BOOK 1: he about-faced on me

he about-faced on me
他对我已经变心了

about-face向后转

I thought I left a hundred bill on my bureau. It is gone. How do you account for that?
我记得在柜台上遗忘了100元钱，现在不见了，你怎么解释？

We are not responsible for any damage, caused by an act of God
我们对不可抗力产生的损害概不负责

They were foced to administer the medicine themselves
他们被迫吞下自酿苦酒

A la mode
法语，流行，时髦，加冰淇淋

I am all for your doing so
我完全赞同你这么做

The honeymoon is all over now
蜜月已经结束了

I am at your service
随时为你效劳（服务）

If you study hard, I am sure you will amount to something someday
如果你努力读书，我相信他日必有所成

What's cooking tonight?
Anything you say goes
今晚做什么菜？
什么都可以

As boys his age go, Robert is rather thoughtful
在和他同龄的男孩中，罗伯特算是相当体贴人的

How is that book you are reading?
Pretty good, as detective stories go
你正在看的那本书怎么样？
作为侦探故事来讲，是很好的

How far is Taipei from here as a crow flies?
Exactly one thousand miles
从这里到台北的直线距离有多少？
恰巧1000英里

My darling, you are really the apple of my eyes
亲爱的，你真是我的心肝儿

My sister's birthday is just around the corner
我妹妹的生日马上就到了

Oh, I see Mr. Wu standing there. I want to ask him over
啊，我看到吴先生站在那里，我想把他叫过来

The paper says that the world is at crossroads
报纸说，世界正处在进退两难之境

I should explain to you at great length why I stayed several days in Kaosiung
我应该向你详细说明为什么我在高雄停留了几天

I am travelling at my own expense
我是自费旅游

For a while I was completely at sea but no more
我曾经短暂困惑过，但是时间不长

In Taipei new houses are going up at an amazing rate
在台北，新房屋正以惊人的速度兴建

Everything on sale here is sold as is
所有出售的东西都按照标价出售

B as in bus
B就是Bus中头一个字母的B

Attached please find a copy of the letter I wrote to Mr. Wong
随函附上一份本人写给王先生信函的副本

How do you celebrate New Year's Day in America?
在美国，你们怎么庆祝新年？

Will you baby-sit with my daughter for a couple of hours?
你可不可以照看我的女儿几个小时？

I keep thinking in the back of my mind that I should first practise my English much harder, before I go to America
我在脑中不停地思考，我应该在去美国之前苦学英语

The car backed up and hit an electric pole
这辆汽车倒车撞上了一个电线杆

You remember the boss's son?
Yes, his wife left bag and baggage
你还记得那个老板的儿子吗？
记得。他的老婆将财物席卷一空而去

The final cost of building the house was much more than I bargained for
建造这栋房子的最终成本远超过我的预算

If you think you can fool me, you are are barking up the wrong tree
如果你认为你可以愚弄我，你是找错人了

You seem to be wroking your head off these days. What are you after?
这些天你似乎忙得昏头昏脑，你在追求什么？

Let's rest for a while, I am afraid I've been bearing down on you a little too hard
休息一下吧，我恐怕把你逼得太紧

Be careful crossing the street
过马路要小心

Mr. Chiang was in an accident yesterday and he is unable to report to work today
江先生昨天出了一点意外，今天不能来上班了

Well, the dress is becoming on you
That's a funny to put it. Isn't it the other way around?
这件衣服和你很搭配
这样说很滑稽，是不是刚刚相反啊？

I am glad to see you
我高兴见到你

I want to be friend with you
我想和你做朋友

You don't have to write all the way to New Yorl about the business. You can begin close to home by visiting Taipei office of the American Institute in Taiwan
你不必特意为了这个生意写信去纽约。你可以就近去访问台北的美国在台协会。

begin close to home就近

Will you listen to my speech again?
I must beg off now. Let's do it tomorrow
你想再听一次我的演说吗？
我现在必须告辞了。明天再听吧。

Are these pills good for you if you have a headache?
如果你头疼的话，这些药丸有用吗？

Please be good enough to lend me that book
请借给我那本书

Which way are you headed?
I am going to have some coffee. want to come along?
你去哪儿？
我去喝点咖啡，一起去吗？


Has anybody been talking behind my back?
Not that I know of
谁在我背后说我的坏话？
据我所知，谁也没有

Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes?
谁在幕后操纵？

Don't you get homesick for your mother's cooking?
Why should I ? I am as good a cook as my mother ever was
你不想念你妈妈的烹饪吗？
为什么要想呢？我是和妈妈一样好的厨师。

When I first arrived in New York, I was in a daze
当我初到纽约时，我茫然不知所措

May I watch this program on TV?
Of course. You are in the family
我可以看电视吗？
当然。你已是家中一员了

We are in trouble, honey
About what?
The check you drew bounced
亲爱的，我们有麻烦了
怎么了？
你开出的那张支票被退票了

Why are you so keen on saving money?
Because I am keen on you
你为什么如此热衷攒钱？
因为我热爱你

How is your boss these days?
He is laid up with a cold just now
That's too bad
这些天你的老板情况如何？
他患感冒卧床了
那太不好了

Why don't you just ask for a raise pointblank?
That's beneath my dignity. I won't do it
你为什么不直截了当要求加薪呢？
那有违我的尊严，我不会这样做

I won't be able to come for supper today.
Be more specific, I want to know why
The boss said we'd have some American customers.
That's not specific enough
我今晚不能回来吃晚饭
坦白讲，我想知道为什么
老板说我们可能会有些美国客户要来
你还不够坦白

Believe it or not, I was voted most likely to succeed
Well, incredible!
信不信由你，我当选为“最可能成功的人”
啊，难以置信

Can I be of any service to you?
我能帮你什么忙吗？

A typhoon is heading our way. So be on guard
台风正向我们袭来，提高警惕

Are you proud of me?
Yes. More than ever, darling
你以我为骄傲吗？
是啊，越来越觉得骄傲

I see that you and Bertie are going steady
Oh, be quiet
我知道你和贝蒂在约会
住口

At first Tom and Marthe were not serious about each other, but now they are going steady
起初汤姆和玛莎彼此并不认真，但现在他们却在约会

Her mind is saddled with the problem of how to make ends meet without a steady income
在没有固定收入的情况下如何做到收支平衡，令他思绪不宁

I saw a man prowling around the house today
Why didn't you phone the police?
I was scared stiff and couldn't move
今天我看到有个人在房子外徘徊、
为什么不报警？
我吓得不能动了

He is beside himself these days
他这几天有点情绪失控

Be square to everyone
公平对待每个人

Don't you remember that we are supposed to go out today?
你不记得我们说好今天要出去的吗？

Are you through with book?
Yes, and how！
你看完这本书了吗？
是的，真的看完了！

I spent the better part of last year in bed
去年我大半年的时间都卧床不起

Did your girl friend give a rebuff to you?
你的女朋友让你碰钉子了？

Do you know how your father is these days?
Mother says he is up and about
你知不知道你父亲这几天情况如何？
妈妈说他开始下床活动了，开始复员了

If you are up on things, you don't have to be down on things
如果你事事精通的话，你就不必怕事

It's beyond me
What's beyond you?
Why you keep on corresponding with such a square girl?
我真的搞不懂
什么搞不懂？
你为什么继续和这么一个不解风情的女子通信呢？

Mr. Wu, there was a big batch of mail for you today
I bet all the envelopes have windows
吴先生，今天你有一大捆邮件
相信所有信封都有窗口

I am going to bed early tonight
Why?
Tomorrow I have a big day at the office
今晚我要早睡觉
为什么？
明天将是非常忙碌的一天


I had a quarrel with my boss's secretary. She started to cry, and so I was patting her on the back. When the boss came out, he got jealous or something, and socked me.
What a big mess.
我跟老板的秘书吵了架，她哭了起来，我拍拍她的肩膀安慰她。这时老板走出来，他妒火中烧，打了我一顿。
怎么搞得一团糟啊！

He is a big mouth, usually talks about the affairs of others
他是个多嘴多舌的人，经常说被人的私事

Nightline was set up by sttudents at the University of London as a place where you can always find a friend to talk with or any problem you may ask them to give you an answer.
What's the big word again?
夜间专线是由伦敦大学的学生所设立。在那里，你总可以找到一个朋友来交谈，对于你提出的问题，他们总会给出答案
那个难字是什么意思？

My old man is a bird about golf
我爸爸是个高尔夫爱好者

What do you do when you get insulted, because you are a weakling?
I will probably bite the dust once in a while
你是个弱者，当你被侮辱时，你会怎么做？
我或许会暂时忍下这口气

bite the dust还有被杀的意思，倒地吃灰

The reason I can't stand you sometimes is that you blow hot and cold and I never know what really mean
有时我无法忍受你的原因是你忽冷忽热，我根本不知道你是什么意思

This is blowing my own horn, but when I was in college, I used to win in every debating contest
听起来像吹牛，但我在读大学期间，曾赢得每一场辩论比赛

I all boils dwon to this, namely, that our company is not making enough profit
归根到底，我们公司没有赚到足够的利润

I have to bone up on my French
How come?
We are expecting some visitors from our Paris office
我必须努力专研法语
为什么？
我们在等候来自巴黎办事处的一些访客

I got booted out again
You don't know how to lick the boss's boots
我又被革职了
因为你不懂得怎么拍老板的马屁

You are all bottled up inside yourself. come on, speak up
你把什么事都闷在心里，来吧，尽情说出来吧

The scene was so funny that the audicence was bowled over by it
场面如此滑稽，观众全部被逗得前仰后合


Brace yourself, honey. The bills are on your desk
撑住了，亲爱的，账单在你桌子上

When the woman heard the bad news, she broke down and cried
当这个妇人听到这个坏消息时，她崩溃了，嚎啕大哭

The policeman saw a group of people who crowded round on the street in curiosity. He said to them, come on, break it up
警察看到一群人出于好奇而聚集在街上，他对他们说，好了，散开吧

Your sense of humour will help break the ice
你的幽默感有助打破冷场

He had broken with some frineds who had changed in their ideas
他已经和几个改变主意的朋友断绝往来了

I am sure your speech will bring down the house
我确信你的演说将会博得满堂彩

The football team brought home the bacon
这个足球队取得了胜利

The two children were brought up by their aunt
这两个孩子是由他们的姑妈抚养大的

The blackout was over. Let us get out of the airraid shelter
灯火管制已经结束了，我们离开防空洞吧

I want to brush up my English
我想重新温习英语

They chatted idly for a few moments, then each buckled down to work
他们闲聊了一会，然后又全力以赴地开始工作

buckle down全力以赴

I budget my time very charefully and keep myself occupied every minute
我将我的时间预算得很仔细，令自己每分钟都在忙碌

I've talked to my boss about you
Thanks. I need all the build-up you can give me
我和老板谈过你的事情
谢谢。请帮我尽可能美言几句

He is a sneaky guy. Bump him off
他是个阴险的家伙，干掉他

bump off杀掉某人，谋杀某人

This money is burning a hole in my pocket
这笔钱非花掉不可

He is always burning somone for a laugh
他总是以作弄别人为乐

My friend have already given me a farewell party and so I must burn my bridges to go to America
我的朋友已经给我开了送别会，所以我必须破釜沉舟，飞去美国不可

Mind your own business, or you might get your fingers burned
别管闲事，否则有你好果子吃

Bought a hat new yesterday, darling
It's very becoming on you
亲爱的，我昨天买了一顶新帽子
这顶帽子非常适合你

If you run into any trouble at the consulate, just buzz me
如果你再领使馆内遇到任何困难，打个电话给我

I will get it by hook or by crook
我无论如何都要得到它

The planets spin around the sun. By the same token, the moon runs around the earth
行星围绕太阳旋转，同样原因，月亮围绕地球旋转

Don't be too anxious. They will reply by return mail
不要担心，他们会回信答复的

Where will you land?
The ship will call at San Francisco first, so I will get off there
你在哪上岸？
这船会先在旧金山靠岸，我在那儿下船

