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% }: h- I& y& B# N$ S( E" {: PDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。. v N. a0 f+ J- j" J6 L* M) y) y
) T* `) K4 ^8 f: Y" Q/ Hcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 ! U+ s* ^) p9 u$ S9 ]4 T
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Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
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- R0 g3 h* L( ccome easily 易如反掌 3 i' K z+ E6 _4 M% h8 m! u/ m- G7 K
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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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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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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。* E: E; e+ [3 D) [0 s
4 P" C' [" H$ T) k( v& j tpush around 欺骗 " T: L) c) G3 o }! P2 ^! w/ d
- k3 \3 U" r1 _/ sDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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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。+ ]& q" c* e; e' m Y3 J
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cool it
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冷静一点
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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joy ride 兜风 1 h$ L! `' L) i) }, J( B, c9 b3 v
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。+ i6 U) {" @' j$ V
9 i! y" z! ^% i, o0 @3 D4 Mrap 说唱乐 9 Y; r- V$ L! F
0 J7 d( n) [ }# I5 z8 hDo 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。/ K* R+ |! f0 x7 Y% J$ u3 d) ]8 O
& K: V: u s( H# lred-letter day 大日子 " o, Z4 ~" T1 a3 K$ |- F
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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。3 h* j I. _( _2 L
6 t& b5 o- P/ ] dgo up in smoke 成为泡影 1 b/ f$ F: @5 ], o2 O d3 B
$ F3 X- P, t# \' L/ ]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。! I1 n [" P- k! P8 \$ y
# M& u6 w6 `7 D- E2 K: P1 ghit 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！
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3 p4 o1 H" }1 Ashape up 表现良好，乖 ( j" ]5 H ^" ~* ]& W0 t& Y0 m$ J
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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。. i' F: l1 ~- P7 p5 D' n* W6 G q
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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3 \8 E8 c7 j7 _2 b% z$ b' 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。 ! p" ]( R: u g- _& x F) ^+ B) F+ n
: _0 l( V- ?5 r; m* _, @9 ppull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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7 @( M+ u" t4 f: UHe 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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" @8 k" k! k- D3 xCome 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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: n8 L. a4 |& S0 o+ pcome clean 全盘托出，招供 # v* h5 `4 ^) o; z+ O Q
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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+ F- i' X, _* j! c+ SLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。4 b7 K7 J4 q- T+ K! g
) J: v, A; A5 K0 x! D# f/ N0 Uspill 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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: W6 n" }2 ~1 \; ~3 Y9 h5 qCathy 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。' a! n3 t, m: Z* e0 U
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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。5 j& g9 q: i. y/ [9 s
- f9 N) N7 j, |# V6 o' pkeep 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。7 C0 ?( p* }* e
: S, c0 T9 i" t2 c- P# B0 ?' kjump the gun 草率行事
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- u/ r. U) e; K7 O! f. U9 nDon'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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jump to conclusion 妄下结论 1 B- P5 {0 O c
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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。
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9 ]; G2 N* R. K# s# F. l! VThis 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 , A$ `6 n5 S+ A @ ^( K4 D
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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 7 R2 g2 o- R- C: n# v
. Y0 \' J" z& c+ J$ RI 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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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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8 F6 ^( l3 s! [% D) Y- X* [third 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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rip off 骗人的东西
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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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- b6 s- H6 r9 K. q# ADon'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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8 |0 J' s k$ J* Fblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 ) p& W/ r7 a6 H5 [: h ?' I
; r* O4 |+ _" ^I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。; K8 M' f1 m) @+ ? x/ Q8 N8 y" r# J: ?
5 |7 { a1 u+ ?in hot water 有麻烦
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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。8 S" u) H h9 I _
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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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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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。
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5 o7 \/ [: j' x% R9 ]drop in/by/over 随时造访
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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。 7 i3 x) j& v; @" N
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2 F6 i8 _, K9 k, g. fDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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% b2 i: h; u) R BRemind 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。* o4 \0 }7 A$ e% ^$ x5 m
- ]) h9 l" k( v: ngo with the flow 随从大家的意见 / V, E* D& h. x# `2 i. |
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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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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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* h; b1 |# d' @. ` M8 E) tThe 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。
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ad 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 K9 w! S/ O; Q0 R0 E9 S
7 y+ g0 R9 u3 p7 |' w v% k9 OAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。$ X7 n6 u) o! k _# t3 c
3 n: L+ D* {( d7 W4 N4 g2 }/ Fhit it off 投缘，一见如故
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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？
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put 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。. U- B8 G8 B' W& V) |! G9 z
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 ! j3 m( h6 y4 G0 G$ g- ^
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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。
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& ?' Y" I ^% Y; b2 TShe 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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' \, |( ]( P+ F# P! e" J) M; Qdon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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1 \1 q# e% c2 U' b6 J9 d- U5 W" kDont 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！+ z8 x6 F' G. y$ d; y9 j4 D/ P
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* |/ Z7 [& ~$ L8 ?9 N2 V- @We 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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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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6 N9 H# i% h4 b# {' |- `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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horse around 嬉闹
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We'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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1 `5 S# x; q3 w) } p8 D( eYou 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。
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6 r9 [0 E4 I1 J* h1 ego whole hog 全力以赴 ( l5 w8 P( g- F% P
' h. V, L* R2 R4 C1 AShe 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。 * b. I, q4 I8 {0 h7 O/ `
/ a: t- Z1 T+ \/ lget the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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' F1 Q$ h- L$ Y) O* m4 Kget on the ball 用心做
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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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5 o6 l! Y" P6 h/ |$ F: Z+ Glay off 停止，解雇 2 D+ {4 t7 g2 Z/ q
. g1 O. r* q: \! l! U! b8 vLay 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 . o5 `3 n# A, A" j
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$ z8 m5 M$ t8 UI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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1 F) D+ |$ ?0 M$ J5 tpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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# s3 M" C; d. o! HThe 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。$ t( k2 G0 q) r) @2 q0 i2 ?
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$ Z0 ^8 P' q6 ?. ^He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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6 B9 c/ c, e& }: T4 `) M bWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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* u0 p4 W. m' E! j: d8 U. A7 EI’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。
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* k- Z3 l" f* m* t! M( W$ t; EHe 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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8 q8 V) ]8 u1 i/ a1 P: \- NDon’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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+ e# i5 P. m# o) H I6 e( Y* Q2 qhave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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