1、afford to do sth
“afford to do sth.”表示“负担得起做某事（的费用）；抽得出（时间）”。以下是相关造句：
①表示负担得起：
I can afford to buy a new laptop.
我买得起一台新的笔记本电脑。
They couldn't afford to pay such a high price for the house.他们付不起这么高的房价。
We need to save more money so that we can afford to go on a vacation next year.
我们需要存更多的钱，以便明年能负担得起去度假。
②表示抽得出时间：
She can afford to spend an hour reading every day.她每天能抽出一个小时来读书。
He can't afford to take a break from work right now.他现在抽不出时间从工作中休息一下。
The company is so busy that it can't afford to waste any time.公司太忙了，没有时间可以浪费。
2、affect one's mood 影响某人的心情（affect vt. 影响）
have a good/bad effect on sb. 对某人有好的/坏的影响（ effect n. 影响，作用 ）
Do you know that this behavior can affect our reputation?你知道这种行为能影响我们的声誉吗？
Failing the exam directly affected my mood.考试不及格直接影响了我的心情。
3、achieve a balance between…and… 在…和…之间获得平衡（achieve vt. 获得 ，实现）
I don’t know how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies.Can you give me some advice?我不知道怎样在学习和爱好两者之间取得平衡。你能给我一些建议吗？
4、at the age of seven在7岁时（age年龄）
What’s your age?=How old are you?你多大啦？
At the age of seven,she could play thepiano.在7岁的时候，她就会弹钢琴。
5、pay attention to 注意
（ attention n. 注意，专心）
You should pay attention to your spoken English.你应该注意你的口语。
Please pay attention to the teacher's lecture.请注意听老师讲课。
Please pay attention to your words and actions in public places.在公共场合，请注意你的言行举止。
6、
after-school/outdoor/indoor activities
课外/户外/室内活动（activity n. 活动）
We do after-school activities every afternoon.我们每天下午进行室内活动。
Our school has many after-school activities.我们学校有许多课外活动。
7、take action(s) 采取行动（action n. 行动）
We can take the following actions to protect giant pandas.你可以采取以下行动来保护大熊猫。
If we do not take action,there will be no bears in the world.如果我们不采取行动，世界上就没有熊了。
8、used to do sth.过去常常做某事
be used to doing sth习惯于做某事
①I used to spend so much time on computer games that I lost interest in study.
我以前在电脑游戏上花费了很多时间以至于我在学习上失去了兴趣。
②I used to call on my friends.
我过去常常拜访我的朋友。
9、be made up of （由…组成）
Our class is made up of 50 students.
我们班由50个学生组成。
10、lt takes sb. some times to do sth.
花费某人多长时间去干某事
It takes me twenty minutes to go to school on foot every day.每天走着上学花我20分钟。
lt will take scientists amount of time to complete this high-tech task.
完成这项高科技任务要花费科学家们大量的时间。
11、What's wrong with sb./sth....?某人/事怎么了？
What's wrong with your bike?
你的自行车出什么毛病了？
What's wrong with you？l have a headache.
你怎么了？我头疼。
12、Would you like to do sth.?你愿意…吗？
（提出建议或邀请）
Would you like to go to the park with us?
你愿意和我们一起去公园吗？
Would you like to help me with my English?
你愿意帮我学英语吗？
13、So + be/助动词/情态动词 + 主语（表示“某人也……”）
He likes music, and so do I.
他喜欢音乐，我也喜欢。
14、It's + adj. + to do sth.
It's easy to learn English.（学英语很容易）。
lt is important to sleep for eight hours a night.每晚睡八个小时是很重要的。
lt is hard for me to answer your question.
对我来说回答你的问题很难。
lt is necessary for the young to master two foreign languages.
年轻人掌握两门外语是必要的。
lt is unwise to give the children whatever they want.给孩子他们想要的任何东西是不明智的。
lt is a waste of time talking to her any more. 再和她说话是浪费时间。
lt is no use arguing about the matter with him.和他争论这件事是没有用的。
It’s hard for me to answer your question.
对我来说回答你的问题很难。
It was foolish of him to go alone.
他单独去太傻了。
15、 look forward to 期待/盼望
We look forward to the holiday.
我们期待着假期.
I'm looking forward to the weekend.
我期待着周末的到来。
She is looking forward to meeting you.
她盼望着见到你。
He looks forward to his letter every day.
他每天都盼望着他的来信。
16、made up的用法
“made up”是“make up”的过去式和过去分词形式。以下是“make up”的常见用法：
1）组成；构成：强调部分组成整体。例如，
The earth is made up of different elements.
地球由不同的元素组成。
2）编造；虚构：用于创造虚假的故事、借口等。
He made up a story to fool me.
他编造了一个故事来骗我。
3）化妆；打扮：指对脸部或身体进行修饰。
She spends a lot of time making up before going out.她出门前花很多时间化妆。
4）和解；言归于好：表示双方结束争吵或矛盾，恢复正常关系。例如，
They finally made up after their long argument.经过长时间的争吵，他们最终和好了。
5）弥补；补偿：用于弥补损失、不足等。例如，You need to make up for the time you wasted.你需要弥补浪费的时间。
6）补考；补上（功课）：指完成未完成的学业任务。If you miss a test, you'll have to make it up later.如果你错过了考试，你得后来补考。
7）凑足；凑满；配齐：使数量达到一定标准。
We need to make up a team of five players.
我们需要凑足一支由五名队员组成的队伍。
