（1）会话中的单词和习语W ords and Idiom s in the D ialogues
downhill skiing n.高山滑雪；速降滑雪
cross-country skiing n.越野滑雪
snow-shoeing n.穿雪鞋行走；穿雪鞋健行
tows n.牵引；纤绳
chair lifts n.空中缆椅；缆车
line-up n.排队等候
What nerve！（习语）太傲慢了！太蛮横了！
right off the bat（习语）很快；立刻
every now and then（习语）有时；不时；时而
in the nick of time（习语）关键时刻；最后一刻
in no time flat（习语）立刻；马上
in the long run（习语）最终；最后
for the time being（习语）现在；目前；当下
out of the blue（习语）突然地；出乎预料地
once in a bluemoon（习语）很少；千载难逢地
were you ever lucky！（习语）你真幸运！
Every Now and Then
A：Ihear you've given up downhill skiing.
B：Not completely.Istill go every now and then.But I'm more interested in cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing.And besides，there are no line-ups for tows or chair lifts.
In the Long Run
A：Hi，Pete.I see you're still driving that old wreck.I thought you were going to buy a new car.
B：Yeah.I'm getting a new one nextweek，but I'm renting it instead of buying it.
A：Really？Isn't thatmore expensive？
B：No，it isn't.In the long run，it's cheaper to rent a car than to buy one.
A：Tellme how you work that out.
In the N ick of Tim e
A：Ihear that you had it pretty rough on the weekend.(https://www.daowen.com)
B：It's amiracle we didn't lose our kids.
A：What happened？
B：We went shopping and left the iron on.It short-circuited and set the kitchen on fire.We arrived just in the nick of time to save the kids.
A：Were you ever lucky！
Right O ff the Bat
A：Morris，the bosswants to see you in his office right away.
B：Okay，I'll be there in a couple ofminutes.I justwant to finish this letter.
A：Forget the letter and get there right off the bat.You know he hates to be keptwaiting.
Once in a Blue M oon
A：What beautiful flowers！
B：Thank you.My husband sent them for our anniversary.
A：Lucky you！I love flowersbut Ihave to buy themmyself.My husband sendsme flowers only once in a bluemoon.He can't even rememberwhich date our anniversary is.
B：None of us are perfect.
In No Tim e Flat
A：How's your new boss？
B：Idon't think she's going to be very popular.
A：Whatmakes you say that？
B：Well，her first day here she called a meeting of all the staff in the section，she introduced herself and then，in no time flat，she told us that we'd better start working harder or we'd be looking for other jobs.
A：What nerve！Your section is probably the hardestworking one around.
Out of the Blue
A：Did you hear that Brian is leaving hiswife？
B：Who told you that？
A：He did.We are having coffee thismorning，and out of the blue，he announced that he and hiswife were breaking up.We didn't say toomuch but Igathered there was a third person involved.
For the Tim e Being
A：Mr.John in room 115 is asking if he can be released from hospital tomorrow，doctor.
B：I'm afraid not，nurse，wewant to run somemore test on him over the next few days，so we prefer to keep him here for the time being.