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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。" J$ ], l% F- Y7 z4 l; V( b: |+ M! A
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XiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.
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9 T! C; ]* Q4 |6 V8 a# S2.大动肝火 be up in arms 7 z1 z/ N5 L/ ]; n; Y: @
- q# M) Z U+ m7 A* b由于公司最近几个月销售业绩不佳，老板正在大动肝火% S, w `0 R5 e/ d. s. @7 q/ C
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The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.
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) O+ s+ D+ h5 C3.保持冷静keep cool
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/ x4 c' N4 A7 k% ~# W即使在十分气愤的情况下她也能保持冷静
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: ?" a/ A3 ]! S) @She can keep cool even under heavy pressure of anger.
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, ?0 d0 r+ M4 y [4.说话兜圈子 beat about the bush/ v2 s7 Y: @3 A- u7 W
% j8 x% U1 K" G/ e) _4 y5.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 。/ F7 C. G& K* S4 m2 U9 N
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She always has an ax to grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.! H6 a% ]. o, o. z, z& I
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6.心数不正 not have one’s heart in the right place
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8 s: C' ~2 x7 f7 z6 }他的心数不正，动不动就在别人的背后捅刀子。: f, v/ y4 ~* B+ }+ h: J
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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.
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1 K* Y6 N2 o+ ?: \' v* \7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back
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. m5 `2 [( g+ }! V. v我万万没想到张某会在背后捅我一刀。我过去太信任她了。! @( q1 M/ \# P
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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.% m+ c& k$ a" `( M
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8.说某人的坏话 badmouth somebody" A* u0 R+ S) V+ c
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我从来没说过任何人的坏话。. g1 m5 f3 d, q7 V
3 Z9 g( f. L- T6 H) F% }I’ve never badmouthed anyone.
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9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat& E* E2 z6 q' W4 {5 x8 O# ?
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她真是个傻帽，时常无缘无故的就傻笑起来。* Y1 N- b E0 ]! X
- i" ?' U. z2 r, `$ cShe’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' f1 m3 P. D4 U
/ y$ M# F/ E e9 e3 o" r10．厚着脸皮去干 have the gall to do & w3 ?) h+ |/ x; a8 f. ^7 ^; O. \
# e% Z1 U- d) n7 r6 F `( d* Q你怎么能厚着脸皮去抱怨说别人不勤快？
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11.大献殷勤dance attendance% z O3 R. V: b: P& y9 J
+ b6 A) R' X3 D8 D小李在老板面前可会献殷勤了。
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Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.& z/ k! k0 c1 O, X$ f
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12.血口喷人 smite with the tongue
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Take care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.7 `: r7 s9 Z3 W( n7 Z# z
1 y: l+ P+ B6 R) Z, L4 c13.假惺惺的说speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek! l5 Q0 W& I3 v- H. @
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我特别讨厌她。她说话总是假惺惺地。
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I feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.
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, i+ z- }$ c2 |6 e14.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。3 o4 h- L+ j2 I, ?
$ E Z8 W, v' j; ]/ K) A' j3 wAlmost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.! N0 j8 P' |6 H/ @; R* v7 k
4 N4 m& O, ?+ H) a- }+ l4 D; K15.上瘾get into one’s blood $ ]. `4 _8 {/ @4 e+ v
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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 offense: U6 t; z6 J6 A4 |1 _
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17.发牢骚 beef
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7 H8 A/ T! C7 u' L( ]2 U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.. x9 d. b t+ G; ^
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18.等不及了 champ at the bit2 D2 j$ n$ a( o. K' m) W
) c/ Q! k1 @+ q D( P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 R4 l4 m, P: N
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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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5 ]( w: R" w0 F* A20.疯疯癫癫go gaga
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9 _6 m* f# Q3 Z- f9 m对他的话不要太在意了，他总是疯疯癫癫的。) k, N& S, y. u
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Don’t take what he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.* h' z) g7 L# K q/ O% z4 [
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21.说话不算数go back on one’s words
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/ m- v; v/ \. Q他那个人说话从不算数,我们可不能依靠他。' K5 L# s7 g' J1 ]. y* \3 e% r
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We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his words.
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+ A: c* m! k1 ^22.废话连篇beat one’s gums- V L% Y( a1 f. K8 L( i
' B6 s7 Y( W. b1 D9 @* [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 one
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你难道不知道她是个恩将仇报的人？4 r8 g* I9 \1 e. x+ q0 X) h' B
$ }2 Y- L( d4 z$ W# @/ X% k Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?
