What are you trying to say?(你到底想說什麼?) . h& ]! I, m! j6 ?" D4 w
Don't be silly.(別胡鬧了。)
' D0 w# r' ]5 J/ ? }6 tHow strong are your glasses?(你近視多少度?) / M7 s* I0 l. R, C Q
Just because.(沒有別的原因。)
' n( [* F! G. _' K+ iIt isn't the way I hoped it would be.(這不是我所盼望的。)
" n% i k; R# ?You will never guess.(你永遠猜不到。) 3 c1 L! a; G- y6 {& _$ g3 U
No one could do anything about it.(眾人對此束手無措。) * @ |' \% R( N3 U# z" S/ l
I saw something deeply disturbing.(深感事情不妙。) * X" A" a3 A+ D
Money is a good servant but a bad master.(要做金錢的主人,莫做金錢的奴隸。) # Y' \' G/ @9 z7 E; f
I am not available.(我正忙著) J- ~( d: H/ Z2 `; x" J. _) [3 i
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(腦中的知識比手中的金錢更重要)
& K1 Y5 ?7 A' r0 C1 [! R fNever say die.it's a piece of cake.別洩氣,那只是小菜一碟。
/ \, u! x/ N, L, ]5 LDon't worry.you'll get use to it soon.別擔心,很快你就會習慣的。 / [2 m/ ~! a2 |
I konw how you feel.我明白你的感受。
+ F' K, p s- h/ Z4 f, BYou win some.you lose some.勝敗乃兵家常事。 0 \3 [) W: Q: O7 S& U/ e
Don't bury your head in the sand.不要逃避現實。 2 L. Y3 v% ]# l. f4 ]
I didn't expect you to such a good job.我沒想到你幹得這麼好。 4 U# G7 v% ]' C. U$ t6 v: S
You are coming alone well.你做得挺順利。 & h( g% s( _0 T: Y
She is well-build.她的身材真棒。 ) i( }/ Q/ I* J- v; r
You look neat and fresh.你看起來很清純。
5 F4 d5 Z/ l# K- PYou have a beautiful personality.你的氣質很好。
+ i/ D8 s- u8 z3 k' H2 KYou flatter me immensely.你過獎啦。
, K! j F% N; _, a0 sYou should be slow to judge others.你不應該隨意評論別人。
$ T% L- ]& F) A( ^7 s7 s. ~( PI hope you will excuse me if i make any mistake.如有任何錯誤,請你原諒 B5 R+ R1 o ]% v
It was most careless ofme.我太粗心了。 4 i5 }& L* E" }, h9 m. y X& _# }
It was quite by accident.真是始料不及。 " w: c4 e- E% j- J1 K m, u
I wish i had all the time i'd ever wasted,so i could waste it all over again.我希望所有被我浪費的時間重新回來,讓我再浪費一遍。
, U$ [) T" N: w" k1 II like you the way you were.我喜歡你以前的樣子。
1 g) `, H# N9 q8 l" r7 B' M5 g9 F" _You two go ahead to the movie without me,i don't want to be a third wheel.你們兩個自己去看電影吧,我不想當電燈泡。
" S: \' F. M: JDo you have anyone in mind?你有心上人嗎? 2 U) }& r) S8 _& L- U
How long have you known her?你認識她多久了?
