1、Jeremy ButterfieldA Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare(Oxford University Corpus)10native speaker1. At the end of the day? ? Sure we missed our best player but at the end of the day, John, we just didnt play well enough to win the game.? At the end of the day, what matters is that youre safe.
2、? We interviewed many people for the job, but at the end of the day, we didnt think any of them could handle it.2. Fairly unique? ? I am looking for a fairly unique piece of technology.3. I personally? ? I personally dont like her.4. At this moment in time? ? Whats your favorite song right at this m
3、oment in time?5. With all due respect? ? With all due respect, I think there are some facts you have not considered.6. Absolutely? ? It is absolutely impossible.7. Its a nightmare? ? For Publishing, Its a Nightmare Before Christmas.8. Shouldnt of? shouldnt have? I shouldnt of had the beer!? This gam
4、e shouldnt of got cancelled!9. 24/7? ? 24/7 support is a critical part of our offer.72410. Its not rocket science? it doesnt take a rocket scientist? Were talking basic common sense here - it isnt rocket science.stag partystagstag partyStag party-stag party1 I dont feel so good this morning. I gave
5、my brother a stag party last night because hes getting married today and we stayed out too late and had too much to drink.Stag party *stag party Hen partyHen-hen partyhen party2 Ill be home tonight to take care of the kids because Susan has a hen party with the women she went to college with. Friday
6、 its my turn - Im going to a stag party to play poker.Susanhen party*stag party hen partytailgate partyTailgate-tailgate party3We had a great tailgater party before the Washington Redskins played the New York Giants. But that was the only good part of the day: the Giants beat our Redskins by 21 poin
7、ts. Tailgate party*baby shower. Baby showershowerSusanSusan4The baby shower will surely be a happy occasion, but it seems like only yesterday that Susan was a little girl herself. Now shell be a mother. Where does the time go, I wonder? SusanLarrybrutal ragerLH: Larry, LL: Oh it was way brutal.LH: B
8、rutal? Brutal LL: Here it means harsh. You know, like a hassle. It was way brutal.LH: was way brutal In what way was it brutal?LL: Well for one thing, the coffee machine in my office was broken, so that was lame.LH: brutalLL: Well on top of that they were doing some sort of maintenance in the hall,
9、so all day there was this high pitched drilling noise. I have a pounding headache.LH: It is brutal!LL: Yeah it was totally brutal.LH: Let me tell you, its so brutal.LL: How is it brutal, Li Hua?LH: LL: Woah, brutal. Are you at least done with the application process now?LH: I wish! LL: Is it paid?LH
10、: LL: Brutal. I did an unpaid internship once. It was alright though.LH: brutal*LarryLL: Hello? This is Larry London speaking.LH: Larry?LL: Hi Li Hua, hows it going?LH: LL: Thats great Li Hua!LH: LL: We have to celebrate, we should throw a rager.LH: RagerLL: No, a rager means a huge party. A raging
11、party.LH: a ragerrager.LL: My friend Jack the DJ has been looking to find some more work. Im sure hed be willing to set up his turntables at our rager.LH: DJJackIt is bound to be a killer rager.LL: I think it should be pretty good. We can have it at my place.LH: LL: Eh, its fine. I dont have anythin
12、g nice that can be damaged anyhow.LH: LL: Probably not, there are a lot of young people around here anyhow. I feel like somebody is always throwing a rager on this street.LH: -LL: Well you should tell friends in your classes, and Ill send out a Facebook invitation. Oh, When will we hold our rager?LH
13、: LL: Mmm, this Friday isnt good. I told my friend Kevin Id help him fix the bike. How about Saturday?LH: LL: Exactly, you want people to be high energy if you are going to throw a rager. Do you think a lot of people will come?LH: I think it will be a huge rager. LL: We can say nine oclock and no on
14、e will likely show up until 10:30 at the earliest.LH: LL: That tends to be how it goes.LH: LL: Congratulations! You earned it.brutalragerWhat is your occupation? accountant actor actress airline representative anchor announcer architect artist associate professor astronaut attendant auditor auto mec
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