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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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6 e; d/ m) ]6 y/ l6 l· mean: O; Z3 o$ I! ?  o, q% X" `
· He plays a mean violin.; O( s5 U, F1 v! R1 H/ K8 @
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8 _7 e+ g" m# \- {- h0 y3 m· performs well on% L0 o5 v: C8 s( Z

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· mega
0 `1 K! F% C% O: m! d· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.5 h4 M! j2 t4 S: P' G6 p' {
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· large! L' M# u+ f0 M0 |1 F5 G8 ~5 O1 G

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· megabucks
  q0 N% b) _2 C9 T2 u· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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, W. g3 X" k- Y% U$ j5 k, J· a lot of money% ]2 {+ ?4 D) x9 j5 T$ M8 T
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· knock
3 F2 |. W& o) _* S  F& d· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.$ b1 r9 P5 I  R
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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) W8 ^6 c7 N$ l( c2 j( V· calm down and relax
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, F" k# g" O9 s2 d9 c5 h9 x. Q6 w· meltdown
; J! e9 L( O5 `· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.& J5 _5 q, }  b+ q& d6 D/ G. f0 ~. s
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· total collapse6 P6 v! @$ i) `. N( m. _
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8 G. n7 d: F0 h8 r% x+ k" n· mickey mouse* H6 }* e- r5 h" b% W1 {$ I
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.4 B  q) t) J: L0 r
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6 F, y' p! |) N4 E, N) \( Y· move on someone
; ]" H: x7 ?6 l: m· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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% P8 p3 s# P& y· pick up and seduce
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· mush
' r. K3 Y$ p! M$ J3 ~7 Z# b· That is total mush and you know it.4 d/ Y- D$ D/ L
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· Watch out for the narks in the airport.
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· drug police
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& o; k8 w$ o0 b* P& }% A· neat
6 l& q3 v2 S- o3 U9 ^& D2 e# u$ N2 U· That was a neat idea that you had.
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  b7 v! }; ~, T1 k+ N9 k( E· negative
5 E1 L6 g6 d* @. r· There are too many negatives about the company merger.
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4 a5 p* {  b) F9 r6 Y· bad things
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, C  v2 T! A2 v1 F: w) I+ L· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.; k( r( Y( }/ C
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- [& G, m0 \3 o" b0 U5 m& I3 z· no sweat
) p6 e3 r, S' z1 c0 Q. l) r) @· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.6 p8 \; B, B+ ?8 t) N2 C
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· Does that attack plane have any nukes?& a  Q: `  I7 ^# @, N6 v
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· I think that he is a nut.# z0 l. B4 {8 v7 Y* O) ]
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! M: J# h$ [3 a0 q  W· crazy person  `) y# k) z1 O# S4 Z0 Q% p1 g2 C

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4 Y4 r1 ?0 l7 K0 y· nuts9 ^3 `# V  a9 ^/ H
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· a place to live; P6 y2 r1 `: o6 `  N6 D

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- ?) m  x7 z+ n! b7 [· pain in the neck
: B8 b' c) |: x# V· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.  ]0 ^* h, b$ y1 E: ^8 }! k: D. x
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· paper-pusher
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· bureaucratic office workers9 g& P0 Y+ ^( |" M9 \

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· party animal
$ ~/ n/ h  B# z% `- s' s· You're too old to be a party animal.
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· love parties. l2 {% [2 M! B. V0 _. @- M9 i! _

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· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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9 X! X" v( l+ p0 L3 Z· celebrate# t* s# Y: d4 ?- {- n6 b

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, T) Z9 B' F# A· Get your paws off of my body.
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# a1 [' l0 h7 g- K2 J% I* S4 E4 [: r· hands  h0 z2 P9 d5 y0 w: E7 G8 B% X

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( z* S" \( {9 H: u2 _. t3 q; ^· peanuts
$ c, y0 u0 R5 j5 x  C1 }3 i· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money7 I4 @2 h. ?" f9 \: M1 u+ K' ^& p- ?

