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clock in 打卡 6 l4 c# ?6 s! T; c. U+ a( Y
: K9 S' q" z* ~, X9 _Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。# W9 \* T; s: x- C' b
% F3 S1 n! R& ycome on to 对...轻薄;吃豆腐
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' v; J3 D$ U7 G; D- WTanya 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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come easily 易如反掌 5 N5 E( M9 O9 J
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 ( ^( x! l- S' V* |% R E
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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 2 g- Z" C6 w5 G* R
8 s( r1 X. u$ jDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我!
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 : V9 d; E5 N: }6 @
5 A* h" |5 x* u2 f3 }' sKeep 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。1 k, H8 `1 { o# w
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, ~' l6 X; h/ c) c. U8 x/ y& E3 XCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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joy ride 兜风
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐
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0 h9 i8 F9 q2 n: _. zDo 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。" o( \" O% N$ s: B
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red-letter day 大日子 0 w; s/ C/ J0 }, y
9 h6 i8 c' t8 C- J K* B. e! cThis 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。
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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。* z8 H: R& ?( l5 k' Y, K, {
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hit the road 上路
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1 ?; y: ]) m: S, |7 |6 ?' n( w# |1 CWe 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!- ~0 T0 y( J+ |1 [. d
4 K$ S' T1 Z- ]* R: |. u& S( Vshape up 表现良好,乖 & T' S8 Z, p( w6 O! [1 x/ r$ R4 d$ R
( j& U) l( [0 q; ^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。! l* _3 a9 T& c2 H
7 D8 K5 r$ I; n0 s0 _scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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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。 / h3 d! o" \/ F$ Y
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pull strings 运用关系(源于“拉木偶的线”) # K% f; o$ s; e. Z; Y' y, {
, X5 z. N& `8 ]( f# E- j$ j/ z. sHe 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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come again 再说一遍
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: n8 ?: r ^' V) Y9 ^, oCome 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
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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, d; u+ c q1 c- i7 }) aLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。: Y, t& \* }; c" {/ J$ ~
, w c) p8 c* N: Mspill the beans 泄漏秘密 ! d3 n# c, j. h7 _) Q- A
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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 $ ?: j, g. v+ \ b _2 ^# I- U
: m8 v6 i7 }: ~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。
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9 m1 I# {- W6 Q; z6 \5 wjohn 厕所 2 T( \8 r( d9 B6 J
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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。# s H% V" l+ ]- D
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keep in line 管束
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7 l$ P8 F. Z hHe 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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jump the gun 草率行事 + o3 M5 C+ G( A( Z7 i
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Don'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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( m" a; K ?0 E) ^3 W! Qjump to conclusion 妄下结论 9 Y( }9 g6 _' M8 L9 @+ F
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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。
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* ~; s m0 P: AThis 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。 V# G! ?4 f: M0 I5 F- V
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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。2 {( \; ^, C3 ]* V/ b
4 S9 c. M+ G0 x& z# xfix someone up 撮合某人 2 l( U: W# a' k! o) N S$ I
- m3 x% \9 S) R0 v8 }6 pI 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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take a shine to 有好感
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He 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。
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( {7 u, v) h1 l( c# O1 fthird wheel 累赘,电灯泡 # J( S% l" S4 C
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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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X& t. b G( l/ XWhat 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
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Don'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。
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8 r8 {1 N W: n( z9 Gblow it 搞砸了,弄坏了 , e; s0 J6 \4 |# E/ f
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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" g5 |& a- \. k+ H% k( yin hot water 有麻烦 5 l5 Q* l( S( n: `/ K7 B
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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。0 ?5 X$ X0 S; I% o. W! }
) S R$ P* c+ S4 }' P' Qput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 % x" D! ?9 p$ g' P1 c. M6 L1 P
! d3 |& \" c9 H* ]* W1 mWally 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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flop (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。
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0 C, F: ?& f: F& C. l$ T Cdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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, a3 G3 H" O" c3 @. m: G# LFeel 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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drop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信!, t/ [( q2 Y- ]5 {) O% p+ z: X
, S. Z4 x" V+ j' ^8 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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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 0 }+ |; u! M9 J
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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。
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act up 胡闹,出毛病
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& ]# ~) [9 S5 X1 V) P+ lThe 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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ad lib 即兴而作,随口编 " h; N( S6 s" t' b
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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 8 E8 Z' \3 ~2 n* h) M5 t" Y
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All 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 # P5 [7 i/ l1 j! `
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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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- K3 L7 a0 J( N9 NWhy 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? / z3 a( ~8 D; H6 c, q
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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+ U- [5 D" n2 JDon'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。4 V1 Z; x1 y: z* J
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racket 非法行业,挂羊头卖狗肉
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The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。0 }: I& Q% E& X) s4 P) P
! Q* { E: ?3 P+ r, [have it good 享受得很
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4 i0 e5 t9 @: v! u5 G/ j) LShe 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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don'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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) B M t3 a8 O. s- Ipig out 狼吞虎咽 1 M( q8 B' W) U q4 d7 F1 p
& M, A' L. k1 t4 hWe 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。1 p& s9 ~" f/ t4 u0 ?3 c
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气 6 N) m2 |+ s0 m* ~7 A5 o$ I
5 w2 s9 B* N, t' g2 C3 UThe 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。( A+ h/ l$ B4 l2 q
' U& U" t" @& M mhorse around 嬉闹
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# c1 ^+ ]* ?$ n7 v/ SWe'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
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You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。8 m7 s$ H$ ^" s: r5 E, C
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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。
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get the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。! U% A1 O8 L3 B
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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!! }8 Z3 \- ~7 v: x1 n8 [; k* m- {
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。: g7 n4 b3 g/ F
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lay off 停止,解雇
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6 m3 D$ T: s- o. E5 h1 O6 }. J' qLay 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!5 q+ Q' ?8 _, [8 x3 N' U9 H
$ T& D2 ^# z# @4 R6 V$ V4 Hhave a passion for 钟爱
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( R. U9 K3 s& }3 ]pep talk 打气,鼓励的话 0 O4 L1 N( h' m2 F. S& ]$ p8 ~
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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。
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) Z% d9 ?: C1 t+ G4 nI 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?! ]8 \% ~2 b4 e! i+ Q4 ~7 p
( z1 j- N* _0 z0 W D5 e7 wpass out 醉倒了
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: @$ N( f# K! L! d- A, FHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。% B2 ?* a* H1 F |- p$ V4 w
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6 v' \& x& H: [hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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! l. ~5 U' A$ o* S O; M3 c6 xI’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。* t5 w/ K/ ~! {, k. E2 z9 A
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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。
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Don’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。
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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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