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发表于 2004-12-18 23:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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41. old habits die hard积重难返6 G2 P# ?' [4 h

  I! ~8 p7 v4 t( u4 z例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.
6 d3 b/ y$ t6 J5 C+ e0 V         多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:02 | 显示全部楼层
42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶: Y- F+ {4 H) j/ M) {
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例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed.# }' x# K/ x2 j+ }3 o. i/ K
         你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:08 | 显示全部楼层
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬
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" j. p: v5 D0 [) O. v: q5 E  l例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse
; T  b6 B- [& r; [; f& p         and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives.

& J, ~" z/ B) V) n3 }$ p         他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案
: F1 J% M; U$ y, ?4 P         馆。

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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:13 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途* w5 N$ |6 ?- q* L. t
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例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs.         
1 ]" [$ _1 v! G$ C         我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:17 | 显示全部楼层
45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身! `/ P: l3 I; s, q/ \. N
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例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his
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         你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:20 | 显示全部楼层
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴
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例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.* F4 |- C1 c& U+ o
         为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:25 | 显示全部楼层
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47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷  ]' w, Q! c* M  k' D

$ a- i9 u+ X- N例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was 0 A) d: W( Z% K8 L9 {
         putting all his eggs in one basket.
        
& ^2 q& C' d$ m2 O  M* J        他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:27 | 显示全部楼层
48. put on airs装模作样
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7 s7 ]( P; T% c3 l$ v& {0 M& I例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs.        
7 C) U" l' e$ n7 L, C* B) V5 w          我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:30 | 显示全部楼层
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.
$ \4 p: z6 T0 s% M. h, J# D( |9 H2 f8 q         外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:36 | 显示全部楼层
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50. read someone like an open book一目了然& f& o% D  C6 M6 ?! Y

4 ]& t, L8 V0 \% `  C例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you    W9 ?5 [  S. k1 t& [' E/ \
         can read her like an open book.
        
6 m, C7 j7 p% T  w# @& ]4 h& T  a         当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她  L1 z5 g4 G3 Y$ J! ~6 {+ u
         的。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:16 | 显示全部楼层
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜
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         rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday.

7 I1 Q4 }5 l3 t1 q& x         公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:22 | 显示全部楼层
52. second to none无出其右
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例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town.         / H# X/ y! @& d
         妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:24 | 显示全部楼层
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53. sit tight 静观其变
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7 b. q: y, ]. x4 }7 [' E( S* w# V2 z例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you.         
7 s4 H5 j+ i% X6 Q( P0 D* D6 a          如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:30 | 显示全部楼层
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54. start with a clean slate洗心革面/ g& D3 Y) K7 R! x& T# D
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例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a
6 C. Q- g* s$ N/ J         clean slate!
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         出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:36 | 显示全部楼层
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重) x6 n: G; \' R0 X

" b* T, @& h( W, M9 |+ Q+ Y- N  Q例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there./ Q% J/ W' ]- Y
          她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 05:58 | 显示全部楼层
56. the more the merrier多多益善7 E; o& G& S# j8 _& x

0 c7 p6 j: x/ U+ l& z6 c9 F例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more   ( V- ?5 e: c. s9 {  A. h
         the merrier.
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         约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:02 | 显示全部楼层
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57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火
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3 ?6 n1 t  c3 o例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.
. a! l" ?" J$ \) F          她答应要与他同甘共苦。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
58. to one's heart's content心满意足
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例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content.6 `+ w, t8 t& C# L8 _8 l
         那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:17 | 显示全部楼层
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新# b4 j: p* @3 }& d! g$ a, q+ \4 K
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例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave
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         他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:20 | 显示全部楼层
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60. turn up one's nose 不屑一顾
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例句:She turned up her nose at carrot.         ; @" G- l$ v1 x5 u
         她对胡萝卜不屑一顾。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:25 | 显示全部楼层
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗" q0 l2 q# Y: z# E3 G

9 V2 K  q" g& b; Q* b: ~例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor
' i0 l; Q5 ~$ E% _         wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same.
         
: a6 r* Y) N% _1 q1 n" H# Z0 z! O         凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。
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发表于 2004-12-19 22:16 | 显示全部楼层
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