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& y5 N7 Y+ B8 @" |. JDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。) m% q9 ~7 c6 V! y% Z3 e
6 y/ w, l6 B! H0 c) I% L( Y- _% vcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 " M' ~! C- O u7 P& |0 z8 H+ V. G
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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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; _9 P7 T0 U) c) |9 k* Lcome easily 易如反掌
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* y0 e A( ^6 p/ G* [1 DLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。& f7 E6 c4 r- m2 l. {; ~# G$ Z
/ p7 j; `7 {/ a/ mdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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3 u9 m' I8 \/ X- O* Y; d2 F" J; k7 FDon'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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`- V3 t# g: T+ M+ e; O9 U. npush around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！8 B! @, \! A0 `! L
, E$ ~: ^! K& ~9 Rkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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8 e- n8 d7 m2 p" V$ tKeep 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。/ B3 h# |1 O3 O6 T/ R
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4 x q0 A. P3 w5 F+ n. n! }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。 ! K4 e8 u3 s/ `9 h
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% q3 M) G% x5 T' P) _0 wLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。# ~8 N1 N3 `2 ]% _& R. F2 A
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rap 说唱乐 8 D+ Q6 r5 l, D: C9 T) N) c' n
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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。) A6 k: ] T5 A: O! i
3 W: W8 E" p u& |4 W9 @& e/ C# Cred-letter day 大日子
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- Z' _, }, H/ i' D9 |7 R u8 G: qThis 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。1 n, T0 [" V% p1 R E- }2 D/ ^" T
1 F+ r- G. L* e1 Tgo up in smoke 成为泡影 % ?6 `% B- b' q: q
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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。& |, y2 `' G6 G
; w: M5 ^+ U! h0 z, khit the road 上路 2 \* |/ U: s/ x S1 p' p$ f
4 }5 T7 U y$ X" t+ ^+ W4 R/ H, bWe 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！# `: X2 S! v! D0 c7 r+ Z% P
1 U' o7 F5 j0 J1 xshape up 表现良好，乖 - h% m4 h! x' a6 Q
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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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3 q& a9 w9 Q; A F! k2 Fscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 5 }( x, F) n5 \$ x! B
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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。
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8 ^% u9 p: p: Y# v! opull 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。3 _' a' L# R ~+ Z
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come 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。
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come clean 全盘托出，招供
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' E- q7 i7 \/ w# iThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 * q" _& U# U: g: r
) Y) @, U, d- Q8 i' b* n: @# vLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。2 x) o/ P2 B2 n* t- C* M" d" k
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 ( [4 R, b1 g1 M ]2 R& w
2 G. d' W: V" W4 f) aDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！! i$ A3 x$ G- q* z8 L2 i# n* i r
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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9 m$ {1 [4 }( M; Z' X& TCathy 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。. p$ Y8 i- v. `+ X1 u. ]
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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。/ [- c, G. e+ D6 l
, `) K) K; m/ E# ^6 lkeep in line 管束
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He 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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4 g* T. ?+ r: q$ }3 ^jump the gun 草率行事 5 K+ {5 x6 _* J/ a
( T4 ]) s S) _1 SDon'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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2 F/ i9 d, i2 C8 p' h2 j& [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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lemon 次的东西
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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 * j3 i$ E* g' }1 F
8 Y$ ?- g) l) d; g: SHis 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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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。
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fix 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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: B' k6 ^6 ]" B3 ctake a shine to 有好感 9 Y! ~7 @/ D# K3 n
2 l+ d* E+ ^! K. O& E6 lHe 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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. X* o$ R& p- K% jthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 # Y! [+ T8 o& L# ?5 e& Q$ h7 Q8 R: x
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rip off 骗人的东西 2 G. L! u/ f* L, a; ]" o% V4 B& w; g) ^
/ `# H7 B! I. M4 c, A4 NWhat 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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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: x" I9 ]/ K4 R+ uI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。% y" J# c S) }1 _, T
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in hot water 有麻烦
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. P1 D6 X# J2 F/ G" V4 THe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。; i) F3 O% N/ Y ~
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 / ]; X. M6 P0 Z2 j& C) A; {
8 U, G# L* d4 ~Wally 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。 / i2 N! V6 z, ]8 \1 V
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 ) A8 v& l7 c7 R% W$ Z
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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。 ' h6 @( x, o1 F9 r2 N. |$ N
/ E9 O# J* Q$ Cdrop in/by/over 随时造访 % u: ^" T2 r' c k: B
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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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' h/ D1 o0 T2 g+ |9 m3 rdrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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; _/ }9 C; M G6 I. }duck 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。/ ?+ [4 v) I: j- c; R& {6 ?% W
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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。 % @2 i2 b' a, I8 r0 r: i
9 v# F7 R5 `2 M& R9 sact up 胡闹，出毛病 . o+ S/ y5 c# X; m
8 L) G: c0 \1 PThe 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。+ _. ^: D+ l- g5 n# \5 M
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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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
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。4 h/ Z* X# s5 A' u! S; j8 X
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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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: |. ` F, M$ w9 E; q) sWhy 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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Z% Q5 h5 C# K) lput someone on the spot 让某人为难 2 M( ^/ r( X- j
S1 T8 t5 u3 x( A# M7 ~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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4 H: u' v) T- t; o: PThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。3 ^9 r- p6 ?6 G) v x, h
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have it good 享受得很
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. d8 t) w5 `* S6 ^* F) f) OShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。3 }" {9 c1 k, @" i9 I( I: a
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气 . |2 m5 I2 {0 q" w; G1 D1 V
1 p, q& E4 \* F% L' G/ d% I$ CThe 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。; W. I; n$ j# k
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horse around 嬉闹
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3 ?, @& U# Y3 r, B' C1 kWe'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 9 ?9 k# a* ]; p. V. x1 a
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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* e& J" C* s) h/ ?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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) Q9 p- R# Q1 U3 a: s4 Z8 iIf 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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lady-killer 帅哥
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% \* _9 `' `5 h7 gHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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lay off 停止，解雇
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Knock 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
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, u6 x( J, |" y) Z- Apep talk 打气，鼓励的话 2 f3 s, `' X; i/ r
+ y4 u- O( {, o; QThe 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。6 n- q" j/ N- k% f. } M3 B9 [
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I 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？
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7 E" E, ?( `8 C! jHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。! C6 E6 \# [% p% s* I4 p( l3 m
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way back 好久以前
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. g; ^9 V( O6 h8 `6 b8 J8 ~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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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。. T6 z" u+ J3 C4 u) ]
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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。3 s9 p7 Z5 ?& u% b
' \* W1 V" W) ?3 Uhave a bone to pick with 有账要算 \- t4 C) m* V
2 l& T |, L5 Z: t- y0 u! h( W& JI 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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