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1． 偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
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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。
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XiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.6 u7 V1 X+ z3 D
- c" e, l2 \$ o4 K0 \: b7 [1 @2.大动肝火 be up in arms
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w" Z# Y& e& F% N5 _. p9 r7 ?7 _由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火
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2 z* Z' t! m# h% F4 BThe boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months. z; n: E- P- F# p9 g& Q' B5 g9 \8 ]
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3.保持冷静keep cool2 K5 H& a9 _/ Y' ?+ N
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即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
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She can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger./ E' S' l& j2 }. C& m3 N; A
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4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush. Z: F8 P+ t2 D8 o2 O
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5.心怀叵测 have an ax to grind
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4 W- X/ X9 z3 ~" |, N5 ~. }她总是心怀叵测，对她说的话你得多留神 。
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She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.0 W3 e4 p# y+ o+ [
/ L& ^3 m' V! X% c- t6 E6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place
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他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。$ ^9 _+ b& o! \, M. z/ `. Y% X7 h
- H! i. |4 p7 d7 S, hHe doesn’t have his heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.
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% y8 [5 ~/ U1 D3 F1 e# F, O1 C, }7 n7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
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% U6 m+ \8 F. Z3 ]8 |' e& D% g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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I was taken aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.
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$ B6 V( u2 N. _; T) y7 Y+ i3 M. D- j8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody
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I’ve never badmouthed anyone.
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! L' j- a) s& O. W/ J& ]+ \3 ^/ z/ M; V9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat
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1 N1 Z4 \ I+ p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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; v# x' x5 }! Y5 s+ `' a3 [10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do L ]: v0 V9 s" a( `9 ^& H
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你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？
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* o( f, ?" p% s. r" u# m- J( X/ vHow can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?
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11.大献殷勤dance attendance$ H5 |$ z0 E7 y* x/ ^
3 }& O3 _$ Q8 K( m$ H4 h小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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9 c3 Q" k" R# ^. R# ]Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.
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千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。4 p% u6 B% u% C" }4 l; t
" V3 h& N! @, WTake care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.0 w/ f7 f- @2 K- I1 y2 I2 o0 d
% v$ x. F! K# K1 t13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek' M: q( i+ f% e5 {* l) a8 m; V
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我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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" O! i! d* a8 a) ^2 iI feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.
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/ ?) V. J9 b7 j/ ~# k( x4 R14.这山望着那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill.
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人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。
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( U" G* {( M; a0 I) ?2 u4 sAlmost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.5 P1 X& P4 f) q/ h: x; u* f4 o
7 S$ n, _6 M9 L5 b$ x7 R; V4 A15.上瘾get into one’s blood
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1 U2 C* U% O- {) x! x; H4 e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.
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16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense6 T* W! u9 c: _5 a
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17.发牢骚 beef
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0 U- `& s) b( {他坐在那里什么事也不干，总是发牢骚，真烦死人。
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I’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.
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18.等不及了 champ at the bit
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F8 |# M' f0 G$ R9 l2 i8 J( e咱们快点吧，孩子们都等不及了。
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Let’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.1 k9 `+ J, ^$ W' O4 O4 |% ^
) F" D9 a- ^0 a19.点头哈腰bow and scrape
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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。0 ^; Q8 l$ K0 x3 z
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From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.
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20.疯疯癫癫go gaga. j7 ?' t* V. N6 M
& _8 m2 D6 x/ T5 ?8 j对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。$ d' t2 C; `7 t7 H/ c
* J1 z6 u0 Q& KDon’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.
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21.说话不算数go back on one’s words+ K3 T* ^9 v) k* A2 [# H
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他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。3 h q$ T9 }4 I+ u; V. C' ~1 K
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.3 \5 s2 e) w/ K
W0 u! C$ O2 Q# h7 a22.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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Who would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?
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23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one6 y6 [. C! c& C0 V! \' C8 J; f
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你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？
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" l) y/ l3 `' P Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?9 H7 c1 s2 W" b: {7 ?
( W8 C6 |/ } D! I: Y# D% m24.不忍心not have the heart to do
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6 Z5 \9 c* T0 m如果我是你，我可不忍心把孩子们就在家里没人照看
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' b9 T$ s2 p6 {If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.
