雅思词组1:slow down(使)减速，(使)慢下来

Business slows down at this time of year.
每年此时生意就会渐趋清淡。

反义词组是speed up，指“(使)加速”。

雅思词组2:snap up抢购，抢先弄到手

Products in the center of an aisle are snapped up and manufacturers pay a lot for these areas which are known in the trade as hotspots. Naturally everyone wants their products to be in a hotspot.
摆放在通道中心的商品经常被顾客一抢而空，因此制造商们不惜为这些区域花重金，这些区域在贸易上叫做“热点区域”。很自然，每个人都希望自己的产品被摆放在热点区域。

雅思词组3:so forth等等

A:Good morning. I'm interested in the children's workshops and fd like a little more information, please.
A:早上好，我对儿童工作坊很感兴趣，想多了解一点。

B:Do you mean the Art and Craft workshops?
B:你是说艺术手工作坊吗?

A:Yes. A friend of a friend mentioned them-the children do painting and make models and so forth.
A:是的，一个朋友的朋友提起过它们，就是孩子们画画、做模型，等等。

雅思词组4:soak up吸收

Many scientists believe global warming might get worse in ten years if the oceans soak up less of the greenhouse gas.
很多科学家相信如果海洋不能吸收那么多温室气体，那么十年内全球变暖问题就会恶化。

draw in

雅思词组5:social interaction社会交往

Social interaction is a great way to broaden your circle of friends.
社交是扩大朋友圈的好方法。

雅思词组6:social welfare社会福利

The local government provides social welfare to the poor and the jobless.
当地政府向贫困人群和失业人员提供社会福利。

常见的“社会福利”:
pension退休金，抚恤金
public housing fund住房公积金
insurance保险
medicare医疗保险

雅思词组7:soft drink(不含酒精的)软饮料

"Dream" is the name of a soft drink made by the drink company. "Dream”
是这家饮料公司生产的一种软饮料的名字。

雅思词组8:soil conditioner土壤调节剂，土壤改良剂

Over a third of the waste paper can't be used in the recycled paper, leaving the question of what to do with it. One firm, Paper Save, currently sells this to farmers as a soil conditioner, though this practice will soon be banned because of transport costs and smell, and the company is looking into the possibility of alternative uses.
超过1/3的废纸不能被回收利用，给人们留下一个难题。现在有一家名为“节约纸张”的公司把这些废纸作为土壤调节剂售给农民，尽管这种做法由于废纸的运输成本和气味很快将被禁止，但该公司正在寻找废纸其他可能的用途。

conditioner的其他搭配:hair conditioner护发素

雅思词组9:solar energy太阳能

New cars powered by solar energy have become popular in this city.
以太阳能为能源的新型汽车已经在这座城市里流行了起来。

随着化石燃料(fossil fuel)的枯竭和环境污染(environmental pollution)的加剧，人类正在不断寻求新能源，如太阳能、水能(water energy)、核能(nuclear energy)和风能(wind energy)等。

雅思词组10:sort...out挑选;处理，解决;澄清;使情绪稳定

If you're planning to live off campus, you've got to sort the problems out earlier.
如果你想住在校外，就应该早点解决这些问题。