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· pickled1 d5 J5 u& E4 D8 k: A- P  y
· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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; D% W+ |) @4 h& I0 A· intoxicated
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# F, S% n7 F5 k% W) U· piece of cake; O) o5 O9 j4 W
· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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# o: \" v6 F" Y4 h$ [7 X· pig
/ J7 o  U' |/ s· He is a pig at parties.1 ~9 o/ d6 R( @: H$ r1 v* W
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· eats too much
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: ?: y- N+ n' V; h2 I1 s" a· pig out; f2 Y7 U$ _1 [* X: D7 i; `2 e4 G: l
· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.' T: b7 N8 M  t
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· eat a lot or overeat
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· pit stop
4 n& K/ l# M" c) Q3 l; w· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.
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· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered
) Q+ s+ H4 D- b/ C0 x3 K8 C9 D· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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+ d; \  {5 j& z· pooped out
! w" S% s4 P5 Y- H· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.* ?$ P5 H& g$ P3 Z3 e3 U6 q6 V
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· quit3 h3 U& W4 @3 [. U$ J% N

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· Shut up or I will pop you./ L8 T- b+ _0 p% _- ]
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· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.) Q2 L: D. J5 [; _) M- U* d' ?
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· buy- d5 S# n, c( G% @7 f- {# {) S
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· pro  \: y) @1 N0 B
· He is really a pro at his work.
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· professional
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· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?' M2 x" }% x( g8 l- s0 |
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& v" J# Q, b2 Y6 q  l' v· reminder
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" U- @5 T+ {" ~9 {- u3 [2 h2 ]0 {· psyched up
4 m6 Y$ ^4 D5 Y  A· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.6 k$ `4 J6 s' Y0 r- W
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· mentally ready
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5 ?- z1 R1 q1 `( m. `1 X; C7 O· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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2 n; |0 @: Z9 x7 @" L+ h1 P· mentally ill
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8 H/ q) K4 A& E. T4 G9 T; y- n# F" U; L& l· puke
: U, A! q3 Q: b. ~· I feel like I am going to puke.  H* k! ], E- h6 ]2 W
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& ^% W, _$ [% w+ v/ p· push off
/ }; F6 @9 t! [, Z2 d· I am going to push off now.
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· leave- M- @. p2 R! N0 X- L& b
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/ ~8 m. Y$ A( Z, ]9 |; F9 @3 u· put the moves on
5 L" K9 h& G* I; s" e, m7 X# F8 O0 O· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce
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7 u1 D! Q! Y4 |. s! S· put-on
) A" v8 Q( V0 j· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.1 }6 v; J, {; Q7 D
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?
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· lead/ C+ b4 G( j) o
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2 z) G- N& K% T- t; a- C· quick buck
" S1 O# [- \, q: a· I need to make a quick buck.- {9 ^! p- ~7 u* V( U
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) ]) c+ h- {9 z9 T+ c! G· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· racket
, {% `0 g5 ^6 R* t& S· There sure was a lot of racket outside last night.
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· noise
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4 L, d. r3 A/ b% z' D· rag6 X: |& C; k: \! i: e
· I can't believe we still get this same old rag. : E6 D6 J4 ^$ _% d  s
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· new
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· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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· red hot
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· important
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.( {8 E" ^% V% c! k- E( q
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· rinky-dink
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· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· funny
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· That driver is a road hog.
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7 M. y! A1 ~. `7 b· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· rough time
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* S7 y# g2 Y" M5 ~/ {4 a, ^; H· My wife rules the house.0 c+ {# K2 z& Y* |- @
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" v6 H' C# P  _. j. ?: s/ X· He is always running off at the mouth.
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· talking too much
; Z/ j* }  t& ^0 o/ T, n) v  Z% D7 t  B  h# b9 G0 C( j5 R
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· run out of gas
! \9 t% `3 O# |' u  s0 I: E9 K2 |· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.* U' @: r9 R! J2 b- k
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· lost interest or momentum. z% m% L% C  k2 K2 [

