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老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
. maxed
2 O9 y* ?& W" c1 ~: j+ T. I am maxed out at my work and need to rest.
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# D1 i2 I7 d$ ~2 R. w3 U· mean
' v+ H1 J0 u$ x9 ?4 a, A3 x( q· He plays a mean violin.' i, X' t$ T& e' ?% Q7 m
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/ {: t) |1 A; J! r8 f; F· mega' ?2 E9 A2 w% w' l4 l2 p
· I have mega amounts of tomatoes in my garden this summer.- F9 @( Q% E' g0 G% n( q
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- |. _7 `' j# Y  w8 i& W1 I· large
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· megabucks; O) n- x, ]8 g2 Z2 j- ~! z1 u9 u1 c& F# I  R
· He made megabucks when he sold his company.
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· a lot of money
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5 l( F/ `1 f; t· knock
$ \& T: }4 u0 a7 X! T" q· Don't knock it if you can't do it any better.
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· criticize: C6 [! N/ f/ H: M$ i: L! R; f- K
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· You need to mellow out and enjoy life.
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· calm down and relax
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· meltdown
' _! K, g' `1 D5 @& U* \; A6 Z5 p( y· There has been a meltdown in the relationship between my parents and I.5 z+ @( T: x" a" A5 R/ B
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· total collapse
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4 G  V# U: V7 I· mickey mouse5 P: f: k1 j3 G* C3 i2 ~  s
· The homework the teacher gave us was mickey mouse.9 c/ t  V% X3 n6 D) G" l
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/ ]* K% {4 r' F. {: w) n: n· nonsense and a waste of time
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· move on someone
- H* x$ ^9 Z" c/ K0 q9 C* O· I am going to try to move on Sarah next Saturday.
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( p* ~- o6 a" E" l· pick up and seduce0 `7 u2 r. N# F4 m! J
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· mush: V$ ~5 W  h  ~! O6 s, ]* A( z1 {
· That is total mush and you know it.
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· nonesense
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6 ?  v  O' M% m5 q% A9 L7 v: l· nark
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, R. w- F1 B, p! ?! z· drug police  [7 k% r, _' J% A1 D! u. r9 T

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# v+ n+ H2 `8 q0 o+ N; W3 `* H* b· That was a neat idea that you had.; O/ Q. i3 A& r7 |9 ?  z1 G
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9 t1 f) |6 a( c& h. r4 }! K· good9 t0 V0 i, L/ O& W/ k
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# q" O' g9 I7 w' g· negative
7 I9 _  m; D+ Y  o( }! f9 d· There are too many negatives about the company merger.3 {- Z& V* j& y7 t
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· The police nicked the shoplifter as he was leaving the store.
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· arrested0 i, j+ N. V. h) E4 C
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, ^* W5 Y, p/ Z$ |$ [! Y3 Q8 I· nip
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· a quick drink
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· no sweat# [0 l9 A! _" @
· It's no sweat to have the report in to you by Monday.
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· I'll nuke our dinner in a few minutes.5 T$ ^" H# B- n6 s7 G7 A" w) f: n
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· heat up in the microwave
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· nuke
* h! g, Q8 d$ B7 A4 m  Y· Does that attack plane have any nukes?
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· I think that he is a nut.
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) b% [2 Y) u. v; O$ x: Y· crazy person, o* L0 `7 ~* d& w' S" ]
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: m4 I( C% M; N) R2 h% r· nuts
( K/ S7 e8 z/ ~; T· You are completely nuts if you think I will go with you.
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· crazy
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· pad+ w8 H) F. s  v$ d9 w
· Have you found a pad yet?
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  s3 G3 }' g( h4 S· a place to live
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9 c( [. \- S- U& v, F: N& l( b· pain in the neck
, J( o* I( G3 G3 C% v! B5 `· My wife's best friend is a pain in the neck.
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· paper-pusher
1 a  Z  P: I+ {8 y3 w( T8 s3 y: P· My office is filled with paper-pushers.0 Y2 w0 Z3 w- A9 {/ ]3 v) `
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· bureaucratic office workers* O% m. T/ i0 A. `& A

