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发表于 2004-12-18 23:00 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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41. old habits die hard积重难返! {  Y, C- f5 a9 `3 t7 E0 L

9 m# c6 Z' W1 K$ j  A5 {例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.
% ~% f. Z, h6 X, p' ?/ G1 y         多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。

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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:02 | 显示全部楼层
42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶
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3 E' T* o2 L+ w例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed.( x  C( r  ?1 _  o
         你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:08 | 显示全部楼层
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬! w  [+ P$ S6 N$ ]5 N7 A3 m

2 y6 t- M* t+ S4 E' X; }例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 5 U  b) j9 T3 I7 @& K
         and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives.

# j9 u' K6 E0 Q% R, ~. @         他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案" r) M' ?( U2 N( a- c
         馆。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:13 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途
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* e, L8 y3 V/ ~) Q2 t; c例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs.         
/ _/ V/ R+ U0 H% `         我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。

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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:17 | 显示全部楼层
45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身
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# N: I* X/ e8 l8 T0 L例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his
% i6 d/ v% z2 R         department.
         
& L0 I  O% t/ c         你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:20 | 显示全部楼层
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴
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# R3 _# R- [8 }, z1 \3 t例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief.( a* ]9 D, p6 g; s8 C1 ]  Y) f/ W
         为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:25 | 显示全部楼层
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47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷
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例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was + d! g6 r6 A7 [6 v) a& C5 D" n: G
         putting all his eggs in one basket.
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        他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:27 | 显示全部楼层
48. put on airs装模作样3 {" i- x' Y* g) ]
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例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs.        / O" l; A9 z* q/ b7 D- d
          我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:30 | 显示全部楼层
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49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.
! ]2 T; F/ V2 r  J( \2 G1 z6 x' @         外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-18 23:36 | 显示全部楼层
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50. read someone like an open book一目了然* k) z" e: Y4 }& l& ]  c4 f

9 d& z/ l. I2 K2 }  u2 L例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you  
, \: }, B1 p: i. f, U! H& B9 O0 |$ f         can read her like an open book.
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         当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她5 ]1 ?- \  v4 W* Z2 c7 p- L
         的。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:16 | 显示全部楼层
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜
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例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely
$ O+ g3 V' h, Z9 O) O! p  E         rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday.
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         公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:22 | 显示全部楼层
52. second to none无出其右5 r1 `2 O5 @" g0 ]. q& j8 J
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例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town.         
+ a+ X. S" w' ?9 C! ?" ]2 E         妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:24 | 显示全部楼层
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53. sit tight 静观其变# I$ f8 Q( `6 b
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例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you.         & H. ^1 ?" F2 n3 P
          如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:30 | 显示全部楼层
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54. start with a clean slate洗心革面
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% Z+ B3 K# x: i& r例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a 6 p" w9 l" u5 H. v) x  n3 j8 N
         clean slate!
         
5 h# o* r( Y- N% i4 {) [         出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 04:36 | 显示全部楼层
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重' K2 f( ~/ B% k# A) A2 G0 i. ^3 s

" x  ^$ M! }) Q) [  Z例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there.
! r" o1 h. A0 c6 y& G1 c          她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 05:58 | 显示全部楼层
56. the more the merrier多多益善
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例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more   5 u, D; ?7 u$ o" ~/ x/ E7 d
         the merrier.
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         约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:02 | 显示全部楼层
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57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火
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8 h+ e$ @3 F- e$ B例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.
% x7 o5 O* S$ Q6 G          她答应要与他同甘共苦。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
58. to one's heart's content心满意足
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例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content.# z# J  x5 O! Q3 H! N
         那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:17 | 显示全部楼层
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新
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例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave $ a8 O7 O$ F: C, |& b5 `, p8 O& j4 V
         himself in class.
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         他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:20 | 显示全部楼层
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60. turn up one's nose 不屑一顾8 z; t, q. v! ]/ B/ t% E

& A2 V! w+ {2 c/ d  h例句:She turned up her nose at carrot.         
) F7 P4 z) m: x. ]         她对胡萝卜不屑一顾。
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-19 06:25 | 显示全部楼层
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗: q5 E0 S# H+ ~1 U" m
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例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor
" X" w+ ^  d4 s! H/ m( b         wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same.
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         凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。
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发表于 2004-12-19 22:16 | 显示全部楼层
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