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clock in 打卡
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Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。/ R* ~5 W0 N" V6 e Q0 ~! p
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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。7 G4 B3 A8 }- G6 s# Q c5 t5 @
8 Q5 _( L8 c, scome 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。2 P C5 R( E# T6 j ^4 D8 G
, }5 {* u8 [2 `% ]& V6 ?2 kdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪
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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。
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push around 欺骗 ; y8 P! W+ P. ^- c5 ~5 R5 B, |
$ J+ h1 M, L7 Z6 J4 QDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！$ c, d9 T3 C% M& q1 u+ ^
, t0 _" i0 @9 x+ u* wkeep one's shirt on 保持冷静 9 v& o( K5 T5 I9 |. @, q* e
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Keep 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。, L! _4 J* @+ N4 z/ I! Q7 r% G
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cool it
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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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Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。4 {! _/ q' @/ z
: t$ t# ?# h" U. ]- L- G- _% O5 V* {rap 说唱乐
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Do 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。! q g9 @3 F% P9 I8 \) J9 j
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red-letter day 大日子 7 T) H3 z% Y. _, G& K
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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。
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) v1 {. I% p# F {2 y9 ]9 {go up in smoke 成为泡影
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# J. [7 _' Q6 q. EPeter’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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We 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！) h9 j0 K( H$ y4 }; f, T6 ]) G
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shape up 表现良好，乖
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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。 H. E9 T8 Z1 S& j% o% `
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scare the shit out of someone 吓死某人了 9 `( W: F8 ?! Z9 Z
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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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0 [: n, D2 b+ ppull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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5 A: {9 ~+ f+ B% Q3 u7 t: AHe 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。+ E0 C) E; o9 F6 `
% g0 Y) w {- U3 gcome again 再说一遍
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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。 ) j0 I1 S9 T0 Y# m, k2 M
3 h x# A/ j% v, }come clean 全盘托出，招供
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n+ {9 W2 l6 V% LThe criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。
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! L) w7 d7 t9 b8 C: n( sLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。" d& K4 ?9 d9 E7 J O& E
. u0 o3 V/ w, `" }4 ~0 V# S! Mspill the beans 泄漏秘密 / b2 Q0 A2 W! O/ Y/ i
! m$ u4 v# a5 X! D* I# ^Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！+ _: v3 O2 X1 l3 R9 Q
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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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5 Q! i/ Y J: e" ~2 ]john 厕所
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4 X( I) }3 \2 r# ]/ z5 AI have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。$ u, P; p& {3 C1 d5 }
p9 Z7 w, p* B; bkeep in line 管束 - c4 X& y' O' S/ z. Z t# }( I
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He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。& E8 W7 V( o5 u6 i# P, c
0 w( t/ ~% h. a! m k) b. \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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' K9 b# S# j0 k& H6 Yjump to conclusion 妄下结论 " y" u8 G2 O' N/ P e% r! P6 Q4 Q
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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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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 . m v8 [, F: [4 M G2 J# n V
2 @ _7 C4 v0 t6 @* HHis 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。 " P& I. M% h: [5 i
# {% B2 D+ @; n% {$ Kflip 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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& e( f$ l( f1 K# R+ h# w$ h$ Q# ?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？：）
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take 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。2 e/ n, o/ M8 m2 n' V6 |
6 I/ m2 p9 B4 i( `$ G5 lthird wheel 累赘，电灯泡 * L( z/ O/ S2 X9 i7 q
; S2 _2 ?4 A( y U" U! ]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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6 g! ^9 [% Y, N) ^6 ?5 erip off 骗人的东西 " w: \. y6 w0 f! h: Q# w
1 g7 c, x/ R% n# ]: |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 ' d0 O2 F7 `; o
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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。7 f. D b' l& ?: t: C
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blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
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: q1 D: P* [) E0 t3 l- jI blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。* f+ V) D% c' r' I
) \5 S) W: p4 u6 Z3 d0 Zin hot water 有麻烦
