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(2008-07-31 17:31:11)
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BE IN LIMBO 忐忑不安,没有着落的状态

The doctors have left us in limbo. They haven't yet told us whether Dad's tumor is malignant .

 

COOK UP  策划筹备

I've cooked up a great plan for next week's party. Just wait and see - you'll have the time of your life.

 

ROOT SOMEONE ON 声援 捧场

Dressed in their national colors, they came from all over the wrokd to root their countrymen on.

 

The dog days ( 三伏天) oif summer are coming ! Describing them as simply hot doesn't quite capture the intense heat. Here are some other expressions we can use to describe the summer weather:

 

1 to rain fire  火辣辣的热,象在下火一样

When it's o hot that you feel like youare trapped in a furnace.

Are you crazy ? It's raining fire outside and you want to take a walk.

 

2 stifling 令人窒息的

When it's so hot that it becomes difficult to breathe.

I hate having to work in such a stifling office.

 

A PASSPORT TO

The only passport to success is hard work.

 

PAIN IN THE NECK 令人头痛的事

I don't want to be a pain in the neck, son. But I've remainded you a dozen of times already to clean up your room.

 

WEAR DOWN

She was worn down with all the hard work.

 

GLOBE-TROTTING 游历广的

He spent a globe-trotting gap year after college, traveling from Asia to South America.

 

Off-season / Peak - season 淡季旺季

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