在辅导中，介绍了几种三合一的常见短语。这里集中谈三合一名词组及形容词组，希望大家有更进一步的认识。

● odds and ends：各种不值钱的小物品“Every year， we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”

● oddities and absurdities：异样或不合情理的感觉“Sometimes， we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”

● bits and pieces：零星物件“The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly？”

● aches and pains：周身疼痛“After a day's hardwork， the old man suffered aches and pains， especially in the limbs.”

● board and lodging：食宿“I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.● chapter and verse：（常和动词give或quote连用）注明……的出处或详情”Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.“

● hammer and tongs：（常和go at it连用）闹哄哄地争吵“At a political meeting， many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”

● heaven and earth：（常和move连用）竭尽全力“When a government is good， the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”

● hue and cry：嘈杂声“When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off， there was a hue and cry among them.”

● hustle and bustle：喧闹“One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.● ifs and buts：各种借口”No ifs and buts， please ！ Just work according to the schedule.“

● rack and ruin：（常和go to连用）遭破坏“Owing to urban renewal， even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”

● stuff and nonsense：胡说八道“Is Tom asking to leave the company？ Stuff and nonsense！ I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”

● ups and downs：盛衰；浮沉“For many people， life is full of ups and downs.”

● wear and tear：耗损“Because of wear and tear， a car needs regular servicing.”

● bright and breezy：活泼轻快的“Joelle is bright and breezy； everyone likes her.”

● cut and dried：早已决定的“The programme is cut and dried； it is not possible to make changes now.”

● rough and ready：粗略的“I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners， but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”

● spick and span：崭新的；极整洁的“Despite being busy， Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”

● short and sweet：简短扼要“Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story， so try to keep it short and sweet.”