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1、If you make a too definite a statement at this point,you may later end up having toeatyour words.eat ones words:收回自己说过的话The boss is away on business so he could finger others around in the office.This iswhen the cat*s away,the mice will play.When the cats away,the mice will play.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王Why shoul
2、d you always like to rib others?What if others do the same to you?to rib someone:取笑，拿别人开心He shoot the cat right after the meal.shoot the cat:呕吐It cuts both ways to work in a state-run enterprise or a joint venture（合资企业）：thepay from a state-run enterprise is relatively lower but you feel more stable
3、while in ajoint venture you feel unassured,though the pay is relatively higher.cut both ways：各有利弊I looked high and low for the key,but I couldnt find it any where.look high and low:哪儿都找了Really,I kid you not.He indeed said so.I kid you nut我不骗你The doctor says that womenat that time of the month should
4、 avoid doing heavywork.that time of the month:例假Whats the point of standing against it?The die is already cast.the die is cast:生米已做成了熟饭（die骰子）Some fairly large trading companiesganged up on us,trying to force us out of thatbusiness.gang up on sb.:结伙对付某人He was arrogant at the beginning,but the moment
5、 when the police showed thedocuments he had doctored and asked him what the matter was,he could not find histongue.not find ones tongue:无言以对Youll certainly turn the tables if you keep on trying.turn the tables:产产局即 反败为产We can*t continue to rob Peter to pay Paul by using money from retirement funds i
6、norder to pay current salaries.Rob Peter to pay Paul:拆东墙补西墙I dont want to make it hot for you.But I won*t tell you the true story of that till youreturn the letter to me.make it hot for someone:刁难某人She said that she woulddig at American literature for her exam next year.to dig at a subject:刻苦钻研The d
7、river was trying togrease the hand of the cop,but he was refused.grease the hand o f:向 行贿You may think he is bad,but he has never sold his friends down the river.sell someone down the river:出卖朋友来由：river指密西西比河。过去，美国的农场主把奴隶们运送到密西西比河的下游并把，们卖给那里的农场oLets eat out today,just for a change.eat out:下饭馆A:How d
8、id you know that?B:I didnt know.It was onlya shot in the dark.a shot in the dark:瞎猜Lets decide who should go first by drawing straws.draw straws：抓 阉（draw 是“抽取”）I wouldnt like to steal the show before these leading personnels.steal the show：喧宾夺主来由:直译是“偷 戏?有“次要角色压过主角:之意。She would put everyone else in
9、the shade at whatever party she appears.put.in the shade:使 逊色Its high time you thought about getting married.Itfs high time.did.:实在该了 （虚拟语气）eg：1心high time we left here.我们实在该离开这里了。She must have done that sort of thing.Where theres smoke theres fire.Where there*s smoke theres fire.无风不起浪Till pigs can f
10、ly:除非太阳从西边出来Want me to marry a person of his sort?Till pigs can fly.He had nothing left to desire in life.nothing left to desire:完美无缺eg：The teacher said that your composition was not the one that had nothing left todesire,though it was the best among all the compositions of our class.Even after beco
11、ming a minister,he still keeps his common touch with mon touch:平易近人Dont poor-mouth to me.I have your number.poor-mouth to:哭穷I hear there*s an opening in your company and I would like to fill it.But will you pullsome strings for me?pull the strings:牵线搭桥Give me a buzz before coming so that you wont co
12、me to a locked door.give a buzz:挂个电话They are trying tobleed you white.bleed one white:榨干血汗（直译：让某人的血流光）Xiao Chen got marned with her?Marriage really goes by contrasts.Marriage goes by contrasts：好,无好妻：夫妻经常手不相?日It takes a lot of doing to cook a fish.I wouldnt like to spend a lot of time washing,salting
