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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。7 B: L/ ^$ B( |* Q
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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; W# ]1 e# O G, X$ @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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$ ]! c) e. g9 v4 w4 b3 N, D$ Wcome 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。
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/ _) q% j, X; S4 B" x: Y3 F: p& J" Odon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 1 y4 ~* A0 r1 F M8 ]' y: ~& w
# B7 m1 W; E9 F4 e" `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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+ q6 }$ W' O N {2 s) Z+ Q$ zpush around 欺骗 ' K' ~! ~3 f9 x
0 l" H6 o/ n- [+ [Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！/ L% C* z, V; d A; g. V
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 2 W; }0 Y, X. ?5 V, g
( w, s7 S, Q! k# aKeep 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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4 J8 \5 ?, x0 k- U+ Xcool it
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8 f$ ~' `% Y: ]* D" e冷静一点 5 j; `* p. O! L; ]1 p
2 Y' C! }; Z. y3 x/ P2 aCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 1 @$ A% l% D% Q8 K; O
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joy ride 兜风 ' X6 W8 }/ \. a3 t" t
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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" ^' n6 p& n; T/ vrap 说唱乐 . \. P" w, R0 |: o/ h7 e% V4 E
( y( h' Q' w% o# _9 LDo 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。7 H# e; U4 A O+ M }
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red-letter day 大日子
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5 f: o# Z. S2 ZThis 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。7 u) P$ ` }+ t4 c( z9 H% j/ x3 L" E
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 9 K/ t f4 R$ b% b5 |. I$ @
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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。
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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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: ^: y) t; c4 o* ^! {: `# ^shape up 表现良好，乖 , ?9 X; M! d( n; R
2 p9 ` ^% N" |. ]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。" f8 ~8 O/ R9 H0 S+ R" u# } W9 j% A
1 ?/ o3 M- y, t$ h$ A* Kscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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$ [4 ?, P! k) O* P. }! ]: VDon’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。 6 y/ |4 |1 M; T5 ^
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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） # X, _; _! k6 y8 z' X' H
a0 L; B4 w8 r# i. O4 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。
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& S6 b0 Y9 V, [/ m) P" U0 Ccome again 再说一遍 : r: G2 W( \8 `" c' U" N
6 Y& f: r9 E) T7 ^- G3 FCome 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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$ s2 b% D& j9 `2 ]$ @8 ncome clean 全盘托出，招供
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# R9 J) ?# V7 I2 v1 N( M( oThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 0 U; F) q! Z% \' g
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。% O5 _+ O9 m3 S
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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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！/ p# |3 Q7 C w( v
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stick in the mud 保守的人 3 k( V$ L3 e$ @) E7 I
/ y3 ?: g6 K9 `3 Y/ Z' k- qCathy 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。" k) P8 f A7 i: X
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, d" Y* x4 H$ Y9 e1 y3 ~" \) h# \7 eI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。4 G' E1 [# {0 N7 F! g' y' @' ]& l
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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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7 f4 p9 e. l' L8 ]jump the gun 草率行事
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# C$ t8 I" c) `' }" A+ [Don'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。3 l) k/ R Y+ A! o) }
' m+ }, g, u* b: w' t! ~; }; { djump to conclusion 妄下结论 / W) u) \$ g- N" ~( D8 M
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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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' N$ ^2 Y8 }! Y( r9 f- J/ `! G5 ulemon 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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$ J+ K: d4 N# o* u ?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。 ! Z0 @- ~9 a9 s/ E. _& W _4 V
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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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# m# T0 ~/ c1 o# \fix someone up 撮合某人
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4 j3 S2 l w1 R0 m6 }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 1 K) d, }7 L, O2 F
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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。6 o4 d. j: C/ N2 [/ h
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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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: }) Q2 `3 p& @% B2 Jrip off 骗人的东西
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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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/ {+ J9 {1 v% j& JDon'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。- K1 g0 ?3 _7 \
