（1）call the shots 做决断 a$" Hvrj
例句： To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. ]?
g@jRs
作为领导，你应该知道怎么做决断。 g/+C@_&m
1Y@Aixx
（2）card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 Qqvihd
例句：Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. W!&'pg
比尔总有锦囊妙计，所以任何时候遇到难题，他总能找到方法解决。 ^_u kLzP9
48qV >Gwf
（3）clown around 胡闹 \6 <=$vD
例句： That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. M
.JoHH
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真，他总是胡闹。 sy"^?th}b
xt%7@/hiE
（4） cook up 虚构 L3 --r
例句：I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. C=It* j5 5
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 7/f3Z 1 g
G ) 7;;
（5）crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲 TbGn46!:
例句： Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. ,J>5:ht (6
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了， 我知道你恨他。 W DPb!-VT
3#&7 -o
（6）cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 | >htvDL
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. 6%Pdy$ P
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。 Vz~nT
|J} Mgb-4
（7）down and out 穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
L0@SCt
例句： People should lend him a helpful hand；he‘s really down and out. t&CJ% XP
人们应该助他一臂之力，他已经穷困潦倒了。 ws|; `
m~u5kbHOi=
（8） eat like a bird 胃口小，吃的少 ^1aAjYFn
例句： Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. @zz1hU
百合十分苗条，因为她吃的少。 I`LuRl w
$!(pF
（9） far and away 毋庸置疑 $lIz{ySJv
例句： Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. lBTmx(_}}r
毋庸置疑，这是你们系最好的演讲者。 T}P".kpb S
!Kj,9NX{U
（10）for good 永远 X+} 1
例句： smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. "4H
+!r}
每天少吸烟一点， 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 ^Z# W_R\l
}'/`2!lY
（11） get fired 炒鱿鱼 H77"
例句： The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 0_"fJ~Y^J
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 *c*0 PdV
qX
（12） get it (all) together 不慌不忙；沉着冷静 Boz@bl mCB
例句：I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. ?yR&/ a
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 &n?^$L TPY
.0rh y2
（13） get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 "zFNg';
例句： It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. $UCAhG$
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。 \l C
oMTf"0EIW
（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 JJ'.((
例句：What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. `~;rb lo;
你今天怎么啦？为什么乱发脾气？ @reeO =
BT"42#7_
（15）give an ear to 听一听 aKuSd3E@#
例句： The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. <**y !2
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 ~UjGSO)z}
uYil ?H{kH
（16）grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 nwaxz>;
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。 ] =";IN:SU
q** G(}K
（17）guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语，英国人则多用courage。 D] ~MC
AN SFdc
