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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。
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come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 ! a4 ?* x. P( z' C
$ o) n/ E/ D2 B( W* ]4 v* s3 bTanya 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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# _( M3 L/ h% k6 m ^come easily 易如反掌 7 `& n1 m: b u' Q. H
* K% @) s7 O. [Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
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1 u1 I8 q1 k; ?2 j* l! E% e% mdon't have a cow 别大惊小怪 ! G9 e. d4 G$ b
. T# l( Y1 A0 l6 |+ ^0 BDon't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。( F' O8 n9 N/ v. i$ {9 w: O
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push around 欺骗
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( E3 l$ g3 G9 @- mDon't try to push me around! 别想耍我！
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keep one's shirt on 保持冷静 4 k- N9 s$ k; [, r8 y% }; w) ^ A! `6 p
/ P# D! w$ J8 J( ?% v7 A7 |6 eKeep 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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" P# ]5 t- J u, J. u% qcool it
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冷静一点
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( X6 c/ I0 n) Y8 K7 YCool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 9 ?( f0 U4 ^1 ?% }
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joy ride 兜风 ! N; }* E4 i4 i
7 }+ J, ?+ r5 P, y/ V4 G2 CLet's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
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rap 说唱乐
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) q& a( F- m3 D0 }, o6 ?6 ^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。
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7 ], h$ w- w+ Rred-letter day 大日子
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6 B" U5 c- O0 }. C$ ?- h- AThis 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。; z/ y! k: E8 q# ~ D% N
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( C$ ^5 L9 d7 {; IPeter’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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. y E. x- v, Q# S% DWe 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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_2 Q# f- p1 t5 B% t# M: ^! \shape up 表现良好，乖
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6 n$ M# C" y1 yYou’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 " z5 i. s9 a) ?' W, x, W
+ j' N- D* }. _- @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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$ D6 U- B7 a2 L" a% D+ vpull strings 运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
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! U5 G/ N, J: S V1 f$ s* uHe 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。5 U& M/ W; |$ I7 T
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come again 再说一遍
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* B n* O2 p! q+ D* v# oCome 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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, Z3 v6 M7 M3 O6 Bcome 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。 : X. W/ ]- _2 L$ s0 ^3 A
: Y3 G- ~( | y5 b1 OLet me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。6 H' P6 B O( i, k# F6 [/ N
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spill the beans 泄漏秘密 5 ~) p. L; B v3 j9 y
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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！5 s/ n% B; P* L0 P1 N* S) o1 I: r7 h
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& @6 M0 c! m0 ?( [# Q) J3 Q! KCathy 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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# r" B$ y* P& u b: `$ L- x0 K1 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。
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keep in line 管束
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. ?3 v, d9 Y, U S) B# X* sHe needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。4 ]1 \; ~+ _& L& c, N5 _6 n# Q6 e8 g1 U
: S, y( b4 r$ p2 J. f }" ijump the gun 草率行事 8 o9 H+ Q- `: e$ I6 H
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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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) J! a1 H$ ^" R% w& v4 ajump to conclusion 妄下结论 5 ]5 `& ^4 e& U" ^
- R7 P* Z% [. N) JDon't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. 不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。' Q5 D0 H( I+ A2 b- {
Q" r4 |0 B8 I6 R" a6 _4 J, Flemon 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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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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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。
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; g" H9 {; T: P6 ?! V4 N: X# yfix someone up 撮合某人
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4 G+ Z$ T" _7 \) Z$ a5 |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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% m9 U( F# W, @' N5 I# p! o, Rtake a shine to 有好感 ! ?: V0 U; h/ s' d1 z. ~: x
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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。" g5 } n6 K: Z2 T( q) K6 b
}( ~% z7 D+ kthird 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。 ! t7 s; q- V5 b2 l; ]% N/ N9 B
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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
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, t- [: L F1 EDon'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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* {. X( H. U" [" G1 k: c5 Nblow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 9 \, _+ p* O O- o7 q- J
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I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。
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in hot water 有麻烦 ( d4 z$ O$ D/ [- @: F- H; c
4 Q8 E' X1 q/ K' ]3 V& THe is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. 近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。) u( A( `! t: n( f& k' ^" S
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put 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。 4 N9 r: s* ?2 r/ g; w6 f: M
- e7 ?9 a$ ~, D4 d s5 k& Nflop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
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3 y; L3 D8 Q: B" Q' BThe 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 / K# J6 ~* `" y2 T0 t5 I8 {0 z
2 l7 g1 H& I" t9 Q. BFeel 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。 ) Y. @8 T9 ?* C' M- L
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drop a line 写信
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Drop me a line! 给我写信！
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1 j) q C7 K2 }( b3 o, q* Wduck 躲闪，突然低下头
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# h4 w, k3 d# `' k, N8 K# uRemind 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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Sharon 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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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。0 `/ } X) t5 X
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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
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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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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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zit 青春痘
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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
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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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racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
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5 F/ g7 J; ]% SThe police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。9 _4 w8 o( j8 ^
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have 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。4 x, j8 {8 O6 N; { W' c& z
$ B4 {) [8 A7 S5 ndon't knock it 不要太挑剔 / B3 d9 L& e; |0 i; ^4 ^/ ?
8 W. f! j2 o7 V! q/ g( k+ sDont 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！
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5 ^6 z! ?; w6 n4 v% ]7 `9 E9 [pig out 狼吞虎咽
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5 w0 s5 P3 y, T3 cWe 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。! S m+ {: ]5 U4 \$ e
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/ ~1 `* g3 E( P0 t1 mThe 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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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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9 J" `. x+ o. z, t' C; o* e% [: l; }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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0 D Q, W3 `5 q) P; k) 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。 # J6 }* Z/ ?6 U3 S8 W3 Z
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8 v7 T, W8 B' ]1 {* y6 H8 J( ELet's get the ball rolling. 让我们开始吧。6 ]+ Z# r4 f- K) `. f# N! U, I: M& x. I% ]
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lady-killer 帅哥
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5 O8 P2 k2 d$ O6 UHe's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。+ N5 c# w: b& K5 _+ E! G
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/ _ C ?" U' o. @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 , W( e# ^$ ?$ e/ G5 P) y
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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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7 M: G- U3 _: s' ?, M y/ f. FThe 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？' M6 U% d6 ~. s2 Z7 w9 R
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# Q3 L$ f+ y# ?# Q& uHe passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。: s6 T- e% D$ c7 ~
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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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3 P' T$ ^% n3 VHe really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。% e5 j/ e% Y! ] K# E4 k, \
$ t+ k5 R5 V: Whung over 宿醉未醒 : S& P( N X; Y9 \7 F0 }+ y
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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
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' ^* {8 a3 ?5 ?$ PLisa 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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9 w" [; H7 f# h+ I& B) hI 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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