4 W y' k9 M& K& ]It was love at frist sight.一見鍾情 3 L( t& @6 s* m% A$ G- p) }
I'd bettle hit the books.我要複習功課啦。
6 F) U1 e x, P' ^' x6 F5 oa piece of one's mind .直言不諱 ' G) v! ]9 V$ W5 f1 o, l& j `
He gave me a piece of mind,"Don't shift responsibility onto others."他責備道:「不要把責任推卸到別人身上。」 2 p1 C8 q7 ]( `4 w9 R9 T
a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活 d" j/ p3 X9 c" I
The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.這對夫婦老是吵架,相互之間水火不容。
% Q& y% @. m$ Ra dog's life 潦倒的生活 1 l% d* c5 l" g( n1 X8 `
The man lived a dog's life.這個人生活潦倒。
- N- I3 }5 S/ t# Z c+ ]A to Z 從頭至尾
- e( O3 i- `% \- B. f$ TI know that from A to Z. 我很瞭解這件事。 S. M6 H* ~/ K- L: u
above somebody 深奧 4 n2 l8 B |, z8 V! j
Well,this sort of talk is above me.我不懂你們在講什麼。 / ~- [- v( w% F& h- E
all ears 全神貫注地傾聽著 7 I9 g4 l8 E# O+ P; e, @" b
When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears.跟Mary講一些小道消息,她會聽地仔仔細細。 ) R6 N4 O# B/ J. f. `, {1 f! c
all the more 更加,益發
0 D |/ c Y2 d% O) f; f; DYou'll be all the better for a holiday.度一次假,對你會更有好處。 3 w7 B% J9 x# c6 K/ O" g# y
all dressed up 打扮得整整齊齊
- x5 i, u: A- CShe is all dressed up and nowhere to go.她打扮得整整齊卻無處炫耀。 2 Z+ O; O9 v* A6 V5 k
all in all 總的說來;最心愛的東西
1 X E9 p* k* H- q. {+ [The daughter is all in all to him.女兒是他的無價寶。 ! T$ k6 k P8 s9 t* M' P3 ]
all out 竭盡全力
, }, |* x: V x, V7 O! MThey went all out.他們鼓足了幹勁。 6 J. p; N3 d+ q, `7 J3 J
all over 全部結束;渾身,到處
/ N9 h& S U# W& `Glad,it is all over.這事全部結束了,好得很。
( y6 U" T7 S& V _6 O. |' Q/ R7 }* XI'm wet all over.我渾身都濕了。
# O7 @3 N# p- F; P) ?all set 準備就緒 2 n w# U" T: a
He is all set for an early morning start.他已做好清晨出發的一切準備。
@5 J6 w+ j: ^' e6 {- Tall you have to do 需要做得是 # o9 V! c# J% _9 O
All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.你需要做得是靜下心來等好消息。
[2 [/ X% S# fas easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC 容易得很 7 p5 T/ o" B; `0 |/ |4 c
To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log. % k6 }5 ~" S, |+ F$ E, H" j
對我來說,講個故事還不是隨手拈來。 $ H2 U, ]4 L( y ^* o4 u4 j! D
as busy as a bee 非常忙
8 p0 ~, T; d, C$ @; a& uMum is always as busy as a bee in the moring.媽媽每天早上都忙得不可開交。 ' `* ]* b! R- @7 x
at one's fingertips 瞭如指掌 ' N1 z5 v; |3 ?3 ]% [' ?" B( R$ u: m
How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.他知道怎麼去那個小島。 . U4 W- x5 F1 i5 G6 k
at one's wit's end 智窮 p+ H: R' b7 R3 c Q8 P0 D! d' p2 d
Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end.不要問他了,他也不知道。
/ P5 u2 q, C/ A# }; \big shot 大人物,大亨 * q' _ C: \4 [ d( F* C0 m. v) W
He is a big shot in our little town. $ o; ]* y* s4 X# {" c
black sheep 敗家子,害群之馬 3 Z" r2 y9 t4 e/ B! G4 ^: ]# ~
Every family has a black sheep.家家有本難念的經。 % ? O$ u8 @# F x2 c' N
black and blue 遍體鱗傷 . \% ~% G. H" h$ x' h
The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.那個小偷當場被抓住並被打得青一塊紫一塊的。
% s2 @) T# f8 R: yblack and white 白紙黑字 % L; Q( m) c( ]; E. [# D. A
The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.證據確鑿,兇手再也無話可說。
