5. make a beeline 抄近路，径直往前

　　6. on close terms with 与......关系密切

　　7. on the dot 准时地

　　8. before long 不久

　　9. go without saying 不言而喻，理所当然

　　10. by nature 天生地

　　11. be based on 以......为基础

　　12. dress up 乔装打扮

　　1. [教材原句]The perfect host is the one who saves his guest from embarrassment whatever the cost.

　　完美的主人是能够不惜任何代价帮他的客人摆脱尴尬场面的人。

　　[句型点拨]whatever引导让步状语从句。

　　[佳句赏析]不管发生什么情况，我必须镇静。

　　Whatever happens I must be calm.

　　2. [教材原句]But perhaps the most important piece of equipment is not in the kitchen but in the garden ...

　　但或许最重要的设备不是在厨房而是在院子里......

　　[句型点拨]not ... but ..."不是......而是......"。

　　[佳句赏析]不是你说什么而是你做什么才是最重要的。

　　It is not what you say but what you do that matters.

　　3. [教材原句]In many homes, the willow pattern plates (named after the willow tree in the centre of the design) are kept for special occasions, when important guests come to dinner.

　　在许多家庭，柳树图案盘(得名于图案中央的柳树)只用于重要客人来就餐的特殊场合。

　　 [句型点拨]先行词occasion后接定语从句。

　　[佳句赏析]我总是忙于我的工作，因此能够陪我的孩子一整天的机会十分少。

　　I'm always busy with my work, so occasions are quite rare when I can spend the whole day with my kids.

　　An Embarrassing Moment

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