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Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。" [+ X: p9 L& I' Z+ S [
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 3 ^+ s% u$ r4 B
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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。8 l m2 y/ K8 y1 ?# `( a0 [3 I0 [
4 y, M/ R! Z x( l* S5 ocome easily 易如反掌 % Q2 |6 y8 Y8 f& h- i. \
7 K$ Y: {3 ]$ q$ vLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。, E) r/ v$ l( K2 t# G0 z$ }* n# }
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 4 ~+ _5 s+ A6 h
; A! @1 |3 \9 k4 Z, B7 L: _( UDon'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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push around 欺骗
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: {* ~& X$ G. E& E- VDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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; Z: ?. D) ^' \6 Y- O1 v2 X6 iKeep 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。5 c% P+ F9 f1 w; b, i2 Z
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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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" C: N a. Y2 T5 m# {( rjoy ride 兜风
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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5 ]3 p6 i' o4 p( 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。% `. I) W1 Q8 p0 g+ A! W2 }. Y+ x
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; L8 a: V: A( V% A8 G6 W8 N MThis 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。
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2 @" ~, [4 ^; I& N) j5 pgo up in smoke 成为泡影 0 G5 p$ F" z$ ]: A$ I
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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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$ x1 z2 n' E) }! ihit the road 上路 1 |9 f/ G+ |) q: g- ]/ L# r
. X. Z- e/ v5 S. M0 \3 n1 s2 FWe 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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shape up 表现良好，乖
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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。8 p3 ~9 w0 O% B, K4 K# n
) s, ?6 N5 {$ w' Q! ~scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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0 V+ X1 u! B: ~. \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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! _0 ^% e) M5 A. U m( jpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 4 _: Z$ c" T+ ]7 m9 R+ X
, j8 M N1 g( ^* s2 u5 NHe 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。3 `- P1 W: C0 l5 R
- v* A, \2 _: b- x3 M' X+ L" @# ^0 Kcome 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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1 h$ [0 W4 W/ s+ B. T" ~come clean 全盘托出，招供 . o: |; w) t9 z X7 n- I% p
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 & Z* A0 n. T1 G3 j8 d# K8 v7 U
/ {+ ?" W7 d2 q2 F0 ] d5 U- PLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。" j. X5 g6 \( u# ?- C, J& [+ v
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 2 O8 t' W! `4 [1 s( E+ O* d
) z# C9 ]$ z7 A4 m+ F) Q+ C; QDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
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) a! ^1 B& ?! H! U! tCathy 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。
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+ X' B7 F% S n2 ?john 厕所 B. S0 u* k; E. Q7 ^
1 i* }* O2 W& N3 @" c/ a0 u9 FI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。* Y3 `2 ?" B; a: ~7 t
9 A& N% k( x- i O: k7 @7 Kkeep in line 管束 $ `$ H2 t1 s* a. f/ B
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He 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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) ^! z+ o& c# p1 i/ Hjump the gun 草率行事 7 y( o! O# d* h- j) c
1 x! v; j4 K* }1 j/ g/ @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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( a: I9 H! p; D, ljump 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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lemon 次的东西
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This 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 / }0 l. t6 ?0 d/ M0 r3 M
, W& u$ K9 \6 c0 FHis 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。
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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。
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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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？：）! @$ T& n0 \' {3 A) A. P
2 Q/ w- `4 Z) N4 w. P& I" v! otake 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。
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7 S9 B( e% `& o! i2 D8 X* PYou 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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2 \* X; t3 g. J" S- erip off 骗人的东西 6 l% D. v% d6 ]# P: z
, }! [2 E- \7 G! u9 gWhat 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 % ^8 }# K' S- W7 m4 ~
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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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1 }. a, `3 z3 kblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。0 k( \6 ?4 _5 k8 A& W( S
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in hot water 有麻烦
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9 K8 l4 @& T/ x& [3 m. KHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。8 h) ^; G! x( r- e: L
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" n7 j" M) a# p0 |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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: L+ w( h% x0 Q" w7 S! pflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 , E2 i" K# m" i( e. S, T
6 c! b4 t- W6 VThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
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0 {6 Y9 C, L, c t/ E9 N+ G# fdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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6 \+ Y0 ~0 [: }1 v) f( U, l1 RFeel 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。 7 ]* n9 r* R5 e8 I2 E
; a5 c7 R! _* h F) |1 h8 jdrop a line 写信
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" J8 {- ^* ?, |0 k, F0 c: BDrop me a line! 给我写信！. n" }' Y4 R. ^+ |, v
4 Q4 B0 e/ G0 {! J L5 X2 Aduck 躲闪，突然低下头 9 l6 A! N" b; n9 v' }# f
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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 ^; ]' @/ |5 s+ m! D
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2 I, V$ [* S0 m. G" E1 \( I 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。 ' O& H8 f5 Z5 H
8 O1 f' w s8 ?: E& D$ Oact up 胡闹，出毛病 2 d% T7 s Q! e7 W* G. g6 n
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The 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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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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$ \! T9 X- P! m8 JAll she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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6 a) @# r9 d; dThey hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。3 \$ G8 o8 D `! _0 Q# N- ~1 G
3 I( ]4 J0 w& Vzit 青春痘
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! \' r7 c5 A4 i. w" gWhy 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？ $ b5 l- s! P: n% _' q
* e* z1 v4 \# X, j/ l6 x6 nput someone on the spot 让某人为难 8 n6 J+ g3 H7 E! x: c+ Y
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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。( w, y! B, s$ [/ }5 b4 |$ {- L
7 R! D' I3 O+ {- {racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 : s- G# y4 a! @0 O5 b' D( W. k
4 M; i8 `, r. j+ _6 s; N: XThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。$ g- Y$ W! o! ~0 ~3 f
# b. ]8 A3 D8 |5 U/ Rhave it good 享受得很
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Dont 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！! }7 D4 p" b$ T* P' U
9 i" ^; d% o* cpig out 狼吞虎咽
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We 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。
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down in the dumps 垂头丧气
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- d f# m/ l) r! q( W$ \, }& vThe 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。4 q% m" b% y1 @/ s9 Z
3 c0 ?2 n$ s( @. P4 mhorse around 嬉闹 x5 Q; j) N' O6 B
8 C8 B, N: E2 w M; yWe'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 ' ?, `6 \9 n/ s
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+ _: c- c$ {* l/ g2 k& i; ]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。 ) I6 h3 K# ^- N1 [+ L
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/ [4 V; q; ]+ V: Z/ cLet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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get on the ball 用心做
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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！: L# T" a0 }/ ~
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; B7 d/ Q- {* J$ i0 \' UHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。( c; D, s+ O) l2 d' J7 C
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Lay 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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have a passion for 钟爱
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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( l. @& w V' M- n/ zThe 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。9 s' _" L B$ E
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w0 b/ O& r, ^0 _0 UI 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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$ \) Y6 g" A ^3 opass out 醉倒了 7 V; U% w0 M/ d0 }
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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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have it bad for 狂恋
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1 h, k7 x) z3 p! ]# F$ E% kHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。/ s7 T" {$ `$ T8 O4 r3 r
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" ?% ]# ]" x' ~7 SDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。, i" `3 x+ S9 j6 D' @3 {: Z
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" D6 c" V' n( |0 u& F' Q9 ULisa 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。% v) A0 D+ f4 b% K; _) j) d$ H
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