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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
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8 f. g% w* e. y1 [/ `5 D; D. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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· exhausted
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& A! ^2 t. t5 _* M· He plays a mean violin.' Y" `% ]! a4 {% k
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1 d7 p& p" [3 S& Y% \! U( J· performs well on
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5 M8 G9 d8 t% q* S2 M9 ?; @· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.; L! g' T: K+ F1 C  K, m, P" |9 U9 ~
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· large
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· megabucks
0 u  M# p5 N7 w" K& d) k% `· He made megabucks when he sold his company.8 K# @/ C* t/ k) N" T* `: V+ \
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; g+ N8 C6 s6 f, }+ h# m· a lot of money1 ?+ x' k/ h/ n3 t+ B6 o
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· knock
, S; Y" g4 w' T- M( Q· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize
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· mellow
; |% K  w, }8 `· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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' W: L# w0 Q) s' Y: Q· meltdown
" q; ]$ l7 J) O( K( z) Z· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.
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· total collapse
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8 s+ v9 @: H. r/ d, \  q· mickey mouse
# e6 b. t# t7 x· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.; n# C/ W, q# D
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7 |" |4 j/ l  W& y· nonsense and a waste of time
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" H8 N5 y( P3 b/ i6 P· move on someone
' n- V1 S- D/ ~6 J! G+ G· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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· pick up and seduce
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· mush" N# O( M( }; {+ x. Y
· That is total mush and you know it.- I( b0 i  I9 I" z4 l2 L
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9 _  H* u4 ~3 w9 c· nonesense
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· nark0 @6 K; o( E2 n
· Watch out for the narks in the airport.# r# M$ [# \$ U
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· drug police
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· neat" _: g' u8 G% |2 Q: t3 q  }
· That was a neat idea that you had.
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9 |9 m8 l  h, p& `· good/ y3 b1 Q; h& E! [
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· There are too many negatives about the company merger.& m7 S, U& ^# d$ C. G
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· bad things
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.% t3 v' T$ A; K1 X
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· arrested
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( i! A% Q% x: Y, S; [· nip
: c* [, ]- V1 `· He took a nip out of the bottle.
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9 E; ?+ w1 z& j9 S9 _0 a5 z· no sweat' }- ]: C  \- L8 x9 A
· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes./ o4 _! o+ W. R( ~
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· heat up in the microwave% F* n# s+ I1 I; h0 H( p% x% x
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· nuke
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· nuclear weapons6 _* Z5 D& z5 {4 |* x# A. [

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· nut
% E' X; v& o3 m1 f  s& d3 v. H/ ?· I think that he is a nut.! a5 W3 c- F0 H9 _6 ^+ l3 U
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· crazy person1 v8 F0 q# H9 F

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4 D' F  `3 H2 ^: e! K· nuts9 P& B4 q% {% p' i: i' j
· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy' ^% t/ k  b: ?7 G' n- {% T- ~
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· Have you found a pad yet?
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· a place to live
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· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.9 o8 d* b3 t2 s* }1 T5 K& x$ f2 m
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7 S) H- ~7 ^% w· annoying
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9 z6 m8 y0 S2 u· My office is filled with paper-pushers.
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· bureaucratic office workers8 r# O& I5 e2 Z8 ?; M

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· party animal
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· love parties9 S! j& ]$ C1 f" M- i
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- J  F8 `3 G# B* {, z& U4 Z· party-hearty
* {/ K- ?. L/ B  X% m! U· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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+ w7 V: @* g$ t- g· celebrate
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9 E  ^8 H, U( C$ ?· paw
! Q  v( ^5 ?* Q4 P· Get your paws off of my body.
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· hands
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· peanuts  d4 D2 \0 y# u8 m) E# G# m
· I am not going to work for peanuts.
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· practically no money
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· He gets pickled after only one beer.9 g; h5 F, j1 b  O+ D
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7 X6 E7 y3 F2 r4 c· piece of cake
% y- A9 M0 v- [( P· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.4 r! L" V8 E& q$ K" [
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8 ~1 U* j% h- d( ?9 O. y· easy to do
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· pig. @& N- m, y- p- b3 D
· He is a pig at parties.
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· eats too much  x9 P) H# w8 x# i. f( j
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· pig out
. H8 N; y% t+ M. s2 E- [' T3 `1 G· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.
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. y3 A' I+ E) z5 m6 ?. t+ c; D) i& ]· eat a lot or overeat
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+ r) u$ z: i! A$ R0 N8 }· pit stop
2 J9 m% \) F5 x8 i3 P/ U) I5 c· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.* O( A% D2 o% ^( [- _
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$ I/ ^" @1 C& a% Y  o% f· stop and go to the bathroom% x9 m! z7 p$ s; p" O
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" l) Q1 o! t# |+ @5 H· plastered
) I8 F# L$ Y+ v+ l· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.
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· pooped out% A) d2 j; g9 C6 c4 K1 R( f  D
· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.- c; u# s* Z& \+ a# x* }
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: a; g! }8 P: \7 X; U# G( U· quit
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· pop
4 N, t4 |/ D/ L  ~· Shut up or I will pop you.# a0 d% q8 P# L# g
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! _6 A, R8 n/ f6 l7 X- X7 u· hit9 r! r: u( ]: A  g
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· pop for something
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· buy
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· He is really a pro at his work.5 k. N( M: t( E. x; K
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· professional
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· prod
' T; O$ d, x, P* m# ~· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder
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5 L  B( e; J: F6 z+ q· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.
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% S/ D  @2 k% _( B- \' S$ h· mentally ready$ u5 s" [! d6 a. B  w: n