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 , g/ f6 H B, I2 |
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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 * r' v/ D" ?5 m
) g* x4 X/ w8 [, {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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( H. r$ M( A! S" ]$ nput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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3 p) E3 b9 I TWally 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。 % S2 g$ s/ P% ?1 _/ A+ {! i
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0 N" p b! ]5 E, 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。
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drop 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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! D+ c& B6 }$ fdrop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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7 {7 y* S; ? _( u3 w7 Y- i1 Y' aduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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/ S/ E* }9 }( O" aRemind 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。) o& A4 l$ b6 t$ F6 f3 S& q$ h+ F
7 j8 _ |$ L% Q. m2 R1 Z) @9 hgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 % w+ M l, t* K- W# |( E2 a" O
t; b$ @. ?: M% M+ MSharon 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。 / j. F) M$ u6 n+ A3 w3 m
1 |$ M! l1 |# e6 ^act up 胡闹，出毛病 4 g0 A! T& \, r0 a6 r1 P/ c5 }2 \& r
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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。
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( i$ f& [' g* E9 Wad lib 即兴而作，随口编 3 m- \+ |# I+ b w
) P. ]5 E3 X, Q4 KThe 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。* g" v' [- K; ]- k `! `' p l% E
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hit 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。7 a( w5 B8 V6 ^6 f0 g! Z( U. ^
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zit 青春痘 8 T6 D2 n1 }9 v6 X; r
3 `6 B7 O4 V+ Y: z' A3 u8 vWhy 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？ , K. e6 U" m" p1 V. Z" c
; v4 ]8 v# I: Y" j3 X3 I; aput someone on the spot 让某人为难 % N$ t: b( K; Y% ]$ D5 A5 x: p; [
% O) p7 t: t( b b0 _1 F/ aDon'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。0 r6 @4 ]) P1 `4 R
; t5 s3 m/ G1 dracket 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。' E ~2 g/ d1 u2 @
4 K8 ]0 W/ ~4 u! Ehave it good 享受得很
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% K2 B$ _! {7 _! kShe 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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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！1 b5 h$ Y+ Y0 S5 e) e- J' D
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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。- Z0 ]- G+ v y+ j/ A
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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. J, x1 m/ Z/ |/ v, B1 U( L6 uThe 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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2 j9 I, I& ^1 L) h0 T1 G; whorse around 嬉闹
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- d9 v& T# ~, h( R( [, c( ]8 MWe'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 9 N% p5 J& e# \0 p7 g1 F3 q; l
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You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。/ g8 b; S( e0 @
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% Z& @& X% K. Y6 o, W* |1 ZShe 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。 . Z* c$ ^9 I8 v2 f( R2 B
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get the ball rolling开始
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$ g: z. R1 U8 _- v+ _7 l5 xLet'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！+ M1 Q3 H" f; T8 _
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。# H1 o* w+ w/ j& ^/ A
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lay off 停止，解雇
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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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2 b9 F5 b- O4 o# M" H# ^Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！$ U4 U+ n# j0 ~+ V( S
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% Q8 k! n. c. [0 uI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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9 Q6 t6 [( d/ H# rThe 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。8 F% W! M) I* I U6 }
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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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7 c: E! ]5 g0 r( Z, zHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。7 T& H7 c/ }0 B7 u K5 T0 e
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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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。5 s6 X0 H; O& B+ x1 q
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have it bad for 狂恋 0 C `3 t1 e) |" g
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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。* U4 P4 ~5 _1 r5 z! _
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hung over 宿醉未醒
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4 y3 ]/ S% ^( x& d1 d( {: `& E5 u2 l' PDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。6 Q, r6 ]. M3 Z) ?
6 `# m2 G4 G: X2 ^: a1 _& @" ]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。% D; e3 c' R, f Q2 A! X6 {, }$ g
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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; j1 }* ^# v9 c- `2 t* P0 |: wI 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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