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On commencement day we shall bid adieu to our alma mater.

Since I hope to see you again,I’ll say au revoir rather than adieu.

A timely billet-doux can patch up a lovers’ quarrel.

He often sets the table a-roaring with a well-placed bon mot.

This helpful brochure explains social security benefits.

It took a public appearance by the monarch to silence the canard that he had been assassinated.

Two cliches that we can easily do without are:”first and fore most”and “last but not least.”

The juniors expect to win,but,entre nous,their chances are not too good.

To improve your writing,try to find the mot juste for each idea and avoid cliches.

Include only the essential points when you write a precis.

James Boswell admired Samuel Johnson’s power of repartee.

The instructor asked for a resume of the last lesson.

Surprised to see him eating the apple core,I asked,”Won’t it affect you?””Pleasurably”was his riposte.

Before answerin,the witness had a tete-a-tete with his attorney.

情势

She enjoyed all her subjects except mathematics,her bete noire.

The employer gave his secretary carte blanche in managing the routine affairs of the office.

The trial of John Peter Zenger,a cause celebre in the eighteenth century,helped to establish freedom of the press in America.

Painting proved to be a cul-de-sac for Philip Carey,as he had no real talent.

The debacle at Waterloo signaled the end of Napoleon’s power.

Since Mother couldn’t decide whether or not to buy the dress for me,I planned to buy it myself and present her with a fait accompli.

However, it turned out to be a faux pas,as Mother made me return the dress.

The foreman reported that the jury could deliberate no further,as they had readched an impasse.

By joining the alumni association,graduates can maintian their liaison with the school.

Our last amateur show was a melange of dramatic skits,acrobatics,ballet,popular tunes,and classical music.

The sheet of water we thought we saw on the road ahead turned out to be only a mirage.

历史和政府

Napoleon seized power by a coup d’etat.

Hitler’s attack on Russia,shortly after his pact with Stalin,was a stunning demarche.

An effective world disarmament treaty should bring a detente in international tensions.

Canada and the United States have a long-standing entente on border problems.

Adam Smith believed a policy of laissez-faire toward business would benefit a nation.

Dr.Manette was imprisoned through a lettre de cachet.

The gradual rapprochement between these two nations,long traditional enemies,cheered all Europeans.

The coup d’etat brought to power a regime that restored civil liberties to the oppressed people.

艺术

Walt Whitman was no conservative;his daring innovations in poetry place him in the avant=garde of nineteenth-century writers.

The ancient Greek Parthenon is famed for its beautiful sculpture in bas-relief.

A downbeat is the downward stroke of the conductor’s baton,denoting the principally accented note of a measure.

Many connoisseurs regard Hamlet as Shakespeare’s chef d’oeuvre.

In the denouement of Great Expectations,we learn that Pip’s secret benefactor is the runaway convict whom Pip had once helped.

In appreciation of the enthusiastic applause,the vocalist sang an encore.

The literary genre to which Poe contributed most is the short story.

At last night’s musicale in my cousin’s house,we were entertained by a string quartet.

After a few canvas strokes,the artist reapplies his brush to his palette for more paint.

The guitarist apologized for not being able to play the requested number,explaining that it was not in his repertoire.

James Joyce’s Dubliners offers some unforgettable vignettes of life in Dublin at the turn of the century.

食品

If you order an a la carte dinner,you select whatever you wish from the bill of fare,paying only for the dishes ordered.

Select a nonalcoholic appetizer,such as tomato juice,if you do not care fore an aperitif.

For St.Valentine’s Day,Mother received a heart-shaped box of delicious bonbons.

Around the corner is a restaurant specializing in French cuisine.

Aunt Dorothy always takes cream with her coffee;she is not fond of demitasse.

We had a choice of the following entrees:roast beef,fried chicken,or baked mackerel.

Because they contain no bones or excess fat,filets are more expensive than ordinary cuts of meat.

Mother will need olives,celery,and anchovies for her hors d’oeuvres.

If you eat too much of the introductory dishes,you will have little appetite for the piece de resistance.

If you order a table d’hote dinner,you pay the price fixed for the entire dinner,even if you do not have some of the dishes.

穿着

School corridors and stairways would have to be widened considerably if all girls were to wear bouffant skirts.

Though more comfortable than most other dresses,the chemise has often been ridiculed for its shapelessness.

Sally’s attractive new coiffure ws arranged for her by my sister’s hair stylist.

At the Christmas season,ladies often adorn their coats with a holly corsage.

My cousin sent me a light blu shirt and a navy blue cravat.

To add a touch of bright color to her outfit,Jane wore a flamboyant scarf.

The actor’s baldness was cleverly concealed by a very natural-looking toupee.

Women’s fashions change rapidly;what is in style today may be out of vogue tomorrow.

其他

Dieters constantly check their avoirdupois.

Pay attention to important matters;don’t waste time on bagatelles.

A sergeant unholstered his pistol and ran forward to give the coup de grace.

The patient’s cheerful smile was just a facade;actually,she was suffering from ennui.

Retiring employees are often feted at a special dinner.

Let’s meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.

David found it much easier to make friends in his new milieu.

In summer when you stroll on eh boardwalk in the noonday sun,it is advisable to take along a parasol.

Charles Dickens was a raconteur par excellence.

Since they are held in place by a spring that pinches the nose,pince-nez maynot be as comfortable as ordinary eyeglasses.

Abe is very fond of gold;he feels it is his chief raison d’etre.

We agreed to meet after the test at the corner ice-cream parlor,our usual rendezvous.

I knew that Dad was coming to let me in because I recognized his silhouette behind the curtained door.

Andrew Jackson was known by the sobriquet “Old Hickory.”

To most graduates the senior yearbook is a treasured souvenir of high school days.

George’s sixty-yard touchdown run was an admirable tour de force that won the game for us.

At the banquet table,I had the good fortune to sit vis-a-vis an knockout old school chum.

 

Addition Will be neatened

Immortality

 

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