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' t9 I8 |8 [# S2 ODon't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。% a: O5 P4 t/ G% ~' L2 w
1 ^- _7 `/ l9 y) S0 W2 U% W( {come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
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! {8 I! I" K9 W: U, kTanya 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 8 r3 c7 @1 A- x" s/ {0 g
4 b# @ r" r& b; {8 H9 r" aLanguages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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don't have a cow 别大惊小怪 + H5 ]5 g. @3 u, y
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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。2 C$ |3 i" V g: v7 ]/ t1 n
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push around 欺骗 - a# t: p2 b3 K/ ]: i) B8 C- b
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Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！3 l1 O$ n6 @: S( _- d! z
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静
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7 R& p0 u$ F6 V$ ~( lKeep 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。
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cool it
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0 U+ t! K0 R7 ?+ w# Y4 i7 Z9 {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。 ! Z0 i4 l; w% v o9 @( z
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joy ride 兜风
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! O, t5 V# l C6 [2 }: lLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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; U' a+ R( k xrap 说唱乐 8 S' C# [9 x4 J' I j
! @; x- B+ s/ c% Z; ?% w. KDo 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。! E. a4 {9 v7 _- t
8 s+ A* R% [* N1 K6 Y2 }9 kred-letter day 大日子 # Z+ y4 i h2 X6 d& d. H, l
! H, z: e, o: Q5 S4 s3 LThis 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。
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$ B2 D# h* @$ s1 ?1 T. X) }go up in smoke 成为泡影
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, [: J4 j1 o; Q) Y. e& FPeter’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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hit the road 上路
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4 y1 h& v! p+ M4 Z- j; HWe 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！ s" K0 @. l) n2 W7 B, {$ c% l
* ?7 S" @( ~8 e- v7 Yshape up 表现良好，乖 3 a/ Q+ y9 \2 b1 ]0 C2 ^
, s2 a! N' l& G$ D0 \You’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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! J7 C% A% ?2 V, t) \$ fscare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了
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9 x/ Q- y! c0 C8 D0 o( }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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pull 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。
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# i/ D2 I7 W7 C, Ucome again 再说一遍
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- ~- A" m2 ^. g# X5 jCome 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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$ `4 k5 B( C5 A, r5 ]come clean 全盘托出，招供
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The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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* M2 @+ H K2 }; MLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密
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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！
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stick in the mud 保守的人
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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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+ P& \4 b% {) rjohn 厕所
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I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。- h7 ^$ L8 K8 n% {- L0 p
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keep in line 管束 0 @7 F( k) t, w4 y: I+ k
- A/ m7 M4 D- [9 ~ D% W: d& zHe 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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9 y. V; h1 D5 f# m/ m0 k( O9 \jump the gun 草率行事
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, d: H& u5 p9 CDon'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。3 p! `; m C V( E2 k3 t# R2 _5 i
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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。
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, R7 \9 o. n/ K. E& m% Klemon 次的东西 + N0 e3 w2 u1 R& O; f
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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 ! A/ N1 J9 G7 G- w& T
i8 V& x# Z, d8 d, g7 `* H+ [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。
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: d8 a, U) ~9 {% Wflip 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。
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fix someone up 撮合某人
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- I# D5 W1 R/ o# p& [0 |I 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？：）8 R. C& w3 B3 U5 K4 m; _
. ?8 V8 g* r0 @, o' e/ u$ ptake a shine to 有好感
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He 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。8 k$ h5 `; I* B+ b. i
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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。
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rip off 骗人的东西
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What 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 , ?/ t# E! n4 L; e8 N
. ?* R" ~& x5 YDon'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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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 " a' v' Q6 l3 z7 ?
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。& b: Z& a& h! h% q5 j
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in hot water 有麻烦 2 S+ |! y: c, v, X D
* [8 v: {, \2 iHe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
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# n' @" L6 e/ ^& j+ g. Jput 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。 # G- z& Y8 q5 Y: X) S& ^+ R" l* m
5 d% E" E0 E& l8 Zflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 0 c: m" k$ v! c. N
7 R5 E8 z' ^/ T- Y. c$ @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
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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。
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$ c, v$ v, o+ a( h! |drop a line 写信
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- Q' j) C) _9 z: ?4 N0 J `4 CDrop me a line! 给我写信！( k# }) I" B+ E# K5 t
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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Remind 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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% d: o$ K' L* a3 @6 OSharon 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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act up 胡闹，出毛病
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9 q( _- p# O, U+ F0 dThe 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。
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ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 * e/ C/ K. S$ a' a4 r2 x
7 {, }/ t' O' B) mThe 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 & q, M L8 z( G/ t3 c8 ?& V
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故
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! M* O& _( R7 I1 e5 Z2 h) FThey 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。! w. T" B: W$ |% x3 P- Z
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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？
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put someone on the spot 让某人为难 5 h. @/ M( J- m( y! [, z$ N
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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。/ `& _8 j; k$ t/ A" `7 e; \
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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 7 x' f6 ~* |- { V# s& A
2 ]: V* e* ]0 O5 |- \/ a) G4 J! Q" M1 MThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。" b- E- g) X) t r/ }2 i& O
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, B& F( R1 z" J# ?" z. UShe really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。& r- X$ \# u$ K+ ?/ m" f
; K7 q2 b/ ~6 A: T s8 T6 Ndon't knock it 不要太挑剔
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, c# n% _2 E; q8 Y5 [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！3 n6 R7 h. t1 o# q3 t: w+ G
* D/ k; s$ Z+ ?4 n" Zpig out 狼吞虎咽 % p( Y3 E0 @% @" e
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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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horse around 嬉闹
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% h5 |6 g7 P1 L( y* R+ `. C8 T; \& yWe'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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# N# R& J: ?: Q9 i; i8 d; J+ o% G; CYou 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。
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0 ~" J% K! y& A2 k7 KShe 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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& M3 G, q' K% J3 D# c8 iget the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。# b* G) M3 e8 W$ v$ h* l; `
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get on the ball 用心做
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7 J' N! g+ m7 l* Z7 }If 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！ U" J; T8 t' G* T2 u7 [* A% D
5 z6 r$ o! k& G- alady-killer 帅哥
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" @- C `9 M A( Y, R# v" x4 b# mHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
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: q% w& f) ^3 g- W+ O+ x6 mlay off 停止，解雇 2 G/ R$ t5 Q' c: ^
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" c! o$ a' i/ f( Q$ Z. HKnock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！( d) x0 o, r9 G
! i! b" v; M$ T9 ~have a passion for 钟爱
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3 i5 @ ^$ q3 r/ I I; _2 Jpep talk 打气，鼓励的话
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( }% k' Y. K zThe 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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& a( Y1 S% N" J5 I3 Y2 cI 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？+ i2 g& F) @& q/ P( v g
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% r; t( z6 m4 L/ Y! MHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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# ^2 |+ I% ?# D! @! ]" oI’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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2 F% B6 U2 Q6 d/ n; `He 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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8 I& A1 e' R- o% o/ a( Yhave a bone to pick with 有账要算
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0 }. W$ \4 y, AI 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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