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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.6 S- W2 c: t& H2 S$ `0 U
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· exhausted
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. M' c) t0 O. i# U· mean
! c* j9 \& C/ c6 C· He plays a mean violin.
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4 k3 J: a. ~& \6 @3 `: m· performs well on
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  A# @5 X* v! B4 N: D% y; k· mega4 S2 ^+ W# l0 L$ s: O$ }0 ^2 [
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.
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· large
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· He made megabucks when he sold his company.7 i7 t% N' H1 |- ^% x4 ~/ v; P( e2 g
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· a lot of money0 i; Z' b  I  F4 O: d
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/ G9 l" V* I! y0 s* d) @) i· knock
; P  c( ~: C2 A/ X· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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" s4 i* o! M+ d4 y- [. D· criticize
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7 N' u& P' E% z" Q6 H· mellow
+ r) Y0 r6 D# q2 q- D3 @· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.+ M' z, p, X4 R# Y
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· meltdown; R4 L' T! q# c- e5 O& F5 f
· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.& J. x. O' ?$ U
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1 f+ D) t8 d" C· total collapse
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) ^. g( ]2 B, p& @9 g· mickey mouse  y. g2 P% t& B" @6 g- `
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.
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# {* ?/ ~; Y8 L2 ]. f* G; N· nonsense and a waste of time
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- Q7 r! W! v; x- T· move on someone+ ?, E! t) w% t( k
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.4 O  O3 d; l( n; k1 ]6 @% n
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· mush# r. o' r- C4 O% C0 y' x
· That is total mush and you know it.
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/ \0 u6 P0 @6 b, p  Y+ \· nonesense
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· nark
* F5 B4 R. h2 J8 A) s· Watch out for the narks in the airport.- C" u  [# g. ]4 I" u7 `
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· drug police2 p; f) q/ o7 S  }# U

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· neat; J# M* P1 d" s3 I/ ^" I6 q9 u
· That was a neat idea that you had.
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# j: ]  V6 Y" @! {4 P· negative
7 L3 H0 q, H. u5 Y5 |· There are too many negatives about the company merger./ W% K7 @9 x1 @- K
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· bad things+ u- H& s+ G6 h: E$ O) U: ]

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· nick
! ~, ~( v" N* O8 J9 i8 n( V· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.. O; R" f* m% ^) U
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· arrested
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' u) r# c- @+ r( n) T· nip3 ~% Q9 }# u8 q& O( r7 \
· He took a nip out of the bottle.$ K) M7 m2 U* J
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· no sweat
3 O/ b2 P; q0 i2 c; s· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.; N; O$ \* J9 s! ^1 t  p, r+ _* [- ]
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3 R* `' C5 F( c( F3 u· no problem
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· nuke
8 D' n& L: E3 y( V2 `' Q. ~· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.% y, L0 F# L- N# o, j. T5 @, I
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· heat up in the microwave
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?" [9 L1 f2 U% a
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· nuclear weapons
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· nut
9 K8 S1 R! N' A0 |· I think that he is a nut.$ A6 w5 _  @* G8 w3 g
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/ C3 A7 N, l/ f· crazy person0 U9 o1 a. _( R) {/ c& ^9 c! Y' f

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3 ^/ d* p) D+ F3 ]8 y, Q· nuts
6 v: y- K% V' U& `+ q- a& _/ F· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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: B$ L; k* A7 G2 L· a place to live( E* _' s  G! n: T
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· pain in the neck
% \2 M2 @1 ^; O6 R· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.& A3 U! v& u. r& V
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· paper-pusher
4 K1 {6 S; P# h( m1 \· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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+ C* }- ~+ {: U! K, }/ \· bureaucratic office workers: t" l( g, O6 P0 U( D+ E

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· You're too old to be a party animal.  d' X4 N* E* g7 W1 C/ y3 [' o
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" _1 j- ?% q% S  W' d, a  E· love parties
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$ f, ]; t4 ~$ Y, ?4 b5 L· party-hearty, l$ s2 N$ y% c1 c) F: ?6 q
· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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· paw
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; \9 f# {$ j' \+ c) N5 s· peanuts; H8 B( ^% \: K8 T2 Q1 R- R2 C
· I am not going to work for peanuts.0 m) V$ r/ \, i
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· practically no money/ ^$ ^$ @5 F7 `( r