( `: l/ D$ `- Q6 }blind alley 死胡同 9 W% l" n7 p+ E/ t& C
You are heading into a blind alley.你正在鑽牛角尖。
8 C; x6 c6 N+ k, lblow hot and cold 搖擺不定 8 X9 ]+ K% g; A% m
This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.這傢伙好像沒什麼主張,總是搖擺不定。 % s+ [" y8 C8 k, R G" S
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
0 P$ p' R# p$ e Y9 cDon't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.不要自吹自擂了,讓我們看看你到底能做什麼。 5 D8 x0 D/ `( m
born with a silver in one's mouth 出生在富貴人家
6 Y3 o' K4 G7 u, GHe is born with a silver in one's mouth.他是含著金鑰匙出生的。 ' z. c( P$ n2 F$ [# v
bland new 嶄新的 3 N, k S$ {( d4 U2 I" i) p! d
a bland new coat 新衣服
) W4 F+ U/ k9 X4 ebreak the ice 打破沉默
) u& Y% ]0 z4 x3 M( Y$ ^, TThe couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.這對夫婦已經一個星期沒說過話了。兩人都在等另一方先開口。 ) N7 s0 x: j) o" h3 \) d8 I
by a blow 無意中的一擊
$ I; N+ W8 v. M0 IHe is beaten to the ground by a blow.他被擊到在地。 6 Y6 y6 }+ a. ]
can't stand it any longer 不能再忍受了 . }" r/ K9 \9 [) q$ {1 G! }. ?+ F
I can't stand it any longer,I quit.我再也忍受不了了,我走。
8 L8 b, x3 X5 Q$ U; i. rcarry something too far 過火了 % k. [* b3 t' u2 |* m$ b
You are carrying your joke too far.你玩笑開得太過分了。
4 f: }" q. g- |/ a1 X$ jcastle in the sky 海市蜃樓
3 }$ V3 f0 m" t @0 }5 u' Y8 OYou plan is nearly a castle in the sky.你的計劃簡直就是空想。 ! I, b$ k$ C" M# u, P& F
cats got one's tongue 啞口無言
; e2 f, G/ W2 w1 nchain smoker 老煙槍
8 j& `9 M. m' o: ~! W" tcome up with 產生,想出
! J6 H+ X$ H' X! VLet me come up with some ideas.讓我想一想。 5 `; q8 c& l0 h. \. l7 m
come easily 容易
; ?8 ]; Q9 K8 }, JLanguages come easily to some people.有些人能夠很容易地掌握語言。 ' L9 b3 S# W. s( V) d* ~5 p t8 h
cup of tea 喜歡 9 o+ D1 q$ ~7 K2 l4 m4 j$ o
Movies are not my cup of tea.我不喜歡看電影。
! {( z# } b5 ^; gcut it out 停止,住嘴
4 t; l; L3 j$ V$ RCut it out!I can't stand you any longer.
' [0 [. V* c6 Ccall it a day 不再做下去,停止(某種活動)
( l! [9 o) n: R b; uLet us call it a day,stop.這一天工作夠了,停工吧! dark horse 黑馬
2 V' v5 n2 k/ ^- t8 I9 _; j0 cNobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.
+ V! l/ h, n& V9 L# j. Q0 Hdear John letter 絕交信
$ D6 L9 `$ W r! V% u2 j7 b6 \Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart. o- g$ E. z5 m" k' O
do somone good 對某人有好處
3 H7 Q! Z/ k$ {" mHaving some moring exercises does you good.
\ `5 I8 n( o& F; |+ U, ZDo you get me? 你明白我的意思嗎?
, H4 `: M5 z# g% f6 Odoesn't count 這次不算 N" I* I2 }# I9 z! K
It doesn't count this time,try again. . t4 ?, x1 Z% _/ D' p$ f
doesn't make sense 不懂;沒有任何意義
4 r8 d3 r4 u3 a) ]* y0 O3 H tThe sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.
$ `6 L/ N, F7 b4 udown and out 窮困潦倒 0 G. d6 o/ Z% `
Being down and out,he couldn't support his family. ( D# J7 q, H2 ^3 T2 E6 l9 g" X
drive at 用意,意欲
- c+ S3 }& Y8 \: k' NWhat's he driving at?他用意何在? ; \( J; c' `# \. U. `) ?
drop in 偶然拜訪 ' L. M( m {' N9 x& ~
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. . v8 n7 n4 L3 p8 v' v
drop me a line 寫信給我 / v/ F3 [% _; z9 B
On arriving the University,please drop me a line.
