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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.! P4 t* C4 o' g- a
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· exhausted
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- F/ F9 a/ E6 K* b· mean
. o) {3 `1 f& ~· He plays a mean violin.
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· performs well on
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% f/ c; R0 [" v& r$ D· mega6 Q0 W1 o; l8 |4 Y0 D  V
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.! G, @! I: i* e
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· large# |( u; g+ h/ ]
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: H1 M8 K8 G& j+ ]7 q( Q2 h4 s- q# @· megabucks( E0 ]$ \5 K: _8 b7 q6 L
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.- N( D2 s. f) N; s) z; q
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: f' {" ^+ U6 |% i' x) }. x0 j7 F· a lot of money+ h* V* u0 U# p( i- [
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% l& u) p" c( T6 Y· knock- ^+ L. X* x* R% y6 a0 d6 p5 g# r
· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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8 K1 c: b7 B2 r$ f· mellow
* p- J$ }4 e  `" J4 j3 M+ y· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.1 E. t. j& I; L6 C6 T, H6 s0 {- h
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
" K- u) S  V; i- o· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.# {# H. p0 \) F: D7 o
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· total collapse1 U& F& L. C4 }
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1 G/ [4 M5 E" N( r% p· mickey mouse' K& x8 T5 C+ W4 e
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.$ C0 ]& R% c8 m
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& W* z9 ^2 v3 k6 h: p8 c" ~· nonsense and a waste of time
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: t8 [; b" j/ y0 w· move on someone; Z/ i) S! ^3 @
· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce# u) Y$ ^: o7 a$ `. j  Z

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· That is total mush and you know it.
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· nonesense7 A4 R  c% G' R8 K9 B* I
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& H! |" Y! c, \· nark* _0 \, [; _: }$ D1 G5 j* i7 l
· Watch out for the narks in the airport.# k, x, l, E7 O# }. u
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# c, G4 c: j) c" D: ~5 q6 W4 M; \· neat
1 _* t) V: ]( _( e2 [+ q· That was a neat idea that you had.
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· good
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: B- b2 U' N+ \, a1 l· negative
  q3 A" K% E& v· There are too many negatives about the company merger.+ h# S9 ]/ I+ r
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· nick
, a8 P  z6 l4 m( R# f( d% D· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.% V( s4 q5 ]2 B: A5 Z
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7 W( q7 |8 i% c' A' W7 r+ I+ J· arrested
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4 t6 C# m: w& C6 h* m; c& ~7 j' p* t· nip
6 h+ C; n/ X7 J0 T8 o- @5 S: S· He took a nip out of the bottle.8 ^& b$ _- W5 ]- a, b4 U
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· a quick drink+ z  h) M8 L. a

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· no sweat% L6 g6 G9 e# h# U; k
· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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$ t  H. g8 H* I) B· no problem
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, i: F3 H. |8 d3 L4 X; R; s0 F· nuke
  m  @1 s* a1 _# j; F9 Y/ L· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.
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· heat up in the microwave; q  _4 K  `( O2 \: D" `) Q) i2 {% B
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% [9 R, c* C) y( t1 W) z6 D  b· Does that attack plane have any nukes?. ^- u- Z( b+ i; I% f& B8 O$ V
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2 ?3 r% Y3 n6 P2 y. y/ W; B· nuclear weapons
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· nut
# z* O& Q/ X" Q* D9 I  ~! G· I think that he is a nut.: D: R/ T) j" m/ G, p
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2 y4 U4 z# {9 W- `· crazy person" I  u' E3 R2 |% y

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· nuts
1 b0 b1 t3 l3 m· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.0 s- N7 Y. e6 F" j
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· crazy
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live3 I$ ]6 c6 q0 i; O2 H/ O2 w# h/ _7 B

