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w* J+ f7 ^. O3 ]. S+ j EDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。" T/ V7 e u [. @9 |2 o
& m( l. h7 B( K( A F) }come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 * M$ x! o: p7 x+ w. J% z/ B, R
: k9 H* T3 h; n7 K; |Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
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, F+ T% i( L9 K# b7 ]6 B5 Bcome easily 易如反掌
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Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。+ E; |4 X& j, L9 C
' a9 N8 X% w6 h( _1 G9 a" I7 udon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 ) p8 W" J5 S7 V+ b! @
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Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。+ w# L1 U. C* q9 w
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push around 欺骗
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！6 e7 ?0 P5 w, \' [6 c6 Y6 a
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。0 E/ I; f/ ?, `/ S. i9 n3 B1 u
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cool it
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( `! v! c. J1 V$ P冷静一点
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Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 & c7 b( S/ J) i* S) f* a9 Q w
3 B @. O, A3 W6 x3 xjoy ride 兜风 9 o" G" W1 a1 l" |, N/ l. m
: {1 \# ^) S8 I9 J0 z1 d! A7 d: W* p4 fLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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2 O$ O; m+ N5 w4 e$ q; H# l4 K$ Zrap 说唱乐 6 n7 F- h E0 U9 v# _. f! J) _' ?
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Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。" y( h6 g9 l4 {" ]- n
* k- F) ~& f$ S) U% Zred-letter day 大日子
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This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。* s* l! ^* ?$ y3 v& @$ c; T9 d
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 2 j" K% I# v3 u( i* n' N
; n" R4 {; q9 b1 YPeter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
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+ k/ Z6 q0 R( Mhit the road 上路
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We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
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shape up 表现良好，乖 . S# j( |& {6 \0 T/ I h
8 x+ A9 {9 P0 T7 ~: w! B1 SYou’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
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, `- t6 }/ S. R; Jscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 & `% @: x" S! [
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Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
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2 }# y; @1 e9 L R$ ipull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。# F" J3 c$ t: F6 {9 A
0 ~! m8 [% S: gcome again 再说一遍
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/ B g- ^7 W4 O# A. _* ~0 Q, f! BCome again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
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& L8 \6 Q: _& u. x0 `$ Wcome clean 全盘托出，招供 + X& i- W9 V( ?
! z- G% L1 s3 N2 L/ |0 eThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 / N+ T: j/ x/ y( X8 Q
" B6 S N3 N# y1 V* s. vLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。( e+ L$ L) U5 P: U
1 O( D9 e [3 M! `( |& kspill the beans 泄漏秘密 2 G# D, q/ d8 |# G
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Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！+ z0 _3 O- k J' }! B4 `& ^& H0 X- p
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stick in the mud 保守的人 % X3 ]: t. t: e( }: q2 C
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Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
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8 ^/ x' \& u g+ p3 Z% P gjohn 厕所
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; z: S3 s1 z2 N8 p3 Q5 K: SI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。
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8 p7 [8 p- i8 i& c s: r" Skeep in line 管束
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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。
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/ E; @7 L. n, njump the gun 草率行事
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( W* {& {% i/ T7 ]. O3 V5 R. WDon't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。/ Y5 R' L$ l+ x0 |% n: D! B' h1 }
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论
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Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。# a+ v+ L6 e, L! S$ M& U% f
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lemon 次的东西
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+ N# n9 Z- @( F, ^' tThis car is a real lemon. It has broken down four times.这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！fishy 可疑的
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His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 ; y! T: q8 ^4 C5 G$ ~) z! V% \
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flip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。2 h. N- K; |) ^% k
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fix someone up 撮合某人 8 s2 M' w4 Q' o4 O8 E( n+ X
" M7 f3 l/ V# S1 nI think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding 我想习习和 macaulay 会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
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/ A! T7 N" U; O; j+ GHe really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
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third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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& @4 s: j% |# `9 a. K) f% n) BYou two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel. 你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。
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5 K( I" F. E" q) [$ e2 Srip off 骗人的东西 1 m/ M7 S8 j9 i' I
- Q' l- x! `9 t2 R% uWhat a rip -off! The new car I bought doesn't work! 真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！rock the boat 找麻烦 2 z. P5 m& c3 }. a
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Don't rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. 别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。7 y& s' Q4 C5 X7 C* Z
/ |; B( b. j* x! R6 m Jblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 % e" [$ e6 {7 H0 f7 u: [6 G. H% {
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。( ^, R9 U' N# N! h5 B& A ?
