so long as .  provided that只要

You may use the room as you like，so long as you clean it up afterwards．你可以随便使用这个房间，只要你用过后把它打扫干净就行了。

You may stay here so long as you like．你高兴在这儿呆多久就呆多久。

so much…as .  rather than与其说是…不如说是…

He is so much ill as depressed．与其说他病了，倒不如说他情绪不好。

so much as . even甚至

He didn't so much as thank me for returning his money that I found．我把捡到的钱交还给了他，他竟然连谢都不谢。

He did not so much as glance that way．他甚至没有向那边看一眼。

so much as . almost差不多；几乎

by running away he so much as admitted that he had taken the money．他逃跑了，这无异于承认他拿了钱。

so much for . enough has been said or done about…就到此为止

This rain looks as if it will continue all the afternoon． So much for our game of tennis．看来整个下午雨都停不了，咱们的网球就打到这里为止吧。

So much for the sentence pattern drills． Now let's move on to the passage．句型练习就到这里。现在我们看文章。

so that . in order that以便

Bring it nearer so that I may see it better．拿近一些，好让我看得更清楚些。

He saved up his money so that he might go abroad for his summer holiday．他把钱积蓄起来，以便暑期能出国度假。

Let's get ready now so that we can leave when Father comes．我们现在就准备好，等父亲一来我们就可以走了。

so that .  with the result that以致于

George often told stories that weren't true， so that no one believed him when he told about a deer in the school yard．乔治经常讲些不真实的故事，因此当他说校园里有只鹿时，没人相信他的话。

He injured his foot，so that he was unable to play in the match．他脚扭伤了，无法出场比赛。

so to speak . so to say . say it in this way可以说

He is，so to speak，the brain of the organization．他可以说是该组织的智囊。

His book is truly the last word on the subject，so to speak．他的书可以说是有关这个问题的最有权威性的著作。

The pet is，so to speak，a member of the family．这宠物可以说是家庭的一员。

 soak in . absorb as much of something  as possible 沉浸于…；专心致志于…

For a whole year，he soaked himself in the history of the Roman Empire．整整一年，他专心于对罗马帝国历史的研究。

Study this document until you have soaked in all the details．好好研究一下这份文件，把所有的细节都记住。

 soak up . absorb； learn or remember吸收

Charles soaks up facts as fast as the teacher gives them．老师讲的东西，查尔斯一下子就能领悟记住。

I've never known a child who can soak up so much information．我从没听说过能吸收那么多东西的孩子。

soften up .  weaken an enemy before a major attack（在进攻前用轰炸等）削弱（敌方的）抵抗力

Our aeroplanes bombed the enemy and softened up their defences before the army landed and attacked．我们的飞机在部队登陆进攻前，对敌阵地进行了一番轰炸，削弱了敌军的防御能力。

soften up .  make soft（使）软化

If you talk to her nicely，you may manage to soften her up．你要跟她好好谈，可能会软化她。

He sent her a huge box of chocolates to soften her up before he asked her to marry him．在向她求婚前，他送了她一大盒巧克力来讨好她。

soldier on . continue or persevere， in spite of difficulties迎着困难坚持下去

In spite of feeling ill，he soldiered on and finished the job．尽管感到不舒服，他还是坚持完成了工作。

He'll soldier on whatever happens．不管发生什么情况，他都决心坚持下去。

some day . at some time in the future在将来某个时候

Perhaps some day I'll be rich．也许将来有一天我会富起来。

 somehow or other .  by some means；in some way not yet known or stated以某种尚不知晓的方式

We must get the work finished somehow or other by tomorrow morning．无论如何我们要在明天早晨以前完成这项工作。

 somehow or other .  for some reason that is not clear 由于某种未弄清楚的原因

Somehow or other he again made a mistake in solving the mathematical problem．不知由于什么原因，他那个数学题又做错了。

something like . rather like有点象

The building looked something like a church．这座大楼看上去有点象教堂。

He's something like his brother．他有点象他哥哥。

something like .  approximately大约

It must be something like seven o'clock．一定是七点钟左右。

It takes you something like two hours to get there by train．坐火车去那里大约要两小时。

something of an event . an important thing一件大事

A trip of forty miles in those days was something of an event．那时，四十英里的旅行就是件大事了。

sooner or later . one day whether soon or late；eventually迟早；早晚

You will repent it sooner or later．你迟早会后悔的。

Even if you are suffering ups and downs，things will improve sooner or later．尽管你现在命运坎坷，但是事情早晚是会向好的方向发展的。

Although people would like to live forever，everyone has to die sooner or later．虽然人们都想永远活下去，但是每个人最终都是要死的。

sort of . rather；to some extent有点；在某种程度上

I sort of thought this would happen．我有点儿觉得这件事会发生。