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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。9 [$ C8 O4 c/ U. k
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 % R7 o$ p" e. n2 B! X
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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。) i0 {0 o0 D7 \7 `) t6 b
x V5 |0 ?* Bcome easily 易如反掌 ( C' j; z+ U4 c5 W% N2 |
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。1 f+ A* h2 y6 w+ q" F( a9 {
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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! I6 @8 B: p8 v$ ~: tDon'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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push around 欺骗 3 n5 ?; U ?1 M- l$ X
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！* q4 k' e) u) {+ \8 M5 |/ z2 F3 w
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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1 \, q; m5 b3 E3 W. |: ^% xKeep 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。; c Q- f- A: w/ q* Q; ~
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cool it
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1 e/ p X: N& j2 J; d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。
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joy ride 兜风 ( ~* v* _! ~# Q# z4 v U
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐 $ q: B7 y2 C; P; j3 x
7 S' D; c0 ~! t; H& L% q5 _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。, _& r5 P* G( W9 h8 q$ y; n- b
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red-letter day 大日子 & n. w; l/ ~/ ~) K$ {: s8 j
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This 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。 d9 J5 e3 r A4 J
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go up in smoke 成为泡影
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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 7 ^) |% n: m1 s2 V! _" a# e
9 O: c+ |3 }4 J: B" L- L0 gWe 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 * Z0 @7 b8 o. R8 S
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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。6 ?7 T; s& L5 i' Y1 Z. G: S! s6 ~
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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6 F: p9 n/ g$ `; aDon’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。 $ ?5 I' g, N( A E$ _( P
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 9 s$ W9 g0 b# x6 X
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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。" U9 |, @& B7 q* B: {( F2 N& s
3 Q8 ]$ h$ F- B+ `3 f$ h- J+ rcome 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。 6 T9 B7 }" c2 n, D) e) Q+ x3 [
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come clean 全盘托出，招供 % l/ M( {) O% i
. Q. N# y' h2 [7 wThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 , l8 G) S7 x' e2 W- u: }# o+ X3 T2 L6 |
+ R* R1 S7 ]1 F3 PLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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! ^: W- O9 n: S! w3 E! lspill the beans 泄漏秘密 o+ M+ F# F7 z
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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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6 s, k( \0 c/ n8 \) vstick in the mud 保守的人 ; l z( b8 V7 v$ `5 h: D' h
! M) q- J0 x) MCathy 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。. m* u7 k' v, A2 w8 @1 q# d* T: U3 m
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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 , B" n" ~3 u% P( l0 A
8 @5 |4 l! c9 t7 p) {He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。' u6 E9 y3 E5 L+ x2 |" M1 ^
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jump the gun 草率行事 & p) f) ?8 g- }: m$ v
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Don'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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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。1 C4 y& H# }7 E8 N
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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
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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。
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' |: Y; A$ Z4 uflip 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。6 j, n" |: Q5 A/ ?/ m2 j9 ~
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fix someone up 撮合某人 + d4 D' L% e( 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？：）+ w8 a. L4 k' n! K
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take a shine to 有好感 ( i, I: Y- t" P: w3 ?4 ]
* r4 }8 S c' C. w( l. A# IHe 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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Q' V5 @* U! Y1 k, _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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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 " T# `7 D+ \) b2 c( s
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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。! P# f) Z+ E6 b, {
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 , l0 O# g5 G- \$ Z: Z, Y
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦
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" \0 F) C( `; O! B$ ?He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。; @! a: S: A; J+ c
# n" I$ Z* G) rput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 : W! t8 }- [# i5 A; w
/ h+ W% }, T) V3 S' }6 Z+ P# WWally 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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/ @9 _7 n) T# h4 Mdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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7 B% U/ F& N( A) M `4 M- uFeel 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。 : m+ J" W3 N1 J) s$ g
. z9 H5 q( m! y4 k5 t' ?drop a line 写信 0 H' t$ ^: u5 _7 L" H1 B
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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/ @( K$ f, E8 RRemind 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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! n& a2 O( L; a& E, T( r; M# Bgo 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。 $ p G8 ]4 d5 a
" F& l: }; W) w* z8 M4 Xact up 胡闹，出毛病 $ a& \% d, z7 x! O
2 F5 @' ^* T& ]' R% J. C* RThe 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。' V- `4 F- V3 }8 G- ]" e
! q2 f7 D; x$ U+ x6 g5 q# qad lib 即兴而作，随口编 # K2 F* M$ i5 s: ?
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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 # h3 ]" w/ A. o
: g2 ~) r' ~: ^$ I6 `( R6 f% n8 B: AAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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5 y! C% `& K( T9 l9 q4 Hhit it off 投缘，一见如故 3 ^7 r2 u; R+ s7 ~9 u: 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。; ?, J" J3 j u+ l9 u) x
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zit 青春痘 + D" o! x+ B6 [6 f/ x9 ], C
- B8 A5 R; k9 m4 KWhy 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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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。 ^, `5 B+ q/ C* I( R5 \8 K+ c
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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1 U8 X% B) ]5 T+ B2 H. kThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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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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Dont 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！! x0 k! E8 \" o( R, o8 i& M
V4 O+ y) f! ` b' l1 u/ qpig out 狼吞虎咽 : V' ]1 m% h: f$ Y# W* a
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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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( _1 e* l, A9 Mdown in the dumps 垂头丧气 0 j) j1 v) T% |; V% w" ^
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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。0 `& J+ a6 c# K% j$ Z
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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 # @ ]2 I" x4 j
. X0 D$ e5 ?8 S1 zYou 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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4 L( r" G6 W( h) F4 y) ^go whole hog 全力以赴 ; h! B+ U- F2 A9 l, ]
* ?5 e/ }- ?* @8 Q1 S& o2 ^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。 % a, E7 s7 [7 B D* E- x; L, ~
# l/ O4 o4 g# D5 S3 a( Y; Q, D# Eget the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。% P1 T6 i/ ^; s; F# q) u
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8 L/ H6 C; ]3 `9 qIf 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。, ]3 l; _7 i: k% |. J
1 I/ s4 v% L( p" l% Mlay off 停止，解雇 , V) L1 F: {7 b( L1 p$ i7 L! t. c
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Lay 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 , W" W' i/ |* ?8 |& `+ |- h
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！; h2 C' ^* w& U/ t, b1 R: v Z
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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。) \& q, @0 S2 v% x, S
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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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, W4 P2 \2 p. z. _6 Qpick someone’s brains 请教某人
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* d0 @, r, a# FI 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？/ G2 E" x2 q+ I& g7 { Y8 O3 n
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。, @) W" G$ C# u8 h
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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/ ]+ B4 I6 R0 g3 [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。
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+ v6 v3 v, ]0 U+ {( C Shung over 宿醉未醒
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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。2 o1 ~4 M4 C/ _+ @, O
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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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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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: J* O6 J0 V% YI 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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