1、come easily 易如反掌 Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。 dont have a cow 别大惊小怪 Dont have a cow! Ill pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。 push around 欺骗 Dont try to push me around! 别想耍我！ cool it 冷静一点 Cool it. You are making me mad. joy ride 兜风 Lets go for a joy ride. go up in smoke 成为泡影
2、 Peters vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter 的假期泡汤了。 hit the road 上路 We should probably hit the road. Its going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！ shape up 表现良好，乖 Youd better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 scare the s
3、hit out of someone 吓死某人了 Dont sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 come clean 全盘托出，招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 spring for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Dont spill the beans. Its supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦
4、！ stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy 真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。 john 厕所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. keep in line 管束 He needs to be kept in line. Hes too wild. jump the gun 草率行事 Dont jump the gun. We have to be patient for a wh
5、ile. jump to conclusion 妄下结论 Dont jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first. fishy 可疑的（dubious；doutful） His story sounds fishy. We should see if its really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 flip out 乐歪了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. take a shine to 有好感 He really likes
6、 you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. third wheel 累赘，电灯泡 You two go on ahead. I dont want to be a third wheel. ripoff 骗人的东西 What a ripoff! The new car I bought doesnt work! rock the boat 找麻烦 Dont rock the boat! Things are fine just the way they are. blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 I blew i
7、t on that last exam. in hot water 有麻烦 He is in hot water with his girlfriend recently. put ones foot in ones mouth 祸从口出 Wally is always saying such stupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in his mouth. 沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。 drop in/by/over 随时造访 Feel free to drop in anytime. Im usually
8、 home and Id love the company. 欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。 drop a line 写信 Drop me a line! 给我写信！ duck 躲闪，突然低下头 Remind little Bobby to duck his head when he crawls under the table so he wont hit his head. go with the flow 随从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. act up 胡闹，出毛病 Th
9、e children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 blah-blah-blah 说个不停 All she does is go “blah-blah-blah“ all night. hit it off 投缘，一见如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很
10、投缘，从此成了好朋友。 zit 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Dont put me on the spot like this. You know I cant give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 have it good 享受得很 She reall
11、y has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。 dont knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You wont be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。 down in the du
12、mps 垂头丧气 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 horse around 嬉闹 Weve horsed around long enough. Its time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。 pass something up 放弃某事物 You cant pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.
13、go whole hog 全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Years Eve party. get the ball rolling 开始 Lets get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 get on the ball 用心做 If you hope to keep your job, youd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ lady-killer 帅哥 Hes a real lady-killer. 他
14、是个不折不扣的帅哥。 lay off 停止，解雇 Lay off! I dont need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ knock it off=cut it off 停止 Knock it off! Im trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ have a passion for 钟爱 I have a passion for blue dresses. pep talk 打气，鼓励的话 The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hop
15、ing to lead them to victory. 教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。 pick someones brains 请教某人 I dont understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since youre so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？ pass out 醉到了 He passed out after three beers. 喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了
16、。 hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题 Im sorry to hit you with this problem. I dont know who else to turn to. 很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。 have it bad for 狂恋 He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas. have a bone to pick with 有账要算 I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen doll
17、ars you borrowed. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 I wont let the cat out of the bag. in the market for 想买，积极物色 People are always in the market for something new and different. meddle in 干涉，搅和 Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life. sell someone on 以. 说服某人 She sold me on her idea. I
18、 think it will work. 她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。 hang in there 忍耐一下 Hang in there. Things will look up soon. hands-off 无为而治，顺其自然 He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. 他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。 gag me with a spoon 我快吐了 Gag me with a spoon! Please dont tell me such disgusting stories any mo
19、re. 我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。 get a move on 赶快 Get a move on. You cant park your car here. roll with the punches 逆来顺受 You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business. 如果你想在这一行生存下去的话，就得逆来顺受。 get after 盯着，责备 Anns mother gets after her to hang up her clothes. screw someone over 欺负某人
20、After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that? 爱丽斯工作了十年之后，无缘无故被炒鱿鱼。他们怎么可以这样欺负她呢？ buck 抗拒 You cant buck the system. 你无法抗拒整个制度。 blockhead 笨蛋 Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one. blow the lid off 揭发（丑闻） That newspaper story
21、blew the lid off the Senators illegal business deals. 报纸的报道揭发了参议员的非法勾当。 round up 集合 Round everybody up. Its time for our business meeting. put someone up 留宿某人 I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people. 你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。 take out on 拿 出气 Dont take your frus
22、trations out on me. 别把气出在我身上。 hot stuff 大人物 He thinks hes hot stuff. But everybody else thinks hes a jerk. 他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。 no good 很糟 This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out. 这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。 have someones number 清楚某人的底细，看穿某人 She dare not do anything to me, I h
23、ave her number. hot number 新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物 Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number. off the hook 逃脱，溜掉，不受罚 Ill let you off the hook this time, but dont do that again. 这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。 hunky-dory 没问题 Everything here is hunky-dory. Dont worry. I kid you not 我不骗你 I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her h
24、and. pop ones cork 大发脾气 Ive never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought she was a very laid-back person. 我从来没见过 Teresa 发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。 poke ones nose into something 多管闲事（put ones finger in anothers pie） Gladys is always poking her nose into other peoples business. I dont see how she
25、has time to take care of her own affairs. beats me 我不知道 （It beyond me.）Beats me. We havent learned that. 我不知道。我们还没学过那个。 beat it 走开 Beat it! Im busy right now. beat a dead horse 白费口舌，白费力气 Ive already made up my mind. Theres no sense beating a dead horse. 我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。 John Hancock 签名(signature)Pu
26、t your John Hancock right here. 请在这里签名。 kick around 讨论；多考虑一下 Lets kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision. 我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。 junkie 吸毒者 The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs. 这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。 put away 大吃大喝 Ive never seen anybody put away so much food and stil
27、l look so thin. put a move on 挑逗 He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down. 他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。 put ones ass on the line 两肋插刀，不惜一切 I put my ass on the line for you. I know youll do the same for me someday. 我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。 a drop in the bucket 沧海一粟 (burcket 桶)The amount of money M
28、r. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was just a drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary. drop dead 去死 Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about her weight. 麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！” down and out 穷困潦倒 Sarah was down and out after losing her job and her apartment. 萨拉丢掉工作和房子后
29、变得穷困潦倒。 all that jazz 诸如此类（浮生若梦）He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz. 他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。 know-it-all 万事通 Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks shes a know-it-all. kooky 古怪的 That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats! let someone have it 让某人好看 Next time I
30、see Rick, Im going to let him have it. a leg up 占上风 All Jeffs hard work is paying off. Hes a leg up on the rest of his competitors. low-life 落魄潦倒的人 Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drink booze all day. 克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。 call it quits 不干了 After being in the used car b
31、usiness for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits. 做了 40 年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。 chip in 出钱 We all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present. clean up ones act 信心革面，重新做人 Youd better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school. cliffhanger 吊人胃口的东西 TV series like Dallas usually end the seas
32、on with a cliffhanger. bullheaded 顽固，牛脾气 Terry is so bullheaded; he wont listen to anybody elses opinion. bum rap 责骂 Louise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard. 路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。 bummer 令人恶心的经历 That show was a real bummer. 那场表演令人倒尽胃口。 burn someone up 激怒某人 It burns me up when people dont do their job right. 有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。 catch on to 突然了解 It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying. 辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。
