Lesson 44

1.as long as 只要；和…一样长
1.A:See that guy over there in the corner? He comes in every Thursday night around six and he just sits there, for hours.
A:你看见角落里那家伙了吗？他每星期四晚上6点左右就来了，然后就坐在那儿，一坐就是好几个小时。
B:It's odd. But there is not much we can do as long as he orders something that is.
B:很奇怪。但只要他点菜要东西的话，我们也没有可做的。
2.A:Would you be interested in two bedrooms, one bedroom, or a studio?
A:你对两居室，一居室，还是一室公寓房感兴趣？
B:It doesn't matter as long as it's close to the university.
B:只要离学校近，无所谓。

2.birth 出生，诞生
birth certificate 出生证明
例句：I need to get a copy of my birth certificate．
我需要复印一张我的出生证明。

3.brain n. 脑；智力
rack one's brains 绞尽脑汁(to think very deeply or for a long time)
例句：1.Julia racked her brains, but she still coundn't figure out what had really happened.
朱丽娅绞尽了脑汁也想不出到底发生了什么事。
2.Rack your brains, maybe you can get some hints.
绞尽脑汁想一想，也许你会得到些线索的。

4.matter-of-fact adj. 实事求是的
as a matter of fact 事实上，实际上(in fact, actually; to tell the truth)
1.A:You haven't phoned Harry yet, have you?
A:你没有给哈里打电话，是吗？
B:As a matter of fact, I have.
B:事实上，我已经打了电话。