Lesson 7 Too late

1.       too late (to do sth.) / It’s never too late to mend/ He’s always too ready to help others.

2.       wait all morning / work all day / study all night / all year (round)

3.       expect sth. / expect sb. to do sth / be expecting sb. or sth / She is expecting=She is in the pregnant.

4.       a valuable diamond/ a rare stone/ a precious gift /an expensive book / Life or time is precious.

5.       a few hours earlier / a few hours ago/ a few hours later / after a few hours (你能用数轴画出他们的不同吗？)

6.       steal sth (from someone or a place) / You can steal away at night and join us.

7.       take sth off a place / take off (clothes) / an activity or sb’s career takes off/ the plane took off.

8.       keep guard= stand guard=patrol / keep secret or be kept secret / keep silence / keep a record of / keep sb. prisoner

9.       to sb’s surprise/ to one’s joy / to the surprise of the manager and all the clerks

10.   (a parcel, box or other container) be full of sth. / (someone) be full of (energy, confidence etc.)