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clock in 打卡 . R$ x" X: e' E/ Q! H& X0 m' q' F! _1 d
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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。" I# x3 D: p0 ?$ o! K( E* s
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 9 v2 n: l% t$ q+ F/ [6 Q N) g
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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 6 V8 z3 e2 P9 o7 z
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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H% l3 _$ M; U! g+ Z! Y0 @# g& EDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。' A. Q0 j# @1 \, V; h6 M0 F
/ `) D5 V7 I0 L% ^- h# hpush around 欺骗 ( {: z$ i0 K2 P9 ^6 I$ ?
2 @2 j5 ^9 B: M7 JDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！9 Q1 u2 |1 w b" ]: [9 g
: c9 ^. ]" y9 `keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 * A4 v4 @- L7 Z: D3 \
T; ?+ q. {5 ^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。, b( v& b7 r' K
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]% S( i! |! L! _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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) |7 w$ U3 ~: \Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。# J1 w3 F1 {! z
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rap 说唱乐 0 G" c5 N7 s' `' @1 E5 f
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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。8 m5 d2 |- O( ^6 _
, B1 L- F8 y- S7 kred-letter day 大日子
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0 ]3 s; p" ]* ^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。
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0 z% p5 d: B1 c9 v, t9 _8 R% tgo up in smoke 成为泡影
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, R4 h& M* _' [4 i$ U4 ?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。
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hit the road 上路
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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！
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shape up 表现良好，乖 : V- I. I1 E' M3 h
; I+ N1 c* W( D& oYou’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 ( L* T0 o7 e& e9 g7 B6 T8 {
8 v* e$ n# ]% i/ I, 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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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。) J1 P6 [. l1 s0 V
6 Q, k6 f, Z. P4 C9 m8 t4 A M; Bcome again 再说一遍 % k8 I! `) g7 y B4 x3 z2 {9 y
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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。 ! P; K8 U" k+ {4 j4 g: E
4 Z. L9 d# q# E U ycome clean 全盘托出，招供 ! o: c2 F* ~5 @1 g
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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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2 }# s4 \' \ s+ G. g+ N/ U$ vspill the beans 泄漏秘密 0 O/ B' r( w% t2 H
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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！
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stick 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。) u% l/ W4 |/ j! f
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7 E- G, U" P7 \) T: W0 ~9 ~: R2 oI 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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, a, a7 a g( v( i/ ykeep 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。: y C# A, }! L* D3 `) l
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jump the gun 草率行事 , I! M5 E: [1 w( t
& G) H: ~/ w' [; `* mDon'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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jump to conclusion 妄下结论 0 B9 P X; {) _
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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。
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lemon 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
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8 _* Q- P% J2 F* T0 w; ]: pHis 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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& {4 S. z9 U, F3 ?# U0 aflip 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。( v5 t# o+ Y, |# i* c3 }
, E' ?+ W* q" ]$ f, w6 Afix someone up 撮合某人 ! P/ x1 ?) Z9 e, Y; q5 K% c+ P
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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？：）
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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。
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 * D$ G8 E3 c h* e
/ X o1 K8 `" z9 }: F# IYou 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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9 ^" J! D$ A: k$ CWhat 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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& i8 C' @8 k+ FDon'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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 6 [6 n" M. T8 ?) s! K$ i$ j
( r3 p4 r" `0 n9 e8 Y3 \I 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。8 {/ p, Q5 }6 V9 k& n
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 6 z+ ^7 ?: g0 ]& e
" ~2 X( ]9 e6 p$ J: IWally 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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; |0 u' M7 W1 h. d+ Cflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 , p f9 S# o @! P% _ ]
) y" x/ X+ h% b! f7 AThe 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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drop in/by/over 随时造访 5 j! @1 {) \6 Y* }
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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。 ( e1 A/ J! v# C4 ^
, X3 j5 w! l6 s: Z2 @drop a line 写信
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% U: v" b- _/ o7 R5 @! @% _! sDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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% E$ d8 O2 t5 f; x& R, wRemind 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。+ e) ]1 F5 R, e" `
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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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。 ) M2 O6 x2 Q! l' \
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 . V9 b, K5 {# j Q5 B2 a2 n
, h1 f3 A2 l1 H0 EThe 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。9 E1 d9 ]' U2 m+ \4 Z7 K
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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
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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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+ |, P, m" ~: X/ j9 O: R" |hit it off 投缘，一见如故 % H# v2 \: c; s" _
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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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zit 青春痘
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, [2 D" s% M! @5 TWhy 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？ 6 K8 Q# S/ J3 q- ^1 A
1 G, q! K6 k7 h# k, o! Tput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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$ u, a* [4 ?( rDon'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。( m4 N$ s2 u( B0 R# N2 f m
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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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。
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7 M+ O6 O$ K6 B& l& Xhave it good 享受得很
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/ s4 V/ Z' O% G$ B' R0 n pShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。; ~7 }; [0 _7 S z
* U) a1 z# }9 c# j; W! A% r* N- Adon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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* d% ~3 Z. d: |' g+ v" `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！/ ^' d% `9 E) z3 T3 j
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. m! |4 |) ?) j1 \) \ ?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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down in the dumps 垂头丧气 # _; c9 G$ k% K# A# s( n
& K8 C. X0 U. l: s6 k) _' K3 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。: j2 h" i+ ^. m
3 M( K+ w( ?, m n' l& mhorse 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
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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。
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( @8 c2 E1 s5 C1 k( wget the ball rolling开始
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u* M& l$ `/ H; D: C7 ~Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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}# G) B, R1 F3 m" f/ fget on the ball 用心做
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% {( n' e9 |% _6 l* ]6 v) O: Y" nIf 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！6 F% O6 }9 @- h- G& @
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lady-killer 帅哥
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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lay off 停止，解雇
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9 M: f5 _& V9 X8 y0 H( l. f& [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 9 {/ h6 \) G* ? B- m j( V* Z
, f+ K& a, `# P4 h% ?/ LKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ {% Y- y h" C/ U
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/ N0 @. P/ E9 \. i* P0 p8 H+ AI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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$ C4 r8 j4 ~$ o \: j' ?+ A: zpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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0 `: X7 r! [) e# v" cThe 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。+ s' P; y# Q' |+ W. |
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0 X+ M/ ]) d5 G; P0 @ 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？( \, p- l j5 F+ z* A
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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。4 \1 t& I) I5 ?) h8 {8 [
3 z! T$ g/ M$ O% @: C: Uway back 好久以前
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I’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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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
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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。' b$ h& n6 b" S7 F5 d! m
9 A B1 v& Y0 A( b3 @have a bone to pick with 有账要算 " i- O$ O7 I* `6 e; }( V4 y( {1 P
9 ?2 }; U" D- p8 I* H; `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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