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clock in 打卡
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( Q m' z+ U; j7 A9 p& TDon'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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2 c. F( @# ^& ]* E5 kcome on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 # b7 M5 M0 c0 ^. Z$ X1 L0 u
7 k2 k$ `" Z0 }3 mTanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。9 B' c6 Y' o& Q5 b7 ?4 ~
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come easily 易如反掌 8 [$ h; I. m, U: G0 e" } a
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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2 j. C- Q6 o8 B8 g7 lDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。: J( m% B# x+ q# X+ r9 D
1 Z# |! b% A4 M# Q; jpush around 欺骗 : N$ M: D3 B R
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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4 K8 I, {( l8 ?3 K7 Tkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 ( Y* R4 T8 Y* l% R( R. y! N
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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。
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0 p) {, M. @/ ~1 w5 {2 ]cool it
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- z3 f! n0 x$ _9 F; |冷静一点
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8 [8 ^. }& D) H1 V' Q3 K' cCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
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# q& i" `9 ^: J( V. r6 q. T" Jjoy ride 兜风 % w; A8 b/ N4 i, f) A: `$ o
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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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' q- b( j! v3 ^+ K7 r# qrap 说唱乐 ) k# _/ y, ?0 I% l% l$ N" y& N
6 H4 o- t) R/ R& R3 d" gDo 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。
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9 X4 o7 d, v5 w/ I3 ?2 bred-letter day 大日子 : j& {" c0 K& M I
& M5 T) }- n# \$ kThis 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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7 h7 X0 I9 }- W; c' k1 _7 Y/ v0 Fgo up in smoke 成为泡影 . b! w& f. u' s$ W0 v' L/ L! I- ~5 Y
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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。+ w/ p3 X! Z5 E
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hit the road 上路 ) H7 {9 w& I, Z
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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！* L. w1 U- ~+ K0 E* p5 H& _
% P) C. \3 M3 V* v+ K1 |6 ^shape up 表现良好，乖
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9 g4 _6 b' b, hYou’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。/ d, t* K s& X0 n
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 ) R: p0 Y8 v$ J9 p+ o p: |
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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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pull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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He 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。
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come again 再说一遍
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# L( Y! h4 i( I( DCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 6 A2 G4 y* b0 f* `" x
) ^+ G; E' |' I5 L8 q/ }& U* Ccome clean 全盘托出，招供
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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4 b7 h/ m) e& L/ y, Fspill 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！3 a8 `# Q2 J0 t! {/ r1 J$ n
- X9 h ^9 c6 pstick in the mud 保守的人
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5 E/ ^ R w% v6 I; i8 ]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。- ^! m$ _9 G) l0 ]) q, F
: Y0 C1 D8 x/ h+ J9 Ujohn 厕所
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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。, a a: H b$ `; ~1 M/ B* h9 D$ _
5 u. j0 I; m) U3 ykeep in line 管束
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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。7 t. Y) J0 O8 @1 V) _. m
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jump the gun 草率行事 1 | h4 H" n4 f4 v
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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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9 u) H3 ~: Q* m6 L6 z0 K% S# hlemon 次的东西
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# @* D0 b5 L3 J* V* K+ T' T& uThis 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
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His 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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9 ]' J1 E1 F Sflip 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。* X) `9 ]( U- G) Z/ Z: K( t; ]! p
: I/ t% B* K% K8 }# s' X" r; |2 S) hfix someone up 撮合某人 # G$ L2 t: _! ~0 D* ]2 F
8 M2 ] H" ]; w2 N% ~6 @( _2 f4 BI 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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9 n. c0 G2 W5 |9 \& i) qHe 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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4 W5 D0 K, A7 F# N& C. ethird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 E5 [; U- B% r1 @2 \+ f# M! o2 ?
