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clock in 打卡
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9 h8 a5 @1 Z J' PDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。, h; v4 i; V% G" Z7 O
/ G/ c2 ?6 H2 v$ g5 P5 Q5 l6 Pcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 7 y+ H, t0 E F9 z; Z+ l
5 D) V& S" C; \$ RTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。2 z& x- d+ |3 v0 z! F) V
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come easily 易如反掌 ! t& M1 T3 v; i& \& F4 O
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。4 k K2 a- z' ?1 W/ m" r$ I
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Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。6 ?( k. v& G. I3 A- n3 d' Y
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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9 X( ]7 G9 s7 K; d Rkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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; o8 C7 `2 V! c2 V/ ]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。# R7 p! P# q2 z
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7 V" J/ t% p# q) Z冷静一点 5 X) [# z: t. d7 N P0 r; p% L
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 2 j% U5 c) D, y* A4 G) j
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joy ride 兜风
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7 i- ?% R2 J' ]5 \Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。5 u9 g5 F" A5 o6 x1 h
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rap 说唱乐
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" @: s& J0 _7 H4 vDo 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。
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% @: W3 a, H+ ~: o1 ?2 Kred-letter day 大日子
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This 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。; p+ \; c5 f$ _/ O" x
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 7 z. K( o+ g4 u6 g( \
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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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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！: [$ N! ^) W' {" [, k
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shape up 表现良好，乖 , O# x" M8 w- O) c9 u/ A5 w
6 `4 e5 C/ d8 R. C1 y: a7 |You’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。% {$ h1 ~3 o, ~+ Z$ q
8 [; U. Q6 W# P9 escare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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Don’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。 3 A4 @4 I% ]: F' s! E
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 1 l( p+ s. ^4 X3 `1 O! f
: N9 p& a! N0 k. D6 d1 jHe 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 # Y0 p8 g( p9 M9 {$ l! G O! t
3 s( n u- `- a% g- SCome 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 7 u0 I7 M& d9 N F& {3 u, W
9 ~9 T* X, {# J# ?" s) q9 [* Z. GThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 9 Q' n o/ u/ b. Q5 q% I0 R
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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# ^& J+ R/ k! V, ~/ X6 Sspill 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！) O' U$ P% B! q( J' c
* G* }1 _' |: U1 Qstick in the mud 保守的人 6 C8 F; g# v# I: N, N9 X0 I
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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。$ D5 q$ Q, l9 G8 b, |3 p1 r. V
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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。4 s8 ^, u3 l2 a3 F( S, O
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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。. E, I5 Q3 o5 x! D i
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jump the gun 草率行事
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4 P1 P6 i+ l" V3 C" M6 sDon't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
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$ d& g& E2 g; n2 `3 {jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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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。 S' A5 w/ d: P
2 L6 B$ ]$ {, m& p4 A# Hlemon 次的东西
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This 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
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/ _; W' B8 q, H6 O/ g1 iHis 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。 & ]- c, A8 h. b" }% n7 @
# ]7 V) h+ W4 {7 O* ?flip 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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fix someone up 撮合某人
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I 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？：）
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6 f- M: o% E, B1 G5 Htake a shine to 有好感 3 A! j/ K4 {6 c, {
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He 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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_! T# b4 ?& U" |1 c$ r0 cthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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You 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。
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! O2 Q$ h- G; w% {rip off 骗人的东西 / m% W4 P0 K: A4 Z% |8 E9 y. t" {
b0 K; y; ]' }$ P. ^What 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
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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 - x3 P3 Z" m# C. b
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦 ( h& K9 q7 z$ \
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He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。/ I% |! l$ P- B
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& P2 d2 s3 Y! KWally 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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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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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。 5 P1 u% i6 s: P2 i! P, J- b
+ a8 U6 w+ ~5 O2 Bdrop in/by/over 随时造访 ' }6 A# A' X) B* Q* I
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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。 + y% ^6 g7 }) b: f# Y& q- m
8 g# L0 F8 w3 m) `9 b2 }drop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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7 r( n; f& x L4 P3 hduck 躲闪，突然低下头 * s6 g% M5 o( r3 `$ q
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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。
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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。
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( Y1 u' M9 R* zact up 胡闹，出毛病
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" Z( G* H7 \& A+ D) [! |3 {The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。" i% e4 A# K8 y" K* Y$ O
$ ? x4 e6 a/ ?. O0 h. Had lib 即兴而作，随口编
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The 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 $ |% N! z0 L! V# C6 b
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。 c7 P4 u5 ~3 G" d- o' H' i1 S
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。! f c' A+ e& ]* L) f9 u' i7 w% X
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Why 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？ ) Z" B" a4 q. I! @
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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! d$ ^) i' N5 v" p+ R! e& JDon'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。3 K* J6 d: E$ P6 g5 T6 R
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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; |: I4 `; Q* _) y: B* uThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。8 `% c; }/ @% Q
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have it good 享受得很
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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。5 M) K* ?6 x' _8 E- {/ F4 x
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don't knock it 不要太挑剔 3 |: F& Z+ }2 G4 E& B: _
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Dont 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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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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The 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。
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7 L3 o0 V6 X( n( d! o% V+ {' zWe'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
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You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。7 f/ G1 W) {0 M- Q: H- N4 h
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She 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。
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! i* P% e* g3 T! c3 K6 VIf 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！5 H- i" [$ b& t4 y2 j
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lady-killer 帅哥
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！knock it off=cut it off 停止
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, ?3 w9 ?5 i) j: E6 K+ FKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！: m8 z2 D! v; M2 H) n( n& s6 D
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have a passion for 钟爱
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& S$ h2 g! } |) g; yThe coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。* r W7 e" j6 f7 t- d
# W* y, `, A8 @8 C9 X2 [0 Kpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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' Z# B, \/ R/ O* m# cI 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？; s0 G% p" ?0 _+ m! I
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# A' n# H+ ]- o; r4 Z8 {: ^He 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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& f& j+ w1 M$ S# d2 Chit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 9 t: a2 }* C/ S9 T
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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
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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。- b2 X) r [; c8 ]; R# q6 ^% C+ N
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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I 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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