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25.勤快an eager beaver$ G1 D3 n! y$ N% d- {7 p3 w" A
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他特别勤快，从来没有闲着的时候。
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# h& e) m' c; G9 _0 CHe’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.9 j2 j Y; H6 y! i; F1 {: p% \
# [" z& |6 x" {& Z/ [26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing
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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!5 m- K5 K3 ]3 u; g
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27.懒透了be bone-idle
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她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。3 ]! [/ h' G- f) g4 ?5 S1 r
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She’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.( W2 A; v, F, B4 z9 U. E2 l
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28.好客 keep open house2 K; u4 b( e: G$ ?4 f
" c! g& r* u& K% B5 }% N我们的邻居特别好客
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Our neighbor keeps open house.* V' a0 F7 T0 g: Y
6 T% l- \2 g6 w29.待客周到keep a good house.' u8 Y5 N$ ?" `/ N( e2 n: m) E
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She 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
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她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。2 Y" m1 o6 x X; M t7 H! s6 s* [
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She’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.
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! f- A. k5 r/ f31.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5 A, ?: q6 w3 j Z5 P
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Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.
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32. 与……不合be at odds with V0 [& B$ I7 \, }
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' R0 g$ | S) e6 S5 m9 K& {Don’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.% R: h6 o: n. V2 z" `4 M1 ~
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她可会巴结当官的了。& }! C: I- a* H4 k' p' g2 [8 m+ q
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& T! w" ] M4 Q) X34.装傻 play possum# H% D+ e5 @" A! E3 _& P
( j5 ^" m- W. Z- p& l: b+ \# y我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已
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35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape- ^% W% ?! u" ?% Y/ @+ T
! p* M$ Z0 v& k) I+ }她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱
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She’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.
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36. 花言巧语do a snow job9 r$ s4 G: I% N" y$ i: U/ h3 j
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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。* b! O/ O" b1 \& ?" j
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37. 哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot" l% k6 ]; e/ l3 j& \) \# R
' n& _# d |5 E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1 F5 ^7 S7 j+ C P. m
* @$ c3 C4 }: _ y+ ~5 n9 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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38.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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I 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.3 k5 ?. S2 v/ S( z0 w) v
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39.吃醋 be jealous2 B2 s5 B( h0 B. b. f& B5 f. [4 w
# r& B! P2 |5 h2 a: z- v40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …: e7 N w2 l* W* ~4 i
4 a: T2 A0 u6 f; r# s& S$ ~" B6 c他根本就不把得罪人当回事
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$ g9 A2 R- j- eHe would just as soon offend other people as look at them.
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41.说到做到 be the equal of one’s words# C3 y7 O$ R9 n% @" I% k5 ?
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1 |9 f! \* C }$ S0 U4 c' U% \42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to
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你不必对他如此的不依不饶
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43.贪吃 gluttonous
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5 L: d* e: Q9 t! s8 |9 A% B我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人
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I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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4 ~ l' z: \5 k8 |, h' m5 s44.很乖 as good as gold9 C/ P+ f# r- o0 w9 G$ w3 c
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他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。( h9 m$ J) N8 m
8 ]+ u. N$ M e* L9 x: d# n D; L RHis little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.
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45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy
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王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒1 w0 x4 [0 [. N) v, @8 ~* ]
[+ o& p4 ]# p0 c* c. t* J$ SMr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.
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那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。# _- B( \! Z9 b2 `9 \2 M) _
7 |* S3 w8 x8 O, cThat guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.* V: [( m& I1 \7 X' H( n6 \( v' a
6 [0 Y" z3 V$ O5 m47.神经过敏thin-skinned
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2 l$ V7 U; z' m5 y+ }' A1 t3 K我看这些人都有点神经过敏
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X1 Z$ x S$ U- L$ iIn my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.3 Y. F/ s; j8 ~0 ^9 _
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48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger% X( M9 A2 K: W' J
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If you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.& Q) Y! H# W( w/ t8 a) c
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49.撒娇 play the woman
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她可会在男人面前撒娇了。
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She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.
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50.占人便宜 load the dice against
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你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜, D# b7 h7 z4 L- T
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You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.3 s/ n" v- e' P% M( ~8 H
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51.为自己捞油水 be on the take : K7 N r, T' z' x5 U1 Y
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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？& z: O) J3 ?. O& n5 L+ a
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In recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country? |
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