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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。1 _; P0 E1 C' {6 s. J6 ?
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3 t& Z& w! ], Y& V) B4 UTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。) R7 Q2 r) |1 P9 m) H
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come easily 易如反掌
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。8 x3 W" w3 h! D% |
2 \5 r: p8 @- }& w2 n, v) ]don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 W% b- f, R: V
6 }1 T) G* z$ [1 M) \Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。8 D% R; B8 ~. {' L" N( z2 l% e" J
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push around 欺骗 / D8 x# q( D+ @0 g
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！4 T, E) j# ]; [& F" t2 T2 h, m
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 0 j- T6 ~' I8 v. J$ j
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Keep 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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, y4 ?; ]. _4 h/ U0 `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
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- h: @4 T# Y* }2 q5 V% ]Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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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。
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$ {5 t" e8 a5 j$ A( ^6 T% X0 }" Qred-letter day 大日子 P! N/ R% j2 }. @6 j
8 i0 N h1 m0 {* h( uThis 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。
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9 G2 L; [& V" j- r$ D& N6 UPeter’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。" L; U( i( B* E- n: e
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hit the road 上路 / d) d, ~7 r3 W9 s' x# V
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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！/ h5 k& @: u/ g. Z5 {
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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。% z9 |+ |7 J' B& j+ m. d
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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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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。( a& S- d( [' L
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come 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。 / E, |, F8 |' _
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。7 r8 {1 @# v0 N3 U& I1 I3 m( \
5 i2 s3 Q9 q2 V v% H! C9 d ]spill the beans 泄漏秘密 + s P y! B2 V$ ^" q
1 G! x! G6 }, a4 m SDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！& L1 c$ t v& X' T
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stick in the mud 保守的人 ; X+ c- Z/ m, G7 _, q8 C0 K
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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。9 }8 s3 }" j% _- D6 }- A" k2 C
. ^: ?9 P+ J @$ q: y, ^john 厕所
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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。0 u: ]3 Q$ M6 x: T3 I" o5 Z. [
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keep in line 管束
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, Q( z5 o; a, E$ ]" V* n" }He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。/ w ?( [' H2 I9 `, |. i- Y9 e
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jump the gun 草率行事
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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。( S/ W. R7 Y6 P! Y$ Z) ^! p
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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 l# c# F b% H" S1 ?
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lemon 次的东西
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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 + ] R2 o ~' N3 ^( j% X+ }
) D% V/ [7 z& i* G/ ~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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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。; C7 f* K5 W5 ~# U6 r8 Q3 A" ~! M
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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6 u+ H- s5 U+ w; B6 o' ], m/ zI 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？：）( R9 g! O8 Q1 @ B1 W$ {! {, C
, j9 a$ r0 w1 X" l5 gtake a shine to 有好感
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: Q+ M3 o) H0 h' aHe 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。' `' c7 b7 `9 W" \: P @
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2 Y; W0 ~5 S* h f- HYou 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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; d5 l$ ^; W. w0 Krip off 骗人的东西 F n( P2 U3 {. Q) J
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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 ' w9 n9 E6 T* P _6 ]0 R! e; R
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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。 m. V; M, d0 L# v& U
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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8 `8 C& o$ F- N# X4 t% V2 ?I 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。
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5 F) p7 C5 w; rWally 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。 R' |$ q* M E& N+ T7 A
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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 - E! r2 I+ p( p! h) ?% @) M
, _! S# E. {" Y5 y+ R, VFeel 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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0 q7 ?, A+ F3 ~" f! B o( B0 x! fdrop a line 写信
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/ f% A1 q8 ]8 Q$ s4 vDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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& s% _2 ?0 z B& ^duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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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。& e) a; E! E! P
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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。 9 S2 o& H, C% [7 K$ |; O
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$ d0 `1 l8 l1 h8 ~7 IThe 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。
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 9 s% Y$ q. _& f3 x3 H0 X
s* _$ K5 U3 N& {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
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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$ l- S) h; u, }* x7 e" lThey 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。0 p6 x+ U; t1 J7 f. A p& x
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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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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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. t6 j9 ^+ V% h% i3 hDon'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。% O* u- i3 f. `* v2 y5 t
1 v2 o; W9 V* nracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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$ u8 I& v/ y' `* GThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。' l' `' w9 z9 O' d* S
1 O) L8 g9 Y9 C! U! [6 {( \+ Fhave it good 享受得很 : e' J* K" g2 `! I( ^7 Q d2 T
+ {! A5 k6 E& uShe 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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/ [. u$ Q! J) j5 U" \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！8 s! b( s) Z* c" G
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pig out 狼吞虎咽 . i# Q, l& Q/ d- X: d1 Q4 ~$ h
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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5 L% x' H9 f' m. j9 }; CThe 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。( V3 r5 ^" u* \) b/ V
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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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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。4 c9 v A& Y* k' @
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go whole hog 全力以赴
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h* @/ f! l; W& rget the ball rolling开始
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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！3 b k+ P `; o/ W
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。) C+ y! L+ R( K' h% S+ O8 D! b# }& ?
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lay off 停止，解雇
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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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& w. o9 W( b( _2 _8 y/ gpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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4 h7 O+ ~4 m5 r. E- \. aI 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？& `& M1 ^7 Y5 v9 q r: i3 A( x, r
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$ _5 M, }+ H+ z C: t' ?# {He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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5 j$ A, J# @2 I- oWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。5 f* L2 {! v* Q8 `7 E2 ?1 u: P
& [! W* w5 N& L, u& u Q/ W7 Zhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 6 T/ S3 B$ B9 D4 S, ~: a
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have it bad for 狂恋
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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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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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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