) J8 ?9 Q1 R( [例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. $ S$ e* ?9 a9 U$ g* C 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 - X6 A2 I9 e! v8 {1 E: q+ C# h- z, d0 r! d$ D* V6 @7 m; {, M; s4 A6 {
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43. on one's high horse趾高气扬) B) m. C6 Q6 W5 e9 r! A# u
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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1 n' O ^6 P, j
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途- R4 U: S4 d6 \" @2 \) N! Z6 {, o
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例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. 4 k8 u, D" }# _+ N, _ D) c 我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 5 q' O/ G8 P% ?& A& D' s . n( h+ O4 ^( r4 |" C* I* M5 T[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 12:15 AM ]
45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身5 A6 o9 r' I( e4 Z B# l0 M& E
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你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷, ~# h4 E+ F& u% Q2 ?' Y3 V
0 T( Z1 t* b0 f9 @- u* x# O例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was . e; d* j' F2 j; j: ~) u+ c* B1 U+ m putting all his eggs in one basket. 9 }8 h* m$ A3 g 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。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆% o+ J5 r4 M5 z9 P6 ?9 n4 C( g
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. 8 d, r: \) S9 G4 j3 @5 D$ c 外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然6 G# V. Q2 a p. l9 p* {! W( r
& _+ G, V; G9 }% i0 z# h% H% P1 E例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you ( T; l8 z& [; f( N/ A! b
can read her like an open book. + |$ @3 \$ D8 V7 w; r# }
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 2 w7 H/ {- R% Z% K5 j& Y( k) p& \% Y 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 + I7 e! R/ i; m* F1 k8 g3 g( l! c0 ~
例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely ' N- Z$ n+ w4 e) Z
rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. 7 P. F3 m/ K8 W( r# z 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。
52. second to none无出其右 D5 f6 V5 a8 T; n g* F
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妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
53. sit tight 静观其变 , p- y: d$ U$ f4 N0 C6 Z 5 O* s8 V% s8 _ f, k例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. 5 e, ]* n0 M% w, U) y% H( L5 D5 n4 z
如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面 ( \' i! W6 h3 c9 p" J! c4 j( _5 C0 } u5 W' }) M
例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a 7 h) ?/ ~# D4 J c) O. }2 \; Q9 P% _
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 6 _" ?8 T6 i" v) m$ O. X# [7 r. }$ b; t
例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. & e `8 S) P8 E6 w: L( k& C K" H 她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
+ [* F, s; z; X例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more 2 i9 E4 a! E2 Z- z% o' q the merrier. , [- ~3 F! d$ o8 l% ~7 D
约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新1 D5 Q! t& a' D7 y; x- _2 y
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himself in class. % q, n! ~- H( `: T( @- d 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗 & c7 P6 E4 m2 r. A; {: X: G7 O4 T: w8 x8 N6 I5 f1 T
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wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. 3 G' E7 b# u+ [$ `) c# ? b6 L2 b 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。