41. old habits die hard积重难返 + S% Q4 u5 l% D6 e) l2 F& c: m4 l& d8 [' K
例句:Give him more time as we know old habits die hard. : S# R& P2 ]9 y t0 A& B5 B 多给他点时间,我们都知道,积重难返嘛。 : V6 |! [! A4 Y: m+ _# y ! |& Q% ?; M5 N8 A[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 07:26 AM ]
42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶3 t- n6 c' O' X3 E* V( r/ j
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你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 3 n0 {9 ?% m' d3 W5 ?+ Z& N1 x: \$ O- Z4 B6 q9 \* u' C
例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse ) W6 S* P( C; [' g' j, N2 L and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives.) X; ]6 t# N- \+ @
他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案8 T$ P) C& B* l9 _% a
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44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途 3 U8 i% V4 d* x/ @. d) w9 ~1 a- d B3 Y& N3 o: |( M( [" l
例句:We've been cleaning house all day and I'm on my last legs. : A, A& W2 {2 _
我们一整天都在打扫房子,我快不行了。% ^6 x" Q& n- V
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身% Q" p9 o* u! J; V( W, e
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例句:You're playing with fire if you go behind his back and commit his . ^7 }1 F/ D' w/ D2 X department. ) l3 H7 }& I. h/ Q% @8 `
你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷 5 @- d5 \2 W& _9 i1 y) x - r+ M: `) e) e8 M; }例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was + q1 L. J: \; X* z8 c" L putting all his eggs in one basket. $ V4 e" ]; S* o+ w0 b
他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
48. put on airs装模作样 + L& z( Y1 V1 W+ h" ^7 ^% N 1 U3 d4 r. ^: N4 v# Y' r C例句:I'm sick of claire and the way she puts on airs. , l& d" N4 E: o; k; |' ^/ ?6 R( p
我讨厌克莱尔和她装模作样的样子。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 0 A, U/ H" N1 c2 k) o ' b. G4 o8 p; \0 ~# |例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store. : d+ B' K4 T' t2 l0 ~ t 外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然; A: p* r7 _: s2 }( H4 n' Z: o
( z" \0 J# E9 r2 v例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you : [- k1 O* {& n9 R, C/ {
can read her like an open book. 7 F( E+ A+ M r2 Z. o/ s: ^& F
当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她 . _& v \0 U6 C! ~# L 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜! w8 n, ]% V# A I$ Y/ Y% i
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rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. - S/ W% g( D9 @% ^1 S& W2 s5 D 公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
52. second to none无出其右 ; x& o% z- p/ {& b1 R( S# G9 A @- }- u6 M7 U# [& M F* p! ]9 t
例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town. ) `9 h1 w+ S5 @: E7 t 妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面% s* h( I, B2 H d, H, @5 G
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clean slate! 1 w- z3 u- s* ^. h
出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重 3 U: }1 d4 N2 S3 w8 q& d9 _/ O- E; i# q, l" `! i
例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. ( y3 i$ [- ?4 k, V# g% | 她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善 ; h4 N5 A. T- Z9 ~0 W9 s9 t / U2 _; h0 Z8 f* v) Y例句:John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more 1 f# @/ f I( b the merrier. M# N0 \. Y* O- b/ j3 B' N; P 约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 ( c( V. D O# E9 `1 W. t) |! G' ~' m4 x9 `" t9 K
例句: She promised to stand by him through thick and thin. 4 k1 Q. j& v# o3 S' m7 `* f 她答应要与他同甘共苦。
58. to one's heart's content心满意足 0 R2 a7 s8 k+ P5 f ( u/ E- L" l q+ l例句:That boy is eating strawberries to his heart's content. " J2 V. k, [1 x# a$ c" J 那男孩正心满意足地吃着草莓。
59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 : E' l- K) y! ]/ J# N: I 0 E- _# \+ t& ^8 T) x L* Y8 a例句:He promised the teacher he would turn over a new leaf and behave 8 j0 P5 a" ]( ~! ^! O) x
himself in class. + x; M% o3 p9 I( Q) `% g' M 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗9 V* ]9 h2 X0 ]) [% C* U
6 x5 j$ Q( P% F0 Q. C! J例句:Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor ( I M# f! D, T x, H6 A wedding, so when in Rome—— we'll do the same. 7 u2 _0 M# e" \% Q: }/ D 凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。