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Don'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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9 M% F& P! _# i; Scome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 3 H# A8 G7 B1 L4 M6 \
8 ]! A$ j, i' G, t @9 `, @& {Tanya 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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8 M: g8 Z: X( c7 X }: Zcome easily 易如反掌 : d8 w% X$ j' y/ I$ J0 G1 W) h# x+ e
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。- A5 L& {8 r+ a0 ?$ H @ L$ f
9 y4 \! @* n/ p: m2 U& r( pdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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) E! h H8 ^. a+ ^- H* r# G4 v7 |Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
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push around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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3 L- l1 \0 r$ h0 a$ y% n: r% d: ], t2 Tkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 8 I6 _" h. U2 F
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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。
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. r0 H- l1 f/ V! ycool it
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冷静一点
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 O+ b9 W% Y$ r9 V
9 g* N$ m( T; G! K+ l: Rjoy ride 兜风 & A) Q& u: r. j( ^! [, e
+ u5 ^) B* ]1 B6 t1 S: S1 |Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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7 b% \, G0 K5 i+ T" C) t4 srap 说唱乐
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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。. D: p1 |: K7 j+ d4 L4 ?' e
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red-letter day 大日子 ' b% o' _5 I4 _: q
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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。" B8 Y0 e# R: B" a
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 - e8 u- e0 H/ R; ^" w
" l; f; k$ q! n1 tPeter’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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5 L% F# [- p8 {/ E8 jhit the road 上路
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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！
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shape up 表现良好，乖 0 Q# F8 m. D3 k$ z# X7 X$ B T) h
' y8 @3 A* @) H [You’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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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 ( l) `5 [* \7 D" @ C
; S7 y$ t6 ~+ A! ADon’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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& p5 c1 @8 L1 K; X0 ipull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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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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, ^$ W. C# p& @& [. g; H1 Ncome again 再说一遍
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8 ]" s0 F3 v% m/ d( P0 GCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
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come clean 全盘托出，招供 , L9 H. y6 Z; w1 W) J) W
: _/ v% w0 b; G+ Z iThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 3 Y) E# T4 Q8 A
5 s! u( J" l; f3 O) TLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。- J. f/ U% A) e, [- s
% n7 h3 q% y& r* f3 sspill the beans 泄漏秘密 . ~# N; v* y0 O" F/ [
$ ? G, h. r/ L+ @" A( {( F2 @( N" }Don'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
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Cathy 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。+ \" z7 Y8 ] }4 h R4 O1 s
; S3 u; v+ R1 ?, z8 |john 厕所
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I 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 * I' P2 w7 B. n1 \3 A
+ k( {! X/ z8 K* B2 u2 s! H/ P7 xHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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' Y& g" @6 G0 {jump the gun 草率行事 % T* k# U9 a# J& A; | c1 T
3 m2 ^! p( K4 R5 ~' N$ m) oDon'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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3 G' E5 B2 o9 d+ A7 q7 cjump to conclusion 妄下结论 ' {+ w' y9 t, X* i6 J* P' v. ^' {
6 C1 p8 `0 ?1 p0 _5 m `8 `Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。* V* D7 Y( A. x1 H7 Z$ w
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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
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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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. L& B% d2 u. K) jflip 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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0 D8 b& K* T, X: Zfix someone up 撮合某人
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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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: M; N' |" i4 I' `, E9 i+ fHe 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。7 r0 l S+ f" {1 K: E1 Q) K
) [* G: ] g9 T& V2 {third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 6 K$ R. t' R. g. y) Z Z1 @
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You 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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8 p7 Z4 `2 F" N/ D* U; xrip off 骗人的东西 i1 b2 }* ]$ `4 v% V0 w Y2 m
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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 % a$ V2 @, H' R9 a$ P, A
# F( h( g5 Z9 \, I4 F2 kDon'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。& N$ y2 P1 n S. M4 S
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 2 p5 q% R/ p) h# u6 ?% d
& {) _5 Y$ h9 x# X G$ z4 YI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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6 B' {2 i7 a+ u& y' s5 M7 win hot water 有麻烦
