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* S* m' @7 {: b o$ g R5 KDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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: d$ W/ l: u9 Y1 L" o |come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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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。$ j' y: _9 _8 j4 Z
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come easily 易如反掌
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5 e% W* @. L N8 r( e' D& R0 {0 DLanguages 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
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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。' x' {1 ]8 ^6 p8 e8 |+ L2 h
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push around 欺骗 7 G7 ?- J* m/ K0 N
% o2 L9 I. i8 [$ o2 J1 ODon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！$ _* o) A: W8 u; r* ~
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9 `$ \8 Y0 h" x% G% {. Q) k* jKeep 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。9 p& ?* ~ ?4 L
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 4 A1 ]' q/ ]- ~4 o
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joy ride 兜风
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5 O' Z+ q" ^7 ^ e$ \Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。" V) N o C: W, k+ y: z0 `
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rap 说唱乐
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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。 o% W: K e7 ] f
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red-letter day 大日子 , @" Y$ j% ^4 c' p2 W1 V' u2 N' _3 Y
; @8 n& Q* b9 B$ b. e3 |! zThis 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。: p% b c4 K9 u: E. W
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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。
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hit the road 上路
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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！
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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0 l) x! J r: E) B- ?- yYou’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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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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6 ]! E. T0 f ?+ q& {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。 / ^+ G& e# s* L1 g+ X L0 P
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pull 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。
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' M/ r2 P6 ?$ M( Ucome again 再说一遍 ) {0 L. t6 S1 V, L! K' J e3 s
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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$ o( M1 X& ^! r& `4 W1 e" s
6 [7 k, x. I4 z% C( t! o% Hcome 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。 " L! G0 M: P- i! [" ?! l1 B2 {$ d
1 _) K9 s0 b4 ~, @: C& Q/ ELet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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3 r+ P7 r+ n! C' n& U- G8 O6 \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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; V. k( P2 d+ m6 {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。" q" z+ H' t, G+ }( B
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john 厕所
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1 R4 t) W/ p0 O4 w& `& bI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。) U% p% d8 ` n( n, c
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keep in line 管束
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, q) ~" v* \/ t' Y- THe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。- @ [( l; p( \, x. a3 ]* c
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jump the gun 草率行事
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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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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 % \$ _6 g. b# f
- _# s" E- h$ I9 a2 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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4 r' o' r. C. a* pflip 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。* C8 O. M: v5 h) Q4 c8 P5 ~
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3 B- F2 W: j' e/ l. ]5 xI 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？：）: |" I9 E# P8 i, D
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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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' P( _7 V8 h# H" O9 ?third 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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+ `' t3 I+ P+ y; }! T b1 G' fWhat 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 + ^0 R6 ~$ r- `% E
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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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5 t1 I: [" l: e: K+ h9 P3 w4 Q. zblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 6 \1 X% J/ m$ ]# D0 j0 ]4 n
8 h; e7 n- T% ?9 w5 v! cI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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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。# u+ V# m8 R$ E1 D$ `
0 _/ x. W" b- V' i6 l* F# Zput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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& V V& r% O7 f( T+ AWally 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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0 v; v1 E1 ?: t% H# ^2 r, X+ pflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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6 |, F- r) B, F% ~/ n2 uThe 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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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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: U$ ?7 M5 T. s- O: w( e( WFeel 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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6 V9 i" C0 b# a M, z$ Qdrop a line 写信
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/ E2 q' a, m8 Z a9 ]duck 躲闪，突然低下头 . E9 n3 \; g/ R% k- ?) I1 w
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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
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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 & _2 d$ l! k5 l* t
# E$ q9 N# c7 ?' \/ N" i! UThe 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。" ~0 X5 S) Q* W! l# A6 d9 I& j
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9 a- l5 i6 ]: B$ z) [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 4 _8 v/ p# W' m" @. F3 G3 N! v6 t1 j
2 N/ @& O# H, ~7 ?; f, U9 NAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。; F+ t& r# q3 G3 Y s! g
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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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" U6 {7 r0 b( A$ EWhy 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
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1 C- C# O. x. o6 ]5 j' a- VDon'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。3 y: P% r7 n V8 T g9 v( }
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 ; K' a1 l6 \1 |8 a f: J
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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。2 ^$ {. H. V& N
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have it good 享受得很
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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。* ~! @% O( n( {
) ~7 u. b# B/ Ndon't knock it 不要太挑剔 ; F2 L4 v; o, ] ]& Z/ u7 W2 Q% H# P
* k1 [. ]# K& T4 ^# NDont 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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! G; K( j- M9 b6 {- P4 I( ipig out 狼吞虎咽
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- t) E4 n* E! `. i" S8 F) X7 FWe 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。+ ]# i7 [: t: Z1 @+ O
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The 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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4 J, d! h' s' T+ J3 ?) A2 T% ^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。* O. c- {. d4 |. }* c4 ^, j0 T
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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* w( h* G; O6 W% H9 }8 mShe 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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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做
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" t _8 m" m3 h* A* N% \% ZIf 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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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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0 R$ t; A! w* G0 O- nlay off 停止，解雇 0 M( L! k4 n) d! V* r, } G4 F
) R, _' L/ r9 H* r8 gLay 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 : F: n. A( [0 h7 N0 x1 O- Q2 s1 x
* O2 I/ C: L+ UKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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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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* r9 f9 H& G5 X( J$ A* Gpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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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？3 i3 V! h2 Q' u) {" f1 Z; e3 y
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: E4 n. h2 M1 \# v" B' gHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。; _& Q0 T+ N- k" W
; E) ?1 m4 ]$ |/ }( u c) h8 Z oway back 好久以前
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8 P4 x+ N, u x7 I5 m2 [' L5 MWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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$ l3 ]& Y' d. h. thit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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' h Y( X( A0 I4 J H* Yhave it bad for 狂恋
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8 B* ^# s* ?: x4 m. R7 S0 S8 wHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。3 ~: Y2 J0 n7 Q3 \3 W: U
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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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) z$ C( c. L5 q: t' {$ s3 N4 Khas-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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# b: {4 U( G1 }& q& @6 mhave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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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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