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· You're too old to be a party animal.
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9 E1 c4 k. K& V" Q% E* a2 u· love parties
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· party-hearty
5 m* {) |0 L: J; Z3 r/ C6 q# ^) |  E· We need to party-hearty because we just got a raise in salary.
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9 X2 _: U8 r9 U6 X6 R! D· celebrate9 S1 L- y4 \; _- a
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3 X9 G6 X3 L2 ^· paw
( @5 W% z% v% t4 h3 H8 {· Get your paws off of my body.# g) n' {! e; m# F% J
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· hands
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· peanuts
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· practically no money6 O" {2 S8 z4 H9 I& R

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· pickled
1 W& U# Z# A+ n* L7 ]' B4 R· He gets pickled after only one beer.
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5 [! E: X' W& `; T· intoxicated
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· piece of cake0 t/ N: U* Y. I+ |2 U. f9 e# |
· Working on a computer for me is a piece of cake.
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% U) J3 z5 n8 L6 M6 p9 [· easy to do% @  Q- R  |' l( N# {* ^+ a6 z
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3 l: O6 K/ a$ r8 g0 Z· pig
% q' y) z9 {; S. r; R· He is a pig at parties.
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- w  c) U2 f' U$ r& m: w· eats too much; u$ K1 {9 ^- ~; }0 G3 P8 e) D

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· Let's go to the restaurant and pig out.& l1 ^8 e- I. U
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/ M+ W  c, r+ q4 q, M1 q# i· eat a lot or overeat
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· pit stop
) _( Y, m1 W6 O( `7 N; ?; o· Let's make a pit stop at the next rest area.% Z( h+ z  M+ V6 w1 f  O" V
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% x# J' }+ w7 G9 Q% j· stop and go to the bathroom
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· plastered0 A& @+ m( s$ \9 ]
· He drinks too much and is always plastered on the weekend.! w, Q6 B" k+ Y# c7 Y+ [6 F& r
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; r3 w  l3 h' h" y& i" D9 s· intoxicated
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! E- l6 S! c, r' A( s: O· pooped out" s6 _' [" `  l4 d4 h4 `
· He pooped out after we started to do the hard work.
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. I" R6 W- k; D# F0 d4 Y· quit: S8 E- _$ F& i3 x' H
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· pop
4 d" F* o' \2 t$ z# R" x8 h· Shut up or I will pop you.
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· pop for something
  `% K4 v* X2 M$ W6 `8 ]" P. C· It is my turn to pop for the doughnuts.
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· buy2 C; K! Q4 V4 c" b' z% J# p
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· pro
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· professional
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" T1 g" b* y2 }6 o& I- R· prod! L' e9 {$ M* }
· Can you give me a gentle prod next week so I won't forget?
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· reminder) k! [( `: b$ b' H7 c. t

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+ I3 p' J) y& a: A+ Q5 D6 `· The players are really psyched up for the game on Friday.2 z) g: q! M3 G
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· mentally ready; i* v' H, @  f- p' R( f0 [1 r
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· psycho; V9 j! }; t( a
· She is a psycho. She should be in a hospital.
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$ |: I; k; q# S· puke
* N) t" P5 {+ v* C0 ^· I feel like I am going to puke.1 k/ u  L# A3 G  [1 q; s3 g
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· push off
' G. O/ z2 N+ B" D8 v. O- t- [· I am going to push off now.
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· put the moves on* {( V$ {2 `0 A# Q% ^& w) \" X
· You should give up trying to put the moves on her. She is married.
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· seduce
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· put-on" U3 t5 c  _) y# o- i3 O8 y$ X
· It was an elaborate put-on which I almost believed." `3 A5 w( y8 s7 V6 L
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· quarterback
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· lead
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· quick buck
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· some easy money
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· rack
% R, O3 W0 n# p" M$ ?) N! ^3 X· I have to hit the rack by ten or I'll be tired in the morning.
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· rack out
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· sleep
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· racket
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· noise
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· I can't believe we still get this same old rag.
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· We need to sit down and rap about a few things.
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· talk about
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· When are you going to be able to move out of that rathole.
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· run down place7 U# w( j* H6 G2 u% |* V( w7 {