& `% {# ?- M8 U& w2 b, g% z2 a( w( x, r5 y
· sack
) i* \4 Z/ _3 j+ P: Q· When did you hit the sack last night?& V9 R! e- P' l) |3 H1 `& a1 L# I
· MEANING
. m3 U5 B5 B& @0 G  b! [% D4 }· go to bed) S% U1 J+ j6 _& O

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· scam
9 w5 V0 z, c8 k6 k7 f' S4 o· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
* g# }8 J9 d) s. y1 v7 W" n# G2 @· MEANING0 V$ L4 ?1 b, R5 Q2 l5 A$ U1 G
· swindle* H# B  h7 D" r* j. |
, ^& o6 [$ f. o

) g& E. e) V. X· scarf
( `$ X1 n% A, t5 c5 A· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly( j' k0 C& n& T1 k$ b6 c, T
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· schmuck
7 l' J/ L, T. r- o· What a stupid schmuck.2 Y  }1 Y8 a% B" o0 B
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· jerk( ^* @: T; ]9 o% k
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% L9 f" _/ t3 M· screw around
3 d5 k9 k' a8 v0 H* X9 |2 c) {· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
- K3 i7 @! D& `4 k1 x7 d* U$ Y· MEANING
5 D1 \. \2 k6 d· waste time. C3 J1 B+ j. G$ S

( Q# d( i8 I) n4 h) }' U  }6 l2 w% ^1 e# ^: Y/ P1 T$ z
· screw up
" W* Y1 J- q0 {( a7 u7 u4 G· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
- i) K' V6 ]& W: l/ W. e7 j· MEANING
! J3 b* U& p6 t8 W3 C· make a mistake3 f# t, j$ v6 r1 Z7 s
" ?3 L/ r. @( g/ w$ F8 A
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· sharp- W+ a3 R3 K# G2 H# M" R3 h
· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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2 l/ t& t+ n  [& T· shot1 u' E  b% Y6 L
· I'll give the puzzle another shot., p: R7 v. T9 K
· MEANING* n3 H( U* u2 U6 }. _" n( h
· try, u8 P8 |! t) h4 D9 }# Z
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& D- |+ }! S9 k0 D  v· shot down
- `- h0 |$ G1 l, j$ Q· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.- y$ T% a5 _1 v- d$ h, D4 y- L3 g. C
· MEANING
3 {# I% X: `% `4 \: ^$ D# |' \· disagreed with0 J4 ?3 U0 x# ]: O9 m" J) n: K

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4 p; I# y/ _4 o5 `% |. h· slammer3 Z, R6 Q/ h9 H( y/ C7 e. A
· The police threw them both in the slammer.% G9 J" ?4 s. p3 o" R- \
· MEANING
. D/ i  _) |$ I· jail8 o+ ~' z8 i- {: `3 o1 j' i- d
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· smashed+ ?5 E  U* x5 {) ?1 Z
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
0 m* Z3 J4 A' f; E5 H0 _/ E· MEANING' p5 ], J7 D; r
· intoxicated
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· smoke eater
( w/ @8 T2 E( ~1 q/ D· My father is a smoke eater.' g7 ?1 |1 ~/ `9 `0 Q. W
· MEANING
& t7 D* `- J: o7 N, g) A· fireman: z- f( R2 `# B5 P. q# X4 i( m

8 f) c1 A( F7 v7 O  h0 f9 b
3 |$ |! a3 Z5 G0 F( Y· split
! V& z2 U& x% A% ~" x2 z· It is time to split and go see the movie.
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# m8 Z- H8 |! B! P- U· leave) z+ K# A, D* y7 u; ~* E
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· spook
' Q8 L, s( A  m  N0 M· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.7 z( z, |  _! t. C
· MEANING
. \: W7 h% c& M5 `· frightened
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· spud  Y2 n9 H- A$ U# L7 @
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?
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· potatoes# z! L; F! g& W% g

