(1)call the shots 做决断 7 |A,GH
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. (d\bSo$]
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 Vh&KfYY
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 %hh8\5l.:
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ?U[AE -*
比尔总有锦囊妙计,所以任何时候遇到难题,他总能找到方法解决。 W@Wh@eSb;
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(3)clown around 胡闹 ;E_{Zji_e
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. -0Ek&"=Z^
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 6cvm\opH
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(4) cook up 虚构 ^~$
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例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. L|Iq#QX|
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 d)HK9T|B
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 ^TGHWCK!t
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. lw{|~m5`
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 D\JYa@*?.h
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 fAi113q!
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. d29HEu
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。 A
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 |ouk;r24V
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. Uw!v=n3#!
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 WF7RMQ51j
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 J\BdC];
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. |iI`p-L9
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 _!ed.h.r:
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 pY@+.V`a
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. ;f?bb*1
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bB["Qd}Q
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(10)for good 永远 ~Q0}>m,S
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. Yv)/DsSyL
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 qJsEKuOs
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 p%_TbH3j`
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. AKVmUS;70
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 =/;(qy9.-R
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 @{G(.S
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. pI4<`
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我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 V&