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, v) N; ?) t- m: t, _4 p8 X6 C· The raw office workers were not getting much done.
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0 Q% ~3 Z1 F1 }) O/ A4 r) _· ream someone out6 J! [, t7 @) [0 @2 Q% g
· The boss really reamed him out for his bad report.
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, ]% @  T3 g8 k" N9 y& I) t· repo
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· The circus was really rinky-dink.
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· funny
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· That driver is a road hog.1 D8 k; ^" m6 Q
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· rocks
* Y1 J; K! f( \/ n· Would you like your whiskey on the rocks?
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· We have had a rough time this winter./ a. T/ y9 c2 K! |
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+ b- F5 n$ V# ?8 w' h, g· rug rat: @9 o" S+ ]( z( ^; M& M. \/ v8 T% y
· My sister has three rug rats.
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· children
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· My wife rules the house.' e+ Y# ^& f6 A1 X
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; \" m8 g# J  ^. V9 S& s· talking too much7 X% `* ]% `+ Z* }! R3 [

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· run out of gas" Y, [7 S  U1 H0 z* j# O
· The politician ran out of gas during the campaign.. U$ ]$ n. W; E  f' S
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· sack2 Z3 ?- B- A+ [* }2 e$ A- L
· When did you hit the sack last night?
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· go to bed
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' S3 @* f; ?9 _( ^% a8 m9 ]· scam
- J/ [( I- [6 N4 C· Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.
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· swindle- [7 S  T' ^+ \1 I! {: }# l- y

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! e2 b9 o/ K/ u* Z, D9 M1 z· scarf
( I) z; v& a5 [$ e$ c$ J: U  N: \· Since he hadn't eaten in a week, he scarfed down everything on his plate.& D" O/ K: O( _6 k
· MEANING
) H( o0 |8 s( k7 @0 J$ C· ate quickly
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+ d1 n, L5 m8 i  ~( S· schmuck
6 ?# n& x( g2 `+ e· What a stupid schmuck.& ~" S6 x& N" b
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· jerk
7 W  |! R5 J3 }  H1 l1 E0 P4 e- Q# ^4 M: r
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· screw around; g( w& q! u3 ?
· If you screw around all day at this work, you will have to come back again.
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3 ~! k2 x2 {1 f; G! {: M) V& w· waste time) \+ t' i8 @; H/ U1 w

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· screw up+ e3 t8 o. ]- y1 h; W& r6 T6 _
· If you screw up one more time, I will fire you.
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) |* ~3 ?" W6 ~- n" `8 X/ c& ^& A· make a mistake
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7 f/ y/ q3 R* K4 l
) r3 J7 X/ E( ~) O6 `2 z· sharp* ^+ H& q6 N; i* S6 _$ j
· He is very sharp with numbers
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· intelligent
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: m% d2 j8 D1 c5 Y0 @+ n6 @3 F0 k& E5 _$ a5 c6 X% b! C; D
· shot
1 b% `2 P9 ^: `, ~& V2 u· I'll give the puzzle another shot.  ^4 O1 ]" p  `- u" g- P  ~
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· try! `' I  c" ^& q9 M8 g# x
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· shot down" `, C  d" C  J& \( f) W5 |
· Everyone shot down my idea at first, but later agreed that it was a good idea.
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1 K* \; j1 Q5 e0 p6 ?! r6 A' J· disagreed with2 g6 d6 D. c, s9 o* a8 n2 I- [0 X8 Y

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  s) v, w' w% [2 a· slammer
5 S4 D+ P5 ~- I& x& U! B) Q· The police threw them both in the slammer.* ]% y$ T  I. y  ]7 r: T
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; m$ ]4 g$ k# g3 `% l5 S& H, X· jail0 f5 w. V) @3 \4 A
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9 l- F  S! g0 A; K1 l- U# A) D· smashed  D! D8 z0 D; g0 e+ G0 l  X7 f
· Try not to get smashed at the beer party.
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2 d- G8 R" O$ j# z$ A' ^" V· smoke eater6 H' Q& h: F. b9 k
· My father is a smoke eater." i5 a. x1 M, E" I, z1 V8 H" ?
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· fireman% d; y+ t' H1 S6 b
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& p0 d3 H6 d/ b7 v· split7 k1 d! r# D( }0 F
· It is time to split and go see the movie.7 i, m  x0 L7 _; v5 A, V
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5 {9 f3 }! @- T' F· leave7 X* d7 p' @7 T- \8 F4 b5 `) p
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" ^8 u4 ^( r, ^- m· spook
/ X* k0 l4 [" K· The cows were spooked by the howling of the wolves.
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3 I: i6 `3 l6 ]1 B# s· frightened2 I+ ~8 [, i7 g$ ]) H) T% J