The boys was called down by the principal for smoking
这些孩子因为吸烟而被校长责骂

Call for me at eight o'clock in the evening
晚上8点叫我

Do you care for a cup of coffee?
你想要喝一杯咖啡吗？

Don't carry grudges. Get them off your chest
不要心怀怨恨，把他们清除掉

Just at present we are very hard up. Let's cash in on it
目前我们很窘迫，我么来大赚一笔吧

I think I am catching cold
I am afraid you already have a cold
我想我开始感冒了
恐怕你已经感冒了

When I come home tired, I don't want to do the dishes. Catch on?
回到家很累的时候，我不想再洗碗，你理解吗？

The rain was coming down in sheets
大雨滂沱

Do you think we can go on trip next week?
I doubt it. The chances are the boss may send me to Virginia
你认为我们下星期能去旅行吗？
这很令人怀疑。十有八九老板去派我去维吉尼亚

the chances are...是十有八九意思

Here is hoping that our relations with America will soon change for the better
希望和美国的关系可以很快好转

The building has changed hands several times
这座大厦已经被转手了几次

Don't say such a thing, or you may be sued for character assassination
不要那样讲，你可能会被控告损害名誉

Did you go out today?
Darling, are you checking up on me?
你今天出去过吗？
亲爱的，你在调查我吗？

You are a chip off the old block
你和你父亲像是一个模子里刻出来一样

A car almost hit me hit this morning, it was a close call
Be careful, Bill I've got
今天早上一辆车差点撞到我，太险了
要小心啊，比尔你是我唯一的心肝啊

I am afraid , I am coming down with a cold
You'd better stay home then
恐怕我开始感冒了
那你最好留在家里

I've something on my mind, but I'm afraid to say it
oh, come now
我有事情憋在心里不敢说
来吧，说出来吧

I've something on you
All right, come out and say it
我抓住你的小辫子了
好吧，你说说看

The meeting will come to order soon
这个会议即将召开

After arguing for a long time, we finally came to terms
经过长时间的争论，我们最终达成协议

America refused to comply with Russia's demand
美国拒绝顺从俄罗斯的要求

Theis is Mrs. Ma. May I speak to my husband?
Hold your line, please. I will connect you with him
我是马太太，我可以和我先生通话吗？
请别挂线，我把电话转给他

The students cooked up an excuse to explain their absence from school
学生们编造了一个理由解释缺课的原因

You may think you are in love now, but you will cool off in a few days
你认为你正在恋爱，但几天后你就会冷却下来

I cooled my heels for one hour for my girl friend yesterday
昨天我白等我的女朋友1个小时

Will this party cost anything? If it does, count me out, because I am broke
参加这个聚会是否要给钱？如果是这样，把我的名字剔除，因为我没有钱

Enclosed please find us500 as my contribution to your work. I trust that you know how to use it. where you think it counts most is where I want to see it used.
现附上500元作为对贵事业的奉献。我相信你会善用这笔钱。我乐于见到你将这笔钱用在可以发挥最大作用的地方

Thank you so much for your hospitality which we enjoyed thoroughly. The warmth of your home coupled with the excellent food made the evening perfect
你的殷勤招待使我们倍感享受。您家中的温馨气氛配上美味的食物，令到这个夜晚完美无缺

I believe in you, so please don't cover up anything
我相信你，不要对我隐瞒任何事情

Here's the letter I have been craning my neck for
这就是我翘首等待的那封信

Maybe I smoke too much
Why don't you cut out altogether?
可能我抽烟抽得太多了
为什么你不戒掉它呢？

Whatever you are trying to say, won't you cut it short?
All right. I need ten thousand dollars
不管你想说什么，直接说出来吧
好吧，我要1000快

Put a dash of salt in the soup, instead of a dash of water
放少许盐在汤里，不要放水

We put the money in the bank?
You are dead right. Darling
我们把这笔钱存在银行吗？
亲爱的，你说的太对了

I simply don't like the die-hards in the political world
我一点也不喜欢政治界里面的死硬派

Can we dispense with a hat in the sun?
在太阳下我们可以不戴帽子吗？

Ann's mother asked her to dish out the food
安娜的妈妈把食物盛出来

John's father wants to dispose of his old house and buy a new one
约翰的父亲想处理掉老房子，买一栋新房子

Andy's employer always does very well by him
安迪的雇主对他总是很好

If you don't scare him, he will do you no harm
如果你不吓唬他，他是不会伤害你的

Jim was always playing tricks on other boys . Finally they decided to give him a dose of his won medicine
吉姆总是戏弄其他孩子，令到他们最终决定以其人之道还治其人之身

I request you to do me a favour
请你帮我一个忙

I will tell you a secret, don't repeat it
我告诉你一个秘密，不要说出去

It does my heart good to see those children grow well
看到那些孩子健康成长，我感到很欣慰

This is a do-or-die game for us
这场比赛对我们来说，不成功便成仁

Will you meet me outside the office at 7 o'clock? Let's do the town tonight
你可以7点钟在办公室外头和我见面吗？我们去逛逛街吧

When relatives came for a visit, Ann had to double up with her sister
亲戚来做客时，安娜就要和妹妹同房而睡

double up, 同床或同房

Well, how was my speech?
You did very well
我的演说怎么样？
你讲得很好

Chinese custom of returning a gift is a lot of money down the drain. Do away with that custom when you go to America
中国人回礼的习俗是极大的浪费，你去美国，要把改掉这个习惯

The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more down-to-earth
委员会为当事人做的第一个计划太不切实际，而第二个计划就很实际

Where are you going?
I'm going down town
你去哪？
我去市区

A group of radical students shouted out: down with the militarists
一群激进的学生在叫喊：打倒军阀

We were just sitting down to dinner, when uncle Willie dropped in
我们正坐下吃饭时，威廉叔叔不期而至

He dwelt on it at length
他详细地叙述

Abraham Lincoln walked miles once to return a few pennies that he had overcharged a woman, because he felt duty bound to do it
亚伯拉罕林肯曾经步行数里路，去向一个妇人归还他多收了的几分钱，因为他觉得应该这么做

John had just started working for the company, and was not dry behind the ears yet
约翰刚刚开始为那家公司工作，经验尚浅

The rich man had his lawyers draw up his will, so that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died
这个富翁让他的律师为他订立了遗嘱，这样在他死后每个孩子都可以得到一份遗产

Didn't your ears burn yesterday? I was talking with Mr. Brown about you
昨天你有没有感到耳朵发热？我当时正在和布朗先生谈论你

Will you help me move the TV set?
Ok, I will hold this end, so you hold that end. Ready? Let's go. easy does it
你可以帮我搬这部电视机吗？
好的，我抬这一头，你抬那一头，好了吗？来吧，小心搬

For months after husband's death, Joanne simply ate her heart out
在他丈夫去世的几个月内，琼妮悲痛欲绝

John had called Harry a coward, but the boy made him eat his words afte Harry bravely fought a big bully
约翰说亨利是胆小鬼，但当亨利打败了持强凌弱的人之后，他被迫收回了他说过的话

bully持枪凌弱的人

Take me out tonight? I want to eat out once in while
Oh, come on. Let's eat at home. I prefer your cooking
今晚带我出去吧，我想偶尔在外面吃一顿
算了吧，还是在家吃吧，我喜欢你的手艺

Let's save against rainy days. it's no fun to find oneself at the end of the rope
我们要未雨绸缪开始储蓄，捉襟见肘可是不好玩啊

I am writing this letter en route to Los Angeles
我在前往洛杉矶的途中写这封信

en route法文，意思是“在途中”

Can't I let that go?
Certainly not. Remember, every bit counts
我可不可以就那样算了？
当然不行。记住，芝麻大小的事情都是要算账的

He breaks into the front page every now and again in the newspaper
他不时出现在报纸的头版

You have every reason to succeed
你有理由成功

What's eating you?
This morning the washing machine broke down. The vacuum cleaner went out of order. The beauty parlor was closed. Why does everything happen to me?
你再烦什么事？
今天早上洗衣机坏了，吸尘器也有毛病了，美容院关门了，为什么倒霉事都发生在我头上？

Bible teacches that we should forgive people who hurts us, not return an eye for any eye
圣经上教导我们要原谅伤害我们的人，不要睚眦必报

Our eyes were glued to the television after supper every evening
每天晚饭后我们都盯着电视机来看

It is easier said than done, you should try some day
说要比做容易，找一天你试试就知道

We must face up to our responsibities and not try to get out of them
我们要承担自己的责任，不要试图逃避

Sally's sence of fair play made her a favorite with her classmates
莎莉所持有的公平态度令到她成为同学中受喜爱的人

Helen was a very pretty girl and people were not surprised that Bill fell for her
海伦是非常漂亮的女孩，难怪比尔爱上了她

Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert
在沙漠里你能找到水的地方少之又少

I feel in bones that God will protect us
我预感到上帝会保护我们

He came in fear and trembling to tell his father he had a bad report card
他战战兢兢地告诉他爸爸他的成绩很差

People get fed up with anyone who brags all the time
大家都不喜欢自吹自擂的人

I have made many new friends, and feel quite at home already
我交了很多朋友，已经感到非常习惯

I feel like running into good luck
我感觉到要交好运了

After a hot bath, the traveler felt like a new man
洗了一个热水澡之后，这个旅者感到换了一个人那样精神奕奕

They fenced off the pool to keep animals out
他们把池塘围起来不让动物进来

Mary couldn't fingure out why her cake tasted so funny until she found salt mixed in the sugar bag
玛丽搞不清为何她的饼味道怪怪的，知道她发现原来她把糖和盐弄混了

I've mailed the letters. Is there anything else?
That's fills the bill. Thank you. You may go
我已经把邮件都寄出去了，还有其他事吗？
这就够了，谢谢，你可以走了

Jack is a boy with a finger in every pie at school from damatics to football
杰克在学校里从戏剧到足球事事参与

Study your lessons before you go out to play, frist things' first
载你去出玩之前，先把功课做好，要紧的事先做

Near examinattion time, some of the students fish for information
就快考试了，一些学生开始四处打探消息

The man was almost ninety years old but fit as a fiddle
这个人年近九十，但非常健康

I feel terribly lonesome, Joe, can you fix me up with someone this weekend?
乔，我孤独的要命，这个周末可不可以帮我安排一个约会？

I'll be at Joe's at two, the drug-store around two-thirty, then mail these letters, talk with Jack and stop at the barber shop. Follow me?
2点钟我会在乔的家，两点半左右去药店，然后寄出去这些邮件，和杰克谈谈在顺便去理发店。你明白我说的吗？

I am only following suit
我只是依葫芦画瓢而已

If you go to college, you must work, not fool around
如果你进了大学，一定要好好读书，不要胡混

What would you like to drink?
I think I'll drink tea for a change
你想喝什么？
我想喝点茶换换样

When you work for any stretch of time, be sure to get up once in a while and take a break
当你工作了一段长时间之后，一定要偶尔站起身，休息一下

My sister has lost her bank-book
For crying out loud!
我妹妹把银行存折弄丢了
怎么搞的！

Do you love me?
Sure, I am yours for keeps
你爱我吗？
当然了，我永远属于你

for keeps, 永久地

The National Broadcasting Company is called NBC for short
国家广播公司简称为NBC

He didn't know for sure which bus to take
他不肯定要搭哪一辆巴士

Teacher said her advice was free for the asking
老师说，愿意随时提供建议，只要提问就行

for the asking开口问

I can't, for the life of me, understand what you seem to suspect
你似乎在怀疑我，但我无论如何都搞不明白为什么

for the life of me, 一筹莫展，无论如何都。。。

The doctor felt moving the paient to a dry climate would be for the better
医生认为将病人转移至干燥气候地区较佳

The sick man's condition changed for the worse
病人的情况在转差

The policeman examined me form head to toe
警察从头到脚搜查我

Dick built a radio from scratch
迪克自己组装了一架收音机

Mr. Jones said he knew my father from way back
琼斯先生说他很早就认识我的父亲

from way back，很久以前

Cindy and her friend took her parents to Berkely discotheque. Mon and Dad felt out of place at first, but finally came up with great laughter
仙蒂和她的朋友带着父母去了巴克莱迪斯科舞厅。起初她的父母全身不自在，后来就慢慢开始大笑起来