" v1 q* \' u m0 N) Lin hot water 有麻烦
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He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。* ^; `$ K6 z- E! s1 g
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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
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. G8 N: v4 V( J0 C: r$ G2 uflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 K$ D% l5 Z" Y
. L; @2 _1 r6 xThe movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
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drop in/by/over 随时造访
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Feel free to drop in anytime. I'm usually home and I'd love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 # A+ B1 _: @" v% w
' f& u: l6 j. x0 j* u# _- Vdrop a line 写信 ! _% d9 S3 f( b: H2 s. s
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. u7 S" N5 D. |3 X* r8 k; Bduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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, H1 r0 j' h6 s* Y2 J$ j$ ]1 ERemind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit his head. 提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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4 j* R. v& S1 iSharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 & C$ ^+ i; A' ]. K$ D, }
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The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。4 C5 E7 ?3 U$ S5 ~$ B
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 4 k& |) l9 ~: E
+ M2 y; C, a, g8 `; C- F' EThe comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。blah-blah-blah 说个不停 4 r) _. o" U7 B! w
' A0 J+ U$ U" C+ E" e. `All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。2 q. `9 s/ m% M
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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0 L Q' u/ t# {, L% x$ VThey hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。$ T7 `) q0 j: O% Q* o; L
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zit 青春痘 2 d1 m! I# [% y* i" I
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Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ : H* h& n' W6 P5 p% j/ E3 I3 l
9 y7 K. i$ o# i$ O# Q6 ?put someone on the spot 让某人为难 9 |- H* F6 x! f1 w) Y+ E6 U
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Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。" V, Q* ]0 ?8 k
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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# \7 b5 B M% j8 R& z2 o' W6 QThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。2 F, M) ]$ `) r0 M% `0 ~
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have it good 享受得很
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. w; f m ~2 ?' D5 }2 @She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。9 y2 r: u# O) Z0 |" ]
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Dont knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
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) S9 N& f- W* d$ ]pig out 狼吞虎咽
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We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
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3 i+ `+ W$ v/ r) M* W% N% Z4 Cdown in the dumps 垂头丧气 8 i2 s* W- l; m* h" Y
0 g; j+ q! M6 t4 v& I/ OThe players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。: m3 H- e. F# \5 H& A) \
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3 y) T* K. q9 x: ^2 H* n5 B. QWe've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。pass something up 放弃某事物
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You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。* E% _: y) L/ ?$ O5 J
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She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。shoo-in 长胜将军 There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
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get the ball rolling开始
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5 w, l, I5 c7 z" a9 pIf you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
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He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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lay off 停止，解雇 5 `6 i3 x% A5 Z) i: g) c
. `3 w8 F& A5 R) ?+ K7 u) _Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！knock it off=cut it off 停止
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# @$ f" P# r( X) S7 _have a passion for 钟爱
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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! c, ?! G$ p) p+ Ppep talk 打气，鼓励的话 $ @% H) q, p+ m) q
8 |* D! m0 q; V/ ~( {. X" Y8 q/ }The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。* H0 i% U+ I- d
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pick someone’s brains 请教某人
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I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
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* N% u3 e0 q/ g* J! |9 F/ s$ \( qHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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$ i" k, F% I: {; F' F7 X' Vway back 好久以前
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We’ve been friends since way back. 我们老早就是好朋友了。
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。. t' S* e0 K# a$ P9 E1 Q0 [7 I: m
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have it bad for 狂恋
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' o6 a: \, Q' N x" y! bHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。
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) M- m+ N+ o, F/ G, |6 I& q$ J6 [hung over 宿醉未醒 ( R/ H8 P% K3 Z w$ h. q. I! a& U
1 S/ y e' ]8 M8 y1 SDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。 c+ C6 o ?) u0 k U6 o
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Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more. 丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。
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have a bone to pick with 有账要算
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I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed. 我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！ |
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