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美国日常英语会话俚语选编

日期:2016/1/31 13:42:38 人气:8484
 

THE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN

SLANG IN DAILY ENGLISH TALKING

美国日常英语会话俚语选编

                                                                             

 

 

                           美国日常英语会话俚语选编

 

 

1. not on your life 绝不

Not on your life would I ever make a friend like you.

在我的有生之年绝不交你这样的朋友

 

2. be fed up with 厌恶

His girlfriend was so greedy that he got fed up with her and finally departed.

他女朋友如此贪婪以至于他感到极为厌恶而最终离去了。

 

3. show … to the door 对。。。下逐客令

The old man was staying at the teahouse to make too much noise, the owner had to show him to the door.

这个老男人待在茶室里搞出太多噪音,老板不得不对他下逐客令。

 

4. calm down 冷静下来 calm … down 让。。。冷静下来

Whenever he gets too excited and emotional, I have to calm him down.

无论何时他变得太激动和情绪冲动,我就不得不让他冷静下来。

 

5. let bygones be bygones 过往不究

They decided to reconcile their differences and let bygones be bygones.

他们决定弥合不同意见,对过往的不再追究。

 

6. live out of a suitcase 行无居所,常年在外

He likes traveling all the year and not mind living out of a suitcase.

他喜爱常年旅行,不在乎居无定所。

 

7. call one’s own 自己拥有

After spent all her savings for many years, she finally bought a house to call her own.

在花了多见的积蓄后,她终于买了一户属于她自己的房子。

 

 

8. make one’s mouth water 使人垂涎欲滴

Without having eaten anything for a whole day, he was made mouth water by the roast beef and its smell.

在整整一天未进食后,那烤牛肉和散发的香气使他垂涎欲滴。

 

9. know a thing or two about 略知一二,通晓

Through many years self-learning and practice, he knows a thing or two about Chinese medicine.

通过多年的自学和实践,他对中医略知一二。

 

10. make sense (out) of 对。。。了解,明白

John is the only person who can make sense out of his Chinese English.

约翰是唯一能听懂他那中式英语的人。

 

11. be Greek to 莫名其妙,一头雾水

I’ve been learning Japanese for long time but it’s still Greek to me.

我学日语很长时间了,可对其仍然一头雾水。

 

12. ten to one 十之八九,十拿九稳

He said he’s a college graduate but ten to one he has not even passed the 5th grade.

他说他是大学毕业生,但十之八九他连小学五年级都没念过。

 

13. not a big deal 不是大事,不用放在心上

I was laid off by the company, but John said to me it’s not a big deal, I can find another job easily.

我被公司裁员了,但约翰对外说那不是一件什么大事,我可以轻易地找到另一份工作。

 

14. beat … to it 对。。。抢先一步

I saw an ad on website that a new house for sale with good deal. I went to take a look but someone had already been there beating me to it.

我在网上看到一则价钱很好的售房信息。我赶去看一下,但有人已抢先一步在那里成交了。

 

15. talk … out of 使 。。。不去做某事

My niece is a college student, she wants to date a young man from South America but all of her family members talk her out of it.

我外甥女是一个大学生,她想与一个来自南美洲的男生约会,不过她所有的家人都劝她别那么做。

 

16.talk …into…劝说/游说 。。。去做某事

My son is in the second year of high school now so my brother often talks me into sending him to America for overseas studies.

我儿子已经在读高中了,为此我兄弟经常劝我送他去美国留学。

 

17. close-up 特写,近距离显示

To put her best images on the ads he took a lot of close-ups of her face.

为了将她最好的形象放到广告上,他拍了很多她脸部的特写。

 

18. do ,,, justice 还 。。。公道,公平对某人

Though some classmates don’t like her, to do her justice she is really beautiful.

虽然有些同学不喜欢她,说句公道话她的确很漂亮。

 

19.turn one’s head 大喜过望,冲昏头脑

Winning the top prize at the Oral-English Contest made him turn his head.

赢得英语口语比赛头等奖使他大喜过望。

 

20.pushover 举手之劳

Preparing to pass the English final exam is the most difficult task for students in class, but for him it’s just a pushover.

准备通过期末英语考试对班上同学来说是最困难的任务,不过对他来说只是举手之劳而已。

 

 

21. all set 一切准备就绪

Students were all set for the exam when the teacher told them to cancel due to some emergency.

学生都已准备就绪参加考试,老师告诉他们因有紧急情况考试马上取消。

 

22. get wind of 得到风声,获知。。。

News reporters seem to always get wind of some scandals in advance of anyone else.

新闻记者似乎总是比旁人先获得某些绯闻。

 

23. be thrown off the track 脱离正规,迷失方向

We were completely thrown off the track by some confusing directions in looking for his house.

在寻找他家房子的时候,我们完全被一些含混不清的指路迷失了方向。

 

24. let the cat out of the bag 不小心泄密

We were going to give my father a surprise with this birthday present, but my younger brother let the cat out of the bag.