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2 `' V" w1 ~8 X/ G+ |1 c· spud
2 ]/ A8 \! ?6 U" K- l8 }& b0 @· Do you want rice or spuds for dinner?6 S7 U- A$ ?4 ]
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· potatoes: Y$ H5 E9 X- x+ |* X# \

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' V$ {1 Z! @8 O4 a' h  Z. c· square
6 ~/ Q3 h, \8 q3 Q* H* j+ q· My father looks square in his jacket.
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% y, H: ^9 w7 ~& _· old-fashioned: V  v: V" n3 T# B

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· steamed up
. J  Y4 |! b* Y. ?6 |4 E4 `1 r· Don't get so steamed up over the issue.
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· angry5 i$ l& ]; ^* I: Q
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· stink
; d! ~0 J" e2 G0 q, W- K· This whole operation stinks.
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· is repulsive" `9 A. k* B8 c# \
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  ^. ^  \2 Z  O0 _1 }- c  w" Q- l" `  }· straight
! {7 a/ k8 U2 d3 {; P· I want you to give me a straight answer.5 W4 D/ m: {5 b' x  L' G
· MEANING
/ s- q% y2 v. b3 {4 l0 J/ i· honest
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& ^% `1 }6 k& l0 @9 n" b5 I
( V4 e5 e& G3 U& i  x8 v· stressed
9 `1 f5 E+ K. J; {- _5 Y0 \% T· I am really stressed by all the recent world events.
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· upset  E. P! K( K9 l+ ]! M
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2 X- g: s* q5 z- s9 \% i3 N4 R· sucker+ G  J0 I3 \0 {' `+ t8 i5 A4 b1 t
· Don't be a sucker.% L4 w6 a: G8 z; i
· MEANING
& I8 v9 F( B/ P, o1 I% f9 [· be deceived5 @" {7 \5 k" Z! p4 }5 u

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6 @( L% Z* E; w5 J· take a hike
0 A1 ^! E2 `$ Q8 A· I am tired of all your complaining. Take a hike.
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! ~% C. m- P* e3 Z  T· leave+ `3 [+ X6 {4 {+ P

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9 {  A& D! G) {. @& t4 Q* P. E· taken" d* I2 n8 n2 R: \2 S% z7 ~
· He was taken for all his money at the casino.' {7 y9 @& C9 b
· MEANING
; u9 G* @0 O9 G2 t' s7 a; ^· cheated out of
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+ h+ _/ |: c) Y# X7 H# M· taking care of business
( q6 K# l6 [% @1 L3 v4 a0 g, q) \· I have been taking care of business., @3 }5 I+ c8 X6 m
· MEANING9 A/ z& x% G" |
· doing what I have to do: C, {( i9 F  z! `

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· Those look like expensive threads he is wearing.
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· clothes# z8 s, F% h, N$ ~! X% S' ?, x1 |1 Z

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7 N, L9 R8 Z! B2 G: m) ?) \# b· tool around5 T& t" b6 l$ O# g+ R# Z( Z
· I don't want to tool around all night. It is time to go home.
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7 Q( j' Y! {& O2 {; [. A( g, S4 p· drive around# X) Q3 ~; M7 X6 z1 M* x

6 G8 ?' [( l* {1 t$ V& U$ R( R& M1 r5 Z- @! j" R
· totaled' x: r1 n% c& c/ X; e# I* T
· My car was totaled in the accident with the garbage truck.
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, A9 W/ w% H. Y· completely wrecked
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! z8 a# y* c( n" Y! R" N& i· 19
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! P* W  `, B7 E8 }3 g( T· up
; `, n! c2 ]% K- ?4 T· He has been up ever since he met his new girlfriend.4 f) o  ]( ~" j# l/ f# |7 a
· MEANING( ]' ^9 v; [1 b
· happy and cheerful% M* u) m  W6 [" f" @

