17. apologize to sb. for sth. 因某事向某人道歉

= make an apology to sb. for sth.

You should apologize to your teacher for coming late. 你应该为你的迟到向你的老师道歉。

The captain made an apology to the passengers for the delay caused by the bad weather. 船长因为糟糕的天气而导致的延误向乘客们道歉。

18. It is obvious that… 显然……

It is obvious that he is a brave man. 很明显他是一个很勇敢的人。

forgive +

sb. sth. ①

sb. for (doing) sth. ②

19.

① 原谅某人某事

② 原谅某人(做)某事We willingly forgive him his faults. 我们愿意宽恕他的过错。

Please forgive me for interrupting you. 请原谅我打岔。

20. keep one’s word 守信用，履行承诺

You can’t take her promise seriously: she never keeps her word. 她答应的事不必当真，她从来说话不算数。

21. turn up

1)出现，露面

2)提高

We invited her to dinner but she didn’t even bother to turn up. 我们请她吃饭她都不露面。I can’t hear the radio very well; could you turn it up a bit? 收音机我听不太清楚，你把声音开大点行吗?

22. break one’s word 失信，食言

Never trust a man who breaks his word easily. 不要相信一个常常食言的人。

23. hold one’s breath (因激动、害怕等)屏住呼吸How long can you hold your breath under the water? 在水下，你能屏息多长时间?