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1． 偷懒耍滑头 goof-off) k: R" r9 u g: c- }3 f
) Q0 y {/ R) V) ^# K# O3 m! l小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。
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8 M4 K% v4 m5 ^8 d% BXiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.
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2.大动肝火 be up in arms
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& `; Y0 O0 @8 ?2 X由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火2 m6 j: U% Q% z
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The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.) u: O7 ]3 ~8 d' F( S1 g4 `* }0 _
# l& ]2 U* a1 G1 i$ ~( S+ K3.保持冷静keep cool3 ], |# M' r+ J7 g# B, o
% @. U, M/ U& y' L! N1 C即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
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$ d7 `) x3 Q" c3 X, a- S1 T* TShe can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.
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9 X4 r. F d* d! F; h" c4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush
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/ b' o, ?, E' ^4 J! Z4 j: E$ F5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind
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她总是心怀叵测，对她说的话你得多留神 。
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. L# d; @: `# rShe always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.3 G1 L8 }" I% Q; G L
/ x4 \& B& d) r* {- L5 d6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place 2 ]. R1 m$ {& x9 n O
, v1 ~8 ? S4 o% o' c) F/ R4 Q他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。
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He doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.
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7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back2 m6 g- h Y! l) N) W: F: a
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我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
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I was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.' C, _' ]! | j5 l4 {
1 x$ s% N+ R9 Y0 o Q8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody3 Q5 W/ J+ E$ D
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。
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: ^5 c: y/ U& W1 N. U3 RI’ve never badmouthed anyone.4 v5 V- S4 ]+ h
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9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat
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2 Y& o" L7 P9 A- j- w$ G0 \3 \6 s她真是个傻帽，时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。! P9 G0 ]+ W3 ~$ L% k
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She’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason at all.(Cheshire是英国的郡名：柴郡。据说此地有一种猫，常常会无缘无故地咧开嘴对主人笑。后来人们便以此来形容傻笑地的人
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10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do - b# T% z( S7 z' Y0 P
' I8 j1 ~7 C- s9 s- \* x2 Z# d你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？1 n2 F1 c% o4 m+ a" D8 X
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How can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?
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11.大献殷勤dance attendance
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" P* N E/ _# u% [小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.
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) Y9 z: [+ |/ E7 c3 u7 U; n6 Z12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue
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# }! C2 ]5 y# o l8 T; J" x+ g千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。% x; c2 e$ W- b7 }
$ r4 h* X" @+ i4 q% L6 _* R1 [% Y' jTake care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.
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13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek! Q8 q: {8 a5 f3 ]+ K7 |
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我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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I feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.. Q. z1 ?% ] I; L4 x
- u6 _$ E# s# X; N+ }; {+ T/ i14.这山望着那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill.( l3 C" M9 [: p
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人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。
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Almost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.* }9 n: r8 i+ _+ k
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15.上瘾get into one’s blood , R: d9 \# C& b! x
) Y# J" @6 V1 `% C说来也怪，很多不好的事往往会使人上瘾。
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It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.3 v5 x& X% |. H2 b( G8 T6 V
' W( A' B( q: D1 `8 T2 f8 `16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense
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- y1 U) f% M, A- c17.发牢骚 beef
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7 M( T- t, G' Z8 A& L他坐在那里什么事也不干，总是发牢骚，真烦死人。
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I’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.
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% y+ O* Z9 Y* J8 n1 N h- r" D18.等不及了 champ at the bit/ _5 r$ T6 M- s
+ a$ {* }: }( n3 t7 Y5 E0 \+ R( U咱们快点吧，孩子们都等不及了。9 ?; C7 m. }2 s' K
: g: }3 K }% d$ h- o* yLet’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.
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" e+ L2 E6 O( B4 a19.点头哈腰bow and scrape
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, y2 A, m' F& s, R/ N从她在老板前点头哈腰地那个模样，你就知道她是个什么人了。8 S8 [& V& C! ?$ l+ m- D+ f
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From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.- N6 p6 y( W ~% B2 J, c$ w) ]5 [
8 c- u# N0 E [2 j. N. B* U4 s7 C20.疯疯癫癫go gaga$ l' z5 T$ K1 D( u# P8 m# H, s
! @2 d% d) u3 M' |1 s& P对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。. h) g) n8 B' ]9 r
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Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.
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21.说话不算数go back on one’s words8 S7 l% {6 O4 K( n* N4 L
7 q- H; |5 p ?) i, b( l他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.+ E# e p1 ~" N
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22.废话连篇beat one’s gums- [* S" R, w8 h1 f' M4 y9 n
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Who would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?
