36.9.3. gy. B1 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

be (just) about to do sth rövidesen megtesz vmit/megtörténik vmi (készül vmire)

I was about to leave when Mark arrived.

I was just about to phone you.

be up to sth sántikál vmiben; töri a fejét vmiben (informal)

What are you up to at the moment?

They're up to something - I can tell.

can't/couldn't help doing sth nem tudja/tudta megállni (hogy ne csináljon vmit); nem tehet vmiről

I can't help laughing when I think about what happened to you both!

I couldn't help thinking about what had happened.

He couldn't help it, he slipped.

do your best minden tőle telhetőt megtesz/megpróbál

I did my best to persuade him.

have been meaning to do sth szándékában áll (egy ideje már akar/tervez vmit)

I've been meaning to call you for weeks.

hope to do sth remél/szándékozik vmit

Dad hopes to retire next year.

on purpose szándékosan

I didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident.

prepare yourself felkészíti magát vmire (nehéz helyzetre)

Prepare yourself for a shock.

You should prepare yourself for a long wait.

try your best minden tőle telhetőt megpróbál

She tried her best to solve the problem.

wish (that) bár, bárcsak (vmi más lenne), azt kívánja (, hogy)

I wish that I was/were a bit taller.

I wish I didn't have to go to work today.

I wish he would leave.

I wish I had been there.