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clock in 打卡
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Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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Q* ~) h1 A7 {9 Z" S. N# ZTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。. F2 m& F, f( a
) p) F+ R! ?3 X+ R3 scome easily 易如反掌
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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# X: {7 O/ s& s# O. Edon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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# Q4 k6 S [8 z; K1 Z3 g/ @Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。& E7 G6 G5 T4 q3 _% d* n+ E% |/ K
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！- n+ [! q' B' e
8 ~; h1 h8 o$ I5 s. f/ p# qkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 5 y) S3 R }" h6 S1 a1 [0 f8 ^" L
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Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。& J A7 m6 f! ^" D" Z
3 {: R% s3 I5 e$ ?1 r% q$ xcool it
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 Z$ ?+ J* [- q1 Q! M4 C1 ?
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joy ride 兜风 9 g/ r* v" w* j0 n& t* C6 Y
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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: v5 C0 K0 W- Y: S; ^Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。# o# b* U' V: G( d- `
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red-letter day 大日子
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$ V1 `( h( \" o$ | xThis is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 ?# f2 r. z7 c' c8 g
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 * }9 ~. S9 A( n
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Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
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hit the road 上路
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. m0 E, [8 P# d$ ]1 C8 ^We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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' W- c3 [4 R3 a/ xYou’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。( a4 \) w. x- C- q1 m, d
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 8 E. u$ y! f1 O, P1 U$ i
( ~2 B0 a9 `! u; kDon’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 / h4 L! K0 F" Z7 s- w
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
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come again 再说一遍
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Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
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come clean 全盘托出，招供
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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9 L7 O9 B; D0 ?" ULet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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" q4 |: w, w$ K& |( q/ N- U7 Lspill the beans 泄漏秘密
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Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
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Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
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( E7 R" _, ~9 B& e' ~john 厕所
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I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
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keep in line 管束
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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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jump the gun 草率行事
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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$ i H$ D- N0 }- @ B2 g% \Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。: r( h* c0 x$ L7 Z) d0 Z, C
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lemon 次的东西
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7 l" k+ |) y( R# ZThis car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！fishy 可疑的 ; F0 I C' P' G5 M1 r, o
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His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
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7 `' @4 d. M8 Hflip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。
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' x( k, E, r1 b) |( C- ~1 mfix someone up 撮合某人 * J1 U( i# f8 p, ~
* \3 b+ a( p4 n7 fI think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）. o' \1 W5 I. S3 d+ l
* V) Y/ Z$ }" j2 y( Dtake a shine to 有好感
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5 ]7 B* h# r1 M" iHe really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
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& k% A6 N+ d1 I# P$ c5 fthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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( P# L$ ?! p; [8 Q- M h% rYou two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。 ) d7 |; _: R( |. f8 F0 }1 O
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rip off 骗人的东西
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! {1 V& Q; ~) u5 eWhat a rip -off! The new car I bought doesn't work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！rock the boat 找麻烦 ) B* A8 D) B+ |
2 }/ g# H9 j9 H3 h8 z9 @Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 ; e& x$ w! Y- N) @0 _' \& H6 n
6 d; z2 f' W4 F. T$ YI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 R/ a2 D; \- q" }5 Y
% `' k0 z& N3 `7 Pin hot water 有麻烦
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5 U$ }( ^; W3 B1 v$ Z- E5 HHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。2 y/ e. Y9 _8 x! J* g, s
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Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
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7 `1 E3 `, b1 K2 B; _$ Sflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 , T5 w: v+ {2 X3 K
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The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
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2 { P8 {2 {; S/ I2 A( ^! J$ S: ^drop in/by/over 随时造访 $ T) ]! M' O, ~4 t' U* T
2 P J, Z, w# a' f5 `Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 ( T4 b4 g7 x2 T# e. |
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0 h- s% t$ L: @Drop me a line! 给我写信！, m6 w0 r; B e3 X- q4 [( |
- q1 R @( I) bduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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5 S# _; M8 M* |, v0 m \Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。- l: b; P: o6 r- K0 }* W4 ?
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 ) P& W8 g) \6 d' o. [! e
; i0 M! ]: u/ s' l2 Dact up 胡闹，出毛病 ^! K; r% e" {9 w
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 I, g& r# z; Z' d2 y# }" ]
. G& |' b' h. o8 o# M( jThe comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。blah-blah-blah 说个不停
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& L( W" W; i$ y, YAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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zit 青春痘
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: v- C6 i! @$ K2 a% aWhy is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ . ~1 w- |: M( ^, q
" `! t! k" \" \5 d* ]' @. Tput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 4 ~5 Y1 T+ J& P' X a& c* t
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The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。# R9 k* R' g' V
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She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
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; @6 ^5 \- ]: l" d6 N& yDont knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
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, _# m4 ? l( N# U4 wWe pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
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. M0 P4 I0 z6 dThe players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。; A/ D- P' q/ G' z7 ~% t
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3 Z4 a k k$ v9 z9 YWe've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。pass something up 放弃某事物 + S1 `0 x4 U# [4 b+ c8 ~3 q: { t
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* W! T ]$ n, b) V, mShe went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。shoo-in 长胜将军 There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 # N% w6 c# u5 F3 ~7 e! X6 b {
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If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
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lady-killer 帅哥
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0 k, c' V! I# m5 g( x5 Z$ tlay off 停止，解雇 9 C8 Q4 g {* W# n# a
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3 j9 W+ L8 T+ w m7 p, ?Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！5 Q3 l) x2 t I: w5 v! i
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) h1 ?% E! c$ A: b2 l; A4 gI don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
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" T4 {! i' P3 w) Wpass out 醉倒了 ! t( s# b, X. l( d5 i1 `4 e1 m
: a" E- s0 B/ l1 o0 s7 aHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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way back 好久以前
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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$ e2 O5 ~" L7 |: `# u0 yHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。2 v m, U/ @) _4 e( b8 o' P+ T4 D0 `3 }
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; _ Q: o8 S _. n& FDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。" f& \/ v, O! H4 p# D5 h3 O
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Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。
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0 t! y, M1 o1 K% P6 JI have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ |
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