Word Preparation

upcoming: 即将到来的

coming soon or about to take place

My brother and I are going to the upcoming football game.
我哥哥和我打算去看即将开赛的足球比赛。

We need to buy tickets soon for Ariana Grande’s upcoming concert.
Arianan Grande的音乐会即将举行，我们需要马上买票。

rowdy: 吵闹的

noisy and possibly violent

Someone needs to tell these rowdy children to be quiet.
需要有人告诉这些吵闹的孩子保持安静。

The neighbors were complaining about the rowdy party.
邻居们在抱怨这个吵闹的派对。

pop rock: 流行摇滚

a combination of pop and rock music

I want to go to the pop rock concert next week.
我想下个星期去看流行摇滚演唱会。

Her favorite type of music is pop rock.
她最喜欢的音乐类型是流行摇滚乐。

miss out on: 错过

fail to experience something

I missed out on Jane’s birthday party because I had an exam.
因为考试，我错过了Jane的生日聚会。

You don’t want to miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
你不想错过这个千载难逢的机会吧。

all set: 准备就绪

completely prepared

Everything is all set for the wedding.
婚礼的一切已经准备就绪了。

We’re not all set to go to the beach yet.
我们还没有准备好去沙滩。

hyped-up: 兴奋的

feeling very excited

I always get really hyped-up whenever I hear dance music.
无论我什么时候听到舞曲都非常兴奋。

Jim will get hyped-up once he hears Taylor Swift is performing.
Jim听到Taylor Swift演出的消息一定会非常兴奋的。

Grammar

present perfect continuous tense

also called present perfect progressive tense.

structure: Subject + have/has + been + Ving (present participle) + other
在结构中，have/has用现在时表示”现在“, been用过去分词表示“完成”，Ving用现在分词表示“进行”，合在一起叫做“现在完成进行时”。

这种时态，表示从某一个时刻开始，一直持续到现在的动作，主要意图是表达“动作的持续时间或过程” ，经常与for或since连用。

• She has been learning English for five years.
• I’ve been waiting for an hour and the secretary says that I have to wait one more hour.
• He has been writing the book since he was in his twenties and at last it’s finished.