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· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.1 E! w, o5 G1 ^4 x- U' E
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· I feel like I am going to puke.9 T; c$ Z( i6 A( v
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· I am going to push off now.6 i6 Q5 Z) K4 D: I+ ~# P! n
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· leave6 a+ \. U- G) O+ D8 C4 u
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· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce" b$ G6 O1 R; g8 t- f3 R" Y; Y/ ^
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· put-on
- S" H& w. S" X, l( o· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed.
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· Who is going to quarterback the meeting?$ o  p, y# p3 h, Y- u' t
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· lead1 z; g& k  }" |( H. P$ n
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' E. S5 m) b$ y4 I3 p· quick buck
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8 i/ L- X6 M% `. d& ]4 \· some easy money
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· rack
4 [- I; t+ F+ @· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· I am going to rack out for two hours.
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· sleep
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· noise
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" U% U6 n" M& N- s* J3 N' `· rag
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· rathole
0 Q6 A1 f3 x4 X& {· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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# u# }9 J9 K3 A! B· The raw office workers were not getting much done.( `$ u! J( o9 M% k4 H
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· new
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8 \; q7 f' i" ^· ream someone out
  d3 _) h9 d& s* H· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.$ F; E) w4 C! P9 H
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$ m' }, S" ?+ x3 r" G1 G6 f· Your idea is really red hot.
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· Hey, don't repo my car. I will pay next week.2 C/ m- d. O! |- H4 s$ ]7 \( q1 N
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· repossess
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: q7 X1 B( f# z' c· The circus was really rinky-dink., o$ X1 Q: v  q
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; u9 _( [, J- V7 n8 h· The comedy program was a real riot.
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· funny
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· That driver is a road hog.5 p. h$ H) {1 Y! L- B( I+ I
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· takes up too much of the road
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· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· rough time
6 y( b: Y: x. e- [6 k/ d# H· We have had a rough time this winter.1 n; y$ G% ], P/ B
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· Is that a rug on his head?
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· children
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· My wife rules the house.7 J" }8 j$ g2 |2 {
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+ M& O1 \( j/ d, |3 e! c0 Q· dominates
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· run off at the mouth8 d5 r% J- Y: i& x7 O; o4 a, W
· He is always running off at the mouth./ q/ C! I% i, W; a: k) e
· MEANING
, R; l7 l' V9 N+ B! i# d8 I· talking too much! e+ N. \, \, B' J" y- y# W

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# i6 J/ q$ K7 A/ P) {9 |3 G; O( L· run out of gas2 H; M4 R2 J) ^$ m' o
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.( {* d: V8 P. C) w5 G4 x8 r
· MEANING
% C6 {1 l7 q1 c* G3 d! U. i" g% S· lost interest or momentum
5 r1 i6 |+ P- [: |
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· sack1 F0 T; p9 e+ S; c( z0 E2 l% Q. g4 I- Q
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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$ y1 M7 ^" V6 D8 u; A· go to bed
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- S; c) _, h& a. i; _
· scam
' M5 Y; i; \- j; s: Q) h5 X% i% @· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.2 ^* H. H% L8 c9 M4 m" ?4 {  E
· MEANING7 d: F$ i  Y9 R- c& r* [
· swindle) K  s1 V" G! x, H$ y