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· He gets pickled after only one beer.  `4 c% \  M) b0 s6 g, j
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6 I: M+ D& h9 y· intoxicated
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· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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" p! R/ b6 T) }* j6 X· easy to do
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· He is a pig at parties.4 H; e( v5 ^5 E8 R
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7 R$ f3 z* P" Q% m· eats too much  F0 V  j! c% F( ~& D) V4 o4 c

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: R8 X5 I* A. D* z8 m: r+ ~6 V2 s· pig out
. h$ V9 k3 v! B5 s: t; x' x/ K· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.) j; x+ y- w% p1 }3 f
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0 b+ \. d$ t4 `8 K· eat a lot or overeat- `' |  C% B% w3 N' B
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· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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, S6 M! f' o8 O0 y· stop and go to the bathroom7 I( P+ ]9 d. g2 f3 f
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· plastered
! \# \; s3 Y, d6 o5 @3 K5 h, r! Q· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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/ p+ M' @4 Z$ d" k" q· quit, e4 f$ U7 {! K& F' j

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9 A6 o: J8 _6 l+ z7 a& ]* T· pop0 Q. t) h) T% `: T% T4 Q# r0 x9 F
· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· hit
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8 G; h( h9 D. E4 `· pop for something
. L( b  }  T1 }' v5 W; G5 _· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy
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· pro
7 B4 \3 g4 [7 x/ A· He is really a pro at his work.
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· prod
; |1 _- h/ N' P6 _" c) i· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder9 O' P) |+ R4 F) Z2 X6 I
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· psyched up3 h  r8 }1 N; Y  D
· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.# {3 l1 |6 s9 g
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! Z  E! r$ |) U/ n2 L· mentally ready3 q; E* X% i" p0 }) H# e% ?; @) f

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· psycho
2 K% _  q/ y0 v  N3 G& _& Q/ E· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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2 Z- ]5 c. m' ?9 K· mentally ill
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· puke
6 p4 _5 p7 `8 x! s· I feel like I am going to puke./ D( L  g/ T1 E( A& e
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· vomit
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$ Y- i3 b2 f! X+ t· push off
8 J0 a2 S- J9 ^9 [- c· I am going to push off now.2 a# F1 v  N3 o) c
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· leave
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· put the moves on
8 Y1 K8 M  ]3 k3 ~% M$ N% i· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.( N% g: p; U" r. u" S- d* `# K
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· seduce
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' v& V0 m! b  m. P$ Z+ n· put-on  C* I. @4 Y, ^0 s9 n9 Q7 }
· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· quarterback0 I! u4 x. J5 @/ P( `  U/ ^/ i! m7 X
· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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5 y3 Q) _( o- c5 l· lead
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· quick buck( s- Q+ I# w; \+ ~1 b" H- O
· I need to make a quick buck.7 N4 N5 c' G7 ^! u  L' N
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. ?5 ~* V' D6 B% v! p· some easy money8 C' l5 r* `6 t2 u; `

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; u, y* m! M# Y. c5 Z· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.0 y) o1 c! j) \  [3 J5 ?$ Y. R' v
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· sleep; W( l) z& L! q- o. a( u# G% ?

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· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.# ^4 y+ e# l2 Z- i" R  C1 z
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8 n" @. Q7 b' f7 k, E  ?! v1 D0 v) n- k· rag7 }/ C) Z$ l  D6 n/ |
· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.- I) o: }" Z7 B/ `/ R! G6 D# I# N
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· talk about
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place% i  l4 N0 u! b, {5 Y) ^! g% v

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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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/ e, ^  T3 m# p3 I. O% e· ream someone out
3 ]- B( y$ C. }+ U% h· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· got angry with him5 b  ?* ]+ P; r3 a

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+ i9 Q9 w" E5 }1 c5 o( v9 W· Your idea is really red hot.; ]: d/ k0 Z( c2 d
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2 G' O% o7 j- D7 C· repo
  `8 l5 N9 U6 W5 Q4 i· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.
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/ o7 A3 x" x1 p- l; P4 p( C5 J· rinky-dink
3 x! Z  Q) B, }7 E  F: L· The circus was really rinky-dink.6 u1 K  G% ~0 |& I5 h! y1 }0 i! n
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· inferior
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· funny
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· road hog
- H$ L6 i4 A! w· That driver is a road hog.
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· takes up too much of the road2 Y5 J9 Z1 n3 E1 f: F6 ?" H8 ^+ x
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· rocks, N6 ^9 u, u' N) z4 I
· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?% g+ X( `: }7 M4 L; R  _
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; V4 d  [/ w6 E; }8 Q4 L· rough time
, ?" N" n7 j3 f1 Z. n· We have had a rough time this winter.) p8 l  J+ q' ~9 D
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· wig
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· rug rat
. n+ v* L# m1 U% ~: W9 K( e· My sister has three rug rats.
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5 B0 \  \; Q+ `; X1 F9 _+ ]$ G· My wife rules the house.1 U6 n# V# z) `' t) i6 L( M- t
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· He is always running off at the mouth.4 V2 D8 a% W$ W8 N# ^
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· talking too much
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1 E& d& N0 c+ S. Y. B1 P' P· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.
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5 A1 ]8 ~6 y* \. ^: I· lost interest or momentum; q1 j+ W# T& e/ E& X2 |6 S7 O
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· sack
  s$ V* g7 a: ~+ q7 C4 X· When did you hit the sack last night?9 z! K7 s$ \* ~) e7 u) `
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· go to bed9 E4 }9 v; q2 e7 J" K3 R

