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clock in 打卡
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$ @: ?- i( v4 t- m" M( M8 C% PDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。3 G! {( {! V( c* J0 Z& J
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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- d! S* k9 y6 |0 }5 qTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。! s; t; K2 d! t5 S, X
1 u9 ]1 t: w( [come easily 易如反掌 : ?9 t6 Z O: M* C# U& Z4 p
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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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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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9 ?( J- p( V5 w% Kpush around 欺骗 $ e J% t1 a6 j- t
3 v9 Y; I+ u; e; |, }! EDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！/ R. X$ u0 U4 n p/ C
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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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。$ K3 Y7 p" M( L/ Y h2 R: I
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7 t( y% }5 ^' S4 g' [冷静一点
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 ) p- b( b8 U1 @# F9 C$ Z2 F, Y. K
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joy ride 兜风 - b" m- B/ E# E8 ?
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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6 A/ ~$ I* v g6 g1 }. Hrap 说唱乐 $ O( i& @5 K. e+ X: v" `6 j7 ^
9 z* ~) C8 r" P' i0 A# uDo 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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3 Q- b- V& k) x9 z* Zred-letter day 大日子
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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。7 k. \! x6 z/ b1 l# r2 G
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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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) W7 R6 }+ D6 x4 lhit the road 上路 $ v; Y0 [, I U0 E6 n+ z
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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！0 c" l9 h, K$ {( Y$ s% A9 I
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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0 y# y3 \6 q. C# @2 IYou’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。! L% M& x7 X7 l- Y8 L
% e! f# T0 `$ l3 Rscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 * ]( F8 C2 o3 ]6 q# M1 T! I$ |7 E
6 x* k% n! Z0 [- g" W+ ]Don’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”） 8 X' P1 \2 d% Z8 B1 t
1 }% G# n, Q2 K# o+ n( X- ?/ J1 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。- L ^# \% o/ T. X
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come again 再说一遍
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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。 & G. E1 S. q6 |) i! D; D d
+ `1 }' \! Y _6 xcome clean 全盘托出，招供 7 ^2 Y; w0 Q( j: A: Q) N8 r
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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( k6 w: d' U/ a$ {9 [Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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0 e+ E' h( k4 O" EDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！6 ?5 v) o3 U" B# R. }1 F v( s
: p4 }4 f, q8 r# p) Istick in the mud 保守的人
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3 L3 i t1 o& k) j# D4 K8 @7 x$ J+ H5 @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。# w2 w% V0 G/ n% j" z
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: |- _% f. K! G/ Q2 v3 o, |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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keep in line 管束 % }# f4 _2 k/ |$ U' C
/ C; D: E! `7 R* u7 QHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。9 Q! d' m9 n3 ^+ ]* L6 B
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jump the gun 草率行事 ! S0 l; z* Y3 {! G
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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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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. Y( H0 h; ]* ?) b. _8 a' tThis 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 % t- l8 G A% } x! H1 a
. M; z3 x1 `/ t/ Q2 x( h2 h9 f f+ RHis 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。 1 c: c. t* @9 W( R5 Z0 O
) a* @+ m0 L, S( wflip 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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4 S! s$ L, f5 ]6 }/ W8 c9 n9 n! Zfix someone up 撮合某人 * r2 P( G5 p9 Q" x" \7 w
% }# i. D5 O9 h3 [9 CI 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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1 y) t5 S3 ~1 U3 Jtake 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。' j9 O1 d; S) t" A2 ^# Q# U
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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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- T% b/ l G3 v4 DDon'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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1 {, ]: P) ]3 \: Jblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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2 M. m8 h4 v- h# p lin hot water 有麻烦 5 O0 h# o( K2 s+ n$ M% [
: _/ o N% [* u; a$ b( q6 NHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。" o+ S, ?* I6 |9 S
. J0 C- m! Q$ W5 t6 S, `3 jput 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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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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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。 : u& H- _& g' y0 l6 M( X; P
|( e; E7 f* e0 }2 E9 \drop in/by/over 随时造访 . A. g5 f7 ~3 Y( E! z
6 n, @' o: d9 r: E) l0 pFeel 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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drop a line 写信 8 D# {1 k9 z& V, Q8 s! s
: I9 i/ [! @- M5 I8 r2 J( vDrop me a line! 给我写信！, p- K; G) d& [( Q4 z9 y
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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Remind 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。; {0 w6 b* Q' X d+ S
( j5 }# w2 l1 T% Qgo with the flow 随从大家的意见
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3 }% `6 Z" O3 I& t5 VSharon 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。 ( r( c* a ?& { c
/ ]' n/ k5 {+ }3 mact up 胡闹，出毛病
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2 Z' S8 o( s# `4 l4 M4 oThe 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。0 c X1 x; B8 V# E: ^
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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。 ^' t4 j3 O) C) d }, F$ l! A
9 Y3 k0 I+ K( B7 Y6 S. H, q: Khit it off 投缘，一见如故 ! v( |/ ~" s! `/ H5 n. W4 ]
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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 T; s J4 u7 ]8 J8 T# d
4 X7 U E" F0 v5 Qput someone on the spot 让某人为难
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Don'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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& m, e# `3 K2 T% ?$ vracket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 % {: b9 y% c8 {+ N
( Q" h1 k7 {3 ?0 e% A1 s6 \" OThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。* K; e' z1 l, S* F. r# W1 y. o
0 C& p; D" q# Z* chave it good 享受得很 / H6 F8 s% S% M. r- ?
; V- h, [" O h4 V/ L1 s# jShe 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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) ^/ l- j, L3 ]) \! M N8 [0 zDont 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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' l5 u+ A' e5 Vpig out 狼吞虎咽 0 z: e7 } w9 D
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% g! U5 I- X/ \% t% o1 c+ sdown in the dumps 垂头丧气 ' p$ ~' L% h4 g1 f6 H7 P7 p
( Q" l' j6 v. oThe 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。2 a) [7 O# r: `* {1 p9 p( k
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0 y* _8 w5 `* P- H$ j6 m, O: @+ o' o( bWe'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 3 _, M" @+ `9 s4 v& _# y
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: ?& |4 B9 c/ Y3 bgo whole hog 全力以赴 0 Z* N! |8 ?% W/ r- B
" A6 m5 P' h4 b1 o0 v: r4 S) D- ~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。 " o4 ^* {/ _6 x/ t
' E [8 k- d" n3 H5 O3 o dget the ball rolling开始
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) A7 d( [3 o; w$ bLet'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！
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; O8 L( g) V# H- C( ?5 @* Llady-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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6 S( l, K% h2 D# SLay 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 7 S* W% B& o1 o2 W& Q
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have a passion for 钟爱
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; |( d. c, s8 L/ J bI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话 ( G( @3 D ]" r: y; I/ G
3 @" z& F3 t9 v) n* kThe 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。5 C1 F7 V6 m% L$ W8 U/ v$ c
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. v# b. y0 b6 q% JI 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？9 I6 J! k' ~! i# P( ` P- Q
& h4 b/ N7 r5 G$ v4 ^ `pass out 醉倒了
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, _$ {# ^; m4 c6 u6 ?0 Eway back 好久以前 4 f. t# J: ?" f: o( a4 U
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4 R& X; t) H# b' f Qhit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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' Z+ l$ z. t, o' TI’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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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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3 T1 H" \. P5 X! T u" ahung over 宿醉未醒
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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。) s; F0 {) ^, U* t% P
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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。
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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8 ~6 {9 `* [8 t1 X0 OI 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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