The sick man gained ground after being near death
这个病人曾经接近死亡边缘，现在病情大有起色

Someone is after me, and he is gaining on me
有个人在追我，越来越接近我了

The older boys gained up on the boy who beat up a younger boy
较大的孩子们将那个打了小孩的男孩围起来攻击

gain up on群起攻击

I hope I am getting it across to you
我希望能使你了解

get something across to somebody, 使人了解

Is that program any good?
Sure. I am getting a big kick out of it
那个节目好吗？
当然好，我得到了极大的乐趣

Mr. wang is getting along in years
王先生渐入暮年

get along in years一年年过去

Theis toaster is acting funny.
You can get a refund on it, if you send it back
这部烤箱用起来怪怪的
如果你把烤箱退回去的话，可以把钱拿回来

You get cross at me for no reason, sometimes
有时你无端端对我发脾气

get cross at对某人发脾气

Let us stop fooling around and get down to buiness
我们不要胡闹，言归正传吧

I will get in touch with you by phone tomorrow
明天我会和你电话联络

The boss and his wife are coming to visit us tomorrow. Put your best foot forward. Get it?
老板和他妻子明天来看我们，你要好好招呼，知道吗？

put your best foot forward留下一个好印象

What's troubling you? Come on, get it off your chest
什么事在困扰你？来吧，把胸中烦恼吐出来吧

I am getting nowhere to talk with you
和你谈话，我一头雾水

My new dress was a complete flop
That gets you down, doesn't it?
我的新衣服完全是个失败
这令你情绪低落，对吗？

My car always gets stuck
我的车经常抛锚

Bill traded an old bicycle tired for horn, he got the better of that deal
比尔用就自行车轮胎换了一个喇叭，在这个交易中他占了便宜

You always look at things emotionally. Can't you learn to get the facts straight?
你总是情绪化看待事物，你不能学着去弄清事实吗？

When will you get through with your work today?
你今天何时能做完你的工作？

I am getting tired of this tie. So I want to throw it away
我开始厌倦这条领带了，我想把它扔掉

The doctor made several tests to get to the bottom of the man's headache
医生做了几个实验，试图找出病人头疼的原因

get to the bottom of 找出原因、真相

Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with others
吉米很自私，他没有与人互惠的概念

give-and-take互惠

After Tom got Bob into trouble, Bob gave him a wide berth
自从汤姆将鲍伯带入麻烦中之后，鲍伯就对他敬而远之了

give somebody a wide berth, 保持距离，敬而远之

Bill said, give me secretary John, please
比尔说，麻烦你请秘书接我的电话

If I get stuck, I will give you a ring
如果走不了，我会打电话给你

Oh, the coffee has given out. Will you run over and get me a new supply?
咖啡已经没有了，你能跑一趟，买点新货补充一下吗？

I need a new coat
I've been given it some tought
我需要一件新的外衣
我正在考虑

What has become of your French lessons?
I gave them up long ago.
你的法文学的怎么样了？
我很久以前就放弃了

Someone told the worried mother that her son might have drowned. She said, God forbid!
有人告诉那个焦虑的母亲他的儿子可能已经淹死了，她说，上帝不要让这样的事发生吧！

God knows I love her
上帝知道我有多麽爱她

The girl knew her boy friend had little money, so she offered to go Dutch
这女孩知道他的男友没有什么钱，所以提议均摊费用

Mr. Wilson has just made a lot of money and can go easy for his retired life
威尔逊先生刚刚赚了大钱，他可以轻松地过退休生活了

My little sister really goes for ice cream
我的小妹非常喜欢吃雪糕

I hope that all your good work doesn't go for nothing
但愿你所做的努力不会付诸东流

We will go into the subject of newspaper today
我们将讨论今天报纸的一些话题

go into 讨论研究

I have known you intimately for ten years, so I am good at reading your mind
我和你有十年的私交，我能看破你的心思

intimately亲密地，熟悉地

Give me a sheet of paper. I want to write something down
Is this good enough?
给我一张纸，我想写点东西
这个可以吗？

Mr. Ford, I have received a letter of admission from Michigan
Good for you! Congratulations
福特先生，我已经收到密西根大学的入学通知书
你真棒！恭喜你！

Peter is very kind. We expect him to go places in business
彼得为人和善，我们预料他会事业有成

go places 成功

Can't we go a little faster?
We are going sixty, as we are
我们可不可以再开快一点？
我们已经在开60英里了

Are you going steady with Alice?
Yes, Alice is my steady now
你正在和爱丽丝约会吗？
是的，爱丽丝是我的固定伴侣

Hot black coffee and the first cigaret of the day go very well together
热咖啡和一天中的第一支雪茄烟，是最好的搭配

Granted that is true, you are still in the wrong
即便如此，你仍然有错

Those internal troubles are growing pains of our company
这些内部困扰是公司成长期内必经的阵痛

Money doesn't grow like a snow-ball, does it, dear?
To say it thaws like spring snow is more like it
钱不会像是滚雪球那样变大，对吗，亲爱的？
应该说它像是春雪那样容易融化更恰当

The prisoner promised to go straight after his release from prison
这个囚犯许偌在出狱以后会改过自新

go straight改过自新

Jane was angry because she couldn't go out, and when her mother said to dust her room, she just went through the motions
珍妮因不能出去而生气，当她妈妈让她去打扫房间时，她只是应付了事

Do you have any scruples about inviting my mother over for the holiday?
假期邀请我妈妈过来，你有是什么顾虑吗？

Well, I believe you get along all right, because I think you have a way with us Americans
我相信你能够应付自如，因为你对我们美国人很有一手

The boss wants to see me today at the office, I hope he is going to give me a raise
I will have my fingers crossed for you
老板今天在办公司要见我，希望他会给我加工资
祝你如愿以偿

have my fingers crossd, 食指放在中指上，祈求如愿以偿

Mr. Ford, please don't hang around here all day, doing nothing. Come on, get on the job
福特先生，不要整天在这里无所事事，什么也不做。来吧，做你的工作去吧

Jack is hard on me these days, maybe I had it coming to me
杰克这些天对我很严厉，或许我是活该

have it coming, 应得的

Women have it easy staying home all the time
女人在家里总是悠闲自得

Jimmy had no use for dogs after a dog bit him
自从吉米被狗咬了以后，就开始讨厌狗了

have no use for不喜欢， 不需要

I have news for you
Let me hazard a guess
有个消息要告诉你
让我猜猜看

hazard a guess胡猜

He will get into trouble if some one doesn't head him off
如果没有人把他拦住，他会惹麻烦的

Please help yourself to sugar and cream as you like
请随意用糖和乳酪

I looked here and there for my pen, but I didn't find it
我到处找我的笔，怎么都找不到

Here goes! said Mary as she started the test
玛丽开始做测验时说：看我的！

Mary and Jane hit it off from the first
玛丽和珍一开始就很投缘

hit it off 很投缘，合得来

When they lost all their money they thought they had touched bottom and things would have to get better
当他们失去所有钱的时候，他们认为事情已经不可以再坏，将会否极泰来

Hold everything, Peter. I have to check with my wife
等一等，彼得，我要和太太商量一下

The coupon on the cereal box offered a free toy, but the offer held good only till the end of the year
在麦片盒上面附有优惠劵，凭劵可以获得一个免费玩具，但截止日期仅为今年年底

hold good 有效

Will you get three cents of orange juice, half a dozen of eggs, two pounds of ground meat, three pounds of potatoes etc.
Hold it a minute, I can't remember all that
请你帮我买三分钱的橘子汁，半打鸡蛋，两磅肉馅，三磅马铃薯等
等等，我记不了这么多东西

Many school boards found segregation a hot potato in the early 60s
六十年代初期很多学校都发现种族隔离是个棘手问题

Sam says his uncle has left him a big fortune, but we all think it's a lot of hot air
山姆说他的叔叔留给他一大笔财产，但是我们都认为他在吹牛

hot air 吹牛

Has the mailman come yet?
He was here hours ago
邮递员来过吗？
几小时前来过了


How about another cup of coffee?
再来一杯咖啡怎么样？

How come you are late?
你怎么迟到了？

There was hustle and bustle all day at the market
市场里面总是熙熙攘攘的

hustle and bustle熙熙攘攘

I am fed up with your temper
我讨厌你的脾气

Let's have a short break
I will buy that
我们休息一下吧
我赞成

The bus company is hiking up the commuter's fare again
Well, I declare!
这家汽车公司又要调高通勤人士的票价了
是吗，我的天！

I declare，美国口语，我的天啊

I don't see why you should do so
我不懂你为什么要这样做

You can use this letter paper, if need be
需要的话，你可以用这张信纸

if need be, 和if necessary 相似，但不够委婉

If you insist on my coming, I do
如果你坚持要我来，我就来吧

I haven't seen you in ages!
很久不见你了

John went for broke to finish the job and was very tired afterwards
约翰全力以赴完成了工作，事后觉得非常疲倦

go for broke孤注一掷，全力以赴

I hate to impose on you, but will you take this luggage to him?
我不想强迫你做事，但你可否将这件行李带给他？

What are you studying Chinese painting for?
Oh, I'm just trying to improve myself
你为什么要学习中国画呢？
我只是想令到自己进步

This morning I left in such a big hurry that I have been without money all day
That's not all. You forgot to take your door key
今早我出门实在太匆忙，一整天都没有钱用
不止如此，你还忘了带门上的钥匙


That puts me in a hole all right. I am sunk
那真的令我陷入困境，我完蛋了

in a hole 处境困难，处境尴尬

We are in a hurry, so I will give you the story in a nutshell
我们要赶时间，我简单把故事的大概告诉你

in a nutshell 简言之

Help me arrange these books in row
帮我把这些书排好

What is on your mind? You look different today
I am in arrear with my rent
你有什么心事？今天你看起来和平日不太一样
我的房租拖欠未付

Are you against flag-waving in general?
In a way, yes
你反对那些摇旗呐喊的人 吗？
在某种程度上是的

It says so right here in black and white
这里说得清清楚楚，黑白分明

No one will dare do that in broad daylight in America
在美国没有人敢在光天化日之下那样做

in broad daylight光天化日之下

You are in charge of our finances. Won't you pay these bills?
Let's check them first, because only when I have to pay
你掌管我们的财政，你不支付这些账单吗？
让我首先检查一下，因为只有我必须付的时候才付

The four boys grew up together and have a lot in common
这四个孩子是一起长大的，有很多共同点

This bridge is in danger of collapsing any minute
这座桥有随时坍塌的危险

I can never thank you enough. Without you, I would still be in deep waters
我对你真是感激不尽，没有你，我仍会在水深火热之中

in deep waters 水深火热之中

The office girls are quitting in droves on the spur of the moment
办公司的女孩子们因为一时冲动而群起辞职

on the spur of the moment 一时冲动
in droves 成群结队

I am in Dutch with my boss
我在老板那里失宠了

in Dutch 失宠，处境困难

Betty's friends thought she was joking when she said she wanted to be a doctor, but she was in dead earnest
当贝蒂说她想做一名医生时，她的朋友都认为她在开玩笑，实际上她是当真的

in earnest 认真的

I am in favor of your idea to havea dancing party this evening
我赞成你的意见，今晚搞个跳舞晚会

in favor of 赞同

The bad naughty boy was in for a spanking
这个顽皮的坏孩子免不了挨打

be in for 必然，免不了

Enclosed please find a check for 1000 which I trust is payment in full
附上1000元全额付讫应付款项

