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clock in 打卡
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3 Y4 ? l' ^$ S. r* dDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 . U; V# T! p! l! M5 h1 O# s( D5 y4 e
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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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+ P, ]3 C$ i* M" P( r! oLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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" Q' c; `5 q( R% L: N1 T0 X# `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。* Z2 j$ a# [0 N1 z) d
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push around 欺骗 6 O! P. q1 ~! S' P6 `
" l- {$ p: q) z0 r% h, @) L4 m; HDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！9 X9 {+ a2 @( x# |* `
' `. F6 F- q/ t6 ~keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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# `- _ q) z' T1 g _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。+ k" c7 ?2 y4 \; C1 |0 O6 I
! l, F& g5 f7 s4 r4 Z- }cool it
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5 M4 ~ J1 |* X0 G a冷静一点 - M; ?0 Q5 M4 M5 g
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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, D3 b9 n3 D0 Qjoy ride 兜风
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$ G |4 \' P, l5 h ?' xLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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' q1 l M5 W8 z5 ~rap 说唱乐 ! y3 V5 g3 i) S, G5 f! ?
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Do 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。2 Z& g( o0 u' H' C0 c# X
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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。9 _; f5 Y9 I) b( @7 u. c
1 t/ [; m. Y0 o% L) e& |2 Cgo up in smoke 成为泡影 " C! t( _! f& ]0 N) z
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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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' Z; Q6 w2 {- ^5 t( Thit the road 上路
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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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/ n& \+ @" }; x' p, B, Dshape up 表现良好，乖 7 Q" e2 T5 T5 \1 y4 b5 ~$ T/ `
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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。0 k& f$ ?( p2 I5 H2 }$ o1 w
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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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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" c9 z# g$ \% V$ _9 t& w; z4 fpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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) ?0 H% U& B3 r$ wHe 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。4 W% @" Q0 e R) g/ `
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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。
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come clean 全盘托出，招供
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1 D/ }8 ?! ^# o5 I7 ]The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 # t" u; l" {. V% _5 H9 `2 W$ B
u( D0 l$ |: b; e" }7 }Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 W/ o5 G/ M1 D8 \6 q9 s
1 F# |0 Z' O' ~6 o+ wspill 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！" K6 `' _% w7 D1 }/ @1 X4 f
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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。- h& t8 Q- |9 [0 T
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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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" P5 l( n2 m, p* N& ]9 C; Bkeep in line 管束
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$ [7 w0 F; g) S$ H* y9 JHe 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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" ]. h |" E* n2 Kjump the gun 草率行事 9 J/ E1 i; o( Z
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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。
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4 H( y. X" d9 zjump to conclusion 妄下结论 ; b) Q7 n3 o' f, L+ H/ w
, ?1 v/ N6 D! X2 U3 jDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。- T$ {3 M. J( I& r
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0 I8 `& O" J! `( X. ^+ ZThis 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 ( K: h+ z% p) E( Y9 z
m2 n( b0 A* |: lHis 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。 * w) a1 e/ [2 [ d
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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。2 v$ n' Q! R, `' s& z6 _& R( P
& U& u2 ]6 A' L; p4 c; j B9 T: Zfix someone up 撮合某人 / _+ E" j L( `' Q1 x% @
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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
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5 M$ }1 [( T2 t0 L/ a/ ]0 zHe 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。" `0 q- d' e0 u8 M- W
+ i5 R; h" f F8 O9 fthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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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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# [! r/ b$ G$ w* k k. B" H& h4 hWhat 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 `9 q! _) c3 }1 m7 D
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Don'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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8 e ` i$ ?" a2 Jblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 , ?2 A- s+ b+ ~, m+ {! Z
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。0 ^: B1 H5 @3 _* u
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$ D* Q: b S" f8 Z IHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。( m& G0 }9 v1 D8 H! q
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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; k# w4 ]* z! a# @) m; oWally 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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- u' X+ c; r; lThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 * a1 |4 Q4 g, d6 J$ ]
1 a" |% O7 x3 P1 F7 V: N" o* Zdrop 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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+ d2 {% h4 o1 ?" E9 o/ kdrop a line 写信
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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( |% F% U7 R: c& }" y v1 i9 BRemind 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。
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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Sharon 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。
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+ `: [6 P+ p6 P. Wact up 胡闹，出毛病 - n8 l3 }! }$ F6 x; ~4 X; S
* Z) A: l. N8 m* iThe 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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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 8 _- f; ]' x. p8 j; @
% a. |+ e- A+ K" A5 t! Y4 M! [3 DAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。/ T/ B; r. X3 p7 Y) ]8 b
1 z4 s o- N- u, bhit it off 投缘，一见如故 . R: W6 n9 n; D; f% ]; R& f# q
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2 x" e/ G* V" S9 RWhy 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？ - u7 p1 }# A6 `( O) v q0 Y' H, K B
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put 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。4 c! @: E! y( x4 U5 L9 u) [$ y
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 8 w) p0 z4 ~: X5 o+ g, f# I0 o
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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。
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+ F7 Y3 g) p" X6 o' O) Uhave it good 享受得很 1 M. V: [/ s$ c" a1 s
6 j( ]8 H/ h @5 dShe 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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# x3 n2 W- K) Z+ V( mDont 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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' N! o% u" k5 M# |* S: R6 Zpig out 狼吞虎咽
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- o; G' I) H" y4 q7 }) V1 uWe 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。2 i4 q+ e) O; u, C- ?! L( O* W
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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8 `2 G/ G. T# G: dThe 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。0 g8 w% u( `9 s2 o2 J y
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+ R" h9 K( |6 ?' W6 lWe'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
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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。
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go whole hog 全力以赴 * j9 m' M8 S: |3 H
" S t' T& x- B' H# D) z' |; M) V2 pShe 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。
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2 J" V5 N8 M& B" ILet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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2 n7 l, b# K! `5 cIf 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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lady-killer 帅哥
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3 M3 F7 P- I/ _2 ^He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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# `/ h, a; y* F' u) w8 BLay 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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9 L: V4 E* G2 eKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！* i; g+ R' g& V# k
/ }" a) L! u9 v3 |have a passion for 钟爱
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0 s" L4 I0 p& _% V CI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。, h; O0 I1 O8 d) W x: q1 Q" p" k) x
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pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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The 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。
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pick someone’s brains 请教某人
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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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He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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. a' J% i' L9 D$ Sway back 好久以前
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. h1 \% ?! T& z$ u O% H$ D" f) \We’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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# z: k# T. u+ k# |+ I* DI’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。& H+ Z' b# i8 q3 U6 X/ d& H, j' m
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3 c$ {0 [( M& Y" O- M2 q8 QHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。+ p3 x% {4 x/ k* H0 i% N& n
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( @7 e1 b- I# f" ^8 y+ e. vDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。7 `% @ L" _# P1 s$ T; o- N% |' {
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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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