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· scam* h! M) k- s, G+ ^" w% O' W7 `
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
# j2 u8 j2 p9 b· MEANING% C0 E" h1 F* m5 F& B$ W+ e
· swindle. i! a- J8 S3 _6 O

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· scarf* e* l* u# \1 @3 ~4 r
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
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7 O7 P* @5 \% i" m& n, Z· schmuck
' ^7 t4 _, o' _# H  A· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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, \7 g2 Z0 H' b/ X· screw around& o1 b1 Y% e, a# h8 L
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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· waste time
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5 m7 e' H% z6 j6 f· screw up3 ~4 [* E& R, ^6 L. S
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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+ O( f( @. V  V7 e! a· make a mistake
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% l9 {, L& C# m/ j· sharp) ?/ C3 v! g# Y, C5 p) @
· He is very sharp with numbers
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. W; s9 ^* W1 r  T/ t  }( V· shot
* ?/ a4 {& A3 Q* Z6 J· I'll give the puzzle another shot.2 x" ~6 b( i& w3 _3 G
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· try
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· shot down: W$ J1 _8 v$ A' Y- U! A' \( s
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea., k) e+ V! t' D. i2 Q% Q
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5 Y0 d6 n3 K9 I  b6 m2 K8 ^· disagreed with! M2 N- J  [/ I  |' {
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· slammer
  l$ t! i! R9 a! D! u) S· The police threw them both in the slammer.' w6 w" X- V8 |3 K! A- t0 c* n( f
· MEANING
3 `1 S1 F/ H/ h· jail6 g' f/ @* r- E4 j
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· smashed5 \% w  [, B+ a. x; `9 {) v; k. M
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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2 D0 q! t5 Y; y; t" j" p+ G+ Y, d· intoxicated! Y! k1 W! D5 t  V: j7 ^  g
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· smoke eater
) v( ]4 m* G) ~# @· My father is a smoke eater.
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* U* _! r% S! U· fireman
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% D7 Y+ E3 q* T) |· split* G" b+ A. x, |- f& x4 ~. f
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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, A6 L/ N" B+ k. m' s· leave
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- o* J. X2 x: U3 p# y. O, W, K· spook
, r$ a1 Y. A& E; {8 v· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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3 F& `6 F# a1 V2 p3 x· frightened
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· spud0 M/ B& U7 b% q1 Z
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?$ ?8 E& |: h  }- S& X' a- V
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· potatoes
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· square
4 G  ]7 O+ Q$ `/ z% F· My father looks square in his jacket.8 F+ u+ _) L, }" {/ Z  p
· MEANING) ^% ]: ]) I5 {" N+ s$ \3 P6 R2 y
· old-fashioned
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· steamed up6 E  V5 ]2 U/ R; {$ ^* \
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.+ d7 l  ]% |- R" c; o# W
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· angry
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· stink
$ x. q$ _* B- S- Z, Y- G· This whole operation stinks.
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· is repulsive
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· straight  g6 Q9 G3 {" J0 u3 ?' a+ i
· I want you to give me a straight answer.- u6 r4 `9 t2 a( q4 r( ?
· MEANING
' |4 ?* L0 g& k' u: \· honest9 B# ?/ |7 h) ~3 w' r$ l' u& X

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· stressed
# W; V5 I. X9 U) h· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset* N8 w; e8 B! ]$ C

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6 Y: ?, T& q  e) r$ H$ Z. m· sucker; S* w  ]5 m7 N( g6 N8 k: e
· Don't be a sucker.1 }1 A9 j! j( w4 f& P( j
· MEANING
- V7 E" ?: `" I+ ?2 H· be deceived4 E, k/ t; K# }) ^

