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1.for the time being 暂时
For the time being, you will have to share this room with another
person. 你暂时得和另外一个人合住这个房间。
2.pick up the bits 收拾残局
It's Tom's mother again who is picking up the bits.
又是汤姆的妈妈在收拾残局了。
3.cost an arm and a leg 价格非常昂贵；费用很大
Eating in hotels costs an arm and a leg. 在饭店里吃饭费用很大。
4.can never be too… 越…越好；再…也不过分
As a teacher, you can never be too patient with slow students.
作为老师，对于落后的学生要耐心再耐心。
5.a pat on the back 赞扬，鼓励
For children, a pat on the back is much more beneficial to their
healthy development than blaming them.
对于儿童的健康成长来说，鼓励他们要比责备他们更有益。
6.I'll keep that in mind. 我会记住的。
A: Tom, we are running short of salt. Can you remember to get some
when you pass by the grocery store?
B: OK. I'll keep that in mind.
A：汤姆，我们的盐快用完了。你路过杂货店时记着买一些好吗？
B：好的。我会记得的。
7.Be in the mood 想要做某事
She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really
be preparing her lecture notes.
她不想打牌，因为她要准备她的演讲稿
8.have other fish to fry 有别的事要做
I'm sure Rose won't go to the picnic because she has other fish to
fry. 我肯定露丝不会去野餐的，她有别的事要做。
9.tighten one's belt 节衣缩食；紧缩开支
If you want to save away money, you'll have to tighten your belt
for "saving is getting".
如果你想存些钱，你就得节衣缩食，因为“节省钱就等于挣钱”。
10.fall on deaf ears
未被理睬，未受到重视，没有被听取
She would feel heart-broken if she knew that her advice to you had
fallen on deaf ears.
如果她知道你把她的忠告当成耳旁风，她会很伤心的。
11.burn one's bridges 义无返顾，破釜沉舟
I will be willing to burn my bridges if what I do will help change
the present situation. 如果我所做的事情能有助于改变目前的情况，
我将义无返顾。
12.never say die 别灰心，别气馁
Never say die. Try again and you'll probably succeed.
别灰心，再试一次，你会成功的。
13.make a case for 提出充分的理由
You need to make a case for your suggestions before you can get
them approved. 在你的建议得到批准之前，你必须提出充分的理由。
14.shove something under the carpet
掩盖某事；无视某事
I would put it above the table instead of shoving my objection
under the carpet.
我愿意把我的反对意见摆在桌面上来而不愿意把它压在心里。
15.give air to 说出……，倾诉
She had few opportunities to give air to her comments on the
management. 她很少有机会对管理上的问题发表自己的看法。
16.acquaint oneself with… 使自己熟悉，开始知道
Since the day when she arrived in the United States, she had always
given much heed to acquainting herself with the local culture and
the American way of life.
自从她到美国的那一天起，她就一直很重视熟悉当地的文化以及美国人的生活方式。
17.with a wet finger 轻松，毫不费力地
Go ahead, you can do it with a wet finger.
去吧，你可以毫不费力地办好这件事情。
He defeated them with a wet finger. 他轻而易举地击败了他们。
18.I don't know what is wrong with me.
我不知道怎么搞的。
A: Do you know that you hurt her by saying that?
B: I know I shouldn't have said that, but I didn't know what was
wrong with me.
A：你知道你这样说伤害了她吗？
B：我知道我不该这么说，但不知道是怎么搞的。
19.the apple of one's eye 某人的掌上明珠
Mary, as the youngest daughter, is the apple of her parents' eye.
作为家中最小的孩子，玛丽是她父母的掌上明珠。
20.bang for the buck 合算，划算
You paid only one thousand dollars for that car? That was really
bang for the buck. 那部车你才花了一千美元？简直太划算了。
21.without turning a hair 保持冷静态度
The woman listened to the news of sth. without turning a
hair.
那个女人在听到。。。消息时好不动容。
22.have a blind spot 不愿或不能看到的缺点
Every mother has a blind spot about her child.
每个母亲在她孩子的身上总有觉察不出的缺点。
23.to
Jane's parents always make a song and dance about her coming home
late,so we'd better be going soon.
简的父母总是对她晚回家大惊小怪的，因此我们最好快点走。
If you keep making a song and dance about my dress,I'll go home.
如果你对我的衣服还是大惊小怪的，我就回家。
24.to drop/explode a bombshell
发布爆炸性消息；做惊人之举；引起惊慌；引起骚动
The police explode a bombshell when they arrested the old banker
for stealing money from the bank.