The Valentine party was in full swing
情人节派对正在全力筹备中

in full swing
全力进行

New times for eating meals are now in force
新的进餐时间已经生效

in force生效

The boy washed the blackboards so that he would get in good with his teacher
这个男孩擦黑板，以便得到老师的欢心

get in good with 被喜欢，搞好关系

I hope this letter finds you in good spirits
希望这封信能令你精神振作起来

This monument was built in honor of the founder
这个纪念碑是为纪念创始人而建

in honor of为纪念

Will you plan your day in line with my schedule for the day?
可否按照我的计划来规划你的那一天？

Many special ceremonies are in memory of famous men
许多特别的仪式是用来纪念名人的

in memory of纪念

When the entire class worked together, they finished the project in no time
全班同学一起工作，马上就完成了工作

in no time马上，很快

My boy, come back in a hurry, but in one piece
孩子， 尽快回家，但是要安全无恙

in one piece 完整无损

I have to write this up in one stretch
我要把它一口气写完

in one stretch 一口气地

Who is the next in order of application?
按照申请顺序，谁是下一个？

in order of 按顺序

Anything new for me?
Nothing in particular
有什么新消息要告诉我吗？
没有什么特别的事

The writer of the story says he grew up in New York and mentions in passing that his partents came from Italy
故事的作者说他在纽约长大，并顺便提到他的父母来自意大利

in passing 附带地，顺便地

Make mine hamberger instead of beefsteak
给我汉堡包，不要牛排

The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the child from choking to death
危急时刻，医生赶到，救了那个差点窒息而死的孩子

in the nick of time紧要关头

The reason I say I will stay with you to the bitter end is that you and I are now in the same boat
我会跟你一起奋斗到底的原因是因为我们同处困境

to the bitter end拼到底

We got to the station just in time to catch the bus
我们赶到车站，及时搭上了公共汽车

The boss called me into his office and gave me a bonus in person
老板把我叫到他的办公室，亲自给了我花红

in person亲自

I agree with you in principle
原则上，我赞同你

The United Nations Assembly is now in session in New York
联合国大会正在纽约进行

in session开会中

The two are about the same in substance
二者在本质上大致相同

in substance 本质上

He is talking in terms of millions
他谈及的范围达数百万

It does pay in the long run
从长远看，是值得的

in the long run 从长远看，归根到底

I am going to take a nap in the shade for a while
我想在阴凉处小睡一会

in the shade在阴凉处

Next time you blow in, be sure to get in touch with me
下次你再突然来访，一定要和我联系

blow in突然来访

Let's sing in union
我们一同唱吧

in union 共同

I know you love me, but it's nice to have it in writing once in a while
我知道你爱我，但偶尔用书信表达，就更好了

in writing 书面

You forgot to mail my letter again, did you?
Is that all?
你又忘记帮我寄信了，对不对？
是那样吗？

Is that all 是那样吗？

It does something to me
对我有些苗头

Allow me to introduce myself
让我介绍我自己

I take it that you will accompany me
我以为你会陪我

It goes without saying that the plan to remodel the Taipei Children's Garden into the Taipei Kiddie's Playing Ground panned out very well
不用说，将台北儿童公园改建为台北儿童乐园的计划，结局非常好

it goes without saying 不用说
pan out well 结局好

What's wrong, old boy?
The boss wants me to go to Canada. What does it have to happen to me?
老友，有什么不对头的吗？
老板要我去加拿大。为什么这些事都落在我头上？

Mary got up late. Mother said, it's about time
玛丽很晚才起床，妈妈说，是时候要起床了

Broadcasting by radio is one thing. Telecasting is a different story altogether
无线转播是一回事，电视传播完全是另外一回事

It is a she (or a he)
是个女孩

May I put this off until tomorrow?
It's up to you
我可以把它推迟到明天？
你自己决定吧

It will do
这样可以

A person who can do many different kinds of things is called a Jack of all trade
一个可以做很多种不同事情的人就叫做万能博士

The jig is up, the principal knows the boys have been smoking in the basement
这下完了，校长知道了这些孩子一直在地下室吸烟

the jig is up 完蛋了，一切都完了

Spring is just around the corner
春天就要来了

I did it just for fun
我这样做只是为了好玩

What's the phone number where you are staying tomorrow night?
It's 77181, but why?
Oh, just in case
明天晚上你住的地方的电话号码是多少？
是77181，为什么问？
只是为了以防万一

I know he is just the man for the job
我知道他是这个工作的合适人选

A good driver always keeps an eye on the road
有经验的司机经常留意路面情况

I was busy studying
我过去一直忙于学习

When you get there, keep in touch with this man
你到了那里后，和这个人联系

I have news for you
Please don't keep me guessing
我有消息要告诉你
请不要让我乱猜

Please be frank with me instead of keeping me in suspense
请开诚布公，不要令我胡思乱想

I've lost my job again
You will get another one soon enough. Keep your chin up
我又失业了
你很快就会找到另一份工作的，不要气馁

keep your chin up 不要气馁

Keep your shirt on! There is no cause for alarm
不要激动，没有理由惊慌

Mr. Stevens kept track of his business by telephone when he was in the hospital
史蒂芬先生在住院期间靠电话来追踪公司的业务情况

You forget that I am Chinese and you speak so fast sometimes that I can't keep up with you
你忘记了我是个中国人，有时你说得太快了，我都跟不上

Mr. Robert was almsot ninety years old when he kicked off
罗伯特先生辞世时，差不多九十岁

kick off 美国口语，死

What are you doing?
Just killing time
你在干什么？
只是在消磨时间

The teacher kind of frowned but then smiled
老师皱了皱眉，随后就微笑起来

Your charges are too high. Can you knock off some?
你要加太高了，可以降一点吗？

knock off减价

I haven't been sick all year around
You would better knock on wood when you say that
我已经一年左右没有生过病了
当你这么说的时候，最好敲敲木头，驱赶厄运

Mother stopped at the supermarket to buy bread and then went to get Jane at dancing; she killed two birds with one stone
妈妈停在超市买了些面包，然后去舞蹈班接珍回家，她这是一举两得

We plan to lay off fifty men
我们打算裁减五十个人

lay off 解雇

Remember what you said when you led me to the altar?
你还记得当你引领我走向圣坛时，说过什么吗？

lead her to the altar引导走向圣坛，结婚的意思

She could not afford to pay for the coat all at once, so she used the lay-away plan
她无法一次过买下这件大衣，所以用分期付款的方式支付

lay-away plan 分期付款

The patient will be laid up for a cold a week
这个病人染上感冒，要卧床一个礼拜

What are you leading up to?
你想说什么？

I can never learn this recipe by heart
我无法记住这个菜谱

I have to go home early, but I haven't finished this order yet
Leave it with me. I will finish it for you
我必须早点回家，但我还没有做完这个订单
把它留给我吧，我帮你完成它

You are busy now, aren't you? I will leave you alone
你现在很忙，对吗？那我就不打扰了

leave you alone 不打扰，避开

When the kid let go of me, she fell down
这个女孩一松开我，就摔倒了

let go of 放开，松开

You've had your say, now let me have my say
你已经发表了你的意见，现在让我说说我的吧

have your say 发表意见

What's the name of that jeweler?
Let me see now, it is...
那个珠宝商叫什么名字？
让我想想

Who let out our secret?
谁泄露了我们的秘密？

I think I'll go now. The rain is letting up
我要走了，雨减弱了

let up减弱

Even if I get a job in that company, I'm not going to lick the boots of anyone
即便我在那家公司找到工作，我也不会奉承任何人

After holding up the bank, the robbers lay low for a while
抢劫了那家银行之后，劫匪们低调了一段时间

Isn't the supper ready yet?
That's a fine thing to say. You sit there and watch television and don't even lift a finger to help me
晚饭准备好了吗？
说起来像是很容易的事情。你只顾坐在那看电视，举手之劳都没有

The boys lined up and took turns driving off the spring-board
这些男孩子们排队依次从跳板上跳水

You make me feel that I have to live it down
你令我觉得我必须忘怀过去

live it down 忘记，原谅

We Chinese, in the southern part of China, live on rice
中国南部的人以稻米为为生

It's hard for me to speak briefly. It's a long story
我很难简略说，事情说来话长

Father, I will try o live up to your expectations
父亲，我不会辜负你的期望

Oh, how I long to see Disney Land!
我多么渴望去迪斯尼乐园啊

long to 渴望

The gas stove is not working, honey.
Ok, I will look and see
亲爱的，煤气炉坏了
好吧，我检查一下

look and see 仔细看看

Shopping for groceries can be such a chore
Can't you look at it this way? You keep your fingure by walking everyday
去买杂货真的是很繁琐的工作
你不能这样去想问题吗？每天走路都令你保持了身段

chore 令人讨厌的繁重家务

You must not look down upon others
你不要轻视他人

Fred spent all day, look for a job
佛雷德整天忙于找工作

What does that word mean?
Will you look it up in a dictionary yourself?
这个词是什么意思？
你可以自己去查查字典吗？

The first year the business was tough, but after that things were looking up
第一年的生意很艰难，但随后开始起色

look up 有起色

He promised to help me, but at last minute he let me down
他答应帮助我，但在最后关头，他令我失望了

When the fire broke out in the movies, the people lost their heads and ran in all direction
电影院起火，人们惊慌失措，到处乱窜

lose their heads 失去理智

As it was late, I made a beeline for me
天很晚了，我抄了近道

make a beeline for 取捷径

Your speech made a big hit with the students
你的演讲博得学生的好评

make a big hit with 博得好评

This man made a clean breast of the crime to the police
这个人向警察和盘托出所犯罪行

mak a clean breast of 和盘托出，坦白

Men are always looking for a chance to make advances to a beautiful girl
男人总是想借机和漂亮的女孩子搭讪

make advances to 搭讪

When Tom brought his new bride, all his friends made a fuss over her
当汤姆接来新娘是，所有的朋友都围着起哄

make a fuss about 骚扰， 小题大做

He made a killing speculating in stocks
他屯聚居奇，大赚了一笔

make a killing 发横财

The boy made a fool of himself
这个男孩自己愚弄了自己

You are not hurt badly, Johny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill
强尼，你伤得不重，不要小题大做

make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做

A drunk made a quite a scene on the street
一个醉汉在街上当众出丑

make a scene 出丑

They go to the beach for picnic lunch and made a day of it
他们去了沙滩野餐，尽情享受了一天

make a day of it 尽情享受

Unless you economize, We can't make both ends meet any more
你要是不节省一点，我们无法做到收支平衡

You have to make a practice of being on time for work
你必须要养成准时上班的习惯

make a practice of 养成。。习惯

James made fun of the new pupil because her speech was not like that of other pupils
詹姆斯取笑新来的学生，因为他的口音和其他的人不同

Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed
爸爸在睡觉前，要确定所有灯都已经熄了

We have almost made it to the summit of the mountain
我们几乎登上了山的顶峰

make it 成功地做

Can you make head or tail out of the letter?
你能看懂这封信吗？

make head or tail 明白，懂得

Do you make no bones about using slangs?
As a rule, I would avoid them
使用俚语，你没有意见吧？
原则上来说，我会避免使用俚语

Take your coat off and make yourself at home
Thanks. I will do that
脱掉外衣，放松点
谢谢，我会的

I saw a serpent today. It made my hair curl
今天我看到一条大蛇，吓得我毛骨悚然

The steaming roast duck set in the center of the table made my mouth water already
放在桌子中间的蒸烤鸭已经令我垂涎欲滴

make my mouth water 令我垂涎欲滴

Everyday doctor makes his rounds twice towards in hospital
医生每天都要查房两次

Does it make sense to let little children play with matches?
让小孩子玩火柴讲得通吗？

George studied hard. He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn
乔治学习很用功，他想利用一切机会去学习

Someday I want to be a college professor like you
If you make the grade, you will be
有一天我要向你一样，成为一个大学教授
只有你够水准，就一定行

make the grade 够水准

She is having her old dress made over
她把旧衣服改了

make over修改，改变

Mary and Joan quarreled, but made up after a while
玛丽和琼吵架了，但不一会就和好了

He is the kind of person you want to make time with
他是那种你愿意和他一起过日子的人

make time with 一起度日 用于男女关系上

I am sorry I've taken so much of your time
It's ok. I can make up for it
很抱歉占用了你这么长时间
不要紧，我会把它补回来

make up for 补偿

Will you hurry up, honey?
Just a second. I can't make up my mind which dress I should wear
亲爱的，你可以快点吗？
等一下，我不知道应该穿哪件衣服好

