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clock in 打卡
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( I1 ?5 g) t9 _- EDon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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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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come 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。
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5 I M1 a1 E9 |( j5 D* W+ P7 ldon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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% C8 j! \9 d Y: A tDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。2 d: \- g% i3 q0 J$ C3 S: t5 e/ s
! F! m9 I# R) W, Ipush around 欺骗 ; _7 c1 R2 Y, s3 }, ]
. |- i$ G* r; O! MDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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, y) i3 s) i. N1 h! \; Zkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 ( V* ~9 J7 u5 b: x
5 I$ J2 ]! l; B! PKeep 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。! ` K' m6 f9 f; ~) S0 i* Q
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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。
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joy ride 兜风
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! E2 W1 X8 \. z6 k3 f/ RLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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/ j" W, F7 g* V) ?' M( ^. JDo 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。
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' {4 ~ S" O$ S4 Xred-letter day 大日子 + Z% H( e/ n3 F% u5 _0 D
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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。6 w/ [! E2 \$ ^" s& m
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go up in smoke 成为泡影 0 m6 b4 N6 p/ Y8 N# ]' O9 R
9 g) Q; ~8 H b; M8 ?Peter’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。# L0 ?/ h+ ~8 ^' h, U
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hit the road 上路 # w3 o. g2 }" s7 K; A I" }
2 ^: O v) r: i: r: }+ vWe 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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0 s5 M4 w( X2 ]0 D8 ~9 y% Sshape up 表现良好，乖
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1 y' \' g! o9 e' L# k6 N) b1 kYou’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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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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# F, d" m' E3 ?, IDon’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。 0 V4 j/ U: E$ |9 \
! u0 j$ s+ |1 cpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”） 4 D6 l1 E2 }3 O, _: S1 X1 t
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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。: A% D( T5 u; D! O* d
8 u) A6 L; X( ? U+ y; ccome again 再说一遍
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* D1 q6 c8 a R: U" t* I8 p7 {Come 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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come clean 全盘托出，招供 ( X, K. l0 f H7 X" B0 h
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 7 p/ T" s% q d
# ]1 ~+ R n. y) E9 a. y) tDon't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！6 L" A2 G( Z: u; L$ {- `
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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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john 厕所
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, G# _) k' x; X4 }8 w. |( u5 y. _' j/ eI 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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keep in line 管束
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2 I6 R3 j( w& q6 gHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。, A6 P0 j) X' O5 N" }9 y3 f0 D7 R5 y
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jump the gun 草率行事
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Don'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。
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jump to conclusion 妄下结论 0 w" H* A8 Y* ^! }# c
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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。4 r: j# }/ ?, o4 Y
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lemon 次的东西
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This 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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! G; [& V6 ?- zHis 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。 5 }; ^, T: `" p; U* z/ N5 R
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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。- m) V2 H- Y9 G6 `! O0 c O+ W
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" B" O' |& E3 Z( O, P0 c; hI 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？：）6 `( @$ l+ K) E! L: N
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take a shine to 有好感
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# A5 l0 C% F) Y* U1 L1 |; zHe 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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3 x3 M9 F8 Z0 K% Cthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡
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You 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。 $ i8 e" ^/ y( d- U% e: V' d& t
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rip off 骗人的东西
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8 _( ~1 v1 y* ]2 [( S, i' M, n( OWhat 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
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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。
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* h7 A6 Q6 E2 w v4 Z* ^7 v' PI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。' ~" R7 W& m) E( q9 |" J* P# F
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in hot water 有麻烦 1 L0 k/ B* M* n9 [. e
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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。; \. c) D1 i0 @
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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。 . @/ O7 l$ W% p3 N$ L
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flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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The 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 + p N5 {. h: x) T; X1 q
2 \" ]1 d. |0 S! V- U) y# l: }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。
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drop a line 写信
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0 |: y* k, `" [1 R7 P% \& \duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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6 c% ^$ s3 |( J- P: o' h: B' v( DRemind 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。% o% a+ l( L8 p: l
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go with the flow 随从大家的意见
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' H4 Z0 O: x/ j9 M9 e" ~! ZSharon 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。
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( V" O( U: p/ X6 u3 i# V6 U6 ?act up 胡闹，出毛病
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% O: h5 |1 T3 B9 {8 G) ZThe 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。% j% o8 ^9 f4 {
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
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The 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 3 ]0 L: U0 }5 W; C2 ^
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。0 s( Q$ X9 ~/ _6 K4 |% W h
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故 4 ^* G: N# N h4 {7 b$ R j" ^4 s
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They 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。
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& }# @: q5 o$ @- A2 [0 }* wWhy 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？ 1 I3 N. L3 v2 }& ]
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难
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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。
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6 U H* c0 F* s7 _+ TThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。( p6 h$ Q! {. {1 ?+ ^+ `
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( M' L# s4 C( _5 F- H rShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。) N) A$ k9 N( j, e4 `, v, |
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don't knock it 不要太挑剔
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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！( K m2 v% C, J* g g
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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。+ y( `/ b( ]; N3 y( D& U$ c
* ]: a. X; k( U5 gdown in the dumps 垂头丧气
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The 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。
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2 Y+ }# H) E7 M$ r9 SWe'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 4 V8 I7 I; x F
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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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8 t: v( c0 o! a; ?. ?/ L9 AHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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' H, `$ @. w% D( l8 n5 `lay off 停止，解雇
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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 & S. w1 |: ^; y$ R% x
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！! Q6 ^! d$ c, U" ?
* ~) D5 \8 ?4 d3 vhave a passion for 钟爱 6 j5 ?. _$ C3 ]$ Q4 H# \/ Q) }
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I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
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. D$ t- x8 Y# O/ y. o3 X1 |pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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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。
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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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) C7 [. L* |$ vHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。4 a( S; b0 ^& Y" s; l4 T' _' c( Y
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way 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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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。
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& E/ T$ n# m1 G4 fHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。( p: |- V6 T1 h" Q Y* E' n. n/ ~$ {% L
- b7 }: t7 U* jhung over 宿醉未醒 0 v, t9 a# J, v' l( W8 E' ^
& C* R, c* ]6 o3 ^! \* mDon’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。+ d& q/ G) m3 @$ `9 m9 z+ a. i9 z4 X% }
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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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( Y0 C8 j1 _3 W. bhave 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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