13、,stewing and wahtnots for the cooking of it.take a lot of doing:费事No big talk with me.I have your numberhave someone*s number:知道底细eg:How could you place too much trust in her before you have had her number?I can bet my bottom dollar that she wont marry him for anything.can bet one*s bottom dollar:什么
14、都敢赌A:Can you speak French?B:I learned it,but I havent used it for more than ten years.I thinkit must have gonea bit rusty.go a bit rusty:有点儿生疏Give me a buzz and tell me as soon as youve got the whats what.如果你弄清楚事情的真相就马上打电话告诉我。whafs what:事情的真相What he promised us is but a lip-service.lip-service 说得好听里
15、话，空口的应可话Their bitter fruit he has got can be a very good example of what we call Harm set,harm get.*他吃苦果就是我们常说的“害人反害己”的最好例证。Harm set,harm get.害人反害己Why should he be so generous to you like that?Put it in your pipe and smoke it.Put that in your pipe and smoke it.你好好琢磨琢磨吧！I didntspice up.All I said is
16、true.spice up:添油加醋Never offend him.Thatll bethe kiss of death.the kiss of death:要命的东西，找死Lao Zhange has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years.side money:外快When I found that a stranger began tomake a pass at me,I gave him a stem look andleft.make a pass at someone:调情She says she is havin
17、g a heavy date tonight,so she wont come.a heavy date:重要约会When he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would lovebut now,the story is quite different.pop the question to:向 求婚At the beginning he was quite good to me and I didnt expect thathe would give methe air.give sb the air
18、:把 给甩了Generally speaking,very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in theirmouths will make the mark.born with a silver spoon in ones mouth:生在富贵人家Fve seen your car and now you can make a price.make a price:开价I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money.pocket money:零花钱
19、From the way she is making eyes at the boss youll certainly know what sort ofperson she is.make eyes a t:向产白作媚，艮It*s said that their marriage is on the rocks.marriage on the rocks:婚姻破裂Hes a man of family.How can you have such a half-baked idea of marrying him?a man of family:有家室的人He has published a
20、number of books and they all become best-sellers,the fact ofwhich makes many peoplesit up and take notice.sit up and take notice:舌 U 目相看I have been learning English off and on for 12 years.be off and o n:断断续续eg:The ache in the tooth is off and on.Button your lip!You will make a mess of the matter.bu
21、tton one,s lip:闭上嘴（注意，是单数）（button在这里表示“扣上”）zip one*s lips：色上学（注摹，产与岁I cant for the life of me remember her telephone number.can*t for the life of one:怎么也不.The examination indicates that 78%of the drinks arenot up to grade.up to grade:合格Shes tight-mouthed.So far she has not breathed a word about that
22、.1not breathe a word:一个字也不说Money begets money.Without money in hand,how can you make bundles?Money begets money:钱能生钱Since China opened to the outside world,some farmers have become entrepreneursand many are well-fixed,living a much more comfortable life.be well-fixed:生 活 很 富 裕（fixed指“安定”）People arou
23、nd here all feel that he*s leading a doube life.a double life:婚外恋The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the lefthand.Hes now on their honey moon abroad.marry with the left hand:后门第比自己低的人结婚On the point of their divorce,she demanded on his returning to her all the lot
24、she hasbrought as her marriage portion.marriage portion：嫁妆Every child in his familiy is in good graces of other people.be in somebodys graces:受某人恩宠来由：Jra C e有:恩赐”和1恩 惠:的意思整个短语意指受某人的:恩赐:二Our company got off to a flying start when it opened to business:we got three bigorders during the first week of o
25、pening.get off to a flying start:开门红来由：在快施或汽车比赛时，所有参加比赛的快艇或汽车发动时必须达到一定的速度。这种“助跑形式”在英语中叫a flying start.后来人们将其喻指办事一开始的卡动力，也就相当于三们所说的“开门红He said that he was very much regretted about having missed the boat.miss the boat:错失良机You cant always expect things topan out each time,can you?pan out：一帆风顺来由：pan是淘金