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· square$ z  I0 K# P# D1 S2 L7 n, J! Q7 |
· My father looks square in his jacket.
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' D5 }/ e4 q* v* w0 f, E- r· old-fashioned
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9 b1 q. i, T, A, Y· steamed up6 c0 L) U; F, i( z3 J  ?! m9 W+ o
· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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& s, s8 l- G  w9 D7 S. n· angry
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· stink" Y9 Z$ R+ L, q, Y' C8 e" a1 x
· This whole operation stinks.$ p- F, }9 |8 s( q( f$ y
· MEANING
# w8 p3 G) Y! X, B· is repulsive8 \9 [8 T9 t4 \5 p

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· straight+ {" D' O  X: i) C9 Q& \0 U0 [/ |  o
· I want you to give me a straight answer.$ x3 K; y- j3 U7 t' @4 j7 s0 K
· MEANING9 M. j, t$ H7 a3 P1 n. L4 I
· honest! q; n3 q! ]5 Q) j2 S' u1 [& [7 J

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4 `8 g; v( {& [) n; M· stressed
" @) L* H  i, Q& W' W· I am really stressed by all the recent world events." L$ u- S; e/ E3 k7 W) ?4 x
· MEANING
6 x6 _0 y5 R" z" p: Q· upset
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" l% v" o) N. O; ^6 j7 S& I# q' T- F$ p! |" l, h
· sucker; ~5 ~' ]- E. S! r, Z5 q
· Don't be a sucker.
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· be deceived% ^# G$ a. m9 Z2 Y; p( ^+ |) c
3 c8 w/ X* z* D1 E3 x/ D' }

7 `3 J, @; u8 P; i· take a hike; ?% Q. f1 [# Z6 y) p
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
. X0 L4 C) Z7 D; M; B/ b· MEANING
% I) ~: T; ?: ^- c' F2 M9 {· leave
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# [" c3 G" E7 }' ^8 ~. d6 R$ P1 m1 y2 F  a2 ?
· taken
6 }  I% _- q: E% p8 T7 O9 X: T· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
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· cheated out of: e3 q% e! ?% {9 z( d

: \& \* g5 c; P! B' n6 U/ K; B' [4 ~0 t! O
· taking care of business
- `% P  Z; ]0 I% S· I have been taking care of business.
" V3 }# r8 B! o8 b* z0 J. `· MEANING
" `$ x! ?6 y/ X& p/ H: d· doing what I have to do' ?2 W! V. }4 V" K
- F# _" r- b2 q- A" q3 ?8 D. e& @9 Y

- b* N, J3 E) a9 W* E7 |· threads
1 g6 y: d) X5 G7 @/ c) O· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.0 ]" F& \2 e  L4 y' g) |+ q
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· clothes) s+ o7 i, I. t  J) w
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· tool around
7 K% I  u; U/ ~+ s5 k" J0 d: m· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
1 R, @5 _. \$ C8 T7 C$ h6 B' t· MEANING
7 _. K: N7 B( d+ }3 e# k  A; O· drive around/ L) `3 P2 X: F( g

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· totaled
4 a) ^( M4 \1 Y/ h$ S· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.; b; h9 M% l# y9 G
· MEANING1 }% K% W: ]8 x! Q# w
· completely wrecked
3 @! _, K' x! F0 W  Y* p+ c8 b( F) k, Z) l
· 19( A! d" x5 M% {, i( t0 }$ a
( S2 ~, s. ?" j( S/ w% O

9 n( K6 a% E: A0 K
; S) o9 _+ C2 z& h0 S· up
- S/ R' n  U7 J: n* D* l· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.
$ F3 }" y- r. X6 U8 z) }( x# t· MEANING- l7 P5 o% Q3 p- J+ O2 X
· happy and cheerful5 b/ A, M/ \+ n8 }  S  S; u