1 s2 v. ]5 U0 |9 _! |% Z' j, T/ Y0 p" z0 [5 V3 B, M
· scarf& x! A0 x" a4 J
· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.
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· ate quickly
3 u) {( m& N1 B4 s& T- F0 b
  Z0 u% \* K* X# m7 b( m" J, F6 b: q3 i; T
· schmuck
. j4 R0 a: D, ^: \& D5 n3 @· What a stupid schmuck.$ p* R. [& [' F# X8 i4 f" p
· MEANING, C6 x+ ]0 Z3 R4 `4 I
· jerk9 U$ S' c$ d' i# h% i/ L: s% c

3 Q6 s  w/ S% U5 s; U: C. U5 n) R: ]0 U' [, M1 r2 `$ p
· screw around: Z8 b8 Z1 z' l% G
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
/ J1 e( V$ t. b/ I  n· MEANING
0 x4 Z( u! e+ g4 w; M$ ~· waste time7 u, A, J" E  s$ F6 \) |( ~/ S

7 K: x5 B; l9 Q8 w% k( H
. w6 b) F6 [' a) |4 z· screw up
3 L- q1 K0 G8 E2 v3 J, K· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.- T, x$ X9 [9 \
· MEANING
5 B7 }1 W1 S/ h! B" l) ?· make a mistake
2 x* }  f: L9 a5 `3 F  Y
5 h1 k  U3 T# W1 s' Q9 ^: i6 G# o' ~& i5 f
· sharp
  W1 {( s% f7 Q. B2 R· He is very sharp with numbers9 X" g' _0 L8 J
· MEANING
4 W3 ?+ h& \# B) I) q· intelligent+ |) s. ]& W! J1 N5 v8 |! L

3 t6 Q' h# M+ v. ?, `* v; Z; \" Z- o0 X; `( l4 Y
· shot) L6 X2 Q$ |7 k/ B, N4 `# _
· I'll give the puzzle another shot.
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· try4 }- r) b- \7 ?

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2 v  a2 q7 r/ Y· shot down5 ^- X% d1 P8 ^: w* u8 D4 e
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.2 P: A, W; P- w6 m
· MEANING
( J/ [/ i& V1 H5 N% k: o3 D$ x; k2 J· disagreed with& b6 a" G& o5 w

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, _- G& o' R+ X· slammer
/ _5 i$ ^9 x% m2 O/ l1 r· The police threw them both in the slammer.
& `; N. _( q1 L· MEANING2 u5 Z  E& q! ^% y9 ]6 G+ U& x4 Q) ^
· jail
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% y8 k3 r) Y2 B( T. u) X· smashed: D$ h+ T- D3 p. e, _' O. W- E1 I
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
( u' g( ]/ {( Z; v+ m0 l, k· MEANING
. {& S  U  F1 m9 Q· intoxicated6 ~: d/ A* C% }+ X* B

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· smoke eater8 r! h3 z% J; r8 Y/ l2 c) ]+ f
· My father is a smoke eater.
9 E4 Q4 @/ I+ h! ], h, q4 k( I# q1 K· MEANING" ]" H  g! S8 @1 h: X
· fireman
& w3 j* m- K" x, K  h, E2 V; s$ s: ~6 A
+ B' r( F) @) L* F5 ]
· split
3 f5 ?. W: ]* k" f$ m· It is time to split and go see the movie.
$ K4 l' k0 l2 Q. E# K8 ~! ^· MEANING
1 H; f8 K8 W  D3 |8 ?! _8 Z; u, L· leave/ s1 K4 P7 K7 c" W/ ~
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- ]. F. L2 c0 m, h5 r( g
· spook! G0 e1 P2 \& g7 d) |& Y
· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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· frightened. X! }7 G% y8 O; P9 g0 P
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· 18
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" w; J# f4 a0 w3 {/ o' ]0 D+ d6 Y4 O; A/ R; w
· spud- L( ]: o# L# [3 r0 U# A
· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?5 |5 R- Q7 m9 b3 @# L) [  O0 N
· MEANING
! \% g) H4 ]. V5 I+ P* Y· potatoes
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1 c0 W2 @) T: O/ O& |
· square
# T7 f  _( N6 O5 S' d3 @! n· My father looks square in his jacket., F6 M& N  W! ?0 O$ Y
· MEANING: |8 y" s  I3 d* o8 ?' D
· old-fashioned8 D8 x# G0 Y, X% S