26、用的锅，out用来表示把金淘出来的状态。pan out直译为“顺利的淘出金来”，后来人们借此比喻“事情的顺利完成”，也就相当于“一帆风顺的含义了。He didnt expect to get the cheese in that company.get the cheese:碰钉子，失望Why should I be left holing the baby alone?hold the baby:干苦差事I cant give up teaching,for ifsmy bread and butter.ones bread and butter:饭碗儿Dont be foolded by
27、their babbling.Nothing of the sort.Nothing of the sort!:没那回事。Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John fromhis exgirlfriend.Dear John:绝交信You must alwaystake what he says with a grain of salt.Hes a born liar.take something with a grain of salt:不能轻信，有保留的来由：原意为不加盐就能吃的食物
28、。后转喻“不加分析就不能轻信的话”，也就相当于:不能轻信”的意思。Its said that those government officials who hadblown the whistle also gottransferred.blow the whistle：告发，检举Heasked no odds even when he was bogged down in great difficulties.ask no odds:不要求特殊照顾The boss criticized him at the meeting,but it was just like water off a d
29、ucks back.like water off a duck*s back:满不在乎来由：直译为象从鸭子背上流淌下来的水My sister always sides with my father against me in my argument with him.side with someone:站在某人一边eg：I came as a great surprise that she would side with them.This businessis hush-hush.Never breathe a word to anyone about it.be hush-hush:不要声
30、张He turns a deaf ear to what the boss says,never taking it seriously.turn a deaf ear to:置若罔闻You all have the world before you.But youll still need to work hard.have the world before one:前途远大Nothing venture,nothing have.No pains,no gains.Nothing venture,nothing have:不入虎穴，焉得虎子He wouldn*t change his id
31、ea once he*s made up his mind.Any attempt to let himchange will only be ploughing the air.plough the air：白费力气Under no circumstances have I made anyone hold the bag for me.hold the bag:背黑锅This is a chance once in a blue moon.once in a blue moon:千载难逢来由：直译为只有在蓝色月亮出现的时候才可能遇到的事情，在16世纪初，这一表达与never同义 后来演,成
32、 了 难 逢 的 意 思。Its much more difficult to be on the up grade than on the down grade.be on the up grade:走上坡路This sort of music is quiteto his taste.to one*s taste:合口味I felt sick at heart when I saw how much she was hurt.be sick at heart:心理特别难受I have asplitting headache.a splitting headache:头痛的快炸 了Youll
33、 get your conscience smitten sonner or later if you have the heart to abandonyour wife and children.get one*s conscience smitten:受至!j 良心的谴责I don*t know why shes singing the blues these days.sing the blues:垂头丧气来由：the blues是种感伤的美国黑人民歌；sing the blues的字面意思“唱布鲁斯干 和“垂头丧气”就相吻合了。He wastrembling like a leaf
34、at the news.tremble like a leaf:吓得直打哆嗦When he heard that the girl liked him,he was walking on air.walk on air:美颠颠的，高兴的飘飘然With a parting shot he stormed out of the house.a parting shot:临走时说的一句气话来由：撤退时打出的最后一枪eg：I let out a parting shot and left.I couldnt resist a parting shot:I wish you could live lon
35、g!He accepted the jobwith a good grace.with a good grace:欣然的ril thank you to shut up your foul mouth.闭上你的臭嘴好不好？DI thank you to 你 好不好?对比：在面对面的交往中，一个人常会对另一个人说出“你。好不好？”之类的话，用以抗议或制止对方的某种行为。在表达这种概念时，我们一般习惯用Howabout+doing+something的句式。但是在有些时候，用这个句式语气不够强烈，不能完全表达出讲话人的厌烦情绪。Ill thank you to 的句式在传达厌烦情绪时就要强烈的多。
36、Our managers tied up now.Will you come tomorrow?be tied up with:忙的脱不开身eg：Shes tied up all day with all the house work.He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.as soon.as look at:不当一回事eg:You want me to trust his sort?He would just as soon cheat you as look at you.Shes so good at play
37、ing the woman before men.play the woman:撒娇The boss is quite down these days（沉默 寡 言）.He seems to have somethingweighing heavily on his mind.something weighs heavily on one*s mind:心事重重eg:I can see that theres something that weighs on your mind these days.When the boss was asking who had disclosed the
