are
Are you there?
用：电话上沉默了一会儿后， （如一方在核对东西，或在找人或被别人叫走一会儿等）再呼叫时的用语。
意：喂，你在听吗？
例.A:Hello, are you there? Wcll,I can't find the contract now. Can you gct back to me in half an hour?
喂，你在听吗？嗯，我现在找不到那份合同，你半小时后再给我来
电可以吗？
B：Allright，thanks!
好吧，多谢！
Aren't (Don't,HaYen't)we all

用：指对别人说的话不表示同情，是一种不满、不服气的态度。
意：大家都一样；谁不是！
例.A:All the old guy wants is gold and silver,and a beautiful woman.
老家伙想要的是金子、银子，还有漂亮的女人！
B：Don't we all!
这些谁都想要！
A: Don't bother Greg. He's quite busy at this moment.
别打扰格雷格，他这会儿很忙。
B: Aren't we alll l wouldn't, if he were not the supervisor!
诳不忙！他要不是厂监我才不找他呢！
A: No, he can’t do it at once. He's been running the machine for many hours.
不行，他不能马上做，他开那台机器好几个小时没停了。
B: Haven't we aU?I haven't had a chance to shut my eyes in the last 14 hours!
谁停过！我已经14个小时都没合一下眼了
用：表示对别人的建议、陈述、解释的不满。有时可单独使用As if!
意：不赞同、气愤、怀疑、不相信（具体译文根据上下文而定）
例.As ifl really cared!
我才不在乎呢！
As if you expect me to believe that!
难道你想让我相信那种事！
A: I'm going to take you out for a Chinese meal on Saturday!
星期六我要带你去吃中餐！
B: As if!You've said that so many times before, and never done it!
跟真的似的！以前你说了那么多次，从没见你兑现过。
as.like
意：多半：很可能；大概会
例：He likes to stay outside in hot weather.He'II be in this garden,as like as not.
热天他喜欢呆在外面。他多半是呆在这园子里。
As likely as not, she will win the scholarship.
很有可能她会获得这项奖学金。
as 形容词 as anything
用：这个短语也可说as.as you Iike。
意：非常；相当；很容易就…；…跟什么似的
例.I could climb up that tree as easy as anything.
我可以很容易就爬上那棵树。
It was only a small gift,but she was as pleased as anything with it.
那只是个小礼物，可她高兴得跟什么似的。
“Get away, it's not your dog and you're not my daddy!”the boy said as rude as you like．
“走开，这不是你的狗，你也不是我爸爸！”那孩子非常粗鲁地说道。