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1． 偷懒耍滑头 goof-off
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+ L, s7 @0 t+ V; q+ _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。+ N+ m% U& k0 M& W& D& q
4 _/ D: B2 I0 m. ^4 k! O' x9 wXiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.: m( Z1 I' @) @
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2.大动肝火 be up in arms
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: M2 m6 Z; p& g+ F由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火+ Q% R6 f3 E1 B1 I
, h7 o1 r+ S$ M7 LThe boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.+ P3 | {: Q. f: X
( H0 I& @* a9 T3 m/ G- Q+ H, _3.保持冷静keep cool. U& [& E+ i. W' Y& A
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即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静! W8 i" t. v, k5 p" C& K: q; ?
0 f" J2 a, R" Z, dShe can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.$ W" i9 f' n# J
1 ^$ `; [- v: w0 v0 o9 t5 n9 n) f2 m4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush
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5.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 。$ S6 x. K* |6 |2 q! V( i
" L6 X; U' U% K' _She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt./ L+ M: A' w" Q, k
) A# \- |( |# Q; }" G+ O, [) M9 R6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place v" F' }' |; \3 v
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他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。
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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 K3 M1 |5 k
- q5 y0 M/ B/ r- T7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
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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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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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1 L- E, C0 ~, a" {0 t8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody+ S! t' P/ ^+ w9 K$ T- h; L. i
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。+ i* l+ g- N; V) d2 t; p: E6 |
* B' {/ B- [) o+ ZI’ve never badmouthed anyone.
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9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat
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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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3 y6 T/ V' g4 ?5 |: t0 Q+ r6 y10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do
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e- q% @9 f* t, e" \你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？
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- d! g8 n' D9 O3 [* x7 C9 kHow can you have the gall to complaint about other people’s being lazy?% Y4 h1 e P1 y2 m- c2 x
4 b. h- `. h, T11.大献殷勤dance attendance' k/ Q4 |; r8 ]) ^- u# f$ j$ e
T, z; {+ |8 Q$ g& |9 J1 r小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue
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千万别得罪她，她经常血口喷人。) q& P5 c B5 ]# C8 k L$ [
& V& f0 s% G5 f5 PTake care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.
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13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek
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我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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+ B/ U& r( Z+ AI feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.
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) |5 D) ^0 g* D14.这山望着那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill.
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1 A/ H- D* p6 u) A0 k' b1 S) `人都是这山望着那山高，对自己的状况没有满意的时候。5 x+ {& v/ Y) L' A: l' i
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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.* Z: s. k# x L. O0 g* J7 F ^
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15.上瘾get into one’s blood & B* f5 b' a+ G( @* g5 O
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It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.
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2 a. C8 \4 c; x# Q# w# g. Y16.特别爱生气 be quick to take offense' m% O5 S. a6 C6 ]
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17.发牢骚 beef5 M" {( h: C3 k% a* y
4 F# a, k7 S0 _1 j+ q* e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.' E' `; q/ C& ^
5 Y% @; V7 ]8 ]7 m6 s# H18.等不及了 champ at the bit, |" V( i t$ ~. `' d! |
0 v7 L, Q4 j0 b1 o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.
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19.点头哈腰bow and scrape W1 J9 ?+ d0 k+ z7 a$ `
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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。: ?9 y% |8 q6 N! g& c) J
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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* } U7 t' k* K% c; V0 @# S, f
$ C9 w9 U; m2 Y$ i6 W对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。
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Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.
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* ^# J3 r' m" M% }21.说话不算数go back on one’s words+ G: k$ v( T* ~) I% H5 H
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他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。' I% z" h3 c' `3 n1 U
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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 gums5 z+ t3 f u. U1 k z1 P- [
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谁喜欢坐在那里听你的废话连篇？
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/ g& j8 ?: a+ eWho would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?) E) G7 i/ F1 Y1 E
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23.恩将仇报 bite the hand that feeds one+ T2 w `+ r/ F5 h; ^3 N3 \
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你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？9 H$ O. T5 x( G0 m7 o
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Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?
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24.不忍心not have the heart to do2 Z" M* f4 q' r
- N W7 \6 j0 u4 \2 }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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If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.
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7 G1 @ J3 d) B( T/ s25.勤快an eager beaver# Z) t; J0 E5 z4 v+ i+ N8 T
+ l1 c5 F' N. n$ m他特别勤快，从来没有闲着的时候。
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* S( s8 T! d2 s+ [" K" H4 O1 GHe’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.3 @6 c4 ^" w/ P+ z h. Q1 N
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26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing8 L& K* B' Z( x
- y; L* f) u! V z3 Y你太不象话了，竟然骂自己的母亲: }) ?- c* s" L
! I' {9 D* T9 F( Z0 oThe idea of your calling your mum damned!