% q2 E" P( F8 E( |1 i8 s# @! Xearly bird 早起的人
7 X0 j" k% k( p) R5 yAn early bird catchs worms。捷足先登 7 F" L7 L- L) P) j* t
easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
1 u- C! c2 a3 K7 b' }+ Geat my words 收回前言,認錯道歉 ( _* D; @2 e* j" k+ ]9 K! a5 m: w9 _
I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling. + X: |# A& L/ a- p6 ~- R% g7 L
face the music 直面困難
9 z; v' P7 A7 b. m, J2 r7 a1 v" sHe knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脫,因此決定一人做事一人當——向警察自首。
& @+ R# f! T. E# Wface up to 勇敢地面對某事
/ X6 w3 |9 ^4 H% d. j9 MYou must learn to face up to your responsibilities. " U+ v3 W$ }2 P
fed up 厭倦 0 n3 r9 Q3 d5 ?3 F) e* d
I am rather fed up with your complaints. " a; |* R/ M3 q( e
feel free to do something 不要拘束 : Q" P) w5 n$ {8 j- L
Please feel free to make suggestions.
; @. Z5 O/ Z) P/ Wfew and far between 很少,稀少 3 q+ H ~+ j* Y
Human beings are few and far between in this zone. ; z4 p. B+ N, B
French leave 不辭而別 & V1 J8 \8 j$ h' q$ ?4 T
give me a headache 讓人頭痛
* [. P9 ^/ r. p' b! BThe naughty boy gave me a headache.
% p- y, e( M6 a1 A, ggive me a hand 幫我一下 / { z& K. I) \ u4 [+ Z
go Dutch AA制
6 X9 |6 e3 r2 T {! s; Q( Y4 WGod bless you 上帝保佑你 4 M% j1 S1 I& m9 d, Y$ p$ F
God bless you with your examinations.
4 S, ?; F& h9 R6 S' e4 Z' q1 uGod knows 天知道
* Q! p* @! f0 g dGot it? 明白了嗎? ( G) G$ I# r& y" y* E; Z& G# z
green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
- y& n; u' ^6 v- p! x0 |* rhands are full 非常忙 7 @; ?+ v U3 o5 }3 j J% N
have a ball 勇敢
% ]1 U$ F4 E. Y# @have had it 受夠了
0 l9 s, M& j+ ]7 ]I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了你的借口。
+ A, i& |3 O% Q2 w0 ]5 U6 \% D, f. V3 vhold water 站得住腳 : c) D6 w% Z/ c! D3 d
Non of his arguements seem to hold water.
( t/ f# x* k* c) f! n5 l$ m( Pin every sense of word 在某種意義上說
+ ^# C. t! z, l0 g# N( W8 BIt's a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。 # z, S, D6 A/ ?5 ^
keep an eye on 提高警惕
- ^9 o1 t6 J* y+ |$ }. X) o+ h1 jkill time打發時間 / U* v. v5 W, A7 @" j0 ]5 l6 F4 T$ ^
lazy bones 懶骨頭 3 [5 Z) ^' ] o6 s' p! H6 d% C
Get up lazy bones!
2 f; K" ^- t' p. uleave it to me 讓我來吧 6 [0 l1 y3 W, y3 Y: M" i
leave me alone 別管我
! t7 j/ N& c$ P; W- }like father like son 有其父必有其子
# X" T7 c0 t( [. ~2 D clike it or not 不管你喜不喜歡 / W! ?" X) `1 g, v. o
make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人 , @# s$ Q; t6 E% K
make a big money 賺大錢
$ t$ L3 c# ]' Amake both ends need 收支平衡 * G) P& y- {' S ~! B# N
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need. x1 i0 X. L2 H$ r
make waves 引起轟動;興風作浪 * \8 L- n( ~7 c) ?, }
His achievement made waves in his country.
( G% j9 g2 t# mmake yourself at home 別拘束 4 s6 [: h. k" c6 e
no good 沒有好結果
+ O( @' z2 j6 C9 Z' b" l/ NBad mam comes to no good.