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He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。( y. d; {6 M1 j; o# X
" S6 O$ S2 @' a6 I& Yput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 3 G o3 }* m4 O" v: I, r
) o+ I5 v% i2 A+ oWally 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。
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- ?5 I. g1 W# y% G; B7 c' |5 Dflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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, x3 e+ M+ l+ [: tThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 - F% q& e& |5 o, \- Y; H0 G
# v. l9 ]+ C0 l8 X6 P$ }& w4 c, b/ |drop in/by/over 随时造访 " J- \' V3 ]! d5 ^" ^. }: O
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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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6 j: W, v3 t# Qdrop a line 写信
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' N$ W' ~2 V8 A& }' gDrop me a line! 给我写信！3 l) j+ a- X4 b% ?- ]4 f' A
3 @3 B( ^0 y( _4 wduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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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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3 Y: K; X; n8 X! s5 b' R- _Sharon 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。 ! X$ b! B, f" q# z1 }2 p
; d5 ~: \% s# s4 D! Q+ |0 Z; pact up 胡闹，出毛病
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) l4 l, ]7 J7 F8 B) x U+ v! ^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。# p8 T' l1 Z- q! I
% x5 D3 {' ?5 L- C% Iad lib 即兴而作，随口编 4 j% G( E8 B! Y; ]
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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 6 Y, b- a; t0 p/ `6 h
, M' r9 Y% U* A6 D+ B) nAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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They 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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zit 青春痘
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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？ $ G2 p( {7 e/ |* Q9 }* }
3 R' l9 D) o% b$ Tput 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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7 Q/ b' T! q' e9 g2 YThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。' b3 c' R& u0 O( k/ j
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" |. s, [; y7 C, P6 U) [" t4 MShe 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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- {4 A; J$ @7 l/ Zdon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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Dont 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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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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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。* o1 ?* l3 Q! M$ R& e
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气 " g% l/ ]6 ]3 ^7 @* D2 t9 }
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$ F6 Q2 _' x% {, \8 i, EWe'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 " s1 P) d' Q0 O+ t" W' r
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" s% s$ J8 o0 t u3 ]/ Mgo whole hog 全力以赴
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7 |8 {$ V" f* _5 Z& PShe 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。
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2 Y+ A6 _* w( K6 H; m+ ^Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。3 ^0 C& z4 c2 P3 v3 V. C
' v4 k, W2 R% M# q1 ]+ `/ v& r% Vget on the ball 用心做
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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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) x. s( S4 H8 p, b& C9 N/ ~5 ilady-killer 帅哥 $ E# F: l. t- D+ [# }
3 o" b% B" q1 lHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。, L& h, A! q7 F# n
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+ u( f* N- S$ [* I h) OLay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！knock it off=cut it off 停止
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！- t f+ k' M6 {; v: w* B6 T, m0 w
5 U9 B" k4 h4 i4 U7 c$ U! rhave a passion for 钟爱
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# |7 D! `7 D3 E8 U- ?) aI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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( ]1 L0 \, C% t; [5 ^5 g/ }7 [pep talk 打气，鼓励的话 1 t4 Z# I* v* }! L& u: E
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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。& Y) i( y- ^8 i/ s$ ^
5 T% t' I1 a5 ^ i9 i2 |9 a+ Qpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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5 ~$ o/ |. W" @4 F! 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？7 q' `% I5 k' b* w) B8 d3 ^
6 r, U: r& Z8 V, S+ Z8 Y4 Gpass out 醉倒了 * N7 T; y0 e' P5 K+ Q
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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7 m* p& ?$ p+ |3 [; }3 J1 ^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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have it bad for 狂恋
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( R3 v# T7 G) o. I% z, GHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。: d$ A+ R f6 M7 T7 A
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: V! t" p" D/ t0 L; FDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。: D# d( l$ |7 {; w Q5 C
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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。
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7 p" n6 _3 j; X& k- chave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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3 r- }0 J% h5 _2 F9 V" f1 H7 N$ `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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