免税; trouble-free 没出问题的； 48—talk 1. talk about: 分享对某事的看法或者观察 例：He talked about his childhood. 例：We can talk about that later. 例：Did you talk with your brother about the will? 例：We’re done here, there’s nothing more to talk about. 2. talk around 避开不谈 例：He was extremely embarrassed about asking for a raise. He talked around it but never said what he wanted. 例：It is frustrating to try to solve a persona l problem with my supervisor. She always talks around the main issue.