6 c+ v; p' H2 s2 j+ m: X' _+ b
: s$ N3 r. ?5 }: h· up for grabs
4 V, q9 V! I* r5 H( E3 @; O) w) }· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
$ K% E; }( l$ w' x" n· MEANING
. N' A: E% u* d" ~! }2 k! w+ X· available.
3 L5 x' E. `! Q4 A( ?" u% P* q8 C; _- P: O$ X$ I* `5 e
' x5 ]$ N  [' o# S* C6 K2 H
· veg out
# Y5 p5 g9 o. x, F9 ?6 {' x, E- ^· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.( I1 O) B( c9 C. ]2 ]
· MEANING1 E6 S5 l$ R4 L6 g# j; Y3 Q
· relax and do nothing
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9 _& ~8 y7 B' V( t  w
· vibes
9 }; Y' k5 P5 x· He really gives off good vibes.
5 L# i) y* f6 K% C: ?0 M· MEANING
  u! L1 U+ r9 R3 K+ }! w; l· feelings0 }8 \8 y: R# w  m0 `

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+ j/ u, c' ^6 k& Y) ]- F1 A3 D5 I* s$ `· wad
' B5 }6 B5 }! q6 o0 @) A· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
& t  K5 J. Y+ q: q5 x· MEANING
- b( B8 U3 s4 e0 k· bundle of money
4 W& x  e2 D$ V) L- M4 H% j. U! Q0 T( ?5 g3 L$ J: I+ l
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· waste* o) k7 {) O! ?' c" k
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
" {1 m) Y2 f1 Y· MEANING
9 k. M) u- c& q' o+ e· kill% H" `8 i, H# ?% W3 g# _6 z; ^& R

% U9 H2 I- h8 a. e% r0 `& o: u7 y/ q8 W( c
· wheels
4 H2 L( c, J& r$ N# n· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
) }* H5 p8 t4 ?% L+ K6 b· MEANING
: ^% w+ z% s7 H  y" p. J· car
; s  y; z, K) p- p2 a% n
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· whiz7 L& A; k3 x. A* B; ?
· He is a whiz at the computer.! f$ h) m! @9 B: u
· MEANING+ |) M9 X5 }' c1 S8 h
· talented person
' }; l  t% D9 e2 X2 c% v: c' n5 n+ `8 j, a

9 r6 ^" W# D3 X; J5 V, o· wired
0 y0 j* j) H" J2 A· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee." J1 @0 c$ }! ]. E* [5 `( ]( m- F0 M
· MEANING5 M( |1 @3 w& i2 Q+ Q) z5 m
· alert5 g. S( Q* |: Z4 T' j& ~
+ w# e6 m% M' O1 Z& B' o

. v  F+ @; N  }$ q9 \+ q! L2 |· wussy
" p" C* [# a( `) o0 K" \& ]· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
, N( j2 V: Z9 m, P· MEANING
6 {8 M1 `: P( b3 [, }6 A· weak person
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) D/ |% }" M/ P: G, P. L· yukky6 U" x% @9 u2 x$ R
· This food tastes yukky
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· bad7 ?9 i0 J# H9 q# n+ h( g
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· zapped
8 b& C" n& T0 \- {! i" `· I am too zapped to help you right now.. |0 x8 X* e/ Q! c$ P: V" }7 X" h2 Z
· MEANING
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% u- e7 b; M+ s/ l# }· zip" [8 Z  Z5 l! J" w4 b) [: y
· He knew zip about running the company.2 q0 p; l0 c' x8 x- ^! L  X& v: h
· MEANING7 K( k% I4 n% S0 k5 Q* s
· Nothing5 C  n5 ], w7 S
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[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:7 W+ C9 F1 x0 u3 k! g' Q* y$ e7 X: _
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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( j6 s0 A) J6 a5 n7 r阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:' e4 z5 f+ u5 x
离南通开车45分钟.

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哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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