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& J; l7 i8 j" o. ~( x& t3 ^9 ?Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。( G8 I( {* i+ }! W3 F8 c
0 B0 h4 O. o# i7 b! \2 Pcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 & o# m6 C) H5 ]+ J" C
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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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come easily 易如反掌 4 ^3 w0 }9 `7 h/ L5 P
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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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% k4 {( p- J) x8 ~" Tdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 / g; \( [+ ? M u7 X8 Q
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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。0 z& v- ^* g; \' r/ w2 k
6 H) O4 s; h3 T9 W/ {push around 欺骗 1 k- ]- F3 _# F/ K5 O' y
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 . I( w K: }1 }4 B
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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。
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 2 \! t$ S$ f9 l; z! D) g
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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{* j3 q+ a% P: z4 D% Drap 说唱乐
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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。7 q+ Y; C; A; Q8 m/ \- v
! d# _/ e6 _! Y \8 Dred-letter day 大日子
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, T' Z" h* {# Q. t9 c; uThis 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+ L$ e7 Z5 z$ v4 A
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0 K) Y& d) c( J; Z0 o& `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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, t/ L! s* q8 p& ^( whit the road 上路 1 V+ u3 }! A9 p
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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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shape up 表现良好，乖
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8 V1 L) @4 ]% x+ G+ hYou’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。
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 7 I$ I6 O) r" a' e- G+ u* S. H
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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。 1 @3 j8 K. n" V
) J% d" z9 v' A0 j& ]; C% ?/ gpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） A% I8 F1 w# `0 A) R/ V7 ]
9 K+ q7 A5 g4 {. H5 LHe 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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5 e# u& J d0 e: Y( Y9 U8 acome 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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3 K3 Z5 |' X1 J. Jcome clean 全盘托出，招供 # c0 p n8 g; a* ~7 q
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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" x' u% i1 a6 f. Qspill the beans 泄漏秘密 0 Q6 i" J# ~' S3 {
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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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+ s" C4 f( G! c! M4 l Y0 zCathy 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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, {" r0 G. c7 m) Vjohn 厕所
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1 Y5 q; o; o! J# @! hI 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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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。6 [- _% x" ^0 `9 z \0 h
9 P. F6 u- \' o7 g, ijump the gun 草率行事 8 m( ^8 K6 w6 M9 @
. _/ y( N! C! U1 K/ Z. J( K% KDon'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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3 ~ L" L/ ^. B0 qjump to conclusion 妄下结论 6 \' O- m, m6 N. I4 \
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0 G6 u3 @0 b8 M& ?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 ; @- v9 w# x& D$ i. t' P3 c
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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。 4 X8 N/ c/ }, f
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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。; g+ w; G6 x3 }9 ^1 K8 N# p
; {2 a1 e( S \7 Tfix someone up 撮合某人
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take a shine to 有好感
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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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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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. p: Y; {. _ y# J6 ^$ u4 X+ DWhat 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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! x z' o3 I" CDon'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
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$ r2 g9 U9 ^# y( C; f8 C- BI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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$ Z. A9 Q) U, l" cHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 8 c) e7 |4 L+ N( o9 g! P" d
5 C4 q$ O5 M z" lWally 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。 ) P% i6 q3 M2 x6 t* g7 y4 T
2 n9 `" x. a; Y$ w% Lflop （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。 ! g, o) b; c' R/ M* V+ {0 C5 h
+ o; k* E2 b- N9 G$ ]4 }drop in/by/over 随时造访
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" B `' K. C: [. uFeel 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。 " u+ A0 o0 Y6 D; F4 ]4 m& C
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drop a line 写信
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1 o4 g- w* E2 ]7 a. ZDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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$ Z4 y) W. p6 U8 v' Fduck 躲闪，突然低下头 3 D# g; j7 d# d4 m" Y) v+ y
- T& E+ V, H5 ?$ Z2 ?/ A; ~4 ARemind 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。" T2 }5 ^* F+ N" M! ~5 P$ a7 Q r
' d1 p/ D) i# _" L( Fgo 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。 7 ^* Y' w8 Y* I8 f
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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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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。( x. c* P' H/ l8 Z; w6 |# L
6 {! t1 x+ u& L* @2 had lib 即兴而作，随口编 5 t3 ?4 q# w) D+ D6 y/ R& `9 s
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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 5 y7 e8 ?& M3 `. u6 e7 n! Z
6 O2 F7 y( m0 t5 S/ _* [( \All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。+ D+ \+ z) R- Z& p; [4 Z
7 z: z' h) g, C- W4 ihit it off 投缘，一见如故 * w6 v- S* z8 d7 a9 d" a% o
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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。
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 ) T. t) s0 x6 c) D( ^+ `" X
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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。% O$ `- J* O! C4 k, P& [
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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" \* M+ S- X; Q2 a( I0 JThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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7 Z# K( W* U7 Qhave it good 享受得很 * N) _+ n# X5 p& o( F5 K
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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。& J/ q0 a* w' i# o% r& E
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don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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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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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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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 T( e: S3 f1 `% _2 T4 ~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。- [6 k& R4 x ]; ]' d* n
. V7 I2 o, D3 B/ U- D0 A" B7 vgo whole hog 全力以赴 % i p2 @# V) B
/ J9 X( X, O G$ uShe 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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get 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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8 y; E( k7 N' k* t8 j' Ulady-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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7 Q0 G/ a; k* w! ]lay off 停止，解雇 9 _+ p$ i* C. G* Q) r! k* k
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5 v1 a6 Q' s, |. \Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！+ ?5 J) S/ f1 x# i! }
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The 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。
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( _1 I$ _7 Q$ w) X7 bI 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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pass out 醉倒了
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。' N: {6 Q0 l& W& a0 n9 S( L
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/ Z+ E/ }8 |( C2 ~hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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2 I- k3 _% w9 y8 C2 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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have it bad for 狂恋
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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- W! V' Z& H8 u" u) JDon’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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has-been 过时的人或物
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5 _& c9 R' j! G: ~' j4 q3 f7 GLisa 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。 I, I3 O, f: `3 R' R1 c
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# F; Y; {# x9 q! I. K: s) s4 nI 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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