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23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one( f: I$ [: r; m6 [5 ?( g
* t! R3 H* \, z$ E6 |; o& N9 w9 Q# P% b 你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？3 \0 G5 `4 V, `, p
+ |$ J! z8 v, W; {; U Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?2 M+ J7 g, ?# }7 ?
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24.不忍心not have the heart to do
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如果我是你，我可不忍心把孩子们就在家里没人照看
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5 ~% {4 i- @9 IIf I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.- {+ N& N7 J. N4 r
7 P# x" F% b( ]( f25.勤快an eager beaver
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He’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.7 _3 n0 {7 s4 G
6 P( _( Y* U) a0 V4 X26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing
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你太不象话了，竟然骂自己的母亲: c ^) E( Y% @5 q
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The idea of your calling your mum damned!
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% p# t+ |- a4 N% E0 e; U4 [27.懒透了be bone-idle. v( e5 P8 u' M: b6 j5 B
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她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。% W P0 [8 L! e/ n& _ Z8 Z2 ~+ ?
: t: T" d" G! M/ I0 Z. V5 ?- lShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks." G3 j5 t: S; P
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28.好客 keep open house
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2 o, H: Q0 }) @7 @- _0 C我们的邻居特别好客( G7 H5 y+ s: P& D
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Our neighbor keeps open house.
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" R4 C0 h1 n. t0 k# _; ]29.待客周到keep a good house.
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She keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.
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30.正直be on the up and up
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她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。
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She’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.
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3 o8 w! K' m2 @" ^( a# i& }31.偷鸡摸狗be on the sly0 L$ H; D0 z2 d
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Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
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, o8 u- F' n! T' L1 \5 f) E32. 与……不合be at odds with
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不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合8 N; V0 M0 O0 _
N; v1 k' G8 P9 p% F7 R/ }Don’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other./ M# X7 R5 \6 ]0 e e
6 y7 Y6 a+ g6 O c2 e33.巴结buddy up2 i% W& A# S( S
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她可会巴结当官的了。6 D) I( ~) P3 k* T) H/ @1 q6 K) Q
6 g, D7 d8 \: B2 J" }She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities( K d3 j8 w) t
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34.装傻 play possum0 t8 m( J% G6 I2 {5 P
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我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已
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& F& y: w D4 F4 ]* ?I know you were only playing possum.
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35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape- J, R4 W* B1 V- ?( ^2 R) {8 Y
% @8 C! }9 V! K3 u/ q% S2 A她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱 @8 J$ e0 H2 p: t1 Y+ o
8 F5 K2 \7 F1 y& l' J" wShe’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.6 _: P1 E3 b* @5 a# b; Y
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36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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: r/ g1 B0 E1 A$ M! ^他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩，说自己是某个部长的儿子。/ i1 Y% V5 b: D- E" }% w
8 H" _4 N" k1 a% Q, @2 YHe did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .- E0 d* G) B0 `$ L" W
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37. 哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot9 `9 E+ w1 V! F, d4 l. s; G" ?
( e- p Y1 t- }: o, G你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题
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You were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.
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+ v2 g% J3 P+ C0 t2 \6 }, E38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters
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我可不想脚踩两条船，也不乐意两面讨好。
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5 z b: a4 i9 X c6 l3 q5 RI don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.% c' R7 I2 B, ?* u' \* g# f
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39.吃醋 be jealous
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40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …
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He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.
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41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words
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1 D; d. l" L* l5 B他说到做到，从不食言 O2 h9 l' e# l I. ^, ?
5 D3 o# e9 }. X' xHe’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.1 u4 q: A* T1 c
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我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人
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9 O0 J1 L3 O# o, r, E+ _3 d; h/ G) ]I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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6 s/ P1 d- f, C0 }% ~4 r44.很乖 as good as gold
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# F& E7 g! }" c3 [) e3 ~! q! z他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。
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His little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.
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9 X" k/ c9 r. C7 R, J45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy4 b, m7 k1 J- D, c& [' a
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王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒* O, X1 W5 f3 x I
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Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy./ R0 j0 l3 v+ M( g
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46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper
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* U1 \6 R. h# f/ d/ a47.神经过敏thin-skinned! Q6 Y$ ]8 K6 ]; |
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. A; h/ v+ w7 ^- W. V0 h# n48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger; i% K& K3 X# M
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If you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.
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`# w q \8 N! W0 p5 h5 k( ]: m49.撒娇 play the woman
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她可会在男人面前撒娇了。' A, k7 v( b1 Y. ]3 T
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6 ^" p5 p) z$ K6 ~ N# [' T. T5 a50.占人便宜 load the dice against
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你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜1 b2 C. C" {- g& G" e( @0 S
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You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.7 X* b" Q2 T$ n9 f
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51.为自己捞油水 be on the take 5 Y$ @- b$ ?4 s; K6 [
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In recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country? |
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