(1)call the shots 做决断 Q
(`IiV
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. LnBkd:>}
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 __zsrIUJ
)sW1a
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Bq'hk<ns[
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. 1[!Idl ?m
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 HzWZQ6o
\PL92HV
(3)clown around 胡闹 0ya_[\
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -QRKDp
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 &We'omq
R(csJ4F
(4) cook up 虚构 B-o"Y'iXs
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. b+{,c@1rd
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 ;]p#PNQ0
2(UT;PSI
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 0\.y0
K8
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. WC`<N4g|
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ;v.l<AOE
$?0<rvGJ
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 1y
6H 2
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. \&SP7~-eq
我知道你丢了钱夹,不过既然这件事已经发生了,就让它去,不要做无益的后悔。 M5D,YC3<
*@n%K,$v
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 K~[/n<ks
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Qg3
-%i/@
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 <n0-zCf
}Za[<t BWS
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 3wD6,x-e
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. o8bVz2E
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 wZ29/{,
)\t#e`3
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 .Yo#vV
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. 7n%QP
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 ~aBALD0D;
<>p\9rVp*^
(10)for good 永远 $.v5G>-)3
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. GK:*|jV
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 &bTadd%0
yBeSvsm
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 SdN|-'qf
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. x_#yH3kJ
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 |rsu+0Mtz
IA''-+9
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 BoFJ8Ukq|
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. nJrV
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 bD=_44I
QRx'BY$5
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 I/fERnHM/+
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. h}.0Ne
不得不等上两个小时才拿到飞机票实在是让布朗先生生气。 0YW<>Y`6
.{~ygHQ`f
(14) get out of the bed on the wrong side 指平时脾气好的人突然变得很暴躁,难以相处 /SSl$
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. Hz28L$
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? UtY<R
Ktg6 *L/
(15)give an ear to 听一听 )J5(M`
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. J/=b1{d"n
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 vcqL
Gh|q[s*k
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 "c=\?
例句: The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder. 罪犯装疯,企图抓住一根救命稻草。 9CW .xX8
.DIHd/wA
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 H2[S]`?
4ijoAW3A^