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clock in 打卡
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2 B* ^2 i7 j. |" N, J l3 \8 nDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 ) U3 v( p, [9 E4 p
& _; E7 X- N+ V: l, I oTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。3 Z/ X" I6 {7 h) J$ G
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come easily 易如反掌 4 _* F) X& i, f6 E: b/ _. Q4 N
( s; y3 T5 J7 K/ g- o4 [Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。+ f' `$ E' N0 i$ s) g9 \ J' |
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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。
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3 q8 Q E4 g% Y' v. H Z3 ]push around 欺骗
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4 P& c/ B: N! ZDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 . D+ n9 |$ W: t! z
- T5 m2 P2 k4 t/ S! K* PKeep 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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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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1 U1 ]0 C) c" y( P+ \joy ride 兜风
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。3 [; L, u$ W$ L9 q- l
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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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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。8 W- Z2 `0 k( I& {2 d1 Q8 K9 ~
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 " y& d- j) W) q$ M1 u. |* O
m% d$ k( c" E2 Q1 m' s# D6 _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。 s) A* V- a+ c4 ~! T4 f- f
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f/ d' S: t' B. ]( N }+ [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！% y3 j& \4 m7 H: `( \: Q9 l- \
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shape up 表现良好，乖 4 ~, Q, \2 K, @8 ^ m: s
3 j# [/ a/ s! Y7 EYou’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。
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 6 T4 l2 ?7 N. P6 [( e0 N( N" h% T+ O
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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。 3 }& q5 x* Q$ l8 y
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 9 R' `' j- v; Y, a
& @' [' D! Z1 C2 ~% g* M" PHe 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。8 C4 M' J2 u! N
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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。 & _( ?3 \3 H; P! s9 p4 Z
" ~1 ?( E: D5 E& Zcome clean 全盘托出，招供 0 o& F7 P g% m' t. `% q
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 % V6 h, |* `/ Y3 o* n u5 E Z4 k
6 |# V" a. B+ RLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。& O' W! Q$ D% }0 V7 j# J
2 E% ^; {0 D$ I0 {4 Ispill the beans 泄漏秘密
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# ]& Z; W$ l$ P U$ @4 J$ aDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！; i! Q+ z5 C# |- w- ^- Z
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9 a* ]. X1 n% ~6 D, hCathy 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。
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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 $ J" W0 Q4 {' }9 w: J
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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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: D% s4 @# U3 o- a5 W% bDon'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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3 y4 y) r. I* w' Yjump 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。, S! A& w( y1 ?5 @
+ U% W& d. p- W. T8 L' jlemon 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 # u, x- _4 R9 C4 u# L
$ |- o% C5 z: cHis 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。$ `: n. j( c% @4 s$ m) j
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fix someone up 撮合某人 9 M" K. a. W! z( `+ w
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He 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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6 }% c9 a$ d; y* zthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 ; L* T1 J0 T5 o6 B5 {5 q" M
) V2 ^9 v: c: j, b. lYou 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。 , p8 I. X8 b+ K4 |4 o ^
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rip off 骗人的东西
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" S! s; ?+ W* b1 b$ l' ]0 TWhat 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
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: D0 ?3 ]" T7 ]; f d# [! PDon'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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: [3 X+ z# u1 M& q3 dblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 / n5 A. c/ L; K5 i9 w
- S- S, ^/ Z8 A9 II 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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$ x% ~( n( v* |4 w' T# J# d+ B) [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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. I D( J0 W. E9 n' }9 Q8 e9 Fput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 % y' I! N1 Q. p, w' `1 R
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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。
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9 L( F8 O+ c4 j: h1 n9 |flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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3 M \6 O- ? y4 m' b3 t( |The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 ) y' p) E8 G( e7 k4 p: T! e7 [
( w9 z, g4 f$ {% I8 k9 ndrop in/by/over 随时造访
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Feel 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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, b, o( \- o4 Y, d+ x3 GDrop me a line! 给我写信！' n) P2 f% p: M9 S f$ k' D ]" O
7 h _* v+ o3 E/ H4 h4 Qduck 躲闪，突然低下头 ; |2 s+ n2 o2 t& _
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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。
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! q7 p( p, |2 Ago with the flow 随从大家的意见 + q3 @% A5 Z1 }9 D# E
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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。 & u% Z6 Z! |9 W, \$ E
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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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The 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。1 G7 M. U7 Z' K* ` R! ~7 d5 |- t
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 , {* Y/ j( x! ^6 u& F0 c
8 o( C3 {0 d1 b$ r1 F" } uThe 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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0 F; o4 _6 I4 K0 NAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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N, F0 R0 B9 B* M2 ~hit it off 投缘，一见如故 " ?, p# o" ~+ L3 x% j+ n* T
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zit 青春痘
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' f# { J( C% f; LWhy 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？ / s! c1 M% e/ y6 k
S1 U. q1 K7 {" K& ]put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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0 y$ K5 Q0 N& ~: ]7 g2 k1 xDon'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。
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The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。6 \; {4 R+ N" t
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. d# D) C% e/ l; i" CShe 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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) h" a' J3 C% T3 V7 ndon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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& F5 w- T: v9 G% b6 h% N- {& ]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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% f, P; ^1 ^: l8 i$ |8 rWe 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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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。: [, E% r9 _% d4 b: M
; F/ V! t- s, W2 v' A+ I* ^horse around 嬉闹
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' d5 \. [5 P, V- [. ~/ L- AWe'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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5 v2 o0 Y( w- q6 u/ N+ Cgo whole hog 全力以赴 . F" c3 [7 T& q$ Z2 e8 Y
3 D$ I7 z& }7 C+ X wShe 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。 ; \0 @0 V' {: y2 M/ k( I0 n6 d4 v
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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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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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。; U& V0 ~9 f* x# t3 f' l
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! L% l4 ^: [( G; M4 ]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
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！: H4 b8 ~1 Z( G
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# X7 }5 ]! c* J; A$ N6 t" i7 Vpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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# b; e, F' M2 p! XThe 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。% R( R N- s+ Y# s
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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？! k. t. s, [. \: B0 P$ f
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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7 F4 X7 Q# ^5 h+ eI’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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have it bad for 狂恋
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( n% E8 ~; y/ h- f7 b6 c& j0 ]He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。2 K! v6 z9 @, S: Z
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; m6 ]7 W1 a$ }2 p$ _2 e4 FDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。# o, k. l \) J+ W: R
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has-been 过时的人或物
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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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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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