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; U* B6 N: R' P: M% t. o0 p) c· up for grabs
, W: D1 N/ b' D" K4 ^- A· This is a sale. Everything is up for grabs.
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+ _& O% s& ^4 k8 T/ v) l· available./ k+ C# a5 F9 l8 Y5 b8 T1 y
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· veg out, K  Z4 G2 u7 n% p& w2 Q
· I want to veg out in front of the television this evening.) `! z6 X8 n0 k2 |3 T- `3 A
· MEANING
" {( A  @) i' ^2 v· relax and do nothing
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: i. O3 m- x) l- g· vibes
* V; _2 R# n; V" K4 B! D' p% r· He really gives off good vibes.& e% W; }$ I/ X* p% A# v
· MEANING
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& Y. ^; J5 d" j, v8 O· wad: p+ F4 z. C& V" n5 ]
· You don't want to carry a wad like that with you in the big city.
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· bundle of money
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· waste
* P; N7 Y4 H8 L# O+ G4 }) M' Y· After you waste him, throw the body in the river.
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5 t! ?; U: c7 m" ~! l0 v. S% U· kill
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" |) k, h# R1 ~( R: Z· wheels
' S" k1 H3 r4 D· If you let me borrow your wheels, I'll go out and buy a pizza.
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· car) Z$ y( Q( O  C
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· whiz0 K+ G9 R4 Z: Q
· He is a whiz at the computer.
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& y6 `3 M7 h8 }: S9 }· talented person+ N* F8 _9 Q& |% a& K8 L

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5 L6 K) X4 _! h' A$ q/ r· wired
4 j, k0 t5 _1 W0 f! {) P; w! ~! L· I am really wired after drinking five cups of coffee.
/ ^$ ]4 w" J1 S/ b; C· MEANING
  l1 {' g, H1 I) a· alert
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* q4 w4 e  f' L& L* l9 S! G. q
· wussy% n& F( o8 U$ b. K
· Don't be such a wussy all the time. Say what you are thinking.
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· weak person
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· yukky9 v7 z; z; \+ i, g& J
· This food tastes yukky
5 G( c7 z/ H/ c. _3 G· MEANING
- Z: J; Y, H$ l" `0 @· bad
4 x# V) |; H1 {# t7 h7 x5 b7 Z, Z  r7 A
% _9 m7 {" \, N/ X; P/ ]
· zapped
% ?8 R2 G) E" N3 N9 v· I am too zapped to help you right now.' e2 S1 v* d! \
· MEANING
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! h, w' k7 A$ m+ Y; j7 [8 B) {( Q. b; [! ~2 j
· zip
- u* e+ `5 l' j( P  K· He knew zip about running the company.
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· Nothing+ Z4 k) W) y# h; s

: e6 C- @3 J4 d# R# s% \+ A[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-6 at 06:39 AM ]
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发表于 2004-11-14 21:42 | 显示全部楼层
女子巾占!
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发表于 2004-11-15 06:10 | 显示全部楼层
I am your fans,BTW,where did you get all these wonderful things.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-11-15 18:33 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队 追求完美
from this website    www.westudyenglish.com   呵呵,好东东都是从那上面找的
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发表于 2004-11-16 17:36 | 显示全部楼层
connie,good job!
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发表于 2004-11-16 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
good
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发表于 2004-12-5 22:49 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
very good .
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发表于 2004-12-6 00:40 | 显示全部楼层
楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-6 05:43 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-6 01:40 AM:
& b. n+ I* G8 W  v. s楼主,你如何知道这末多英文的.你对英文很感兴趣.

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5 D# Y% Z2 d" ~* m8 P5 D8 e4 t: F阿里啊,你这么一说偶真是不好意思了,这个帖子是转帖, anyway, 你说对了一半,我对英文很感兴趣。:D:P
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发表于 2004-12-7 20:52 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
connie我们是老乡,你好!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-7 21:03 | 显示全部楼层
你好,你也是南通的吗,呵呵,先握手!!!!
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发表于 2004-12-7 21:45 | 显示全部楼层
离南通开车45分钟.
理袁律师事务所
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 02:50 | 显示全部楼层
同言同羽 置业良晨
Originally posted by 阿里 at 2004-12-7 10:45 PM:
. q/ e0 }  R) y) p! S离南通开车45分钟.

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) V; z& t# e# S/ [# ~! j8 K4 |哇,这么近!!!那你现在在爱城吗?
理袁律师事务所
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发表于 2004-12-8 18:30 | 显示全部楼层
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
我最近想搬去卡尔加里.你在办移民还是留学啊!
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 楼主| 发表于 2004-12-8 21:14 | 显示全部楼层
我还没办呢,是想留学(还没定)
大型搬家
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发表于 2004-12-9 23:41 | 显示全部楼层
我喜欢南通,我工作后第一次做成的事就在南通,前年去过一回,看朋友.
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