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1． 偷懒耍滑头 goof-off# Z0 X) F- z, y7 H8 G/ A
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小王总是偷懒耍滑头。上班时不是去打电话就是跑到医务室去看病。) X0 C8 r3 W$ L
/ c* `8 b" t4 v: X8 d* A* qXiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.2 o1 w% g# ^ h
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2.大动肝火 be up in arms
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由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火: z1 y, d8 {6 J* p; ], {' r+ q
5 n, n- C* S& T- _The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.' O& y2 j7 v0 R8 Z1 r
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3.保持冷静keep cool9 `$ \! c2 E4 W/ i4 m
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She can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.2 B8 i- O5 y7 [1 ^6 N! z
: F. c" Z% H0 V$ ?" p7 h7 Q4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush E/ X) T) m% f, j1 ~
1 _+ E+ v$ ^$ K3 a0 T5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind
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她总是心怀叵测，对她说的话你得多留神 。! a; m) M/ [( m @( @$ h* V
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She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.
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6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place ) n) s2 f6 o0 ^
3 E2 B6 y) v! T; _. B他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。2 M8 r2 h8 p8 a, Q! K9 y
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He doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.1 E; e E# Z( E) g5 T
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7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back6 u2 V& d% u- b
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我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。
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" m# B7 }1 q3 h. N# y( gI was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.' u# s8 r; Q" M) M
7 |* w) E& k& c8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。, U6 U& j: W+ s+ x* ~
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9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat7 y2 R' o: j" i' k, E5 G
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她真是个傻帽，时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。
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She’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason at all.(Cheshire是英国的郡名：柴郡。据说此地有一种猫，常常会无缘无故地咧开嘴对主人笑。后来人们便以此来形容傻笑地的人
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$ A9 o8 }- Z2 \5 [* V8 U10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do
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你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？( H: h. b( Y3 C: y
$ D) e) \' N8 r8 `/ ?/ b" JHow can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?
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11.大献殷勤dance attendance
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小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。& E8 l, p7 ] j9 H. a
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( b2 ~3 G2 j4 \& N+ S12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue' b; K! {- i9 i$ b
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千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。5 L( t! x0 H2 }: S) M" |
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Take care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.
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1 S7 Z* r0 O `4 e/ e, _' l13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
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: s! t" \* Q' S0 S8 S2 g我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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7 a: Y' U6 h3 s4 k3 K* XI feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.% O9 y. K: l/ b$ b- }6 W
# o) @6 i( r6 N* U3 q14.这山望着那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill.8 y3 E; }4 K, b6 E
/ C% ^2 x: v/ G" X, v( j m人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。8 @% d$ k& X2 K: R! ^0 P- r8 L; k4 v
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Almost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.
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15.上瘾get into one’s blood . ^: G6 a! V, S# u% k3 l2 k
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说来也怪，很多不好的事往往会使人上瘾。
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It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.- C- i, A3 A/ E6 w8 D }
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16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense
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0 Q: x, }: K; }; Q! \) m3 _* j+ j17.发牢骚 beef# I% _9 ~3 l% N; Q+ ?0 A
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他坐在那里什么事也不干，总是发牢骚，真烦死人。( k$ w) R3 }5 H- S4 C3 c6 B/ H
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I’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.' M5 H: i( m- D/ I
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18.等不及了 champ at the bit6 c7 n7 W p; y, G& I4 [3 W
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咱们快点吧，孩子们都等不及了。
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6 X) ]5 D) ?% E$ H7 h/ eLet’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.
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: a' v& m1 B) a5 ~# y7 G# T19.点头哈腰bow and scrape3 p7 o2 M, C. n
( V. }, F' E$ ~7 O( B6 r4 y5 k从她在老板前点头哈腰地那个模样，你就知道她是个什么人了。
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9 w) k+ l* D4 A* F4 C3 [/ S& IFrom the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.9 I) ~5 i4 _" ] m7 r
7 }# t+ Q9 o7 d20.疯疯癫癫go gaga# t" n9 o& f3 s- j; \, S/ R$ _
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对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。
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6 I; H+ s4 f8 k' A# Q" IDon’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga." f5 @) \% m" Q* d8 V. c' t' t
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21.说话不算数go back on one’s words
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他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.
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22.废话连篇beat one’s gums
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谁喜欢坐在那里听你的废话连篇？
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$ m1 D" t+ P& E8 L/ m. mWho would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?
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23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one
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你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？
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Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?