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· pain in the neck( l" f& p5 l6 M* |
· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· My office is filled with paper-pushers.& O5 t! }; V/ x' ]; `0 e! l9 v6 C+ d
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· bureaucratic office workers8 c/ Y% x* M' L7 b) h
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  k" ~9 e3 }& {3 G/ `· party animal
4 i3 K1 a# q2 P6 `" m  b· You're too old to be a party animal." x6 R, m8 ]* t( U3 q7 h) {- m  b
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· love parties
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, I9 _$ E, z0 A· party-hearty
: T+ x! w# {1 i$ a" ^· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.: J4 G2 O$ Y7 \5 z
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· celebrate+ U3 x8 {; W- ^

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· Get your paws off of my body.2 ~* x4 Y' ^4 g$ c  v
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· hands
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. F0 A4 F) o" k# K2 b7 D- t3 F( U0 J· peanuts0 a& |& P5 a- A" y
· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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( z! N! k3 c, j% u7 }· pickled
  y3 n( h( a( ~5 B3 `% ]· He gets pickled after only one beer.( k+ R3 ]" B3 I$ q" {- h! n
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6 P: {; {8 V1 c; g# Y, {- K· piece of cake
0 \% J$ U; y9 E2 q* N· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.! q0 }$ H& R& u5 Q; E- B
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- A' [+ ^9 ?8 m· easy to do% D6 E# C  H5 I2 u, e; R
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· pig
9 }3 ~, B  s3 {  s· He is a pig at parties.
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' M* S( a$ @( z- j' T· eats too much) H& J+ z' A6 `, U9 |
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· pig out
3 A9 a& Y$ ?' @6 k& `· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.% `; }5 h, H: Z1 e
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  R  V, [9 m6 `1 z0 {· eat a lot or overeat7 J" `/ y# R3 [( Q7 p- {4 p
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9 \# o: L3 [9 g8 j4 D- e! Z6 H1 Q· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.& b( s6 a& `7 f
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· stop and go to the bathroom! J0 B3 \# e' |7 P9 G# N& c
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& f* W3 N+ H7 U& v· plastered0 C+ ~0 X5 R- b" F
· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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( r. D4 V0 `2 Z! d5 Q6 {4 E) r· intoxicated
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, p6 j. y6 H  E/ t1 u· pooped out
* k1 w( {# O4 t1 Z· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.( n8 S. a) ?: H" L
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· quit9 m: J* N3 P3 z5 P, k

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6 J) X8 x+ S9 X  L· pop
8 @( ~5 _1 F% X# n5 }- d· Shut up or I will pop you.
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6 B/ b7 S) N* B& O. S7 a8 R· hit, e2 [3 B' H# M6 d3 [$ c2 p: W

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" j  D6 @" x; E7 B' Z* Y· pop for something
: G4 c$ [7 ~, `' X: L0 P1 r- j· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy- g* c% w8 f( }, |

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7 H  b3 ?" Z0 G7 V- }· pro
* J& Y! u0 U* D; C/ ?· He is really a pro at his work.) x5 b, E) }2 V5 x4 B8 a
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· prod6 t, A4 Q/ e! A
· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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7 Y. v/ I+ e( W' [4 w: [& h· reminder
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% e& H6 U" {; k: _4 ?· psyched up
8 o- n1 m" o3 S% P& A· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.0 ^- r6 ]3 I& n6 _7 j4 G8 G6 I
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' Y2 `  F0 w6 E' o· mentally ready2 V0 |/ E4 T* y

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· psycho
( }) t# A, ~4 F' J" y· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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· mentally ill+ C- }/ P0 M% U0 B/ g: a
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· I feel like I am going to puke.: `& k' v9 v: H3 H$ g7 N" \" u
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( Z# @6 k3 A7 E4 }$ o& w· push off  j+ l% s) t7 E
· I am going to push off now.5 d8 h  S7 |2 Q2 K' X
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! C' p( B: a! M% }# R  ^· leave
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& ^1 B$ Z  h4 y8 C· put the moves on: T. O5 L- i; j
· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce3 l+ w$ @6 o$ U/ @+ P( ]# P

