作者：周少君
1. - May I speak to Ann，please？ 请找安接电话，好吗？
- Certainly. Hold on, please. 当然可以。请稍候。
Hold on, please.是接电话时告诉对方请稍等的用语，还可以用Wait a minute, please. / Just a minute, please. / One moment, please.等。
2. Everything was ready. 一切准备就绪。
be ready to do sth意为"准备好做某事"，be ready for sth 意为"为某事作好准备"。例如：
They are ready to leave. 他们准备离开。
They are ready for lunch. 他们准备吃中饭。
3. But there was no time to think. 可是没有时间考虑了。
There is no time (for sb ) to do...意思是"（某人）没有时间做......"。例如：
There is no time for her to play.她没有时间去玩。
4. There was nothing but a card in it. 里面除了一张卡片之外什么也没有。
nothing but意为"只有；除......之外什么也没有"，这里的but是介词，意为"除了"。这句话可以改为There was only a card in it.
5. My first three letters are the same as in the word "come". 我的前三个字母和come的前三个字母相同。
the same as 意为"和......相同"。例如：
My interest in reading is the same as his. 我的阅读兴趣跟他的相同。
6. Becky, turned it over and read， "Come and look for me in the study." 贝基，把那张卡片翻转过来并读道："请到书房来找我。"
turn... over意为"把......翻过来/转过身"。例如：
She turned over and went to sleep. 她转过身就睡着了。