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3 j6 Y7 a4 f' I$ A24.不忍心not have the heart to do
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If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.$ @( z0 s7 M1 \" d0 y- x, i
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25.勤快an eager beaver
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He’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.: S' ]- _4 r& o9 I1 n" P* n/ G% i
' ^9 J+ [8 h; K R26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing0 q" W' a) e) d
$ E$ R9 @; Y/ S8 W, F9 Y. U8 B& Q你太不象话了，竟然骂自己的母亲
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The idea of your calling your mum damned!# u0 f3 ~2 B$ x# }+ o7 \/ c
$ b: q0 i- Y$ X9 k& O27.懒透了be bone-idle0 P3 Z4 R# M+ J4 @ n. O
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她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。( t' y0 v+ {% c: d( J8 Y
6 N9 S, }3 u' z" ~2 XShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.# i0 w1 r& O2 H ~* ~0 E
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28.好客 keep open house
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# n5 f- s2 p5 ~" v2 f& M我们的邻居特别好客9 g1 T$ o! r' f0 T
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Our neighbor keeps open house.
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29.待客周到keep a good house.
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; n- b1 I; \- g4 N7 lShe keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.
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30.正直be on the up and up 0 [+ a2 Y: q6 \; v9 G9 J
4 ^2 c2 W$ _2 K8 k" ~3 d4 V K她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。
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( n. o: K( b/ rShe’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.
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31.偷鸡摸狗be on the sly
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我们这儿的人都知道他是个爱偷鸡摸狗的人; N0 Q2 ? \& C+ A) g
, o) T; N/ S* \# V& B) VEveryone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
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32. 与……不合be at odds with
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' b6 F( H5 C9 S- M不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合
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& z, {. {. C, ~1 V7 I33.巴结buddy up/ p! E( O5 M3 t: i4 z) x& f6 {
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She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities1 ?# s) E% B* x- b7 s
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34.装傻 play possum
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, F m1 h8 k2 e: W( ]; n! x/ m- M8 R) U) ~1 Z我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已
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; i: |) n" j8 q& n* ^I know you were only playing possum.
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. L# d4 h8 P2 k+ F3 @6 f! v) O35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape
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她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱
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36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩，说自己是某个部长的儿子。2 x! w: Y& d7 ]1 ~" _% I
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- C, f3 P! [+ X4 w" M37. 哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot
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7 J6 z: Y9 W" s: s8 n5 ~你真是哪壶不开提哪壶。她就怕别人提起第三者插足的话题
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2 s l3 q( S+ a) i6 LYou were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.
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' b& \5 D; W; ? y3 I6 W2 E38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters
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我可不想脚踩两条船，也不乐意两面讨好。
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! |8 H- m5 ]! @0 F" z! j* n# cI don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.7 R0 L7 L: w: A, O; z3 i
& p$ \& u- o$ |, |39.吃醋 be jealous6 L% M8 b' {" c/ A! ~
2 a& c$ w( n. Q# J40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …1 o. L; y4 ~5 V! ?8 q' a- c
2 r/ N, v. S/ w9 n他根本就不把得罪人当回事* ?* n' k0 X p4 v& s4 D1 s
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He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.
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8 |( }9 B) S0 I4 X5 s8 `& f41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words, b4 U; m9 U% n7 p5 a
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他说到做到，从不食言
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He’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.1 ?% S/ K* S5 a& g( n, z" t* c
( i# E. G. R( ]42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to
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43.贪吃 gluttonous
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/ h7 k: F7 i- q. r) G我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人
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6 y0 k) w: |8 S( ~1 ^4 G t8 \& bI’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.3 l( e, S' D6 g) q' Q
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44.很乖 as good as gold
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他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。
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: j, ?$ E7 K7 |# G( r5 M1 Y: OHis little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.( u- F% o9 N6 m+ D3 H' V# |
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45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy/ j. \1 ~# U1 {1 K+ m
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王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒& K6 r7 ]8 r6 v& z( g5 v
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Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.: B2 o2 o! ?6 C" C5 {- ?
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46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper
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. F( g4 @# J5 g/ ^* I那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。/ v+ k: J; Y! ?# y. z5 X
1 L( B( g2 w) @, d+ \( c, h c9 W5 [That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.
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47.神经过敏thin-skinned
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/ j1 Z' I& h# m* z, M2 Z我看这些人都有点神经过敏
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& @0 I# ^! E+ K9 w7 U: c( S4 a( `& SIn my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.7 [! U4 M8 F4 Z& Q0 ?6 y& S1 X# A
8 a0 m! t4 M$ y48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger S# x/ U. Z' ?' T) \; s6 R
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4 u, l7 a/ C# S/ l+ l49.撒娇 play the woman
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她可会在男人面前撒娇了。) C4 [& i d5 Y" C- T$ e
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She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.: l% G) r6 P, V+ s3 L
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50.占人便宜 load the dice against
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4 ?. G+ L- V; b7 t; b你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜* j, w# M, Q" ^( N1 Y8 o. S( S3 X
+ v) ~) D: U3 A; ^. DYou’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.
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5 X. C& _ ~% r51.为自己捞油水 be on the take
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4 H( q- G6 O2 ?. n% {# t5 w- Y& z! R' ^近几年来，很多官员都在为自己捞油水。有谁会把国家的利益当回事哪？- C7 j5 `; q2 O& }- o+ L
, c& D1 ]8 q; i, jIn recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country? |
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