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clock in 打卡
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1 u! b2 H+ s5 F" YDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 + M/ Z7 e3 a# m; A& D
- `8 x2 i5 {2 \" ?5 pTanya 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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7 K) m% ^1 e$ {+ X5 J6 Bcome easily 易如反掌
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* j [- H0 b }% z. U: o6 oLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。6 k+ m6 Z3 K9 f6 r" H7 V' X" d
" x, l+ D2 }/ tdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 7 G( ]* ~* D2 k' n# M
! u# C) H" o0 u; J* a% yDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。/ p" V& y' ~. h1 n
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push around 欺骗 ! {8 r, K% P3 W; J, I
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！$ R& n" N, ~0 z$ E
! ~9 x a+ }. o* Z; rkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 + A3 @8 _( ^5 ^ K- O- W
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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。9 Y# z2 y7 c' ]/ H# N' {
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* V' R6 W% ?9 Z) O( j8 S' H冷静一点
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8 x2 n- Z4 E1 ^7 wCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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' @9 g- s; ?, {& ijoy ride 兜风 8 }/ b4 `# i, Q5 K
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。; j% L6 {" H; v6 ?* L9 O
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rap 说唱乐 ( M& J( `; b- Q3 J- _5 F
- Q2 [6 s& |, K- ]. q: F9 S& s! ~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。
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4 O8 C- o% o6 H1 a1 c1 Tred-letter day 大日子 ( z* u K4 ? H7 }2 L* K+ M2 g1 x6 M5 `
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This 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。: I% n9 d9 U3 T8 O) i7 x" K- y N
$ h; z& [6 _; Y* Tgo up in smoke 成为泡影
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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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0 r I, D1 U: q8 Whit the road 上路
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/ _' h- K) v* C" Y7 [( k, ?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！5 ^+ u. p! E& _
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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: b* H, F' L2 ]* 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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0 X T# b6 _* e3 s/ \+ j. Yscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 : r. Y) n1 V. I* N( I: Y% ^3 x
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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。
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3 ?6 I* x% i. k$ v) ~8 zpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） : m- r& b& u r- t l+ d
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He 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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0 m# O+ e+ _5 n% w0 Ncome 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。 $ z3 t; _5 U; _
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% J9 {9 U) e2 N( ~0 ~/ VThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 # }; q7 }- C7 i3 H7 {
# G; S! M' l+ T$ ?Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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: G6 y$ o' _7 Q& ]; |2 Lspill the beans 泄漏秘密 8 V. ]! T7 j9 t- n) r
" Q' L& `2 B: wDon'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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stick in the mud 保守的人 ! q- O8 t0 l2 {6 J: H* G
9 H1 V9 i( g8 M2 `& i! XCathy 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。; m0 `2 N8 a$ ~: A) T
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4 q! ^6 c4 ]& O4 C; s" AI 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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keep in line 管束 ' A! X& A6 p$ Z( l. L( x( N
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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。5 D) q: U% K# ~5 {* ?2 V
4 n7 Z* R& R9 rjump the gun 草率行事
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6 s, p6 [: b! DDon'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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: |% O$ l, u' T. c! F" }- N' O( @; pjump to conclusion 妄下结论 ; W5 h3 U" w* P' p }9 B K1 f; N
( I. |1 U" M! F/ a; hDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。1 B6 F! \; T) N$ \* @
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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 : v6 A1 |' A! Q$ B8 j8 ]
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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。
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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。
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fix someone up 撮合某人 2 Y* m( ^& W4 ^5 w. M0 T- o5 m
8 Z1 Y. Y" z$ \% k( ^I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
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. ]# [$ a' `% n- Ctake a shine to 有好感 : v7 h9 `0 m- \' ?3 k* a
3 {/ y& T, K+ l& A, xHe 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。0 U( k& }1 A+ T- b, r, W
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2 q: x5 V% r1 S4 A1 d0 X8 F- I* VYou two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。
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What 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 , [" T) [( i: a- h9 w y
& z1 v5 A& u' x1 w- M) g9 l3 ~6 ?% jDon'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。; s8 Z' i) U3 L2 @. J: P
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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$ f* ~# A8 F9 ]# ^He 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 4 b+ v0 t+ N7 [# |
0 m: ` N: K1 q. [1 GWally 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。 . d. ~; E1 e1 ?" A5 U* `* L
: x& L, ?! U2 Z/ F; i! E' Y; Sflop （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。 + [3 v* l' n. F6 V7 R
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drop in/by/over 随时造访 ( q0 Y* n( O3 S8 V1 F
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Feel 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。
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* Y8 z7 M, _/ a' M, V; Udrop a line 写信 ) q4 N/ ]/ K" b! @/ Q# X* @* S8 @
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！7 K) i; |! }2 e/ _: ^7 ^
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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$ W" [: }2 c* r, `Remind 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。
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 9 d# c5 X# ?" q3 L
2 r' `- A" _" p7 {( S" | R. BSharon 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。 ' }0 V! H5 X. c
* @$ X: n$ F& p: y+ Kact 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。
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1 c: c& c# Q y- Q Yad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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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
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: a6 X5 b5 H2 `All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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8 g4 b3 ~ N# i6 ]* |+ h. A* Whit it off 投缘，一见如故 $ T9 R: ]3 z: V0 k- Z
5 S0 R+ k) a1 X5 p( AThey 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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Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
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5 p; \! R( F4 e' b% P1 Mput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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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。
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8 h0 C0 A/ u$ I- h6 |. kThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。) R. _9 {5 \: U& G$ I. x
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have it good 享受得很
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/ I b0 e. V5 wShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
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3 H' T% j$ B$ Y9 f0 zdon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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5 e" B$ `& c7 ?5 o* fDont 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。, g; S& q5 o$ t d; L
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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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。+ G3 l' y5 }1 A7 [. C2 s
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We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。pass something up 放弃某事物 % o. j: L f# j* a2 e0 ^
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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She 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。 & P: Z2 U: F: M
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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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lady-killer 帅哥
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3 u2 P/ @! M9 y3 nHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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( O/ l4 ^ s: F) C7 Alay off 停止，解雇 l% s4 U/ l$ ]8 |
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7 M2 m4 [0 z" U/ a- @& VKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！% V$ n _; i6 o) N& n
2 |" ?" d1 m5 R# m+ yhave a passion for 钟爱
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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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。2 h) O, A3 j6 r, D; M, q
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- f2 Q5 S& i4 L9 m( DI 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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$ Q$ n! O* i1 I6 k% U1 s- @He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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I’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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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。. S9 O8 n, C# l! D$ P
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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1 Y9 b5 f$ @# C/ ]3 ?/ xDon’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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Lisa 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。- H1 {+ D" i- A
0 i6 I8 V! }( @, whave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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I 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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