警察已逮捕那个偷盗银行款项的老职员，真叫人大吃一惊。
25.have one's hands full 很忙，应接不暇
Three emergency cases came into the hospital at the same time and
the doctors really had their hands full.
三个急诊病人被同时送到医院，医生们真是应接不暇。
26.It's no trouble at all. 一点儿也不麻烦。
A: Sorry to have troubled you so much.
B: It's no trouble at all.
A：真不好意思这么麻烦你。
B：一点也不麻烦。
27.under the weather 不舒服，精神不爽
I had a bad cold, and I'm still a bit under weather.
我得了感冒，现在仍有点不舒服。
Miss Smith? This is Mister Jones here. Could you please cancel my
appointments for today? I'm feeling under the weather so I'm going
to stay home.
你是史密斯小姐吗？我是琼斯先生。我今天不太舒服，我就呆在家里，不去上班了，请你把我今天的约会取消了吧。
28.out of breath 上气不接下气
When he dashed back, he was already out of breath.
当他急速跑回来时，他已经是上气不接下气了。
29.someone's eyes pop out 惊讶得眼睛都快掉出来了
My wife's eyes popped out when she saw the necklace I bought her
for our twentieth wedding anniversary.
当我们庆祝结婚二十周年时，我给我妻子买了一条项链，当她看到那条项链时，她眼睛睁的大大的。
30.be even-Steven 不相上下
After playing poker for more than two hours,Charlie and I were
still even-Steven.
查理和我玩了两个多小时的扑克牌，双方依然不见输赢。
Here's the five dollars I owe you.Now we're even-Steven.
这是我借你的5美元，咱们现在谁也不欠谁啦。
31.I mean what I said. 我是认真的，不是说着玩儿的
A: Will you hit me if I break your cup?
B: I mean what I said.
A：要是我摔坏了你的杯子，你会打我吗？
B：会的，我可不是说着玩儿的。
32.How can you be so sure? 你怎么能如此确定？
A: This report must be the best.
B: How can you be so sure? You haven't even read half of the
report.
A：这份报告一定是最好的。
B：你怎么能如此确定呢，你连这份报告的一半都没看完呢
33.Rob Peter to pay Paul
借东还西；拆东墙补西墙，剜肉补疮，牺牲一方的利益以利他方
Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like
robbing Peter to pay Paul.
在一节课中读另一节课的功课等于是拆东墙补西墙。
34.to lose one's cool 沉不住气
The challenger was winning until about the eight round,when he
began to lose his cool.
一直到第八回合，挑战者都占有优势，但是以后他沉不住气了。
I shouldn't have gotten angry,but when he started insulting me I
lost my cool.
我本来不应该动怒，但是当他开始羞辱我的时候，我沉不住气了。
35.to cook someone's goose 使彻底完蛋
My falling down in the ski trails cooked my goose.I can never make
the Olympic team now.
我在滑雪预赛中摔倒，一切希望都化成泡影。我已经绝对进不了参加奥运会的队了。
That scandal cooked his goose.Now it's impossible for him to get
elected. 那件丑闻使他彻底完蛋。他已经不可能当选了
36.from the bottom of one's heart 内心深处
Though he is being rude at times, he respects you from the bottom
of his heart.
虽然他有时对你有些不礼貌，但在内心深处他还是尊敬你的
37.to have the blues 情绪不好
Leave me alone. I really have the blues today.
离我远点，我今天情绪确实不好。
38.see the light 恍然大悟，同意，诞生,
出世，(书籍)问世
I didn't approve of his action, but he explained his reason
and then I saw the light.
起初我并不赞成他的做法，但经过他解释理由之后，我才恍然大悟。
39.to come clean 坦白交待
You'd better come clean. We know you stole the money. Where is
it?
你最好是坦白交待，我们知道你偷了钱，藏在什么地方？
40.man-to-man
坦率的，说心里话，说实话，(球赛中)人盯人的
I had a man-to-man talk with him about the problem last night.
昨天晚上我和他对这个话题开诚布公地谈了谈。
As man-to-man, I think you should admit your mistakes.
老实说，我觉得你应该承认自己的错误。
man-to-man defense<美>[体](尤指篮球,橄榄球中的)人盯人战术
41.rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
It's raining cats and dogs, so we can't go out to play right
now.
外面正下着倾盆大雨，所以现在我们不能出去玩儿。
42.You'll be better off. 你的状况很快就会好的。
A: Jack, did you find your apartment yet?
