1.looked forward to 盼望

例句：This was a day I'd looked forward to for weeks: Miss Pace's fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party.
裴老师带的四年级班的年终派对将在那天举行，我已经盼了好几个星期了。

2. border on insurrection 因兴奋炸开锅

例句：Miss Pace had kept a running countdown on the blackboard all that week, and our class of nine-year-olds had bordered on insurrection by the time the much-anticipated "party Friday" had arrived.
那个星期，裴老师还在黑板上弄了个倒计时牌。当这个令人望穿秋水的“派对星期五”到来的时候，我们一班九岁大的孩子们兴奋得像炸开了锅一样。

3. rage on 白热化，激烈进行

例句：Around me, the noisy party raged on, but I wouldn't leave my window watch post.
我的周围，喧闹的派对正进行得如火如荼，而我却不愿从窗口这个观察站挪动半步。

4. coax sb away 把···骗走

例句：Miss Pace did her best to coax me away, but I just stayed there, holding out hope that the familiar family car would round the corner, carrying my rightfully embarrassed mother with a tin of her famous cookies tucked under her arm.
裴老师用尽办法对我好言相劝，我还是一动不动，不死心地期待着家里那辆熟悉的汽车转过街角，载着我那应该感到难为情的母亲，怀里抱着一罐她那出名的小甜饼。