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clock in 打卡
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5 A/ v$ G; b, m7 @5 @' f8 a9 j. YDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。7 l2 f. S7 T" `4 ?* l) K
* e0 p+ ]' r& c& e1 m0 ^come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 $ d7 [. @ Y8 ?. o, B. g2 i
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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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, H% |3 D" ]9 k4 J( Jcome easily 易如反掌
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。& _& J! ]5 J" i' v: F
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 8 v' ?- e* X% I, q; B f: F
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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。. r- I5 t4 ~1 `
0 k7 R, p6 _- {# lpush around 欺骗 5 U( Y- X+ U7 `2 G1 U( |: R7 Z
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！ q$ k1 o- k& A, c. `0 ]/ h
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 9 e$ i9 F' j H
: `' S+ k' L' ~- OKeep 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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cool it
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冷静一点
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5 [9 W; z8 Q- i. A$ o$ g1 `Cool 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。* _! V( B) h" p9 c0 u2 g2 y8 ^
) ?7 d+ N+ a' j4 arap 说唱乐 0 I: P A0 O& F: V# ~' Z
# j7 }8 I4 r6 B# XDo 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。 b2 i7 F; o2 _1 n, y
7 Q; J" v& z; M' [red-letter day 大日子 ! y- ~/ v) q3 Q5 L
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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。
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( @. k7 Y5 p+ p1 w1 {( R% Fgo up in smoke 成为泡影
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) x0 f. F) A' \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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, B+ L1 p j: A, E# @hit the road 上路 2 i4 W* I5 X7 {# X. w, ~4 a# c* R
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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！& }3 T9 f9 s5 Q) S# ~4 g6 y
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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- I- }: r' [' s' y; oYou’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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: u6 j: O5 m+ Y4 nscare 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。 4 t/ F( D% c9 h8 u0 ~! }1 R: Z
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 3 n8 Q" w# ~* q: L
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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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! Z* N! o3 x* C7 Vcome 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。 * d: A8 e. ~. X0 q3 y. b) M" F
$ ]8 t6 k$ k) E7 q; I: icome 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。 0 ~/ F4 u0 E1 e# _
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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( } f3 s0 n: _: q2 c2 Hspill the beans 泄漏秘密 . C4 X2 i I0 m: x6 t- Q, c5 q! ]
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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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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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john 厕所
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8 o9 n8 d+ C4 |. OI 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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3 e' V0 B a; Q1 s# w3 h. i0 hkeep in line 管束
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0 o, z$ y8 L( @4 tHe 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
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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。0 i b+ H9 ~# O' b0 k7 R3 @( ?: }* o
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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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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, A4 b6 ?5 p+ N4 g+ i5 b1 [lemon 次的东西 ! R8 A8 @1 {# o4 i S) R
) s* L! {4 v; M4 J! M. hThis 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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' Y/ v: t1 X. z8 xflip 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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# |6 H. M* ]% u( Z( N* n; qfix someone up 撮合某人 0 a2 q3 s$ U$ M; x( y& N( G s
& E2 W) H6 K' }$ f8 T/ a/ eI 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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' d3 O' q, }* Q2 UHe 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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( i+ N$ W3 c7 [' E5 I* I! vthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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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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rip off 骗人的东西
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- C- U, m u1 P( o8 F% ?$ N" iWhat 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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- K; A& s. n9 Y1 C6 I8 IDon'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。3 _4 P u& b4 |3 M4 l$ O$ V
1 V" y' i& G0 Fblow 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。0 l3 t" P8 w8 p0 h% p w
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in hot water 有麻烦 ! h6 Z4 c* `' D; y/ s5 t' k
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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。
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 - w% G: n1 T( G" Q6 a+ r
, N% E2 P' c1 N8 h$ b$ bWally 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。 * k: M p/ f1 U$ Z% [
: u$ Z% v& X# K* oflop （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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! B, l* \9 j2 DFeel 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。 " a- S$ [( Z$ X6 k q
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drop a line 写信 , {: w. A; t$ F3 H) G6 \6 D
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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; [5 |7 {) _6 l7 j$ i/ Jduck 躲闪，突然低下头 ! W! R! A, U' S& ?% T2 l1 G
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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。9 W( O4 B1 G0 C+ x9 m( D1 J2 T
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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。 ! O9 c+ \. U5 r, t! j* O7 C. ?8 L6 J* C
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act 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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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 8 P7 M1 O2 I- U
5 n% P" D! Z# S, ~7 t" BThe 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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5 @1 d% p' k) kAll 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 0 V/ @% V- k U) R. V 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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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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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 ; M, F" `0 q7 n$ M# k! B
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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。, y3 p9 E9 r& R9 m+ D( @7 P8 D
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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。
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have it good 享受得很 4 c+ {3 p4 c7 k) X
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She 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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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！- E1 G' o$ \6 b4 n+ w
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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。: W# A% t; s1 w# v
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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; v* J9 X6 s, S/ E: JThe 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。
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( i1 P. R- g! G* h% N" nhorse around 嬉闹
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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
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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。
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- b- Z% J! g7 b" ~8 @1 KShe 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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! n2 A4 m0 l4 r0 b+ ILet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。2 G& N/ u+ J$ l
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/ b# [3 t% k) ~+ q. CIf 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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lay off 停止，解雇
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Lay 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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5 o. M/ ]$ d) MKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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have a passion for 钟爱 6 F$ _8 n5 _# ?
) w. Y7 @! \) d! dI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。3 D1 u3 {, i: d- j7 Z
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" k0 J! N& {+ H. y8 a5 [6 I8 DThe 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。. z) a3 ^* x4 e' X: |
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9 F% k+ V& J C# P* l7 F! t; EI 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？( ?4 \2 q# r; O- d d
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% \! L: E# O; i9 VI’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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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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