It is nice to have a man around the house
家里有个男人持家多好啊

Come on boys, many hands make light work, even if it's a hard job to do
来吧，孩子们，人多好办事，就算它是一件难做的工作也是如此

What are you doing?
I am mapping out the itinerary for my boss
你在干什么？
我在为老板定制旅行日程

map out绘制，定制

All our stock has been marked up for the sales
所有货品都已经标好价格，用于出售

mark up 标记，提高

May I trboule you...
可以麻烦你

The boss criticized me today
I am sure he meant well
老板今天批评我了
我相信他是好意

The boss said he would fire us if we didn't work hard and he means business
老板说，如果我们不努力工作的话就解雇我们，他是认真的

mean business 认真，说话算数

Can you meet our requirements?
你能接受我们的条件吗？

I must meet the deadline, by hook or by crook
You will make it, you always do
无论如何我都不可以超过截止日期
你能做到的，你总是可以做到的

I had my desk nicely arranged, who messed it up?
我已经收拾好了我的书桌，谁有把他搞乱了？

You might as well give me that book
你不妨把那本书给我算了

You will like her the minute you meet her
一见到她，你就会喜欢她的

I wouldn't miss it for anything
我无论如何都不可以失去它

There is going to be a chance for me to go to America, but finally I missed the boat
本来我有机会去美国，但后来我还是错过了

Bob made some mistake on the test, but his answers were more or less right
鲍伯出了些错，不过他的答案大体上还是不错的

Nancy comes over on Sunday more often than not
南希多数会星期日来

We were talking quietly, when he muscled in
我们正在静悄悄谈话，这时他却硬插进来

muscle in 硬挤进

I dropped and broke your favorite glass.
Oh, my aching back!
我把你心爱的杯子掉在地上打碎了
我的天啊！

my aching back 我的天啊

Gome with us on the boat ride, the more the merrier
和我们一起坐船游玩吧，人越多越好

merrier 高兴的

The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike
巴士司机心口不一，心中非常不悦

nasty-nice 口蜜腹剑，心口不一

At the end of the race the two horses were neck and neck
比赛结果是这两匹马不相上下

He likes to drop names
他喜欢引用名人的名字来提高自己的身价

drop names 滥用名人的名字来提高自己的身价

Mrs. Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair. Mr. Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl
哈里斯太太买了一件可兼做桌子和椅子的家具，哈里斯先生则说它非驴非马

neither fish nor fowl 非驴非马 四不像

Perhaps you did stay up late finishing your homeork. That's neither here nor there
你或许为了完成功课而熬夜，但是这完全是另外一件事

neither here nor there 不相干的，离题的

Aunt said that taking care of children all day was enough to give any women nervous prostration
姨妈说，整天照顾孩子足以令到任何女人神经衰弱

nervous prostration 神经衰弱

When you can't concentrate on this subject, nine times out of ten, it means you are too tired
当你无法在这个题目上集中精力时，十有八九是因为你太累了

nine times out of ten 十有八九

The police nipped the disorder in the bud
警察将骚乱遏制于萌芽状态

John will telephone us, if he comes to town, no doubt about it
如果约翰到镇上来，毫无疑问，他会打电话给我们

Sally's husband has bought her a new fur coat
A mink no less, I bet
萨利的丈夫给她买了一件皮大衣
我敢打赌，最起码是貂皮大衣

no less 不相上下

My wife had decided to go to America and she felt she must go, no matter what
我妻子已经决定去美国，她觉得无论如何都要去

Who's that letter from?
It's none of your buiness
What? Everything about you is my business
那是谁寄来的信？
不关你的事
什么？任何有关你的事都和我相关

Do you know this city well?
None too well, I am afriad
你熟悉这个城市吗？
恐怕不太熟

none too well 不太

Will you lend me ten thousand dollars?
Nothing doing
可以借给我一千元吗？
没门

nothing doing 没门 不行

That job was no sweat
这个工作毫无难度

Anything new today
No, nothing special
今天有什么新鲜事吗？
没有什么特别的

How was it?
Oh, there was nothing to it
这个怎么样？
没有什么特别的

He is not much of a linguist scholar
他不是一位很好的语言学者

not much of = not a good of

You are not without any cash today, are you, sweetheart?
As a matter of fact, I am
亲爱的，你今天不是没有带钱，对吗？
实际上，我是没有钱

The airline were messed up because of a great number of no-show passengers
这家航空公司被很多放弃预定机票的客人搞得狼狈不堪

now-show 放弃预定机票的客人

I stopped at the barber's on the way home
No wonder you were late
回家时，我顺便去了理发店
难怪你回来晚了

Where is my spring coat?
Now that you mentioned it, I need a spring coat, too
我春季穿的大衣在哪里？
既然你提起，我也需要一件

Regret will not mend matters. it's just like nothing coming of nothing
Yes. it's no use crying over spilt milk
后悔无济于事。就像是无中生有
就像是牛奶打翻了，哭也没有

Dic is the adds-on choice for class president, because he has good sense and good humor
迪克是班长的不二之选，因为他有头脑又有幽默感

adds-on 十拿九稳

The boss promoted Jack, of all people
老板在那么多人里面偏偏提拔了杰克

of all people 在所有人中偏偏

Joan wrote to a pen pal in Japan off and on for several years
琼和一个日本的必有断断续续通了几年信

off and on 断断续续

I don't like this off again, on again business. Are you going to have the party or not?
我不喜欢事情停停顿顿，你究竟要不要搞这个派对？

off again, on again 不固定

sailors like to go sight-seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port
当水手们在外国码头不当班时，喜欢到处逛逛

The matter was off my hands
这件事已经不在我的控制范围

A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when his plane is off the beam
当飞机偏离航线时，无线信号会通知驾驶员

off the beam 偏离无线电波指示的航道

The diplomat told the reporters his remarkds were strictly off the record
外交官告诉记者，他的评论严禁对外公开

off the record 不宜公开

You won't get any money from Bill. I know him of old
根据以往的经验，你不会从比尔那里搞到任何钱

of old 从前的，过去的

Please off with your shoes
请脱鞋

How's your business?
So so
生意怎么样？
一般

Talk to my boss? Impossible. He is an old clam, and you know it
和老板谈？不可能，他是个不轻易开口的人，你是知道这一点的

an old clam 不轻易开口的人

May I speak to Mr. Mack?
He is busy on another line
我可以和麦克先生讲话吗？
他正在忙着讲另外一个电话

The bandit who robbed the corner drug-store is out on bail, the paper says
Why do they let him do that?
报纸说，打劫了街角药店的劫匪已经被保释了
为什么他们允许他被保释呢？

The nurses are on call for emergency cases
护士们为紧急情况而随时待命

on call 随时待命

Bill and Tom asked the teacher to settle the argument once and for all
比尔和汤姆要求老师将他们的争议做一次彻底的解决

The dress in the store window was out of this world
橱窗里的这件衣服漂亮得不得了

out of this world 好得不得了

I will lend you the money on condition that you pay it back in one month
我可以借给你这笔钱，条件是你要在一个月内归还

Do you like to eat Chinese food?
I don't mind it once in while
你喜欢吃中国菜吗？
偶尔吃一次，我是不介意的

Usually in America people buy things in super maket on credit
美国人通常在超级市场里用信用卡买东西

We have new spring clothes on sale
我们有春节的衣服出售

on sale 出售，廉价出售

When on duty, I can't read newspaper
我不可以在上班时间看报纸

May I take my coat off indoors?
Certainly, you are one of us, so you can act like one
我可以在室内脱掉外衣吗？
当然，你是自己人了，可以这么做

We were on first name terms
我们以兄弟相称

John graduated from hign school, he is one up on Bob who dropped out
约翰中学毕业，他比辍学的鲍伯要略胜一筹

one up 略胜一筹， 胜过

Listen to this. It says in paper that most of Japanese monks get married
After all, they are only human
你听一下，报纸说，日本的大多数和尚都结婚了
他们毕竟是人啊

Poverty was often on my heel
贫穷总是追随着我

on my heel 追随

I thought, you wanted to take a bath now
On second thought, I decided not to. I feel a little feverish
我以为你想要洗个澡
我又想了一下，决定不洗了，我觉得有点发烧

on second thought 再想了一想

Mother called the repairman because her washing machine was on the blink
妈妈叫了维修员，因为洗衣机坏了

on the blink 故障

I am not fighting with him on that score
我不是因为那个才和他吵架

on that score 因为那一点

You will put your vacation plan on ice until you debts are paid
你要把你的休假计划束之高阁，直到你偿还了债务

on ice 搁置

Dr. Chiang will be on the air at 9.00 a.m.
姜博士将在今天9点钟广播

on the air 广播

Are you going to be late tonight again?
On the contrary, I'll be home earlier than usual
你今晚还要晚回家吗？
刚刚相反，我会比平时早回家

May I accept your promise on its face value?
Is it the promise that I'll take you to dinner party tonight?
Yes, it is
我可以照单全收你的承诺吗？
是不是今晚带你去晚餐会的承诺？
是的

You are always on the go. Why don't you take it easy once in a while?
I have to be. There is so little time
你总是忙个不停，你不能偶尔放松一下吗？
我必须如此，时间不够用

on the go 忙个不停

At the opening of the new hotel, the champagne was on the house
酒店开幕式，香槟酒由酒店免费提供

on the house 免费，负担费用

I am going to get you a new hat
Are you kidding?
No, I am on the level
我将给你买一顶新帽子
你在开玩笑吗？
不是，我是认真的

You said you would be home at six, and you were right on the dot
你说过你要在六点钟回家，你真的准时啊

The man puts up a sign on the show window of his store-----Repairing done on the premises
这个男人将一块“本店修理中”的招牌挂在了商店橱窗的玻璃上

one the premises 本场所

The vacant house was on the block
空屋待售

on the block 待售

Mr. Smith is on the road for his insurance company
史密斯先生正在为他的保险公司做业务旅行

on the road 在旅途中，巡回演出

When a child grows up, he puts childish habits on the shelf
当小孩长大以后，以前幼稚的习惯就会被束之高阁

put sth on the shelf 束之高阁

He ordered a hamburger with onions and French fries on the side
他要了一个洋葱汉堡包，另外又叫了些炸薯条

on the side 额外，另外

Mary woked at the store all day and on top of that she had to baby-sit with her brother
玛丽整天都在店里工作，除此之外，她还要照看她的弟弟

on the top of 除此之外，额外

What's on your mind?
你有什么心事？

You keep your mouth shut about this, or else
Ok, Ok
对于这件事，你最好闭上你的嘴，否则的话...
明白，明白

How do you work this?
Sorry, it is out of action
你怎么操作这个？
对不起，这个坏了

I walked home so fast that I am out of breath
What's the hurry, dear?
I am starving
我回家时走得太快了，上气不接下气
亲爱的，你急什么呢？
我非常饿

This gadget is out of gear just at the moment
这个配件刚刚出来问题

gadget 配件， 器具

out of gear 失灵

Have you made any headway with her?
I gave up on her. She is clearly out of my reach
你和她之间有什么进展吗？
我已经放弃了，她遥不可及

headway 进展
out of my reach 力所不及

If it's not out of your way, will you get me some milk on the way back?
如果顺路的话，可不可以回来时帮我买些牛奶？

I saw Mary's apartment. It's so wonderful. It's out of this world!
我看了玛丽的公寓，实在太好了，举世无双

out of this world 好得不得了

When the war was over, many military men were out of commission
战争结束后，很多军人都退役了

out of commission 退役

Our boss's son was in the office today. oh, he is a pain in the neck
老板的儿子今天来办公室了，他真的令人很讨厌

a pain in the neck 令人讨厌的人和事

Aren't you too anxious to pass on others?
你太急于对他人的事发表意见了

pass on 提意见

Let's pass round the hat for the orphanage
让我们来为孤儿募捐吧

I haven't seen you in ages
Our paths never seem to cross
我们很久不见了
我们的路径似乎总是无法交错

in ages 很久

You are dropping ashes all over the floor
You are always picking on me these days
你把烟灰掉得满地都是
你这些天总是挑我的刺

pick on me 找茬

You played a dirty trick on me
What did I do?
The red smear on your handkerchief was ink, not lipstick
你做弄了我
我怎么了？
你手绢上红色的染痕不是口红，而是红墨水

