27. just as soon do sth = would rather do sth 寧愿　 had no sooner ... than ...一...就...

The sooner, the better!　 越快[早]越好!　　 soon after 不久之后, 稍后

26. so 如是；這樣；如此People are not so honest as they once were.同樣地；也She likes dogs; so does he. 　As the wind blew harder, so the sea grew rougher. 風(fēng)刮得更大了，海浪也更洶涌了。

and so forth (=and so on) 等等　 even so 雖然如此　 How so? 怎么搞的? 怎么會這樣呢?

if so 要是那樣的話, 在那種情況下　 or so　 大約, 左右, 將近　 three years or so

so as to 以便, 以求; 以致　 so ... as to　 那樣...以致　　 Would you be so kind as to help me.

so far　 就是那么些, 到此為止　 so far as　 就...而論, 在...的范圍內(nèi)　 as far as I know

25. skillful 靈巧的; 擅長于(at; in)　 She's not very skillful at using chopsticks.

24. situation　 形勢；狀況；事態(tài)　 in / under a difficult situation

23. simply　 僅僅，簡直　 I simply can’t believe it. (really)　 It was simply a question of time.

22. be similar to…in… 在…和…相似　 My car is similar to that one in colour.

21. signal　 信號，發(fā)信號　　 traffic signals　 交通信號　 signal the ship to turn back

20. sign　 招牌，跡象　 a sign of danger　　　 advertising signs 廣告牌　 traffic signs

Dark clouds are the sign of rain.　 He showed no sign of leaving.　　 sign one’s name　 簽名

19. at first sight 第一眼　　 at the sight of　　 catch sight of　　 in sight　　 out of sight

The train is still in sight.　　　 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見為凈

18. show off　 炫耀，夸耀；賣弄　 show up　 出現(xiàn)　 be on show　 show sb around　 參觀