(1)call the shots 做决断 f=gW]x7'R+
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. k(7&N0V%zz
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 ca*DZG/
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(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 xvl#w
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. x'>9d
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。 4`]^@"{
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(3)clown around 胡闹 }1i`6`y1
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. VfC <WVYiZ
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 &zeyE;/Hj
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(4) cook up 虚构 _w+:Dv~*a
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. ?u=Fj_N_
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 j8{i#;s!"
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(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 Tc &z:
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. (U_ujPD ?
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 .A{tQ1&_
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(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 ^"1n4im
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. ~{B7 k:
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。 ju8q?Nyhs
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(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 j94=hJVKi
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. BBRR)
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 KNpl:g3{<Q
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(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 Ln<`E|[29
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. =eXU@B
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 A) %/[GD2
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(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 OXSmt
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例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [{<`o5qR
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 [-k
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(10)for good 永远 ?o4C;
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. 2%@4]
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Tx=-Bb~;
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(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 tip+q d
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. zrL$]Oy}x
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 K'Tm_"[u
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(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 A gg<tM{yB
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. H*&f: