41. old habits die hard积重难返 6 o1 N! p5 J$ k- C P 9 _+ I& K1 P! M2 R7 @例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard., M# D: c2 c8 z8 Y6 S: c. J G
多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 0 ? V I( e$ I, P+ e 3 ?8 @9 r; b6 d[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 07:26 AM ]
42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶 : @3 F3 \ J& f$ x. g/ H( L 8 J9 d4 L; }6 B9 X例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed.8 b/ \$ c' u T, \1 \
你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 + o5 H: R2 ]* Z/ r% [6 k 8 Y, X5 }) g$ g$ [# |, Y例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse : H1 P9 F5 M1 O: H and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives.) F5 R* ~/ V& p
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6 [/ z- Z$ ?2 t- [
馆。 # L: d+ v0 B0 k% {5 [+ [# K3 m& z; t6 p) D7 a7 S
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途- ]# \% H8 U I+ i2 V! ?9 \
" D9 T. A0 G2 Z* n( H5 L/ o. L例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. / H U9 m$ k, S. {4 s
我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。 + [1 u% n6 k. q* w! M ' o% W. G4 g' @! C[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 12:15 AM ]
45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身" o# ?! y) J, b2 Q
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例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his " d7 ^. G- ?1 h( Z% d department. ; t1 Y" }) m5 d# E# P1 W. Z
你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴 " J4 f `! {1 m5 x# }; L4 u: n5 H1 B. l+ l, S6 @4 | B
例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. + ~: _+ D% B! K% t. E4 ` 为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷- l; a7 x5 t, v" z: b: f5 b6 S
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putting all his eggs in one basket. 6 Y; Q& u7 ?$ Y) H, i 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。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 6 S5 B* l7 F! O. N* y 2 ]0 f1 i& k' d例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store." L, c' s) ?, w4 P1 d. R+ w
外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然5 E, Y5 i. K, {/ v6 p6 Z
9 M D2 {% a. b, J例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you 6 s2 M# Z6 U( d' F$ M can read her like an open book. / z8 L. g" [# j# t. m2 z& h q 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 9 e1 t# c- X; _% }2 I 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜2 V' `; x0 a, i9 l( l% c! U" M
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rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. # u9 f* Y( k L- Y! D 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。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面" g; I9 W1 X2 _5 p. [$ Y% d+ g, F
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
56. the more the merrier多多益善 ! K! L; d: P6 V$ }4 S & b) N- f; k: C) G+ Q+ t例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more 2 I7 N/ D! o3 [) |( @7 _
the merrier. 2 \& N0 F* G) e3 `" O' {. r' _1 \% _ 约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火5 @; n9 y& F( L9 o2 H0 c2 x
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她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 w; u+ r3 N7 y W. ^) O 7 h( D& M$ {' t, @( _3 }: B9 g例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content. / x. T2 Y- _; o& l 那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 % ?: a+ L5 L" f; M" W! l5 l 0 j1 \6 a. t- `' _例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave T, o( n1 v( X: z o8 w- { himself in class. $ s, B! S" K. p1 E+ m 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
60. turn up one's nose 不屑一顾9 q4 o5 G$ f) R. U7 J7 {2 K3 A
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61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗, @ x& N" ]$ C! |
2 Y' I0 J3 x7 `8 K4 F, G( _) f. c例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor 9 G! _# U0 X1 N% h( v6 _. Z! C, X wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. ; l) j5 U1 t3 n& ~1 C! t+ ~: D) r
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。