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n- R9 E6 _+ r24.不忍心not have the heart to do! d. Q6 Q( p# V& T' N
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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.8 Q% R) J! v3 @5 z$ O- [/ D2 o( n
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25.勤快an eager beaver
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8 t8 Y2 ^6 c0 A; G+ K' e他特别勤快，从来没有闲着的时候。
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4 B0 b# c$ U& w# r, \$ I; |* W# nHe’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.. N9 e4 w0 C. c& a; h+ U
' G3 S5 j0 C6 j5 T26.太不象话了The idea of somebody’s doing+ F0 a2 L) Y$ Z; g0 k* W% J
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# T0 ^+ @# E, Y4 oThe idea of your calling your mum damned!4 H: m1 _/ a" X9 {) S" E. v
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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。
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/ K5 R- s/ @9 ?% t0 }. ZShe’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.) U# a& k, L0 l+ j& ], M# a u
) t) l) m' w, r1 _28.好客 keep open house
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3 D2 n" X2 I9 a我们的邻居特别好客: j x$ d0 J) L0 S5 f, B! B
+ K) I. v# d7 @Our neighbor keeps open house. ^7 p" E5 T. N- _2 k& R4 D8 A
9 L. T- @: Z" ?* ?/ _29.待客周到keep a good house.
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- e3 A, q/ R) p# A7 `* J30.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。. @9 G& p) v; ^' W6 k; L
4 P1 C* a& E$ J% tShe’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.( Z1 T B& @! e N! G8 K- ?! v
9 q+ E8 B" b- Q8 R! D; _. B31.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
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Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.+ D1 j8 X+ s- r9 X* J0 K0 E+ U4 N
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32. 与……不合be at odds with
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% n( F1 d2 s ?$ }+ m) X' D1 r' Y不要把他们两个分在一个组里，他俩不合$ T+ Q( D s2 F) M/ w( J
+ ?- J" j2 v. { o5 tDon’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.6 O) W& i/ z# m5 u1 `+ ]0 y9 P# T; P
8 _" G+ ]( x' o/ W33.巴结buddy up
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& k" G: E0 W- e" Z. o* K34.装傻 play possum
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# v' \$ q* a! Y& m我知道你当时只不过是装傻而已
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/ k+ C. `' E& F/ N3 TI know you were only playing possum.
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35.省吃俭用 pinch and scrape
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) c2 f2 j: t, b她一向省吃俭用，从未浪费过一分钱
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8 Z4 L3 D/ b# Z8 VShe’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.1 a! k0 g, \! f8 ?- |0 R
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36. 花言巧语do a snow job
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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。* t! H8 z( X8 }- Z+ o! K
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He did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .2 f/ H; A/ a8 U( i9 s5 B* m
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37. 哪壶不开提哪壶 touch the tender spot' i0 j N) i$ S: @+ M. }
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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0 [# B# U0 `! \: B
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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.
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38.脚踩两条船 serve two masters
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: w; A' C$ |) J0 L+ }; d0 M我可不想脚踩两条船，也不乐意两面讨好。
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' a; ]' w$ n+ W& C5 V! `) S% ZI 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.# E5 {6 C3 c& I$ v; i1 K
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39.吃醋 be jealous
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3 p0 W% t' q0 i; [+ T40.不当一回事 as soon do …as look at …
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他根本就不把得罪人当回事
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He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.
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. b- ]' `7 h# Q9 G他说到做到，从不食言
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He’s the equal of his words, never going back on them./ | y' I3 p; e. T! a
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43.贪吃 gluttonous9 g3 q' i. Z+ V3 A" s' E
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I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.
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44.很乖 as good as gold1 K4 c8 R* Y* M$ D- M7 r. Y9 J3 m0 t; r
/ k4 Z5 q Z# V% z3 v他的小女儿很乖，从不像别的孩子那样不听话。
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His little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children., S4 ?# J0 R) D6 J! A; c; x
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王先生的成功使得周围很多人都嫉妒8 P; _# p7 k# B0 E0 G& c
1 @4 F" d1 f+ a* y2 H& j8 WMr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.
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46.满口脏话 swear like a trooper
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那个家伙的嘴特别脏，整天满口脏话骂骂咧咧的。4 S O* m8 }4 y# t8 J3 d
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47.神经过敏thin-skinned
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48.性子过急be too quick on the trigger* r7 n, S) j* j2 i* d: r
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49.撒娇 play the woman% ]; H: b( z+ ]# m7 ?
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$ }/ M7 q, \* m7 _( a, SShe ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.! k/ L1 x: W4 R3 x- N- M7 z
" m$ k! D) F1 O9 F- b# C5 n3 {7 y! r5 c50.占人便宜 load the dice against
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( T( r7 S' x* W* q你最好别和她打交道，她总爱占别人的便宜
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" J7 m% V% k6 O5 e6 n/ k. ^% dYou’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others./ B G- y% i, Z% r2 n
/ R7 ]- F, |1 S& p9 L51.为自己捞油水 be on the take 7 y- b0 j/ |2 s+ \ ]- y, a3 f1 d9 [. @
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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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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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