38、news,the two of them began to passthe buck to each other.pass the buck:推卸责任It was done by the three of them,but none of them want toface the music now.face the music:承担后果As for why he wants to divorce her,I think only he himself knows where the shoepinches.know where the shoe pinches:知道是怎么回事来由：希腊历史学
39、家普鲁塔克的名著 比较列传中这样一段故事：有一个罗马人的妻子温柔、漂亮，无论从哪个角度看，都应该是个使人心满意足的好妻子。然而，这个罗马人却跟她离了婚。当朋友们指责他的时候，他拿一双新鞋说：我穿上这双鞋，我的脚哪儿疼并且哪儿感到夹脚，你们大概不知道。后来，人们便用此语来喻指“知道问题所在”之类的概念。、Hold your horses,Sally.Youll have to wait and see which way the cat jumps.hold your horses:沉住气see which way the cat jumps:观望形势Want to use my car aga
40、in?Nothing doing!Nothing doing:那可不行His performance was really one for the books.one for the books:到了极点（“棒极了，漂亮极了”以及“糟糕透了，丑极了，坏透顶了 都可以用这个）意思：可以写进书里面去。Didnt yousmell a ratwhen they agreed to sell you the goods at such a price?smell a rat:觉得可疑来由：专门捕捉老鼠的猫具有闻出老鼠气味的灵敏的嗅觉。后来人们就用“猫闻到老鼠气味 来比喻人“对可疑事情的察觉”。Fve
41、never badmouthed anyone.badmouth somebody:说某人Xiao Li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.dance attendance:大献殷勤Its astoundingly funny that many harmful things usuallyget into our blood.get into ones blood:上瘾Im really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.beef:发牢学Dont t
42、ake what he says so seriously.Hes alwaysgoing gaga.go gaga:疯疯癫癫I cant understand why you should have spent so much time helping Lucy.Dont youknow shes the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?bite the hand that feeds one:恩将仇报If I were you,I wouldnt have the heart toleave the kids at home unca
43、red for.not have the heart to d o:不忍心You cannot be so nice to her,for you give her an inch and shell take a mile.give somebody an inch and he will take a mile:得寸进尺Dont put them in the same group.The two of themare at odds with each other.be at odds with:与.不合You were plain touching the tender spot.Sh
44、e was most sensitive to the topic of thethird personwho cut in between a couple.touch the tender spot:哪壶不开提哪壶He had finally taken the plunge and quitted the job.take the plunge:果断行动Xiao Zhang is on good terms with the boss.Why don*t you ask him to put in a goodword for you?be on good terms with:与某人关
45、系好Anyone who says that musthave a few buttons missing.have a few buttons missing:头脑有点不正常Whatever you may think,such a theory of yours does nothold water,anyway.hold water:站不住脚Its not that he doesnft like to help,but that the spirt is willing,but the flesh is weak.The spirit is willing,but the flesh
46、is w e a k.有余而力不足He boasted that if he could find the solution to the problem,the result of it would setthe world on fire.set the world on fire:轰动全世界They actually know nothing about what fashion is.Theyre onlyfollowing others likesheep.follow like sheep:盲从With things as such,well have tolet things s
47、lide.let things slide:听其自然Xiao Wangs always goofing-off-either making phone calls or going to the clinicto see doctors during office hours.goof-off:偷懒耍滑头eg：Stop goofing-off and get down to work!He doesnt have his heart in the right place.He would find every opportunity tostab in the back of others.n
48、ot have ones heart in the right place.心术不正When investing in a business,he always likes toplay a lone hand.play a lone hand:单枪匹马Even great speakers may sometimes get stage fright.get stage fright:怯场Attepmt to do me in?Youre still wet behind the ears.still wet behind the ears:还嫩点儿，乳臭未干来由:像刚生下来的婴儿一样,耳朵
49、后的根毛还是湿的Hes still kept in the dark about his wifes familiarity with her boss,be kept in the dark:被蒙在鼓里Sheeats like a bird.A small piece of bread will be enough for her.eat like a brid:饭量小Its obvious that it is your wife who wears the pants in your family.wear the pants in the family:当家来由：据说，男人在家穿裤子，
50、女人在家穿裙子，而男人一般都掌握家中大权，因而产生了这种比喻：.You cant be more stupid!How could you let such a golden opportunity to make bigmoney slip through your fingers?It was an opportunity that comes once in a bluemoon.Let something slip through ones fingers:痛失良机You should have jumped at such a good chance.How could you le