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· put-on
* f5 ~, b1 j& U4 O· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· quarterback
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· lead
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· quick buck
+ q& |9 M  a7 e  m9 ~· I need to make a quick buck.+ F! _/ G& E# D# L
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· some easy money8 Q4 K6 f8 B% u' V6 p
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· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.; M3 U3 `9 C9 L* p
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· bed
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.0 l3 d, r% X7 U# u; \
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, ]2 u& O7 e+ P4 c; f  z" \7 R· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· noise
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· rap
; q5 V3 q9 j" q. @8 V( g: t· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place
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· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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· new
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· ream someone out
6 J4 b+ j3 Z. h( ?+ d- B% }7 N, i· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.1 \% L: o/ T6 B% V; k
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+ W: P" A# u7 u' |+ \· got angry with him
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! J6 c6 y& T% S6 s0 r- \- ~3 V; Q· Your idea is really red hot., T6 @( T3 N% y
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.2 d' r8 O/ i0 \* ?6 z
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.* o  X: Y$ t2 {( ]* w% b* i/ V
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?+ S) {8 ?+ y" l, o1 T( }
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2 `' Z6 x7 f$ l8 W" {· We have had a rough time this winter.- |: z5 h& d5 t
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· Is that a rug on his head?7 o4 N* {* `9 t8 {
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· wig% ~/ Y, `7 a4 I3 C

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) c, J1 V: ~" c' m4 n· My wife rules the house.
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: Z+ f' W' I: w3 u5 m+ P+ f· dominates
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· run off at the mouth
+ a3 c7 z$ d9 B, D  T! V· He is always running off at the mouth.+ E3 s4 b4 \2 l% B/ m
· MEANING
0 c! p- s) e0 V6 i. o· talking too much' ?- g$ Z& |$ G( k

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7 Q# l2 q7 V7 n* ^3 x+ F· run out of gas- o) R4 D# d2 c1 ?! T
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.0 Q4 d# A- G+ s& {  H. k3 q
· MEANING9 F" H- Q2 l( H( W6 ?
· lost interest or momentum  `! t# I; Z' P  ~* n% u9 |' e! F

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· sack+ Q& ]" [- g2 l
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed8 i! l) d7 d3 r; u$ S' U8 ?5 I

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· scam5 s" H! b# N# N% {3 u
· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.* G# N! ?2 M3 L  m9 X
· MEANING: w. v3 M  M6 Y5 ~  e
· swindle
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· scarf- J; |, h# h% @8 d% f! c8 y
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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7 v: T7 u5 J+ ?5 Q  w4 m6 F· ate quickly  @- i" a. K) j9 j7 ?" D
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· schmuck# z) c3 i, X; |! n% s
· What a stupid schmuck.
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· jerk
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· screw around
, ?6 w% g: F0 c. P) J· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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& j, L2 x( ~" [3 q8 r* w% M$ G· waste time
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- q/ D$ B. d( _! N) \1 ~# d
; L8 k  K; K0 }2 s# }5 R· screw up
; R* Z5 ]4 C4 x4 D· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
5 l' [7 v8 k9 x· MEANING
, E) E) l) A$ e* q5 f) B· make a mistake! K8 H& |  {, c% o- k" l9 G# W7 H
/ B  T2 }" @( M' U3 |" A3 _/ {
& ^0 V& N0 j$ F/ N
· sharp
) p1 A9 \4 }! |) t5 D* i! t0 ]· He is very sharp with numbers
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# E$ x9 G6 U9 I4 J  E3 k8 u· shot% p/ u4 U- P5 Q9 U
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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& b5 g- I4 A# N- r· try
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· shot down/ J5 U8 O; c& v7 j' [0 C) @
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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· disagreed with% a8 D% l( M6 E7 W0 W
# r, o2 L6 @' {. E
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· slammer
! C8 ^8 {% s! m  O3 m5 R· The police threw them both in the slammer.
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· jail% a& k5 ^3 W; M+ h

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· smashed. v2 B3 R5 P+ w5 S
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.) F( Y. n' f# h0 \( Z$ F6 u# A7 y
· MEANING
( f1 t# Y1 K  ]. t· intoxicated
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6 x. y) B$ ]  l8 J. K( i
· smoke eater
1 o  _$ ], K! v. E1 h· My father is a smoke eater.
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· fireman. R  B1 L4 s7 i