It will help if you stop playing fast and loose
如果你不再反复无常的话，情况会好转

play fast and loose 反复无常

If you play your cards well, you will succeed someday
如果你能善用机会的话，将来会成功

play your cards well 善用机会

Carl is failing in school, because he has played hooky so many times during the year
卡尔在学校完蛋了，因为今年他逃学的次数太多了

play hooky 逃学

Mary is always picking holes in what the other girls do
玛丽总是对其他女孩子的行为吹毛求疵

pick holes in 吹毛求疵

I am leaving home early tomorrow morning
What's the point of it?
明早我要早出门
为什么？

Sometimes you and I are poles apart
We have to give in a little. That's what we have to do
有时，你和我真是南辕北辙
我们要做点妥协，这就是我们所需要做的事情

poles apart 南辕北辙

You blushed when you popped the question
求婚时，你脸红了

The boy is the teacher's pet, because he always polished the apple
那个男孩是老师的宠儿，因为他老是奉承

If you are lucky at first, don't push your luck and do your best
如果你一开始就好运的话，不要一直去碰运气，而是要尽自己的最大努力做事

push one's luck 碰运气

I prefer summer to winter
我喜欢夏天而不喜欢冬天

May I buy that hat now, dear?
Yes, provided that this is the last hat you buy this season
亲爱的，现在我可以买那顶帽子了吗？
好吧，假如那是本季最后一顶的话

provided that 假如

If you want to see the Governor, Mr. Root can pull the strings for you
如果你想见到州长，鲁特先生可以为你牵线搭桥

Don't try to push me around. I want to have my own way
不要老想摆布我，我想有自己的风格

push around 摆布

Bill wishes that he had lived the past over again in order to prepare for a career, but he cannot put back the clock
比尔希望能重回过去以便做一番事业，但时光无法倒流

can't put back the clock 时光不倒流

You seem to enjoy punching holes in everything, I would say
我要说，你对所有事情都喜欢挑剔

punch hole 打孔，挑剔

Let us put all the cards on the table and see where we are financially
我们开诚布公，来看看我们的财务状况

I can't stand those dogs howling so
I will put an end to that right away
我受不了那些狗嚎叫
我马上去让它们停下来

put an end to 终止

Air travel is cheaper in the end, isn't it?
I guess you can put it that way
飞机旅行说到底是比较便宜的，对吗？
你可以那样说

can put it that way 可以那样说

The Congress put the matter on deep freeze and adjourned today
国会冻结了这个议案，并于今天开始休会

adjourn 休会

I have a hunch that something is wrong
What is it?
I can't put my finger on it
我有预感，出问题了
怎么回事？
我也说不清

put one's finger on 准确指出

Well, I think I have just to plug along for the time being
我认为我要埋头苦干一段时间了

plug along 埋头苦干

I am sorry, I put you to shame in front of your boss
Think nothing of it
抱歉，我令你在老板面前丢人了
不要去想它

My girl friend put the bite on me for several tickets to the movies
我女朋友敲我的竹杠，让我买了几张电影票

put the bite on sb 敲竹杠

Are we going to join the wedding party of Mr. Lee tomorrow?
Hold it. Aren't we putting the cart before the horse? Wait until we have been invited first
我们明天去参加李先生的婚礼吗？
且慢，我们这不是本末倒置吗？收到邀请再说吧

put the car before the horse 本末倒置

He had put two and two together and decided where they had probably gone
他进行推理，并认定他们可能的去向

put tow and two together 进行推理

Mr. Ford, aren't you putting words into my mouth? Sorry, I can't do that
福特先生，你是在教我这样说吗？对不起，我不会这样做的

put words into one's mouth 教某人说

Mrs. Mack, I will put you down for two o'clock tomorrow
麦克太太，我将你安排在明天两点好吗？

I can't promise you the moon, but I'll do the best job I can
我不空口许偌，我会尽努力去做

promise the moon 空口许诺

The question, , pure and simple, is whether you will support me
问题简单得很，你是否会支持我？

I understand you quit your job. You are a queer bird
我知道你把工作辞掉了，你真是怪人

a queer bird 怪人

You have said that quite a few times recently
最近你对那件事说了很多次了

That is quite the thing now in America
目前，这在美国是相当流行的

quite a thing 流行的事

John racked his brain during the test trying to solve the problem
约翰在测验时绞尽脑汁试图解开难题

rack one's brain 绞尽脑汁

I am sorry you can't come to dinner this evening. I will give you a rain check
很抱歉今晚你不能过来吃饭，我会补请你的

rain check 补偿票

The rank and file of this city is poor
城里的普通百姓是很穷的

the rank and file 普通百姓

Some minor clerks at the consulate is raising a stink about your application
领事馆里的一些低级职员对你的申请有怨言

rasie a stink 引起怨言

I received a letter from my father, and reading between the lines, I concluded that he wwould not help me financially
我收到我父亲的一封信。字里行间中我看得出言外之意，他将不会在经济上援助我

read between lines 字里行间的言外之意

Please don't throw in red herring while we are discussing important matters
当我们谈论重要事情时，你不要打岔

throw in a red herring 扔一条红鲱鱼

What time will you be home tonight?
Seven o'clock, right on the dot
今晚你几点回家？
准时7点

What you are saying doesn't ring a bell at all
你说的东西根本无法引起共鸣

ring a bell 听起来熟悉

When the speech ended, questions were thrown at the speaker right and left
演讲结束后，演讲人被来自四面八方的问题所包围

right and left 四面八方的

On a visit to the United Nations Building in New York, you may rub elbows with people from faraway lands
去纽约的联合国大厦游览，你可能会摩肩接踵地置身于来自世界各地的人

rub elbows with 摩肩接踵

What are you crying for? Have I rubed you the wrong way? I am sorry
你哭什么啊？我惹你生气了？对不起

rub somebody the wrong way 令对方反感

Are you feeling all right?
I don't know. I may be running a temperature slightly
感觉正常吗？
我不知道，或许有点发烧

run a temperature 发烧

The mother said to her son: run along now
母亲对她的儿子说：马山走开

I am running out on an errand for my mother
我受妈妈的差遣去办事

run out on an errand 受差遣

Whom do you think I run int today?
Miss Jean, I suppose
No, John Wayne
你猜我今天遇到谁了？
我猜是琴小姐
不对，是约翰韦恩

I have run out of flour
That means I run out to get it, I suppose
面粉用光了
就是说我要跑出去买了

George is a very good sportsman, but John is just run-of-the-mill
乔治是个非常好的运动员，但是约翰则一般

run of the mill 一般

The children returned from their trip safe and sound
孩子们平安无恙地旅行归来

safe and sound平安无恙

Let's turn off this program, I am bored
Same here
不要看这个节目了，我很厌烦
我也是

Don't catch cold
Thanks, and the same to you
不要感冒了
谢谢，你也是

The businessman was caught accepting a bribe, but he tried to save face by claiming it was money owed to him
这个商人因受贿被捕，但他试图保全面子，称钱是别人欠他的

save one's face 保全面子

I can't do that for you at this moment, to save my neck
放过我吧，现在我不能帮你做那件事

save my neck 放过我

The ghost story scared the daylight out of the smaller boys
这个关于鬼的故事把小孩子们都吓傻了

scare the daylight out of sb 把他吓呆了

How is your new project coming along?
Oh, I have only scratched the surface. You jsut wait and see
你的新计划进行得怎么样了？
我才刚刚才是，你等着瞧吧

scratch the surface 开始着手

Where is Fred gone?
Search me
佛里德去哪了？
我怎么知道

Joan chose the best and Mary had to take the second best
琼恩选了最好的，玛丽只得挑了次佳的

second best 次佳

You see red too fast. Bill, think it over before you act
比尔，你太容易生气了，行动之前要三思

I bumped against a telegraph pole and I saw stars
我撞在电线杆上了，眼冒金星

We saw to it that the child was fed and bathed
我们照料这个孩子的饮食和洗浴

see to it 照料

Oh, what a lousy day! And I have to go to the airport to see our friends off
令人厌恶的一天！我还得去机场去送朋友

Can't you see how much you will save if you buy it now instead of six months later?
I see your point
难道你看不出如果现在买比六个月之后买可以省多少钱吗？
我懂你的意思

Mother did not see eye to eye with father on where we would go for our vacation
关于去哪里度假，爸爸和妈妈的看法不一致

I don't feel like myself
Keep still, I will send for the doctor at once
我觉得不舒服
别动，我去叫医生

keep still 不要动
send for the doctor 请医生

He failed his examination. It served him right, because he had not studied
他考试考砸了，活该，因为他从未好好学过

There is a pretty hat at Batty's that I have my heart set on
Hats, hats, hats! How many hats do you need?
Batty店里有一顶非茶漂亮的帽子，我心有所属
帽子，帽子，帽子！你究竟需要多少顶帽子？

set one's heart on 渴望，心有所属

George! come on. Shake a leg! The bus won't wait
快来，乔治！快一点，巴士可是不等人

shake a leg 赶快

The robber shook in his boots when the police knocked on his door
当警察敲门时，劫匪吓得双脚发抖

shake in one's boots吓得发抖

Shame on you! John, for taking the toy away from your baby brother
约翰，你真丢人，居然抢小弟弟的玩具

shame on you 无耻，丢人

Dick had to shell out a lot of money for his new car
迪克为买新车花了一大笔钱

shell out 支付

Smedley shines up to all the pretty girls
Smedley对所有女孩都大献殷勤

shine up to 竭力讨好

The Greens shot the works on their daughter's weding reception
格林一家倾其所有为女儿举办婚礼

shoot the works 倾其全力

I apologize for this very short notice, but will you attend an old boy's meeting day after tomorrow
抱歉这么急通知你，后天你会去参见校友会吗？

a short notice 紧急通知
old boy's meeting 校友会

The girls couldn't wait to show off their fine needlework to our visitors
女孩们亟不可待地向我们的访客们炫耀她们的精细的针线活

The man said he was a mind reader, but he was shown up as a fake
这个人说自己是个读心者，但其实他是个骗子

show up 事实显示

I will take you to Philadelphia on my next trip and show you around
下次我去旅行是会带你去费城逛逛

Julia was upsetting my children, so I showed her the door
茱莉亚困扰了我的孩子，所以我把她赶走了

show sb the door 赶走，撵走

Those wishing to join the party on Saturday, please sign up by Frieday
打算参见周六派对的人，请于周五前报名

sign up 报名

They quarrelled with each other and came to a blow. What shall I do?
You would better sit it out
他们吵了起来，最后动手了。我该怎么办？
你最好旁观

sit out 袖手旁观

Which is in the right, Joyce or Joe?
I am afraid I don't understand what's what about it. I guess we just have to sit on the fence and see
乔伊斯和乔究竟谁对？
恐怕我也不清楚谁是谁非。我认为我们只能保持中立，静观其变

sit on the fence 保持中立

Bill, you are sitting pretty
比尔，你过得很舒服啊

sit pretty 处于有利的位置

Mrs. Jones sat up until both of her daughers get home from the dance
琼斯太太很晚还没有睡，直到她两个女儿从舞会回来

sit up 熬夜，晚睡

Learn to size up a situation and act accordingly
学习权衡轻重，见机行事

When Jack tried to reward him for returning his lost dog, the man said to skip it
杰克想酬谢那个将他走失的狗归还的人，那个人说无需提及

skip it 无需提及

Let's skip the formalities, Bob, try to speak your mind
鲍伯，让我们绕开凡俗缛节，直接说出你心中的话吧

skip the formalities 抛开凡俗缛节

Mary's friendliness with Joan is only skin-deep
玛丽和琼的友谊是表面上的

skin-deep 表面的，没有深度的

Have you been dieting? You are nothing but skin and bone
你还在节食吗？你现在已经皮包骨了

I didn't sleep a wink all night
我一整夜都未合眼

What do you say we buy a new washing machine?
I will sleep on it
你说我们买一部新的洗衣机怎么样？
我要考虑一下

sleep on it 考虑

When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat
警察看到店铺里半夜还有灯光时，疑心顿起

The coach told the lazy player to snap out of it
教练叫这个懒散的选手马上振作起来

snap out of it 振作起来

I meant to write Taipei, not Kaohsiung by mistake on the envelope. That was a slip of pen
我本来想在信封上写台北，但出现笔误，错写成了高雄。

a slip of pen 笔误

Did you sneak out through the back door, didn't you?
你从后门溜出去了，对吗？

The road was slippery, so I slowed down my car
路很滑，所以我降低了车速

Mr. Ford, I would like to help you , but I am snowed under right now
佛里德先生，我本想帮助你，但我现在忙得透不过气来

