(1)call the shots 做决断 $K]m{
例句: To be a leader, you should know how to call the shots. wCr(D>iM
作为领导,你应该知道怎么做决断。 fuWO*
W yB3ls~
(2)card up one‘s sleeve 锦囊妙计 qu-B|
MuOa
例句:Bill always has a card up one‘s sleeve, so whenever faced up with a puzzle, he could find a way. ~tBYIkvWT
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。 )CuZDf@
N):tOD@B
(3)clown around 胡闹 $*AYcy7
例句: That boy is seldom serious about anything. He‘s always clowning around. o$#G0}yn
这个男孩对任何事情都不认真,他总是胡闹。 -&3hEv5
+_; l|uhT;
(4) cook up 虚构 8.XoVW#
例句:I have to cook up an excuse for being late for class. X.Rb-@
我必须为上课迟到编个借口。 `}(b2Hc>
Jz7!4mu
(5)crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲 e8pG"`wM8
例句: Don‘t shed crocodile tears over his misfortune, I know you hate him. i>D.!x
不要假惺惺的为他的厄运假慈悲了, 我知道你恨他。 qyF{f8pzq
1`(tf6op
(6)cry over spilled milk 为打翻的牛奶流泪, 做无益的后悔 vd[}Gd
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. ]~aF2LJ_q
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。 {4G%:09~J
VtnRgdJ
(7)down and out 穷困潦倒,孤苦无助 <~6h|F8
例句: People should lend him a helpful hand;he‘s really down and out. cl]Mi
"3_
人们应该助他一臂之力,他已经穷困潦倒了。 5_- (<B
v*r7Zz6l
(8) eat like a bird 胃口小,吃的少 ToJ$A`_!`
例句: Lily is very slim bacause she eats like a bird. s$cK(S#
百合十分苗条,因为她吃的少。 b6U2GDm\s
Y&S24aql
(9) far and away 毋庸置疑 (Dw,DY9
例句: Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department. [<%H>S1
毋庸置疑,这是你们系最好的演讲者。 bmfI~8
'
0J1vG~c
(10)for good 永远 {[+mpKq
例句: smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quit smoking for good. v hpNpgz
每天少吸烟一点, 你就可能会永远戒掉烟。 Kla'lCZ
$6mX
(11) get fired 炒鱿鱼 ~io szX
例句: The anchorman of the BBC network‘s evening news got fired. 43mP]*=A
我听说CBC电视网的晚间新闻主播被炒鱿鱼。 te3}d'9&|
.!f$
\1l
(12) get it (all) together 不慌不忙;沉着冷静 (-ufBYO6
例句:I hope he gets it all together soon. His life is a mess. MUTj-1 H6)
我希望他尽快地安定下来。他的生活一团糟。 iPd[l{85Z
*h'=3w:G
(13) get one‘s goat 使人发怒或厌恶 g;2?F[8Th
例句: It really got Mr. Brown‘s goat when he had to wait two hours to get his plane tickets. -o!$tI&
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。 |N%fMPKa
F
P* lQRA
(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 hWD;jR
例句:What‘s the matter with you today? Have you got out of the bed on the wrong side. IFF92VD&
你今天怎么啦?为什么乱发脾气? Hea;?4Vg
N+Y]st+
(15)give an ear to 听一听 I aGq]z
例句: The owner of the factory gave an ear to the complaints of the workers. NWMFtT
工厂老板倾听了工人们的抱怨。 [R=yF ~-
3~uW I%I`
(16)grasp at a straw 抓救命稻草 x4E7X_
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。 ldiD2
Q
Fs9I7~L3
(17)guts 勇气美国人习惯用的口语,英国人则多用courage。 "uaMk}[ <!
lfqiyYFm