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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。3 g7 \. Z$ X2 c5 E b& Y- D# a G5 _
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 7 r+ T% D5 g% E( Z9 h
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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。3 u4 F9 b. m. w$ m# v, J
; [5 a" `; b2 s. `8 U7 a; tcome 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。: ~. k7 C' C# ~2 [
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 , M4 S! D5 _" K' Q& M6 i/ v7 ? _( h
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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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push around 欺骗
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. e0 m7 A% V0 {& ?5 |9 A7 FDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！3 X7 d4 F0 @ R% d) q" e. h; X2 V
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 2 [ B3 p* R4 U% O/ o N" Z
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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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) C* w( v" g" u/ @Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 + U9 _* \* h2 ?. |, Y( p6 G8 D
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joy ride 兜风
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7 x: X: R2 a6 I0 d/ JLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。3 B8 D- e! s/ X z$ r$ E
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rap 说唱乐
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/ u5 {8 E! |) c0 ^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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E1 Y! [9 }0 I& k# B# Jred-letter day 大日子
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6 k* a% d. N/ `" ]' XThis 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。 `! I, L) {4 q0 w. B7 |# s v! J
" K7 O8 \/ S. }) Mgo up in smoke 成为泡影 9 D1 S d/ n9 a# M
8 |3 w) z4 {6 R j. YPeter’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。! i! B/ @' U, Q) t
: D- y ?" y) n2 n% bhit the road 上路
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) P7 R& E" f0 {2 k& C7 g7 AWe 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！" j$ e9 G( u( A# B& x$ u) e
# u, A2 h$ O& z8 B2 G7 v3 eshape up 表现良好，乖
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# |6 g8 R4 f) g9 k- p5 kYou’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 4 H& C: J" N! k" D/ C* F
) c3 R3 W9 J1 L& w, LDon’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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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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* P! s3 S1 M, J& k6 K) @7 t3 |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。% m0 ^3 l* S) U( f' U
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come again 再说一遍 1 N( d: D! I* ^' V. A
& h: h0 Q: x4 {+ H3 |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( ]. }/ M# \$ v! N0 X
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come clean 全盘托出，招供 . K% |& S( }# F
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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。
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; {0 `; w. l5 N# h: i T2 Ospill the beans 泄漏秘密 . O, f; U% s2 r0 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！7 q$ A7 U1 o. X' r% I
/ ~( X$ S a1 H+ [; I7 j, Ystick in the mud 保守的人
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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。# ^ ~% X; [6 |7 D5 k
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. Z9 x O) J: H w0 Y. O5 m) T' C9 m1 dI 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
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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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e& Z3 \. l) _! ojump the gun 草率行事 ( x; Q% n4 f U: I( A2 `0 D
& O6 x+ n: O# k5 x' Z; gDon'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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: H6 x' G8 M% c4 Ljump to conclusion 妄下结论
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+ C0 R: C8 d! ^: G$ T7 b2 f/ mDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
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/ \7 y' }# f6 y+ S* n& m6 n5 i7 Clemon 次的东西
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* _5 @1 } l }& O# \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
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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。 ; T3 z/ N' Y3 J7 t& s9 ]
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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？：）8 l% K4 i. A& r; a$ l
! Y |3 d' E- g7 Stake a shine to 有好感 / G4 _8 D$ c7 M: Z4 a) c4 f+ ]! Q
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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。0 |" j% |6 J$ ?
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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You 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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rip off 骗人的东西 $ ?( W( _8 \, ]
3 X8 m; K+ s0 I Y: }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 * L: I) ^* H, m* J# O+ L$ v/ j! t
6 j/ i9 r# W: X: n; x3 t% C$ t; ]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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: w, f; s9 ?/ t @4 c+ j( nI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。/ b- M& e! u ^) X/ p6 B* ]
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8 a( J" N9 E% ~, a" ]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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9 O! q" _; X" w9 T) U3 m. ]9 P, A) {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。
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( }( U; d: M/ z" G; \! [8 vflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 2 B3 r# ]' W. d- H
7 `# \. q/ f; @* k6 R! eThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 . J, Y8 G7 t7 h4 n
g0 V2 P! W# gdrop in/by/over 随时造访 3 I7 \2 R6 _9 o Y3 }7 W
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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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6 F* L3 T# w/ `4 O+ a3 E/ [drop a line 写信 4 {* b8 f; l/ c
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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! i) q# h' t" ^8 ]" m: h" E$ U/ educk 躲闪，突然低下头 S5 D4 i/ H! ^4 O% U$ P
* B3 K. ^( L5 Q& C/ vRemind 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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8 O3 E9 y- h/ i0 `" q/ d! c" pgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 4 [8 y; ]# X. J* W6 f
3 o( i7 y; {+ N' H# H7 eSharon 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。
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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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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 ' O9 ^. e6 J; R8 x6 ^
: J8 S. ^( g5 h4 p* Q+ `9 AAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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8 O' Q& }+ |+ ]0 _: xhit it off 投缘，一见如故
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They 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。
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& _# h# H8 [' `2 I( J) KWhy 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？ \! H3 z/ U3 {+ c
- y2 i, H$ f% _ C: L% x: Yput someone on the spot 让某人为难 " Q3 Q" s7 s7 `' a& Z, q1 V2 ^
6 k) B" F( g/ [$ d" U/ e- \2 sDon'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。/ v; b" K- e' I1 a, J+ Y. L3 P
8 ]" h% g# Q) f2 K. ^; s( z& hracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 9 F: D& x+ t2 k& r |' l9 G
5 P( |! s: V4 T8 oThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。
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5 U) r' s6 h$ |1 [8 Q" Ahave it good 享受得很 + h5 N1 P5 n6 S& n
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`6 F' D% u6 w3 sdon't knock it 不要太挑剔 ' S) H n8 Z; X
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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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We 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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+ m0 @6 g5 K! V* y/ s" y0 KThe 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。
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4 W' g3 k: u; }) E, |/ Yhorse around 嬉闹
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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 - @. M& G! u8 H
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She 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。 * i+ B* K _, [6 E+ l3 H
' g! g0 q6 [" r% F' W( oget the ball rolling开始
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get on the ball 用心做
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1 c! n' |" S. c! {3 {9 V+ d# kIf 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！; x0 F% ]. H# ^0 W, p* V. L
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/ D8 x) G& ~' P, L! XHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。" h; V. n* L4 P V) p( U
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* h w8 [* K9 _9 wLay 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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have a passion for 钟爱
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/ G) [3 n7 U- G, O. j$ g6 gThe 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。
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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？
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pass out 醉倒了
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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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& h# b; V% K/ x: @7 y- Hway back 好久以前 . D+ q3 H" R0 O2 p, v
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, D5 X+ M* _; bhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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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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hung over 宿醉未醒 " K2 e/ {0 M: D# c6 A/ Y7 h4 ^
( H6 h9 _9 w' Z/ }: X: q" QDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。& M7 I R6 O2 Y+ ]
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) N; I- Z. {; g6 F: x' \( O: KLisa 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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