B: No, I'm now sharing a room with my colleague.
A: It's really a little inconvenient for the time being, but you'll
be better off.
B: I hope so.
A：杰克，找到公寓了吗？
B：还没有，我现在和同事合住一间房。
A：暂时确实是有些不方便，但你的状况很快就会改善的。
B：希望如此。
43.with a heart and a half 十分愿意
If you need any help, I will give you a hand with a heart and a half. 只要你需要，我很乐意帮忙。
44.have a bone in one's leg: v.难于行动，不知为什么不想去（不想干）
I am not going on the picnic today. I am afraid I've got a bone
in my leg. 今天我不去郊游了。不知道为什么，我不想去。
Guy's not coming to your party, Amy. He says to tell you he
suddenly got a bone in his leg.
艾米，盖伊不来参加你的社交晚会了。他叫我告诉你，他不知道为什么突然就不想参加了。
45.have a bone in one's throat: v.难于启齿
46.have a bone in the arm[谑]胳膊、腿抬不起来啦, 胳膊、腿动不了啦(经常用作不愿做某事或不愿离开某处的口实)
47.have a bone in the leg[谑]胳膊、腿抬不起来啦, 胳膊、腿动不了啦(经常用作不愿做某事或不愿离开某处的口实)
48.have a bone in the throat[谑]不能说话啦, 开不了口啦(经常用作不愿说话或回答的口实)
49.a fish out of water 不自在的人，感到生疏不适的人
At the conference I was a fish out of water. All
the
参加那个会议真叫我感到别扭。所有人发表讲话时都用法文，可是，我从来也没有学过法文。
50.to back and fill 出尔反尔/朝三暮四
You shouldn't back and fill.It's time to make your choice.
别犹犹豫豫了。是该你作出选择的时候了。
Those who back and fill at the problem should be got rid of.
那些在这个问题上出尔反尔的人应该被赶出去。
51.Every dog has his day. 人人都有得意的一天。
I know how upset you are that you didn't get the promotion. But
don't take it too hard--your turn will come. You know what they
say--every dog has his day!
我知道你因为没有得到提升而感到很不高兴。你可别把这件事看的太重了，你以后会有机会的。就像他们说的：人人都有得意的之时。
52.fall / lag behind 落后
Students who are falling behind their peers at middle school
may
not necessarily lag behind them at college.
在中学落后于同班同学的学生到了大学就不一定比其他同学差。
53.know one's beans 熟悉（精通）自己的业务
Though she is very clumsy at doing housework, she knows her beans
in working.
虽然她在做家务方面笨手笨脚的，在工作方面却很精通。
54.be in the bag 十拿九稳的，已到手的
The General Manager was excited because he knew he had already had
several major contracts in the bag.
总裁非常高兴，因为他知道几个大宗定单已经是十拿九稳了.
55.Don't miss the boat! 不要坐失良机！
A: Jack, the bank is lowering deposit interest rates.
B: Yes, maybe it's time to invest my money in securities.
A: Jump to it. Don't miss the boat.
A：杰克，银行正在降低存款利率呢。
B：是的，也许我该把钱投到证券上了。
A：马上去做吧，不要坐失良机。
56.pop the question 求婚
例句：After the dance party, he popped the question.
舞会过后，他提出求婚。
57.Thank you for having us. 谢谢你请我们做客。
A: I'm afraid I've got to go now. Thank you for having us. We had a
good time.
B: It was a pleasure.
A：恐怕现在得走了，谢谢你邀请我们做客，我们玩得很开心。
B：你们玩得好，我也很高兴。
58.It's up in the air. 尚未决定
A: Jack, have you got that job yet?
B: Not yet. It's up in the air. I haven't made up my mind
yet.
A：杰克，你得到那份工作了吗？
B：还没有。尚未决定，我还没有下定决心。
59.You deserve it. 这是你应得的。
A: Jack, here is your commission for doing the work.
B: I didn't expect to have such a large amount.
A: You are our agent. You deserve it.
A：杰克，这是你做这份工作的佣金。
B：我没有料到会是这么一大笔。
A：你是我们的代理人，这是你应得的。
60.Can you give me a discount? 你能给我打折吗？
A: I'd like to buy this toy dog. Can you give me a discount?
B: Sorry, ma'ma. We don't bargain.
A: Then, can you wrap if up? I'll take it.
A：我想买这只玩具狗。你能给我打折吗？
B：对不起，夫人，我们不还价。
A：那么，你能把它包起来吗？我要买它。
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