英語口語聽力是一個人綜合英語語言能力的體現，也是英語學以致用相當重要的一個方面，下面基本都是 informal words（非正式詞匯），英語口語中的高頻詞匯，詞匯認識、句子能讀懂，這些都不是目的，關鍵是需要熟練、自然地講出來 人生在世、追名逐利、成功失敗、老生常談，通過下面幾個句子和詞匯，來讓你用英語談論成敗更有魅力。
　　1. After years of hard work and patience, New Jacks finally made it . He's a millionaire now.make it : (idiom) to to be successful in your career 獲得成功
　　2. Do you think his plan willcome offin the end?
　　come off : (informal) to be successful; to have the intended effect or result 成功
　　3. We'd been organising the trip for months, but in the end our plans fell through.
　　fall through : to not be completed, or not happen 失敗、成為泡影
　　fizzle out : (informal) to gradually become less successful and end in a disappointing way 失敗、成為泡影

　　burst sb's bubble : (idiom) to bring an end to sb's hopes, happiness, etc. 使某人希望破滅
　　New Jacks : How did your presentationgo overthis morning at the meeting? Gerry : It was a complete flop! New Jacks : I don’t believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation. flop : a film/movie, play, party, etc. that is not successful （電影、戲劇、聚會等）失敗