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· split  r4 n% {$ F' X3 @
· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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· leave4 k! ?' [7 f: x- Q, M5 _

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$ p7 g+ a* g, L* s· spook/ h1 ~* T, R$ F6 ]# V' G% m) f
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened
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2 u) v# J1 S5 i% x1 e6 r: n· 18
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7 d3 k4 `7 x# Z3 I) Z& o
· spud9 D; |4 c* P" n& B1 q7 n: T
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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& }! a7 K: W" r/ T3 @8 U  Z· potatoes8 Z6 ]5 F. e6 \) l7 e4 O

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1 e* h7 G+ v2 j6 o2 |& r  x0 e· square
9 j0 u5 s5 z" j6 F- K· My father looks square in his jacket.
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· old-fashioned
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5 j; q4 K" u+ F2 Q9 V; W· steamed up
7 t0 S5 ?! j2 F" @· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.8 Q) Q' ^. P- q
· MEANING
* ~, E( r$ I; P- s2 Z) v6 J7 _· angry2 S, S6 k# _/ Q5 r7 C$ ?

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2 y4 R4 \; v9 V4 |: Q$ u# ~· stink
. a, O- Q: [1 O, `· This whole operation stinks.
: {9 y" O% }$ V2 W4 f( A0 J7 s4 T0 w· MEANING
* a5 B# d0 U( ^; I$ L· is repulsive
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· straight
$ L3 @+ J. @  ]! ~- Q· I want you to give me a straight answer.3 p2 y, ?( ]0 ?5 G& x
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· honest
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2 P6 u+ I9 A8 D4 z7 l) t3 n5 J; z· stressed& w8 |9 Q$ v- b! f1 @$ k/ f" U
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
% E* e1 @2 |/ ]/ i  o, L· MEANING4 {& ~( _) O: M4 [2 O
· upset* D) A+ K5 s, t; L
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4 _6 T2 i, x; o" u- o+ f+ G
· sucker% q' |( c, L3 ?( R8 Y
· Don't be a sucker.
8 s5 \3 i  H, G0 @3 q- y· MEANING
' Q* w7 O2 P9 Y3 A7 r7 M· be deceived7 E; ]! h! X, K; h& g' B

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' C4 j- M0 G, R4 s8 l% {4 z· take a hike, o2 Y& S6 A" r. K
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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3 D4 [" _& w& a/ h! ], y3 K8 f· leave
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7 ~8 T" F1 d$ {$ u& l$ R8 n+ [6 D! ]7 e+ }- ~
· taken. ~6 }) U4 D  M! ?7 r, O# R# [' v" D9 R
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
- f; h$ {) S6 z· MEANING
+ Z; U  [9 F, Q; T  j1 X% z8 S· cheated out of
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  ]( X" B3 e! ?" F, F% L· taking care of business
6 y& |& s7 v9 t% ?% {1 s· I have been taking care of business.
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· doing what I have to do
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· threads
, n/ q& l+ \- {3 T! ~· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.! F' {/ s6 f* U  E& B
· MEANING
  d  ^6 f2 ~" j" S9 j5 n· clothes9 o! i; D2 D2 a
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/ Y: E% f9 S6 ~$ G  Y/ h· tool around: C9 J- k+ _, n" m
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
& _6 |4 v8 U) n) ^· MEANING( ^4 H- A5 y5 Y4 v  N
· drive around+ q4 j7 R- x! N1 @* w# q, p

- O0 c( N# a* Y% t4 h- [2 d% V4 v0 k1 v/ i! D+ G
· totaled
% t4 P  A6 l' u) g& [& w· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
; D5 c& P4 f; F4 q* ?, T/ A4 j· MEANING1 r, Y; w! Q; j+ b! H/ H. Y# p
· completely wrecked
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· 19; T- q( s4 U# `5 R! [7 A
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· up
+ l9 w: ?2 }4 Z# V" W· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.; v8 k% m4 V3 c# {: y2 q
· MEANING
/ k( Z) X* ]. C# S* |: e6 U7 t· happy and cheerful/ C" i) b1 F" ?2 }8 g
6 U7 O% ]& w/ x$ l/ Z
& s2 g( k1 U* i. @) `" B6 T4 U
· up for grabs. p* _! z& w+ R
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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* {* B- d* P# t1 T, s· available.- F' {2 {0 M1 s: }! D! I

