41. old habits die hard积重难返8 z( h1 M' q4 w1 y; K8 m" F7 x
+ |8 L2 ~2 z3 R1 V* g例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard.! q% \8 r) u* u
多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 % @8 m3 J- B& o 6 D- r) v8 @5 g" |! q# \5 V[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 07:26 AM ]
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 & \2 w3 B; \* Z0 W. t3 L , c. h3 P3 ~' }1 {" E S9 s例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse ! ~9 g) B& R+ c" M Z! S+ L and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives." F9 v* o* F7 K/ D" N7 Z
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5 h! V8 ^% O' c/ M0 F- e: {
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 $ `3 ?0 |/ t) u! T# d- V5 m' N& E4 t
例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his 6 I+ [$ q, U: | z @) {; N
department. 3 I" |7 N/ J, B$ a/ f/ m 你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷 % c g7 h7 y# q( J' w& g . p. `: h" T% o例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was 1 X" D& Z+ j" S/ P6 M putting all his eggs in one basket. 9 w& L( n5 j) C' D) D 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$ ?/ ?, i0 J7 N# t. Q2 o0 ^
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例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. 2 E" [; A: [2 F4 U 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 ! _3 U& h Q# H$ l& _ 5 B5 K9 `8 _7 C9 V2 E2 c例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you $ @4 s! l9 z/ Q9 L# n can read her like an open book. ; L$ w+ M2 S7 z. A 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/ w% F" a: G' q& w. v8 y4 c
的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 ; Z% K: @4 a0 |( d$ Q, o, J , N& u* Q& y0 f j! k8 W0 i例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely ; ~: }$ O. ^, a4 c1 D rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday.5 p$ Q/ A. K" T5 D1 Y' e) j
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 : R" q9 W- T* ]. q' W9 x/ Z4 c( g2 q) T! D
例句:After Henry came out of prison, how he wished he could start with a & q7 | u: X6 j; @* N
clean slate! 5 `" p" K1 [1 Z7 a- Y/ T/ e: I) C. R 出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 * o8 ?1 F( j! H7 z; ?. |# Y5 J' y# m8 g7 l
例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. 0 q1 @$ g+ H) I$ R 她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善 5 b3 m* j; T+ J* a6 {7 o2 e. `/ I+ c8 ^6 Z
例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more , h |2 m+ Z: \; i5 O* ?8 O% d! @
the merrier. - N- t' N- }) m8 W0 G- w2 a 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 1 k0 U v: ?4 M2 A( T$ p+ u' ^* j& c: Y$ t' E u1 d0 B
例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin.! C$ [+ b. f3 l% K
她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 2 G9 N/ ^' b3 w f- U ?9 W% P; C: Q9 |% V% P' S; ]7 E5 n6 g
例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content.; e: h( e# S: ?* J/ I, U1 H Q
那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 - A2 X( t- [1 Z K% b' o 4 Q. C0 {1 I# Y4 b1 ?& F) o# B例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave : R2 e; X, f+ }/ L: D0 x
himself in class. + p6 v* d' {% \4 c6 n 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗. G% K' \8 W; v# g- ^( z/ i
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例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor 1 r% T% M& U% N: w0 W1 x5 r0 O. g, E wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. 8 O: _9 Q3 {" H 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。