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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。. ?" h$ y/ r. |, U; G
8 e3 w$ P0 X* Y+ R; ~: @come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 - c5 \ N4 P% ^* u9 l
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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。
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come easily 易如反掌 1 \5 X6 D- [$ c/ J. x; Z N/ \
S& i" ?- M! W% m6 L' e. eLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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1 j7 S3 Y2 R: Pdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 0 m2 Y9 n( C9 n8 Q/ K% Y& V
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Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。& ?4 m; V3 I: |: a `
3 _2 W# w9 k. w7 R* l8 hpush around 欺骗 ! J( b j& F+ w2 P% G. H# J6 z
2 N5 E3 [" b9 s* ]9 T A' }Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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' \- R T) _2 m0 |: C0 C/ Rkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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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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7 d( U( Y/ @; e3 R0 bcool it ( J7 V$ u+ g, b: h1 D+ ~5 H
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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
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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 ( `4 d) o# T# \. @" o, v# |
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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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red-letter day 大日子
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1 t+ _+ f, G i* s7 ?3 p3 eThis 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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go up in smoke 成为泡影 3 t, D: ^% ?4 D8 ?4 [' Q
, t4 {' y6 u- J' q: cPeter’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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4 Y+ [# w! E& w& \$ Qhit the road 上路
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A; |( H( t9 g/ D* xWe 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 7 V$ Z7 l- A: t8 C! \' _
! V, m* H# e9 Y: f: AYou’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。" J# O. D3 }+ |* `# q9 {' F& P1 |
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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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。 D3 B& V6 E/ g D
1 d/ S$ ]! ]% a; @pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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) N% H' I7 P j5 O/ a( aHe 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。0 D7 w% B# v" ?% N
+ W$ h1 Z( v: J! D6 D5 Bcome again 再说一遍
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( `3 c9 B' x; w! Z$ }, g' M2 OCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 , f6 B' y: p1 [
- p7 K4 O( l) g0 i7 jcome clean 全盘托出，招供
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* [. D% ^* }$ ?& I4 @- E/ JThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 / U6 [9 Q' Y1 c& P) j1 Z
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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; w. N `" M" }5 h; ^4 a2 Yspill the beans 泄漏秘密 ( C1 {1 o. K% c
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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！+ \; L" }4 d5 c3 @
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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。 n2 ?" ?( q( X6 }, z
$ w' ]# M7 l) f, O2 p! tjohn 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。
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: \: k! A* i$ C! X7 {2 {keep in line 管束
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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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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。
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7 g- d+ x; Y, Rjump to conclusion 妄下结论
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# \. X% Y0 B7 P0 v3 z" Y- vDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。# ]6 O! r) \" e9 N3 j( k% {
; H j. n1 E* s4 alemon 次的东西
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% m6 \: ~) m* I( K) X6 D8 Y0 W% TThis 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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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。
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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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？：）. i" w }7 ]: R2 F$ G: r
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take a shine to 有好感
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, L$ v+ Q/ C) L1 r' A1 P4 PHe 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。7 x: H" f. H# O( y, I4 p0 }
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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, g) a# P5 I% P$ l [! O+ x" a, NWhat 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 / ~4 v- h- Y0 W
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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。
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* V0 ~& m o1 ^& W7 {8 oblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 # R1 [' w$ ?, Z/ V9 Z+ u
; G+ O% o9 u# eI 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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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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6 k/ |8 w/ h- U9 e8 k/ ?8 o* }put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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Wally 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。 6 E3 ], z4 u/ N0 g0 B8 R( O
/ h4 V# }% B" eflop （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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) t: B, _1 ]& r8 m. Udrop in/by/over 随时造访
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W5 h! g. ~1 {) b0 o& c* KFeel 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。 : b+ T- H- G1 X1 a9 ?; N4 K
5 W5 {% }' M# r4 M9 b+ K( ]drop a line 写信 " C6 d$ m; \$ @0 Z, ?7 c
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！8 }4 e# j& }1 J! c
3 g, W" r- }9 q+ f! M* ~. e" T; rduck 躲闪，突然低下头 + G7 L% l* I4 @% Q4 q/ y
2 g; C5 f9 V2 y4 v2 h1 \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。
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见 5 N, S F" U" i- m
+ Q# ?4 P, K" F! Y0 dSharon 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。 6 x$ O" L; E" {; T# A; V) P1 G- N
7 l) r* F) h+ g4 h: B7 jact up 胡闹，出毛病 8 J F4 E: C3 C
( N& F) T5 U6 AThe 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。4 l% `2 d9 g, j1 b/ {9 ?, J4 X
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 4 T8 U! w* G! J" |; I9 k6 ]7 q0 ~
7 e! ~" c9 c. r3 ]2 N( fThe 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 ! `5 H9 D9 ?- v( k
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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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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。% k8 P3 [4 C& o$ A/ D* R2 x
% t1 m0 |$ A) K d8 _; Iracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 # K, M% w8 H7 I; w
9 j. k6 _ z/ @2 e# g: i3 yThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。7 |6 _7 a5 M8 Y$ u, `
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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。1 z/ |; a9 i8 v0 P3 f" Z- F) v
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don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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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！
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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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 g' f$ L" e: Z: }/ Y/ d0 |& P
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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。
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7 g: n | \* q! ?2 K0 D* V+ \' Xgo whole hog 全力以赴
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/ y, ` [: F( PShe 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。 / k) J3 b+ m. n0 {& \8 [6 ]
7 l5 `" ?4 x: [2 a" r* }get the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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4 M4 \" o3 T$ [get on the ball 用心做
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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！
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5 d) T0 F5 n0 Y6 | SLay 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
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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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$ }% H+ p$ H L2 ghave a passion for 钟爱 : b5 G# W: \% ~
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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pick someone’s brains 请教某人
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# N4 U) {6 j3 G6 U. ?I 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？
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$ b( j' V. l+ t. B9 bpass out 醉倒了 1 K8 O& `/ n. t' V
7 t1 S, o- }0 i# v7 n$ \He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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way back 好久以前
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: m+ M8 i+ z o, vI’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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* F: F0 y2 B4 ~% q2 M8 ILisa 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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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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