How is the new vacuum cleaner working?
So far so good
那部新的吸尘器怎么样？
目前还可以

So long, I will be back tomorrow
再见，我明天回来

Ruth wouldn't be so careless as to forget her money, when she went shopping
露西不会大意到出去买东西都忘记带钱

so ....as to ...如此....以至

Will the company lose money by doing this?
So be it, then
公司这么做会不会出现损失？
即便如此，也只能这样了

so be it 顺其自然

I don't care if you borrow my book sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again
我不会介意你有时借用我的书，但是不问自取而且又不归还就是另外一回事了

I get tired of living in the city, so I want to see something of the country
我厌倦了城市生活，想去乡村看看

Chairman said, Shall we close the meeting now?
I so move
I second the motion
主席说，我们可以休会吗？
我来提议
我附议

We paid more than two thousand dollars to doctors and one thousand fifty dollars to dentists last month
We did? Well, it's so much water over the dam. Forget it
上个月我们看病花了2000元，看牙花了1500元
真的吗？事已如此，忘掉它吧

it's so much water over the dam 事已如此无可奈何

Remember, don't ask people how old they are, except perhaps children. A person's age is his private business, so to speak
记住，不要问他人的年龄，除非对方是儿童。可以这么讲，年龄是很个人的私事

so to speak 可以这么说

Speaking of this matter, it is easier said than done
提起这件事，说的容易，做起来难啊

Funny, how did you know that? I wonder who spilled the beans
奇怪，你怎么知道这件事？我怀疑有人泄露了秘密

spill the beans 泄密

This is a call from my boss. Stand by
是我老板打来的电话，等一下

stand by待命

Mary tried to clean the house, but her children stood in her way
玛丽想打扫屋子，但她的孩子不停阻碍她

stand in one's way 阻碍

John stood out as a track star
约翰成了出类拔萃的田径明星

stand out 突出

Bill had made up his mind on the question and when his friends tried to change his mind, he stood pat
比尔已经对这个问题下了决心，当他的朋友试图改变他的决心时，比尔坚定不移

stand pat 坚定不移

Bill, look at us now! We have a house, a new car and everything we need. You know, we started from scratch
比尔，你看看我们现在，我们有了房子，一辆新车，我们需要的所有东西都有了，我们可是白手起家啊

You scratch my back and I will scratch yours
你帮我的忙，我也帮你的忙

What do we have for dinner tonight?
We have tomato juice to start with
今晚我们吃什么？
我们先从番茄汁开始吃吧

Some refugees of Vietnam staved off starvation by eating the two of the dead dogs
一些越南难民靠吃两只死狗的肉避免饿死

stave off 避免

Please don't stay up too late
I will go to bed as soon as the work is done
不要太晚睡觉
工作一结束我就去睡

stay up 熬夜

It was a cold night. An undidden guest stepped in for a cup of hot coffee
这个一个寒冷的夜晚。一位不速之客登门讨要了一杯热咖啡

step in 进入

What's holding you up ? Step on it
Ok, I will be right down
你究竟在磨蹭什么？快点！
好的，我这就下来了

To fill the increase in orders, the factory had to operate at a stepped-up rate
为满足订单增长的需要，工厂必须加速生产

at stepped -up rate 加速

Do you want me to go?
No, stick around a while longer
你想我去吗？
不，在附近再转一会

stick around 逗留

During the air raid, we should stick together in the shelter so that no one gets lost
空袭期间，我们应该聚拢在防空洞里，以免有人走失

When it comes to music, I am stone-deaf
说起音乐，我的耳朵完全是聋的

stone-deaf 完全耳聋

On our way to Michigan, we have a chance to stop off at Chicago
再去密西根的路上，我们有机会在芝加哥停留

stop off 中途下车停留

The ants are storing up food for the winter, and I am storing up a knowledge on Taiwan for use in America
蚂蚁为冬季储存食物，而我正在储存有关台湾的知识以备在美国使用

Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child
有时，管教一个顽皮的孩子需要一顿狠打

a good spank 一顿狠打

What are you doing?
Working on a prize cross-word puzzle. Who knows! Might strike it rich
你在干什么？
我在解答一个有奖纵横填字游戏，谁知道呢，说不定可以赚一笔！

cross-word puzzle 纵横填字游戏

Listen, honey, I may get a raise after all
Said so?
I got it straight from the horse's mouth
亲爱的，听着，我要加工资了
是这样说吗？
是老板亲口说的

From here on, it is sink or swim for everyone
从现在开始，成败全靠每个人自己了

John mispelled a word, so he struck it out and wrote it correctly
约翰拼错了一个字，他删掉它并重新正确地写了一个

strike out 删掉

Mary is very stuck-up and will not speak to the poor children in her class
玛丽非常高傲，她不和班里的穷孩子说话

stuck-up 高傲自大

Charles was afraid he had done badly on the test, and sure enough, his grade was failing
查理很怕考试考砸了，果然，他不及格

sure enough 果然，不出所料

John was at the tag end of his class
约翰在班里倒数第一

tag end 末端

We will go out by taking a chance on the weather today
今天我们将在这种天气下冒险出行

take a chance 冒险，碰运气

I think I will go to YMCA and take a dip. Want to come along？
我想去青年会游泳，一起去吗？

YMCA young men's christian association

Don't take advantage of me, just because I am a woman
不要因为我是女性就占我的便宜

take advantage of 占便宜，欺骗，利用

Take a look at this picture
I am looking, but I don't see anything unusual
Take another look, a good long look
Oh, I see
看看这张照片
我在看，但我看不出有什么不对的
再看一次，好好看看
啊，我知道了

The boy takes after his father in mathematical ability
这个男孩承袭了他父亲的数学能力

take after 像，长得像

If you say you don't want this coat, I will take at your word and throw it away
如果你说你不想要这件大衣，我就信你的话并把它扔掉

take at your word 相信你的话

When we are in troule we can take heart from the fact that things often seem worse than they are
当我们陷入困境时，我们可以从一个事实中收到鼓舞，那就是情况并不如想象的那样差

tke heart 振作起来

During the war all manufacturing had to take a back seat to military needs
战争期间，所有生产都要让位于军事需要

take a back seat 处于次要地位

After working all week, we took it easy on Sunday
忙碌了整个星期，我们在周日放松了一下

The teacher was angry and took it out on the class
这个老师生气了，在班上发作了

take it out on 泄愤，迁怒

He doesn't take kindly to any suggestions about running his business
他不接受任何有关经营业务的建议

take kindly to 接受

After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom took on a holiday appearance
学生们布置好圣诞装饰后，教室呈现出节日气氛

take on 呈现

His refusal was so unexpected, it took my breath away
他的拒绝是如此出乎意料，令我惊讶莫名

take one's breath away 令人惊讶

Do you expect to take over the business when your father retires?
Yes, it's about time
你爸爸退休时，你想接管你爸爸的生意吗？
是的，是时候了

take over 接管

Switzerland refused to take sides in the World War Two
瑞士在二次大战中选择了中立

take sides 站在，偏袒

He decided to take the bull by the horns and demand a raise in salary even though it might cost him his job
他决定宁为玉碎不为瓦全，即使会失去工作，也要求加工资

take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险，毫不犹豫

John came home boasting about the fish he had caught; it took the wind out of his sails when he found his little sister had caught a bigger one
约翰回家后吹嘘他捉到的鱼有多大，令他扫兴的是，他发现他的妹妹捉到的鱼要比他的大

it take the wind out of one's sails 令人扫兴，大煞风景

I should have gone to the bank yesterday. I run out of money now
You took the words righ out of my mouth
我昨天去过银行，我现在没有钱了
我刚刚想说这句话

take the words out of my mouth 我刚刚想这样说

Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said
这两个化学家用行话交谈，我几乎一个字也听不懂

talk shop 说行话

He is a snobbish fellow, always talks throught nose
他是个势利眼，总是趾高气扬

talk through nose 趾高气扬

John, will you come here a minute and help me tell the good beans from the bad ones?
约翰，你能过来一下帮我找出好豆子和坏豆子吗？

The teacher could not tell the twins apart
这个老师无法分辨出这对双胞胎

tell apart 分辨

The strain will tell on the constitution
性格会影响到身体

tell on 产生（坏）影响

Will you go to a movie with me tonight?
That depends
晚上和我一起去看电影好吗？
看情况吧

I will clean your room, and run all kinds of errands for you for fifteen dollars a week
Ok, That's a deal
每周15元，我会帮你打扫房间及其他所有差事
好的，一言为定

Say, you look gorgeous tonight.
Oh, that's a lot of apple-sauce
今晚你真是美丽高贵
你在胡说

When I am talking to you about domestic economy, what do you mean by that's enough?
当我和你谈到家庭经济问题时，你说，够了，那是什么意思？

John, tried hard to look for a job, but he failed. That's life for you
约翰很努力找工作，但还是找不到。人生如此

that's life for you 人生如此

It's too bad that you are so tired but you have to finish that report tonight
That's it
这真的很惨，今晚你这么累还要做完这份报告
就是嘛

that's it 就是嘛

Jim, you will go to school this morning, and that is that
吉姆，早上你得去上学, 没有什么好说的

and that is that 没有什么好说的

I lost then bucks
That's tough
我不见了10块钱
真倒霉

that's tough 真倒霉

I had to work late today
That's what you say
我今天要工作到很晚
那可是你自己说的

I do feel we ought to buy a new car now
There you go again. I told you over and over again that the one we have now must do for another year
我真的觉得我们应该买一辆新车了
你又来了。我已经反复告诉你我们现有的这辆车要多用一年

there you go again 你又来了，老调重弹

I would think about it twice if I were you
如果我是你的话，我会三思

Jim thinks nothing of hiking ten miles in one day
吉姆认为一天徒步旅行十公里不算事

think nothing of 看得很轻

What did you say now?
Nothing. I was just thinking out loud
你刚才说什么？
没什么，我只是自言自语

think out loud 自言自语

Since I have to leave soon, I am rather busy with this and that
因为我要早走，所以我要忙这忙那的

this and that 这个那个

Mr. Johnson, this way, please
强生先生，请这边走

You have done a good job. I say three cheers for you
你做得很好，我要为你欢呼喝彩

three cheers 欢呼喝彩

He is a business man through and through
他完全是个生意人

through and through 从头到尾，完全的

I don't want to throw cold water on your plans, but the college I wrote to does not have any scholarship to give me
What do you do then?
我不想对你的计划泼冷水，但是我写信去的那家大学，不提供奖学金给我
那你怎么办？

Something he ate disagreed with him, and George suddenly began to throw up all over the place
乔治吃了一些不适合的东西，突然间开始呕吐，吐得到处都是

How did you like the cook book I bought you?
I am tickled to death to have it
喜不喜欢我买给你的那本烹饪书？
喜欢得不得了

Jack was tied up at the office until seven o'clock and was late for dinner
杰克在在办公室忙得不可开交，直到七点才离开，很晚才吃晚饭

tied up忙得不可开交

Diane and Bill tied the knot yesterday
丹妮和比尔昨天结婚了

tie the knot结婚

You lucky boy, how Mary marry you? Really you are having the time of your life
你真是个幸运儿，玛丽怎么会嫁给你的？这真是你一生最快乐的时候

have the time of one's life 一生最快乐的时候

He took a time out from studying to visit one of his friends
他从学习中抽出了点时间去探访他的一个朋友

