(1)call the shots 做决断 )|#%Czd4
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. kUHE\L.Y]
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 /FY2vDfU6
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 _Tm0x>EM
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. N]/!mo?
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。 |I8Mk.Z=FA
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ':
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例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. Fw4*
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 pa
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(4) cook up 虚构 ?h\mk0[
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. }k$4/7ri
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 wOgE|n
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 eo]#sf@\0
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. 0Ce]V,i6C>
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 ik1tidw
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 h5%|meZQb
例句: I know that you have lost your purse, but since it had happened, let it go, please don‘t cry over spilled milk. B33$ u3d
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。 *tQk;'/A]
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 wNCCH55Pt
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. /ci]}`'ws
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 ,%"xH4d
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 5rxA<Gs
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. *6ZCDm&N
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 @ CsV]97`
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 / l>.mK()
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. jB$SUO`*
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 g;p)n
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(10)for good 永远 Y0uvT7+[hi
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. `vk0c
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 `d]Z)*9
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 Q%=YM4;
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. X!,@j\L
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 P~C rtTss
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 %FkLQ+v/<
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. qojXrSb"y
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 w; TkkDH
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