% k8 X3 p7 \( C2 [/ S1 H0 l; {2 h- Jno kidding 不要開玩笑 * v; f0 Y* j% b+ W- [ W
none of your bussiness 不關你的事 3 P' o3 `" Q! q m
not really 也不是……
$ @" P- y5 I/ Q( j% Pold hand 老手 # e, H: k) B# j v6 g
He is an old hand at stealing. ! _3 _: O6 V+ `4 E% ]2 ^) Q
old story 老一套
( [) W* s% y" I/ M6 e3 II am tired of it,same old story. W& o% x A1 P
on one's word of honor 以某人的人格擔保
% q; Y4 T: D4 L& i0 ~2 ?/ W/ mon occasion 間或
( o! ~% ^* `, I ]2 f; d+ m7 w% I$ Qof one's own accord 自願地
* t0 c$ R/ R1 a! e1 K4 `, }1 a2 wpacked like sardins 擁擠 , p1 s( G! |8 B* N' o, `$ ]1 b
During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins. # t: j. k% p' h4 w# M& U8 s
pass away 去世 , I3 h/ N* j0 @6 C" _# I2 L1 y
pay the price 付出代價
. g, H6 x+ w0 r: C6 ~3 r% _6 KYou are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day. 8 L4 o7 E$ H5 ]; Z# ?% A4 U
put up with 忍受
* P$ l! `0 i0 a6 O+ @I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.
! U, _" Z, n0 m- \% A; f1 h+ Vred-letter day 重要的或值得紀念的日子 8 F: i! j4 S3 I4 j1 z
red tape 繁文縟節 0 C& H& G- Z! A# e( `8 b; K
red carpet 紅地毯 - ]* G' ]* s: Q! U# s' z/ C
run into 偶遇
: F: ~8 i# d2 F* ~1 n+ BI ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.
$ y/ M! s# t- P8 y: c3 grun out of 用盡,缺少
- g1 y. Q+ T0 [4 d. s# y" o3 J- |! PQuick,quick,we are running out of time. 4 u- E# G$ j% I
show up 炫耀
2 k! x7 i& I2 A: ^% n& x. J: Wsmall potatos 小人物 9 |9 R8 i7 w5 m8 Y# `* _. H4 I: G
so what? 那怎麼樣呢? X( a, S7 l+ P0 ]: @
stand up for 忍受 3 L2 U4 S) e3 y0 @, h$ [8 V
suit one's taste 對某人的胃口
0 e" ?3 z1 B0 r3 k: z/ w* O& asunday dress 最好的衣服 3 h. r8 S: U- B# Y* ~9 h
sure thing 十有把握的事
& y6 p, S) e3 \/ Stake one's time 盡情玩 ' A; J/ o$ A& F8 N1 z# u
Take your time and enjoy it. . h7 {( n/ ?+ B1 G
take the words out of one's mouth 說出某人想說得話 4 R/ Y, q1 h' o& o1 n3 q! k
that's it 就是
$ v" q/ u) H& J- W6 }that is really something 太好了
% z! f' ^% _5 R' A; i: Y9 ~0 r0 M" Athere is nothing I can do 我什麼都不能做
4 p; M# V8 x y6 }, ithere you go 這邊請
, u/ b- V2 E' R- L0 x# X) Dthere is nothing wrong with me 我沒事 ; N+ b; F: F3 G. P* I
under the table 死底下,秘密地 2 A+ ^1 B0 r) `5 \9 g: I* Y* x
under the weather 身體不適 ) J) v' P/ Q6 A* T6 f& j
what's going on 怎麼了
3 Z$ s! h. D& Vwhat a man 多勇敢的人啊 / h0 P/ {0 [- v# V4 t5 f+ F0 h
walking dictionary 活字典
# e" h( n5 |" Y: Qwhat is up 近來可好
0 _, T% j8 L# o4 ^; R8 w0 B- ^Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up?
. R# S" b" B" ^" h- A3 fworld class 一流的 + ^* h9 t8 q' @9 g
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