-The children flocked around their teacher。

　　-孩子們都聚集在老師周?chē)?/p>

　　-They were attracted deeply by the story the teacher told。

　　-他們被老師講的故事深深吸引了。

　　explain something to one's teacher

　　向老師解釋某事

　　-I was absented from class yesterday because my mother was ill。

　　-我昨天沒(méi)來(lái)上課是因?yàn)槲覌寢尣×恕?/p>

　　-You should have explained that to your teacher。

　　-你應(yīng)該向老師解釋這事的。

　　buy one's teacher a present

　　給老師買(mǎi)禮物

　　-Tomorrow is Teachers' Day。

　　-明天是教師節(jié)。

　　-I suggest you buy your teacher some presents. What do you think?

　　-我建議你給老師買(mǎi)些禮物，你說(shuō)呢？

　　present flowers to one's teacher

　　給老師獻(xiàn)花

　　-Did you attend the graduation ceremony yesterday?

　　-你昨天參加畢業(yè)典禮了嗎？

　　-Sure. It was moving that students presented flowers to their teachers。

　　-當(dāng)然，學(xué)生們給老師獻(xiàn)花的場(chǎng)景真讓人感動(dòng)。

　　fall short of the expectations of one's teacher

　　辜負(fù)老師的期望

　　-I think the principal's speech encouraged me deeply and doubled my confidence. The bitterness and tiredness of the past are now transformed into aspiration for the future。

　　-我覺(jué)得校長(zhǎng)的演講深深激勵(lì)了我，讓我信心倍增。過(guò)去的那些痛苦艱辛如今都轉(zhuǎn)化成了對(duì)于明天的向往。

　　-I have the same feeling. I thought that I would do my best to study well in the future thus not to fall short of the expectations of my teachers and my parents。

　　-我也有同樣的感受。我想我以后要努力學(xué)習(xí)，那樣才不辜負(fù)老師和父母的期望。

　　*live up to / come up to / meet one's expectations 不辜負(fù)某人的期望

　　stand well with one's teacher

　　深受老師的好評(píng)

　　-John stands well with his teachers。

　　-約翰深受老師的好評(píng)。

　　-Yes. He's a student with excellent morals and academic skills, so he's popular with all his classmates and teachers。

　　-是啊。他是個(gè)德才兼?zhèn)涞膶W(xué)生，所以很受同學(xué)、老師的歡迎。

　　get a rap on the knuckles from the teacher

　　受到老師的批評(píng)

　　-He got a rap on the knuckles from the teacher for not finishing his homework。

　　-因?yàn)闆](méi)完成作業(yè)，他被老師批評(píng)了。

　　-He deserved it. He spent the whole night on the Internet。

　　-活該，誰(shuí)讓他整晚都在上網(wǎng)。

　　*(give somebody/get) a rap on/over/across the knuckles - (to give somebody/receive) strong criticism for something (給某人以／受到)嚴(yán)厲譴責(zé)，厲聲訓(xùn)斥

　　respect one's teacher

　　尊敬老師

　　-We should respect our teachers. You shouldn't have answered your teacher back in class。

　　-我們應(yīng)當(dāng)尊敬老師，你不該在課上同老師頂嘴。

　　-It was an impulse. I couldn't stand her。

　　-那是一時(shí)沖動(dòng)，我實(shí)在受不了她。

　　acknowledge one's debt to one's teacher

　　感謝老師

　　-Congratulations! You finished top in the final examination。

　　-恭喜恭喜！你在期末考試中取得了第一名。

　　-Thank you very much. I don't know what to say. I want to acknowledge my debt to my teacher first。

　　-謝謝，我都不知道說(shuō)什么了。首先我得感謝老師。

（來(lái)源：滬江英語(yǔ)）