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# n9 r; r3 a0 Q1 D. KHe 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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put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出
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5 j. x' \0 `. ]& s5 d Y: K' e# MWally 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。 4 D1 C, a% m0 J/ ?+ W/ R* b
& R" i/ z9 S/ H5 {! T7 dflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 5 l1 a. p. D+ |
( Y% m" b6 x0 L. n9 D/ d4 \8 ~The movie was a flop. Nobody went to see it.这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。 9 h1 W, W! P. R+ |$ y& d" z/ D
0 A8 }/ P% q7 t5 Vdrop in/by/over 随时造访
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8 _* B) g: T# s, jFeel 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。 ) _3 ^% j4 K; w* s7 `
8 c/ P& ]7 p: cdrop a line 写信
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& K$ Z" J# Z$ T$ G& MDrop me a line! 给我写信！
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duck 躲闪，突然低下头
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6 W9 D4 U+ i9 x, h* C3 j" ?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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/ O3 x; b# v' r* I) \, o$ sSharon 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。 ! a) L& b% ]* y- J
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act up 胡闹，出毛病 ) L, a( |3 _$ P+ h- d% J
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The 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。3 u0 D9 g# M/ K9 n/ E- G. _2 p
6 V+ K2 z8 Z/ _# ^% jad 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
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All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。: ?) U; r) A& t" N; s4 l$ q* t% {$ N
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hit it off 投缘，一见如故 ) n0 J- h, q- H
2 n2 U" u. y" ?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。- e; O# O' W' M3 p8 [
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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？ ' A& z1 ~9 p$ e3 s5 @# b
5 r" Z. w) g. \: D0 b& z2 i( @0 lput someone on the spot 让某人为难 6 G' r4 w! d5 W7 B" I
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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。* {1 ]9 ?9 F. T; G3 f* H# s
0 p% ~2 ^6 k& f$ [# l. S, _racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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9 Z4 X( k+ _) sThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。( { }3 o* L# Z" [
0 R8 C; T8 Y8 V* i" v4 Vhave it good 享受得很
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She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
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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！/ F u: d' I2 E' _" X. n4 i, P' P
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! n! k7 t/ c, g& W) fWe 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。" p. J5 F2 ]( H% ~& h0 ]6 i. E; M
8 m: ~+ K4 f( C* Y0 t8 J8 Bdown 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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, F3 X" m! e \$ y4 k4 qhorse around 嬉闹 / J( ?4 [ b: w; _ f7 P
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We'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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You 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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go whole hog 全力以赴
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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。 % |8 s2 { S% `9 _) F
/ x9 M, f, c ~ ?get the ball rolling开始
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Let's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。
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& `8 o6 ?% J) k: U' q8 q# ^: Yget on the ball 用心做
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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！, k" m5 n) [; q2 U/ O' T& n
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! ~7 d( i& l. ?7 u' D' Z( `" QHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。7 {; @! N, J/ ~ t8 P% R; k X) A
4 g2 g5 t& x7 H5 v! g6 l$ elay 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
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Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
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have a passion for 钟爱 , ]" D/ d M7 s0 b% m
7 M9 Y2 x( t; x/ OI have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。1 v$ L# m( d1 Z2 H9 B+ h0 a
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( j; j" ?7 B- b) j$ M" KThe 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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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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pass out 醉倒了
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" {" G# _: R6 j3 ^He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
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6 l( I7 |& l0 g% P$ WI’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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& j# l% a8 ?5 {( h6 T; xhave it bad for 狂恋
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, O: B2 M4 H0 F. G0 YHe 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 h. ]) s4 Qhung over 宿醉未醒 . a4 z) k3 T7 Y, s9 h5 S3 f8 |& d
2 T. `% q5 X3 s; ?Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。2 w |. y; |: W& V/ W, z- ^# Q0 z
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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。) D o, E4 y6 u% k. L) K
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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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