+ R" U0 @) w6 T5 {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。 8 z/ G$ {9 g9 d4 s3 j% |' R0 s6 ^
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rip off 骗人的东西
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3 _( ~& p1 Y: M0 q% DWhat 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 J2 t# r, M. n
# |0 N( r' t9 G& ZDon'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。/ D6 A/ ^0 c' `% N% ^- W
U( w2 x; y! E! Lblow 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。
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4 f* v4 y3 p0 c# n0 @) I: kin hot water 有麻烦
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) q, s$ j# \$ l0 @He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。! \* Y5 C. }. V& m- \5 [; k
: j- v! |7 _% X; J6 H: mput one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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8 E4 Q4 |5 S/ d8 gWally 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。 3 S4 ?5 ~4 P7 f- B
5 Q( L, J( K8 T s0 J4 q- Jflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 0 M _0 l) n3 ^& `( ]: y1 E" S
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The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 $ e/ d# H+ v5 I& |! f
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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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W6 I5 J5 i2 C( k7 YFeel 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。 & o F# ~/ k* B4 r0 p- I
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drop a line 写信 ( t2 i2 c3 S2 L8 j
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！7 }, w+ \) z! Q
9 p* |; w3 z) Xduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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) R* q3 J U8 V7 F' R! ^+ Z& I! aRemind 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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9 u% H% z$ n* fgo with the flow 随从大家的意见 % V( K2 N& @- a" g( J
% L/ u3 `' S* \8 u$ XSharon 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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act up 胡闹，出毛病 2 E; u# c# S% S: O( D
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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。! N. c; ]! i' D' H1 v6 N
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|4 }3 D$ f/ e+ w0 pThe 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 $ y) a1 g" Q* S6 r: Z5 z
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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( t9 t0 o6 J( F4 ^" A, Bhit it off 投缘，一见如故 6 k) |+ Q& o. ?! }
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Why 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？
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, Z+ j- o* t' W+ L# V7 @- \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。
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 * W/ @( o5 Q7 F5 q
; E; {8 I# G. a/ L. tThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。0 W1 R& a! E' q/ o8 Y$ `0 P
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, z1 u2 b/ A/ yShe 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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$ G7 j j: I0 |5 |$ s* \- xdon't knock it 不要太挑剔 , [9 D1 @2 c: B( t
$ a4 J* S- C; q( U' D' K! M1 CDont 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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pig out 狼吞虎咽 * v) q( x! Q m1 u/ Q& P8 |: ]
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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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, m6 s2 `- T! `3 D0 R3 tThe 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。 o b4 J9 t! X. ]1 Z1 ^# W
3 U x, ]+ g; h- shorse around 嬉闹
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0 J* J% ?; ~7 _) ^9 F a* P9 nWe'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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( o) ^9 k$ \ }/ L" M/ sShe 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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get the ball rolling开始
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1 S) x4 s; @/ P% _Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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& K5 {, H9 c6 B7 H- `$ Vget on the ball 用心做 ' h# g( J+ F& o+ E
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6 s. N8 _+ h' z. MHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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" [: {% R* r3 ?# [5 wLay 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 3 k" L8 U s: ~% G% G: v7 ~8 C q
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！4 B" A* K. R/ s* b4 h
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have a passion for 钟爱
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: Z$ I, H7 I `% t4 GI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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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。* i2 J; U1 i# Z1 e0 Y/ W: O
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# x5 ]- x' c) ^- g L1 d6 Y" e- o) TI 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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& d1 B% I; X" o6 @# m9 Cpass 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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: K0 Z. L. Z1 u6 Q+ X- Hway back 好久以前
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# V% s+ o7 \* | T8 w0 FWe’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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I’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。
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( p0 z2 Q. A9 a9 e7 mhave it bad for 狂恋 5 q) x# I6 [! p5 p' k
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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。
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* u6 W- q- |( j3 h. r/ qDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。6 s4 _* H8 ]) }% n2 E+ P
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has-been 过时的人或物
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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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% a. U4 r2 {* K4 X- j8 L4 @- S6 {; MI have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ |
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