I told him if he did me any harm I would return tit for tat
我告诉他，如果他对我使坏，我将以牙还牙

tit for tat 以牙还牙 针锋相对

How do you like the way I cleaned your room. Mr Ford?
It's all right to a degree, but you are not supposed to wipe the furniture with a wet rag
福特先生，你觉得我将你的房间打扫得怎么样？
还算不错，但是你不应该用湿布擦家具

all right to a degree 还不错

The Yankee are the team to beat
扬基是一只强队

The teacher will make all the students toe the line
这个老师会令所有学生遵守秩序

toe the line 循规蹈矩

If you have anything to say, say it to my face
如果你想说什么，就当面说吧

to one's face 当面

Mr. Shafer is a gentleman to his finger tips
夏福先生是个地道的绅士

to one's finger tips 完全的，彻头彻尾的

When the Indian girl ws captured, she fought tooth and nail to get away
当这个印第安女孩被抓到时，她拼命抵抗想逃脱

fight tooth and nail 拼命抵抗

You are a little bit selfish yourself, to say the least
至少，你有些自私

to say the least 退一步说， 至少说

Who's treating whom to lunch?
Let's toss a coin, head or tail?
谁请吃午饭？
扔钱币来决定吧，要正面还是背面？

toss a coin 扔钱币
head or tail 正面还是背面

She said she hated spinach or words to that effect
她说她讨厌菠菜及带有菠菜意思的话

to that effect 带有那个意思

To the best of my knowledge, he is a doctor
据我所知，他是个医生

to the best of my knowledge 据我所知

Aren't you disgusted with me?
Disgusted with you? I should say not. I will stay with you to the bitter end
你不讨厌我吗？
讨厌你？当然不，我要和你一齐奋斗到底

to the bitter end 拼到底

Don't beat about the bush and come to the point right now
不要兜圈子了，入正题吧

The dress looks to the eye to be a good buy, but it may not be
这件衣服看起来买的很划算，但可能并非如此

to the eye 表面上看

You can tough it out of another week
你可以再忍耐一个星期

tough it out 挺过去，熬过

Should I give you the pay or save it for you?
I leave it to your descretion
我把钱交给你还是帮你存起来？
你随意处置吧

to your decretion 任意处置

When you write a test, you should follow the instruction to the letter
当你做测验时，你应该一丝不苟地按照指示去做

to the letter 一丝不苟

It is more fun to travel third class
坐三等车旅行更有趣

Plane passengers trvel light
飞机旅行要轻便

travel light 轻装旅行

The teacher asked tricky questions in the test to trip up students who were not alert
在测验里，老师问了些刁钻的问题去难倒那些不机警的学生

tricky questions 刁钻的问题
trip up 难倒 使犯错

I was delayed by traffic congestion in town
我被城里的交通堵塞耽搁了

delayed 耽搁

The truth of the matter is that I forgot all about your request
这件事的实情是我把你要求全忘了

Our company was founded just at turn of the century
我们公司成立于世纪交替之际

What kind of weather it will be tomorrow?
Turn on the television and see the weather report
明天的天气怎么样？
打开电视看看天气报告

I thought maybe we could turn over a new leaf
我想，也许我们可以从新开始

turn over a new leaf 从新开始

The smell of that cigar was enough to turn your stomach
雪茄的那种味道足以令你反胃

turn one's stomach 令人反胃

I am working on a cross-word puzzle. Let's figure this out together. They say: two heads are better than one
我正在玩纵横填字游戏。我们一起来解决它吧。俗话说，两个人的智慧比一个人强

A motion is adopted by a two-thirds vote
议案以三分之二的赞成投票获采纳

We were losing the game until Jack got there
幸亏杰克及时赶到，当时我们正在输掉比赛

I prefer to go into business alone rather than to team up with someone whom I might not be able to get along with
我宁愿独自做生意，也不愿意和我无法相处的人在一起做事情

I see that I am under fire no matter what I do
我明白了，无论我做什么我都会受到批评

under fire 受到攻击，受到批评

Since you have a little fever, I don't want you to go out today under any circumstances
因为你有点感冒，今天我无论如何都不让你出去

The cat ate a rat up under my very nose
这只猫就在我的眼皮底下吃掉了这只老鼠

under my very nose 在我的眼皮底下

The Bridges auctioned off the entire contents of their home, but their children cried when the favorite dolls went under the hammer
不睿智一家将所有东西都拍卖掉了，但当孩子们心爱的玩具被拍卖时，孩子们哭了

under the hammer 拍卖

Jack is not coming to the office today, he phoned to say that he is feeling somewhat under the weather
杰克今天不来办公室了，他打电话说他今天感觉不舒服

under the weather 身体不舒服

Mr. Ford, keep this under your hat, but let me give you a tip
福特先生，要保守秘密，我透露点消息给你

You look like you've got something up your sleeve
似乎你留了一手

up one's sleeve 留一手，有锦囊妙计

The campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way
为红十字筹款的活动正在进行中

The upshot is that I was fired
结果是我被解雇了

upshot结果

I say I am busy, because I am up to my ears in work with business men
我说我很忙，因为我要忙于和生意人打交道

Let's not go to the movies tonight
It's up to you
今晚我们去看电影吧
随你便

He was up and about after an illness
他病后能够起床活动了

up and about 起床走动

I vouch for Bill's honesty
我可以为比尔的诚实做担保

Congress voted down the plan to increase taxes
国会否决了增税方案

The money I earn seems to vanish into the air
我赚的钱似乎要消失得无影无踪

vanish into the air 消失得无影无踪

Billy, will you wait on the guest?
比尔，你招呼客人好吗？

wait on 招呼客人

Sally is spoiled because her mother waits on her hand and foot
萨利被惯坏了，他妈妈把他服侍得无微不至

wait on hand and foot 服侍得无微不至

I see Mrs. Lake walking a dog twice a day
我看到雷克太太每天放狗两次

walk a dog 放狗

I will walk you home
我步行送你回家

John was walking air, when he found out that he got into college
当约翰知道被大学录取时，高兴地忘乎所以

walk air 忘乎所以

The company wouldn't give them higher pay, the workers walked out
公司不给他们加工资，他们就罢工

walk out 罢工，突然离开

Well, I think that the consul has finally warmed up to the idea of giving me a visa
我认为领事对给予我签证的问题的态度已经开始温和

We are washed up
我们完蛋了

washed up 彻底失败

Special troops were garrisoned all along the coast to watch out for enemy air-planes
特种部队沿海岸线驻防监视敌机

Slow down a bit, you are trying to wear too many hats at once. Aren't you?
慢一点吧，你想一身兼数职吗？

The smith children have worn out their welcome at our house, because they never want to go back
史密斯家的孩子在我们家已经不受欢迎，因为他们总是玩得不想回家

wear out one's welcome 呆的久不受欢迎

Just weigh your words when you speak
当你说话是，你要斟酌一下用词

weigh your words 斟酌用词

While you were out, a woman called you
What about?
She said she wanted to meet you
Oh, what about it?
你出去的时候，有个女人打电话找你
什么事？
她说想见你
喔，这有什么稀奇

I told Mary what I was going to town for
我告诉玛丽为什么我要去城里

what for 为什么

The weeds and flowers are coming up together, and we can't tell what's what
草和花在一起长，我们无法区分谁是谁

I buy you what you need. What are you beefing about?
Sometimes I wish you'd buy me something I don't need, buy just I want
你需要的我都买给你了，你还抱怨什么？
有时我希望你给我买些我想要的东西，而不是我需要的东西

beef about 抱怨

Don't beat around the bush. I wish you come out and tell me what you are driving at
I am broke
不要再兜圈子了，我希望你直截了当告诉我你有什么意图
我破产了

drive at 意图

I missed the airplane this morning
Oh, what a shame
早上我错过了飞机
真可惜

Mrs. Johnson's dog had five puppies today
Well, what do you know about that !
今天强生的狗生了五只小狗
你怎么知道 !

What do you say we get out now?
我们现在出去，你说怎么样？

You look pale. What has come over you?
I don't know
你脸色苍白，怎么了？
我不知道

Hurry up, Linda! What's holding you up?
I am looking for a hat to wear
琳达，快一点，是什么把你钩住了？
我在找一顶帽子戴

I have been rude to her, and, what's more, I have been too hot-headed
我对她不礼貌，而且我太鲁莽了

what's more 而且

I heard you are spreading false rumors about me. What's the big idea?
我听说你正在散布关于我的谣言，你究竟有什么企图？

what's the big idea ？ 目的何在

What's the matter with you?
Nothing is the matter with me
你怎么了？
没怎么

What was your name ?
你叫什么名字来着？

When all is said and done, the fact is that we are very fortunate to be alive
And together too
说一千道一万，事实是能活着已经是很幸运了
而且大家都在一起

all is said and done 说一千道一万

Where am I ?
You are on Poai Road
这是什么地方？
这里是博爱路

I am going away for a few days on business, which means you have to mind the house all by yourself
因为工作我要离开一段时间，就是说你要自己看着屋子了

Do you believe Mr. Smith will make a fortune by wheeling and dealing on the stock market?
Who knows?
你认为史密斯先生能在股市上通过投机来发大财吗？
谁知道呢？

wheeling and dealing 投机取巧

Who is speaking, please?
Can't you tell by my voice? It's Wang speaking
请问是谁？
你听不出我的声音吗？我是王

The coach said he wasn't worried about any position except quarterback; that was where the shoe pinches

教练说，除了四分卫，其他的位置他都不担心，这就是问题的症结所在

that is where the shoe pinches 这就是问题的症结所在

The students get with it just before examinations
学生们在考试之前才开始复习

get with it 忙绿，复习

If the worst comes to the worst, we can always ask Dad to help us out
即使一筹莫展，我们也还是能让爸爸帮我们解决

the worst comes to he worst 一筹莫展

You are in for it
你无法回避

I don't know what to do with Sam, the new boy we hired
You are in the saddle now, as far as your department is concerned, aren't you? Can't you fire him?
我不知道对我们新雇用的那个孩子山姆怎么办好
就你那个部门来讲，你才是掌事的人，不是吗？你不能开除他吗？

in the saddle 掌事

You asked for it
你自找的

Roger can't make up his mind whether to go to college or get a job. You can't eat your cake and have it too
洛基无法决定是应该上大学还是找一份工作。鱼和熊掌不可兼得

you can't eat your cake and have it too 鱼和熊掌不可兼得

He sued for damages, but didn't have a leg to stand on
他提出损害赔偿诉讼，但是理由站不住脚

don't have a leg to stand on 站不住脚

Your ring is a real diamond? You don't say
你的戒指是钻石的？ 不会吧

you don't say 不会吧

You ought to know better than to go swimming on such a cold day
你应该知道在这么寒冷的天是不应该去游泳的

know better than 知道...不应该

You will get there
你会成功的

get there 成功

You never can tell
你永远无法预测

It's all right, darling. I know your heart is in the right place
没关系，亲爱的，我知道你是个好心人，你是善意的

That sure was a good show, wasn't it?
You said it
那是很好的一部电影，不是吗？
你说的对

you said it 你说对了，我完全同意

No cream for coffee today?
You said you want to refuce, didn't you?
You have got me there
今天咖啡里没有加奶油吗？
你不是说要减肥吗？
你抓住我的小辫子了

you have got me there 你抓住我的小辫子了

If you are all in, why don't you take a shower?
You have got something there
如果你精疲力尽，为什么不洗一个淋浴呢？
你说的有道理

you have got something there 你说的有道理

Dear Mr. Johnson:
We received your letter of application. You will be hearing from us in due time
尊敬的朱安森先生，我们已经收到了你的申请 ，你将适时收到我们的答复

You said a mouthful already, you better stop
你说得太多了，最好停止

You bet I will be at the party
我一定会参加这个派对

you bet 当然

The road zigzagged across the hills
这条路弯弯曲曲地穿过山丘

When the daughter was rude to her mother, her father zeroed in on her and sent her to bed
女儿对她妈妈很无礼，她的爸爸当面斥责她并叫她去睡觉

zero in on 当面斥责