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  @  }4 N# I/ Y# d. f. O8 }6 |· steamed up
, c, R% V( ^3 Y9 H! O8 H· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
& j! A/ Z7 ~4 Z1 k1 V· MEANING3 m4 |$ C  V$ {9 N( D6 V, N
· angry3 E/ [7 \  q" ^  a& h& c! x. o

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· stink# H+ w" `( W5 A5 T. I# J3 T* \  f
· This whole operation stinks.
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5 ]& d* f9 k) F" J· is repulsive
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1 y& {  h0 t: t4 p8 b- y
· straight- N: o; F2 M, l% d$ U; t$ X
· I want you to give me a straight answer.# i: q& g5 Z- y( g# A( ?: H
· MEANING8 w" k! _5 w0 w) b. e3 M9 i* i
· honest" D; N6 a$ j; |2 P) s( Q3 m

& c4 i/ X$ _8 G" Z
  Y! F0 i( Y, ~; Z# }· stressed( s4 y  `5 x' A; g3 B! Z% I" q
· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
) ^0 U: I, V! v  y  ^- ^· MEANING
) R5 v9 ~9 y# H; y5 O% [$ C· upset
3 \4 i& g- a% f' E
1 b: }4 i8 H; ]2 V8 M. Q! W, p! t" |+ w+ Y- O
· sucker
5 [+ Z: E; a9 a1 L· Don't be a sucker.- C) k# A; q, i2 W6 O# _
· MEANING7 {# U3 w9 _5 [! c, d7 N- \
· be deceived
. C: N; D# H3 B" G$ C- }% {, S. g) X! t& E
; g' q! @8 w6 v0 M, a' P, n
· take a hike& g. Z3 ?) p2 q2 {1 g& w- {! L% L$ v
· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.3 u2 U+ w% {  _
· MEANING+ Y8 o  u" A) {# v8 O; z
· leave
# c1 x. n! }  Z: W9 C8 u$ F$ D6 N+ o% a3 l+ k
: x5 C! @% i! @, K/ W
· taken
; N; |) x2 z, j& P/ Q1 a· He was taken for all his money at the casino.
7 B$ x# \( I- e0 I+ b4 r· MEANING
) a) D- g' o: i4 w" v: z· cheated out of( r/ E& Z1 A# b4 B3 g) ~* H( x
  E* A1 ^/ }, V- J, G

- H6 U! e" N" S* ~4 x3 @" X· taking care of business
+ W4 r& R% c5 t0 Z( j- ]· I have been taking care of business.% [/ o/ |% u+ n* k
· MEANING
2 Q, P! Z2 _) C; g3 |( e8 n, [2 P: _· doing what I have to do
, w5 C( _: |# w; Q
# ?+ j% h6 v2 O2 s4 ]
; e( m) s+ G+ m. k' j9 k· threads
$ H. `9 C8 a' p" P; G( P# O4 k· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.8 {1 `( Z0 P$ z
· MEANING
1 ?; }1 k8 h" H5 l· clothes
1 t2 B9 G; `3 e2 `( V
0 {8 y% N7 G5 ]# b* N( V8 S* Z2 P
· tool around4 ^' n4 q; B# J/ g
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.4 F- d- Y2 v( ~
· MEANING
4 a' ]' M8 c+ c- Z· drive around
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6 @) G5 L/ p1 B7 w$ c5 e5 M# ^# V+ r
· totaled: v8 A5 q, u% b
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.# X; Y+ u0 i- G+ y/ V
· MEANING
4 L! q3 L. I/ v" M& z· completely wrecked8 ]' E1 U8 ^' E) ~, s, V

( v+ L1 @! ?/ r5 C1 F1 ?+ n· 19
+ m( [( ^1 p" f* {2 e- u) U. v3 W1 l. V+ V* A3 q
1 }+ Q' ?& ^0 n
& Q: b1 B# S! o% R
· up: K) g6 f/ b; J! g+ \! E
· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.2 Z6 A7 D, B3 g1 L9 S% R# Y7 q+ n
· MEANING
9 A; J3 ]0 {. ]! h8 }: Z· happy and cheerful. y# R' `/ w+ L( D! r; K

9 B* S' s$ U6 |' |" [7 G0 _# b# Y% R4 D
· up for grabs' M- u( {* x/ [; v" `2 ]9 A
· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.% }+ l1 C. K4 w1 p- g, F
· MEANING
* C  i8 h' |* O, X· available.& L- R' K0 q* `6 B; x% y2 b