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27.懒透了be bone-idle
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! P+ q! {" [! U5 o她懒透的了，连自己的袜子都不洗。
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She’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.
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28.好客 keep open house
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我们的邻居特别好客
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& n1 ]# j% j* {29.待客周到keep a good house.
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She keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content and satisfied.$ ^6 I }6 b- I) ]
0 O( C5 I' J9 F2 a- P30.正直be on the up and up # m |# ~( n2 D0 p6 T' U
9 E' b4 W/ ]1 f7 z她是个正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不会干出那种事。8 o @9 {% u: L7 ` g( D
; g7 u% ^8 V& T& q5 B% CShe’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% r7 T* }8 k+ ?9 Q+ x j g
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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/ O4 f8 T. e) `2 Y- F& i- V
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不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合& Q$ ^. j5 g: y' e3 _
9 u% u/ w. ^6 E3 K. V. z: eDon’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.
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# _+ R. R/ N/ S; x33.巴结buddy up% D$ N2 A v# R, ~, [1 ^* n
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她可会巴结当官的了。
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She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities2 V- Q1 d1 x$ h& k9 C
' o2 `2 W3 I) c+ {, C6 y/ \34.装傻 play possum+ y6 n( v( ]* E9 i
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I know you were only playing possum.+ e" D0 J& J$ I# i! E5 t9 I6 }
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35.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1 M Z" I; N, Z1 C5 W+ d% o
( z' L# z; |8 J2 `8 wShe’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent. D0 r! ]4 H5 ?5 r$ b) M
6 R6 r8 A5 d# @3 g k- I36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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, a5 P- P" m* V9 U' Y$ Q他花言巧语的哄骗那个女孩，说自己是某个部长的儿子。
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$ C9 E) q3 m! [. L9 T/ r1 z: R2 uHe did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .8 g8 n# o9 \. s @, F/ O' l. y
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37. 哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot; j" j" G( p8 J& c9 x
, W( R0 r, n! G! ^7 C' {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 L+ T# g; P3 S* {9 I1 E
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You were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.6 ^; G! I4 h1 u
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38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters
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% o1 K3 I7 ?) D: k- ^/ J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 g9 U8 D! x" F1 N. K7 U6 v
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39.吃醋 be jealous% k! F$ y9 g( F8 r
* o4 v: ~ Y+ l3 a/ |$ q! k40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …& @( U, ^0 L" l P |8 m
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他根本就不把得罪人当回事
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3 {; W/ D, B* ?& }- dHe 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
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- K1 ?" d t6 w% b5 i6 X7 H42.不依不饶 take off the gloves to " |/ @+ w0 K+ Q4 y5 `5 f2 I
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You don’t need to take off your gloves to him like that.& W- F( j0 C& L% s
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43.贪吃 gluttonous9 \, Y/ {6 G. t1 `/ T0 t/ B& u
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我从来没有见过像他那样贪吃的人
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9 X% `& N" c* x* }7 o7 G8 M) TI’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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8 l5 U# J# L6 z6 X$ g9 M1 ~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。: o; c9 a- B+ N0 @
$ ^8 t$ @1 q- o4 l7 Q* C/ x2 ~His 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 envy9 j m* n5 W' o
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Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.1 |: e+ p. n$ a) |
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46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper% Z% O* b: b2 X7 `# k. K) a4 x
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那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。
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That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.# w- N0 o. ?- K! Q
# t; y# X. s& F L$ y47.神经过敏thin-skinned
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. Z& X k4 G: U; N. L我看这些人都有点神经过敏
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In my eyes they’re all sort of thin-skinned.
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+ o2 }' X6 y, y& i& W+ @48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger; m) G$ _' J3 h: V) v3 b0 J0 P
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要不是因为你的性子过急，你也不至于失去那笔买卖
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4 a( ^7 f$ `8 w# `: W* yIf you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.
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49.撒娇 play the woman% X( e$ q* c3 H/ j& E
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她可会在男人面前撒娇了。* L% L! Y1 J% t S1 a$ ~
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She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.: O9 b( d/ ?% J. U/ m; {4 h
& T6 a; @; i& j9 o5 }+ P( d50.占人便宜 load the dice against* p8 t; \+ I/ l! a7 x: G" a
: u( V: ^5 r' W1 N你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜: Y7 n3 w$ Z/ k- }7 D2 n
( v# d1 Z$ \1 D; S5 p! iYou’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.
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51.为自己捞油水 be on the take
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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？
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" J: {# |* T( `. Q8 iIn recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country? |
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