41. old habits die hard积重难返5 r8 i: z3 y+ e& L1 R/ x4 k; ]# A
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42. one's lips are sealed守口如瓶5 a& @6 x7 ?4 c4 C7 m; X' D! E7 o6 d
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例句:You can trust me with the details of the lawsuit—— my lips are sealed. ! l: z: ~* t& m3 E5 F. {. c( \ h 你可以信任我,关于这次诉讼的细节我会守口如瓶。
43. on one's high horse趾高气扬 9 _5 X9 ~1 U+ \# A! Z1 E" { ! _. B5 a0 }( {* {8 p9 h例句:When they started talking about music, David got on his high horse 7 h5 d/ V! k( J- ?+ h4 V
and said that classical music was only fit for museums and archives. 4 G" F2 Y/ A2 @1 x7 R% w2 D 他们刚开始谈论音乐,大卫就趾高气扬地说古典音乐只适合博物馆和档案 / x) G8 F$ |" I, h$ h2 V: u2 M 馆。 ' S- J6 P4 e0 ?) m' P+ D ; B% T+ k& K" p3 h[ Last edited by connie on 2004-12-19 at 12:10 AM ]
44. on one's last legs 日暮穷途# w" C% J1 m7 w4 d2 m
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45. play with fire玩火自焚;惹火烧身 / U" X" z! A* O! W* l! w7 _/ S, C- P2 V! `2 O: F. O; H
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department. # s" r, c0 M6 K8 q; X2 n% c3 x 你若是背着他干他的 专长,那你可就是玩火了。
46. pull out all the stops全力以赴 / h- X3 \6 ]0 _- k 9 ~: B+ {$ l4 I, q$ C) c) L1 A例句:The police pulled out all the stops to find the thief. $ G0 B, [2 P: Y' ^2 p 为找到那小偷,警方全力以赴。
47. put all one's eggs in one basket孤注一掷 N1 O6 n1 o( f& ?: n6 v. G- |! R/ y: P+ q: O1 N$ M: G$ J
例句:He had warned Peter about investing heavily in a single stock was $ D. r) f. W/ Q1 E5 X- d putting all his eggs in one basket. # u* r$ K& p/ q5 d7 l 他早已警告过彼德,在一支股票上投入巨额资金是种孤注一掷的做法。
49. rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆 4 M, Y3 _- a: P1 u3 H9 v 1 ?3 M$ [0 ]! f2 |+ V3 H* T例句:It was raining cats and dogs outside so I couldn't walk to the store.9 q) _& r6 n4 C9 D+ b- N
外面倾盆大雨,我无法走到商店去。
50. read someone like an open book一目了然 9 i o& @; j" k . l& ^! X7 ^* k' @ N/ O1 g) G例句:You will like the simple girl from that small town when you find you ; x, J- u' R3 E: t T- E4 \! w# P
can read her like an open book. 9 W6 s0 L# m6 S 当你发现这个来自小镇的纯朴女孩单纯得毫无秘密可言时,你会喜欢她 $ {8 j; s' P' H# O- I- J- e 的。
51. rub salt in sb's wound雪上加霜 0 W4 W8 [3 m. p6 R+ r' U x0 ^6 r $ f- B+ m' [' e' V m9 P; E* J例句:The news that his company will be going into bankrupt is absolutely % B! L/ [% O, `# c4 l
rubbing salt in the wound, because his wife divorced him yesterday. 9 d9 u, k v$ b$ o4 V 公司要破产的消息对他来说真是雪上加霜,因为他妻子昨天刚和他离婚。
52. second to none无出其右 4 N, o* p! z9 e( _. i7 L2 o' P R, v, A- M
例句:Mom's chocolate cake is second to none in our town. 5 ~6 o) J6 r! g j3 c0 }" W 妈妈的巧克力蛋糕是全镇最棒的。
53. sit tight 静观其变 ) P) G# g" d8 }, ~/ @( }+ P v8 m; Y4 W9 d
例句:If you sit tight I'm sure your passport will be returned to you. ! l& L& k3 g4 {
如果你能够坚持立场,我保证他们会把护照还给你。
54. start with a clean slate洗心革面6 C' L9 @" g3 O: H
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出狱后,亨利多么希望能够洗心革面,重新开始啊!
55. swallow one's pride忍辱负重0 j: |5 N4 x& X, I) D. i
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例句: She decided to swallow her pride and go on to work there. ! ]! {" M- H1 W% M% j 她决定要忍辱负重,继续在那里工作下去。
56. the more the merrier多多益善 x5 T2 i* a5 x
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约翰请了他所有的家人过来,这有何不妥?多多益善呗!
57. through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火) ?9 c" O4 A$ U' }
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59. turn over a new leaf改过自新 `" A8 Y- J W" A0 [1 U
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himself in class. : v0 ], ^5 [/ h3 |3 Q" L9 _ 他向老师保证过会改过自新,遵守课堂纪律。
61. when in Rome do as the Romans do入乡随俗 8 b0 z% _3 }. }7 B2 A2 O+ M0 I! B2 t/ x @% |! @
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凯丽说他们都穿短裤或蓝牛仔参加户外婚礼,那我们就入乡随俗吧。