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clock in 打卡 , ?2 p1 f6 j$ q( ]. t# c
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Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。+ p( W+ }. G8 |1 q6 r d- H9 T
. Y$ M! M1 l: ~6 g% j$ bcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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$ N" `) E% g2 K9 I) VTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。# z; _% B- o9 i$ i0 Q
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come easily 易如反掌 1 p( H) W6 X, l. P8 `7 j2 Q( U& }
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。3 I# ~3 \8 x" y5 {( G6 ?
2 U. b2 p, X. T9 ^' Ddon'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。
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$ S) h9 M0 ^7 H. C) cpush around 欺骗 5 X6 T8 ~9 Y* m9 ~/ o- \
% ], l# ^5 @( SDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！ Q2 @8 P+ g% }* Q
" K* j3 Y/ S6 ^+ ^keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 5 {! n- h& w( w& f- l& |/ s# e
+ p. |5 n2 R2 F% e8 i! A* s. E: eKeep 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 5 W4 f- _) E' ]9 M4 P) M
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 % w7 N% V+ D6 d; i
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joy ride 兜风 / j* b2 Y$ R% v$ ]* y2 g
% m+ i0 r1 g: Y% H Q" L% XLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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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。
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# m/ Q; l+ a- e4 Cred-letter day 大日子 , \' m! v6 u2 J8 K0 I
9 r7 F# l/ z- W/ F# L3 g" r2 ]7 M* yThis 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。' \" r- {$ p5 U7 k; i7 u/ d) h+ D" W
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% }5 Y& b# Q5 P/ u% W4 RPeter’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。2 Y- U) O b% N0 N4 v8 e) b0 q
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7 [4 F( U6 E: \' L: r. N0 OWe 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！* _. m) x ` r; Z
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shape up 表现良好，乖 8 A7 T( e& [9 j9 V, m! \
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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。% H9 K) |" D4 ~" w
+ Q3 M, I" w7 A. X) Jscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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7 |6 n }+ R. a* i1 K- H* c& }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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& b$ s0 K4 v; T a. ~3 f! dpull 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。: H. ^/ L) V i
8 ]4 ^ r2 q" g) xcome 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。 : a) m( ?/ K) W/ f
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come 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。 4 `% p# m7 r; n* w4 ^$ u9 v4 `
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。" Y/ i- X5 r) H! {, S% y9 y) J
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 # X$ [9 d W0 K; q3 H6 m9 [
: M8 B) a6 y( U JDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！. I* i5 ]6 j- F+ X
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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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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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。
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keep in line 管束 3 v$ A( ~, R6 u+ E7 S
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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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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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" i+ D% Y$ `9 m p& QDon'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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1 P; f, a6 i' E$ uThis 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 2 z8 {3 J7 s9 j; b7 }! k
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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。 7 w5 W7 G4 i7 i/ Z# f- Z
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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。3 O) ?& V7 I3 X3 k% }
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fix someone up 撮合某人 ( N! t! C( ]4 P) J( i9 F
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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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* A% T% P. I7 w. Ztake a shine to 有好感
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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。7 g0 ], @, R6 Z5 O; n% ~2 Q6 K" d
0 J+ [' z( z3 V9 W& q4 s; hthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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# u/ z* f2 ~. S7 AYou 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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What 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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* v7 x8 R! p" Z, kDon'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。) i- G9 L% ~" c- a: o7 `$ e
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 * F) _) B+ x! }9 g; r+ I _
, G" i' j4 K$ V0 r# o0 aI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。/ m. j& d: u( C* t
, y, T" W1 ] cin hot water 有麻烦 & p2 C" t& F; _+ z6 O, j
! {7 [# ^: m0 D2 z5 |+ [! yHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。: c) R2 |6 C% \ c5 E
' w3 O% D& q. F6 E8 h7 x" aput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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/ R5 R( ~2 g5 B4 i2 qWally 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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flop （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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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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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。 : T2 C/ `8 ]; [* c$ T
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drop a line 写信 7 {6 V4 A. s& e0 {) K
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！/ e* w& Z, L3 h! [- o5 @ q, p% t
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2 D0 Y1 i6 l' J/ ^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 m0 T3 P) f7 H% l$ {
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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9 L2 y0 L0 E( ISharon 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。 ' u2 L( M+ u4 \3 l9 g/ T- t& i
3 N' ~ s+ K9 i) ~' o% W$ S$ uact 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。+ b0 j2 Q6 j- r3 m) q& d/ z# _
7 |- Q8 B2 n+ Y$ X- O- Rad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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; w; F) X# I" u% ^5 M6 _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 / L# a0 n' o' c7 s: ]: h) j
8 V% `; U9 G/ o1 o# l2 {) O7 \7 AAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。8 @( D9 E! T; e9 ^+ C
' F$ j* W1 `5 a" U' ihit it off 投缘，一见如故
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/ r1 \( ]0 Y* f! G! N2 m6 ?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。7 S: V4 O0 l2 k% j8 h+ w" d5 [
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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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6 m7 d; Y: B$ g/ t8 c) T4 U& X( nput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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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。8 R2 M/ ~5 T0 u% Q
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 9 s- }3 J- B8 a2 `7 @8 c& { k
) a4 }$ U) C+ T! x2 I. cThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。- Z; V3 J+ ^9 H ?3 C# a: r
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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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V# B6 G# Y3 s$ p$ I B) Hdon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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( ?* ]' [$ N% _' a% }4 cDont 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！) u5 V. Q; ~3 ^3 D4 r) r
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pig out 狼吞虎咽 / B- \9 N2 e/ O X5 K" c# O
- x# J9 P( i& j: _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。
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! t+ s7 F2 D, {1 I* Qdown in the dumps 垂头丧气
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c$ C. T7 B9 D4 f5 Q. f# dThe 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。2 w! W( U" a( c1 @3 W
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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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; R' R* ~% n0 ]8 q- EYou 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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& U2 E/ y' T0 |4 ?5 S8 Igo whole hog 全力以赴
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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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$ O4 J9 B( H; @6 R0 r: ]5 `If 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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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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- U; ^ g9 C E* _$ T8 x. Alay off 停止，解雇 7 d Y, u: X4 ]
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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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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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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？1 e8 r9 B2 ^9 f% Y
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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way back 好久以前
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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。& o9 d. D; j8 K* E
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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。. L7 x9 v( Z" j
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& R9 O0 r: u. ^* [6 Y1 g, u6 JLisa 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。6 M, b% h" n; D; g f" t" c
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/ O/ Q1 u# B" l$ f7 eI 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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