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( r8 t7 X4 B. M* z( P! S· take a hike3 A$ W9 W3 T$ C% ?. P: ?2 r
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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- Y+ b/ Z2 @( k* N· leave
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· taken
% y5 G/ Y- s  @! c$ n6 d% m3 R· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of
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6 U& Z* [. g0 T( E& e* b+ X· taking care of business
! b! i+ ^4 i& g$ A& }2 z· I have been taking care of business.
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8 L9 A7 r! B- U  a7 }2 Z· doing what I have to do# R/ p2 Q" l/ J. \2 i

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. y& R- k- j0 G/ W  h· threads
; `# @: s5 ~/ F0 [# N8 m· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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. C3 E" ^' k( V# l2 |( C; Y: G· clothes$ Y$ d) ]8 o3 e$ B# k& k1 Q$ G; d
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, ^6 a3 o+ K  R
· tool around
2 c1 X' p% g# K6 u" o· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.( ~( c8 H8 W8 Y1 \" n
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· drive around0 }9 S- s: L; d( z
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· totaled
4 J; I4 Y' K1 v5 i· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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8 U+ t# @6 F7 G0 a2 V· completely wrecked
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· 19
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· up0 L& p& `9 l& I; [
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
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4 m2 y& z5 R+ W  K9 Y· happy and cheerful
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8 T0 c3 O1 n/ b* A& G) h* }· up for grabs9 y2 _6 L7 M2 F! L* d* _& G: V& l
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.* h" M# t  d) \* G0 z
· MEANING
; Z2 u# K( M' D# }/ F6 |# M/ i: y· available.
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· veg out, `4 z+ `  Z9 i; S* G0 l) O
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
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- |3 K1 F: a* I4 F- M4 c· relax and do nothing2 J9 w; N. ?- G4 A

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! d/ W. j- h5 x; J· vibes
( c& ]  d) l' a· He really gives off good vibes.
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/ J$ @$ m6 e% p9 u· feelings
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4 f! g7 O+ G( P7 a· wad
% x% [( N% u; `8 P3 t0 `% w4 O· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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& f0 u; n6 E: h0 a. N: |. H8 W  @· bundle of money+ `2 d% E+ H- A9 D4 [" [8 G0 c

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# E% W& `" b6 _$ e. ]& O; O· waste
1 H4 \$ W! _: L; w1 J9 N4 A· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.6 k. a0 b8 v/ B1 v) R) F
· MEANING
% K# ^3 I4 [$ P+ k& t" R· kill* u+ r) S9 |8 @# K9 {
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9 o$ C! P% }/ ?& I2 c· wheels$ R1 r* c( U; ?; Y; a5 w+ Q. l: P
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.3 D' ?3 d( u' p& E
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· car9 m' g$ @! f5 m3 z' ^' M. b& J  f" E
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/ a$ u  v( M" c· whiz
" V& P+ W; o9 X) q- m· He is a whiz at the computer.4 ^, L- K; S* L( M; l9 ]6 f- |. m  v
· MEANING
6 y% A4 N' \. S( Y: c- B" S7 T· talented person
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· wired$ z( `  r+ }, \) R* H: [
· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee./ T7 v7 ]8 w. O. J, m9 o
· MEANING* T6 [9 w+ v/ U0 x8 s" Y* s, f% [
· alert6 l1 j, ?  j7 H1 n8 G/ n4 C# l1 i
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* z1 A- L; s4 t3 g! |; t' j+ w  w
· wussy
, b9 }1 s/ t. E# Z· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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# v3 K6 k) R+ ?7 |  f: P· weak person
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· yukky3 f& D% D: X9 l# L' |
· This food tastes yukky
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· bad
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5 R9 {" w  m2 r2 F5 x) T· zapped4 p7 w$ g0 |# [1 D3 @
· I am too zapped to help you right now.
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· exhausted
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· zip
! H/ K9 N8 _  r, n· He knew zip about running the company.
! x5 ~. ?( y4 w2 D' q$ y+ x4 j: D· MEANING6 [) u9 D% I, t
· Nothing5 G5 a& g5 J; X) B

) I  @( w' c! Q+ P, D* O1 ^[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:
4 T2 a/ I, J0 E楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.

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阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
理袁律师事务所
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:' S5 s+ p3 j! T0 U
离南通开车45分钟.
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" r4 {; I, m5 [. j2 `! f2 @哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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