. {" v" }/ F" m
. {6 E3 j6 q4 _7 H) \. W  C· veg out
2 g( f( R* ~2 g6 y6 S- h3 j& d· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.
3 ~1 s( |) d8 T/ C2 A9 U· MEANING
9 l, p8 B$ m$ @# e" y· relax and do nothing5 ^$ W6 H1 E7 `2 w7 J4 z! j, ^

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) L' m/ P( C1 z6 Z8 M3 H; B( E6 W. `· vibes
$ P5 W' `( G$ }# |· He really gives off good vibes.9 L6 k3 c8 O6 `3 c/ F- |
· MEANING! Z0 D% s! g2 i! ]- `) W
· feelings
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. u5 f! n: t. b) M( K9 s· wad
. H/ h: G: U1 j$ O' ]6 a; L" M· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.& T6 n% W" h( g
· MEANING
  P9 f# m  U! E6 e7 ?7 L2 P3 }1 s; z· bundle of money4 }" ]2 v& F3 ?6 v2 b
% ]4 C$ s) W, o) [2 v8 s
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· waste. {( ]; @* `1 v+ N, R3 g
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.# D" \! I4 G! j/ u  P
· MEANING! W+ S" m4 |1 h) U3 ?5 V: N
· kill( _3 y9 _6 P( D! k" Y
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· wheels5 G" U  q: B+ w& [# k+ Y
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.  r5 h/ B7 l/ D9 Z6 O" {. Q, v
· MEANING: O$ O. L- T: X* U2 A
· car6 E: n3 o0 m4 x; ?& D  I
# a8 e5 L5 {- g7 D# f

) o* h0 I& p3 b: v· whiz
/ C, P  f# Q9 M" N, t% r# N3 B· He is a whiz at the computer.: z% c' x. u# A) r
· MEANING
% Q; X$ U% d6 Z% v& G· talented person  h, N  e! g0 D
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& G' z* {" r( x3 ~) B: p
· wired
0 U7 b$ V! ~0 F/ c& R3 X; b% y· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.+ h( v/ x# Q' d: f5 D/ o& e" P& j
· MEANING/ Y% t$ k9 x) e- S! F* f
· alert) x2 p( Q. ?6 b' K* C3 Q/ l) L7 ^
% L) Z& V. @; N; E
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· wussy
6 b5 [, |. C6 A" j; f" i. o' m0 `$ a· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.! F1 ?! E/ c5 v
· MEANING
, S4 s/ T. q& U' O4 w· weak person& e' \7 F; C' d" s+ o
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' D  Z. S8 W- N* r$ K/ K; S· yukky
) l' P/ T/ n4 W6 g3 u1 M- o  a8 ?3 _· This food tastes yukky
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7 Y8 L' w/ F$ @# F$ m1 C· bad6 x. ^! O: G2 M3 z; C4 E
2 }, I; E1 J! ], s: X; l

8 k- V. C0 |' ]( e5 @7 G5 l· zapped. U7 c+ Z! [, S  J6 y& |& \
· I am too zapped to help you right now." f7 [! ~# U3 H# T4 u$ p- T
· MEANING
) w1 S5 H' v/ R( Q1 S, K· exhausted
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* E) |, H: U. P+ O· zip, e7 o6 D6 Z& M, x3 d# j
· He knew zip about running the company.
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" d3 m7 Z1 ~; a' B3 o· Nothing
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$ h+ w4 v) C) O[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:' `7 q1 J7 [! a8 ^9 s: R' ^/ V# X
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.

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阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:; {  `* i" @* O1 [: W- n
离南通开车45分钟.
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* O% l5 e/ ?! f$ ^. B$ M哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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