4 @" ]3 I! ?. Z0 R0 j& g9 D  g8 z+ P, d  g" G7 d
· veg out
5 z% a! X2 _. r· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening./ }5 Z$ m7 \% _8 @; t0 B3 d& _, f
· MEANING/ [. N/ ^0 H+ q6 ^  l4 }( C
· relax and do nothing
1 i) c6 n& ?4 t
0 O% S; h/ r( Q( S. `! `5 s, [, d, U% b/ h
· vibes
* G% e( c% J  n0 k8 u) X$ b· He really gives off good vibes.
6 O/ G; @+ _; t4 E4 e& {2 B4 O· MEANING$ o8 b% U; A7 l* V2 D
· feelings
+ E- X& g2 I' @0 h- v- g( Y, R2 J3 ~/ F1 ?( \
+ j% s$ D$ q$ O* d6 _. U& y1 M
· wad- ]  C7 O- p1 y0 ^0 a. @
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.9 ]! ^4 b$ @) }, t. m
· MEANING
% `5 m' W9 c; c( q- a6 L· bundle of money
' |& p* m! k  K) @/ k1 P" D; ?) W/ r. g# D. B

5 ?- |% Y: I. U. R" P" L& a8 n· waste% \# |  q& n% M: T1 c$ t3 f+ y
· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
% u. s, H( F* w6 I6 }· MEANING
1 c& Y$ p' v/ k+ o· kill* Z6 X$ n6 i+ B
0 x+ ~% |- U$ ]% i
# a& z  N' o' l0 q+ B+ ~
· wheels! ~8 v: w: O! C+ h$ @3 ^$ H
· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza./ _+ J. f7 t) }4 P' J1 D
· MEANING4 }$ j9 y+ r7 H/ K0 I3 N
· car+ @% v5 ^! ^# t
4 b" e6 h" q* ?5 z/ X# c3 e

/ ^" }: u( o' ~7 e0 X: |, S· whiz
% z- P7 @4 H+ w$ W+ x6 y· He is a whiz at the computer.9 M1 d5 `" W" v
· MEANING+ g- h: k' o: p: o
· talented person, n/ {& X( o; D# E

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5 ]9 a$ P6 A) e( B# x7 t# ^- z· wired
6 Y6 s7 x2 i5 _" }- B· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee./ f8 E3 J  k* t5 {1 r; D5 b* I
· MEANING" q/ z9 t; _7 D2 z% F+ x3 y. l+ i# w
· alert
0 O2 q( a7 k- d* }& q0 m0 Y) M4 X* i/ D3 o' N! Q: @0 b  e

& l1 {6 r3 T# X6 H# a2 _) q· wussy. |5 y! ~3 a! E7 K. X1 [% O# g
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.+ f( e0 E! u8 w; g+ S
· MEANING
. r$ |1 c: Y8 h0 }2 {· weak person
* K3 {$ {! H- Q+ k* a% m+ u0 M" e4 q0 F6 K0 h2 S

: G, i4 K0 d. A9 d' L9 _9 e  W· yukky& t( r" C. w  L. p  |
· This food tastes yukky
8 X2 N8 h+ _1 K0 C" g· MEANING
0 Q) ?# U  h. o5 Y7 e2 J· bad: n2 O0 o3 J, P7 y9 I! l

% P. E. `& Y$ l7 Z) j1 w) \5 G9 b4 |9 {: J
· zapped' D. F  O# z0 V
· I am too zapped to help you right now.
4 s6 O9 g# w2 Z$ N; B4 c. d# d· MEANING9 w7 [: O/ {6 p- M2 [( w
· exhausted
& E' p! Z; P( B. x) }$ n9 G& j  O/ e: s1 G5 H! ^) o$ S. C- h
( j8 y# r3 x) m' v
· zip
8 U# \* R( J5 i1 P- [& E5 Y& }· He knew zip about running the company.
: z! H. {, x/ s· MEANING& V7 x7 F1 P. _7 i& O; P
· Nothing; }! u7 L; ^+ {% u" A) y

' }2 e& L9 l# ?5 O[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
大型搬家
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
理袁律师事务所
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:
, y: }& }' w- O6 g' d0 P楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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8 H/ t& q8 h& |8 Z, ]" ^阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:
+ o8 ^5 D0 T" H& l6 v: u离南通开车45分钟.

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; Q. T- A1 _7 m1 I8 S, v9 x4 f哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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