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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。
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4 s' E" `9 r Hcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 5 o0 b/ R `, }( d7 y& R( E
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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
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 / n% D5 z" G6 r _) R8 P: @- m) |
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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。9 v- X( P+ g' V
6 c5 n" o: [" X- K5 apush around 欺骗
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M/ |) k- |6 B" l5 R) y) PDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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$ R8 K& V5 R0 x" g7 Hkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 7 }! V0 o6 u, b1 i/ {0 S
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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。+ M- I7 `" K+ j0 n
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 * w: [% r1 G$ x f$ W7 L- T
9 B8 v# c4 k2 {# kjoy ride 兜风 1 `! Q+ K2 x ?! c, R8 {
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。4 Y- \% I2 C+ E8 I
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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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red-letter day 大日子 # P7 M& R) r6 M1 H2 u
8 ]7 c- @/ |2 _! }8 S* J7 ~& s6 dThis 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。2 z& u3 Q( M6 Y! P7 _
9 e9 n8 W5 @+ F8 _go up in smoke 成为泡影 7 W8 J9 C: \: ^' |- k
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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。' L' H1 l' ~; j/ ~& _
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hit the road 上路 : ?7 C9 ]/ E G# o) E
: @. N$ Q) p2 i' F" Y# \0 A) RWe 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！+ C/ m: D$ { ~9 J
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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" r9 n0 R+ u# y% {9 J3 l) G- [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。/ r0 `2 `- J% P1 Y3 Z/ K+ s
( Q1 e; @6 `- k/ B. dscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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" }0 l$ t/ X3 \' a9 eDon’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 l: t- M# L M' e- l
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& Q6 j' y& ^6 f+ L4 DHe 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。
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0 P; O! ~# P1 h/ Xcome again 再说一遍 1 n( H6 H: n6 C, Y2 ?
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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。
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' r8 T' R- U Q" G% A& v/ m6 ccome clean 全盘托出，招供 ' ~" U( p% v, q; _" n
- I7 ?6 |6 h1 G" R8 eThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 8 Y" _/ p% P1 O s
: R% ]8 w* R8 m- |! |2 K9 z) r3 xLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。9 m% N/ L7 C+ T/ n3 K# E w) i" F
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 ) J1 h; R3 l+ x8 P- u
, p" R) [& U, n# nDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！3 ?9 {5 _. V( J( P2 ?( H
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stick in the mud 保守的人 9 @! G& P# _4 B
: I- ]" h( m9 D' f6 H3 d2 wCathy 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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7 P: Y; W. c7 |3 f3 ?; h* Zkeep in line 管束
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$ b1 T. m# P* W$ W. g$ u& _ |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 8 O3 Q/ q9 ^1 n) Q6 H
R* i: Q( f0 m& n- o! \0 ZDon'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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0 ?( b' G& f4 |5 w( |jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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+ c) o/ P9 e; _4 U+ ?5 zThis 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 O/ I5 J) [0 k6 o' r
* A, w+ k: k4 ^& L* {* lHis 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。8 b5 ^6 v! z8 N! K0 X5 `9 c
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fix someone up 撮合某人 " H& c7 C& H$ O2 `
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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？：）& v9 T" A1 h) H- t5 ?
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take a shine to 有好感
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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。2 ?& c, G) o7 I ^$ D; a
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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4 D- z5 f- w" MYou 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。 # C* N+ n: F1 e: k B7 `" w
1 g. Q' h- j3 f0 E9 erip off 骗人的东西 : u9 T# R& D' f5 O& q
* f& N- [/ ~7 w$ }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
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: n) E# F- I ]; [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。" }$ Z7 h3 B8 a8 ` y+ L
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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in hot water 有麻烦 4 E. m# a9 q9 i3 ^
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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。& {3 r( h; a# c6 l- P3 z% V9 w
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 , a2 t6 X- g( n+ x, b- X
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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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% B+ {8 u% h5 V) c! j' u2 E) ?flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 0 L! E# t& G9 [# g, g$ }
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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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+ ~3 u1 z `% Y0 ]8 F. `0 jdrop in/by/over 随时造访 : D9 N) _8 y7 Y
3 v/ u# f, B# e+ B' }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。 3 d/ M. U+ s% ?# A+ {6 `0 ]5 x" q6 j! b% A
- u5 A3 y5 M/ F. {. pdrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！& N- a9 U& n# `& S; l# g$ r
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- u- Z+ h; {4 Q0 b% l) FRemind 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 6 M7 D% f5 t! Z% I
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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。
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- t8 C1 @0 j+ L, d& BThe 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
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3 D7 ^1 y7 x3 H$ cThe 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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% l) p4 g, L0 E' n2 i) S. GAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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8 n, `0 @1 z% s4 k6 Ghit 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。/ s3 \; ^& C- ?! k. Y
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zit 青春痘
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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？ 3 E4 ^5 Q" q8 x
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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5 E1 b" _/ ?: Z# |' tDon'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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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 * K/ V3 m' k% @( y
0 O$ t: \# S5 |+ {9 q% p9 z H% 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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have it good 享受得很
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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。5 T+ i+ l2 h- M2 B) g
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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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pig out 狼吞虎咽
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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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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。
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* P' |: h$ h2 `) x3 a9 VWe'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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) d5 Y' E' D/ W1 I9 W' L' I# FShe 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。
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$ q: @# T3 ~7 w# R, Yget on the ball 用心做 / E. D- R f; U1 N" g, s4 J7 `
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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！/ P$ V# r$ D8 _: K" k4 Y6 D7 g% a1 c
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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\4 j6 P2 m4 \$ w) s3 i9 zLay 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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. m& K0 S" R: {( o2 ^$ ?: Ghave a passion for 钟爱
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: Y% o6 h! M! |5 Q: _The 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。; N- `$ U7 X" ^
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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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have it bad for 狂恋
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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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! x4 \) K3 N8 k+ ~- GDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。$ ^4 A5 V' C) x/ \
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7 }2 E7 j. R: r5 X) fLisa 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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