我们打算用这个生日礼物给父亲一个惊喜,但我弟弟不小心泄密了。

 

25. keep … under someone’s hat 保守秘密

The boss likes his assistant because he always keeps everything important under his hat.

老板喜欢他的助手,因为他经常将重要的事务保守秘密。

 

26. wear out 磨损,使疲劳 be worn out 疲劳不堪,筋疲力尽

I asked my son not to study so hard that it could have worn him out quickly.

我要我儿子不要学习得那么苦,那会使他很快疲劳不堪。

 

27. sneeze at 藐视,看不起

I sneezed at that guy since he was only good at saying big words.

我很看不起那家伙因为他只擅长于说大话。

 

28. turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页,重新开始

Why don’t you turn over a new leaf and start another business?

你为何不重新开始再另做另一门生意?

 

29. out of shape 变形,身体衰败

The girl sitting over there used to be pretty and slim but now is totally out of shape.

坐在那儿的女孩曾经很漂亮苗条,但现在完全变形了。

 

30. out of one’s head 疯狂,失去理智

She had a fight with her husband and was now out of her head to stand on the middle of the street wanting to kill herself.

她与她老公吵了一架,现在完全失去理智,站在马路中间想要自杀。

 

31. put someone in his place 挫其锐气,把 。。。打回原形

This guy is always talking big and we need put him in his place.

这家伙老是说大话,我们需要挫挫他的锐气。

 

32. can’t see eye to eye 无法意见一致,意见相左

They got married years ago but still can’t see eye to eye on many simple affairs.

他们结婚几年了,但在很多简单事情上不能意见一致。

 

33. set one’s teeth on edge 触怒某人,使人不悦

He annoys her so much that just a look at him can set her teeth on edge.

他老是那样骚扰她以至于一看到他就令她恼怒之极。

 

34. jump on 责备,痛斥

The waitress broke a plate and her boss really jumped on her.

那个女服务生打坏了一只盘子,他老板把她痛斥了一顿。

 

35. take the wind out of one’s sails 使某人丧失信心

He bragged he was good for everything but being fired by his boss really took the wind out of his sails.

他吹牛说他一切都行,但被老板解雇令他信心顿消。

 

36. get stuck (doing something) 被 。。。困住,陷于 。。。

It was already off time but I got stuck at the office doing too much extra work.

已是下班时间,可我在办公室被太多活儿困住了。

 

37. slip one’s mind 完全忘记

It completely slipped her mind that she was sopposed to meet her boyfriend for lunch.

她完全忘记了她该与她男朋友共进午餐。

 

38. at one’s wit’s end 江郎才尽,无计可施

He was really at his wit’s end trying all way to talk me into buying his goods.

他想方设法劝说我买他的货,到了无计可施的地步。

 

39. put one in another’s shoes 设身处地,换位思考

If she would put herself in his shoes, she would have understood why he felt so hurt by her action.

如果她能站在他的位置思考,她就会理解他为什么会如此被她的举动所伤害。

 

40. draw the line 划出底线,不允许

She talked to her daughter: “if you want to date your boyfriend tonight, that’s fine. But when you come home after midnight, that’s where I draw the line.”

她对她女儿说:“如果今晚你要跟男朋友约会,那没问题。但如果你半夜回家,那我绝不允许。”

 

41. in the doghouse 被讨厌、责骂

If I don’t find the iPhone he lent to me immediately, I’ll really be in the doghouse.

如果我不马上找到他借给我的手机,我将会被骂得很惨。

 

42. turn a deaf ear to 拒绝听 。。。,充耳不闻

I tried to explain why I was late for work this morning, but my boss just turned a deaf ear to it.

我尽可能解释问什么我今天上班迟到了,但我的老板根本听不进去。

 

43. talk untill one is blue in the face 长谈,谈得筋疲力尽

At the former classmates gathering on Spring Festival this year we talked so much untill we were all blue in the face.

在今年的春节老同学聚会上,我们谈得如此之多直至筋疲力尽。

 

44. make a difference 有区别,非同一般

As long as I can make good money, it doesn’t really make any difference where I work.

只要能挣钱,在哪里上班对我其实无所谓。.

 

45. break down 变温和,软化,折服

My boss was very resistant to my opinion in the beginning but finally she broke down and took my advice,

我的老板起初对我的意见非常抵触,但最终她折服了并采纳了我的意见。

 

46. put one’s best foot forward 展示某人长处,给人好印象

Though he tried to put his best foot forward at the job interview, he still failed to get it.

虽然他在求职面试会上尽力展现自己,但他仍未获得那份工作。

 

47. have a soft spot for 对 。。。偏爱,特别喜欢某物

He has a soft spot for KFC, but isn’t really interested in other western food.

他偏好肯德基快餐,但对其他西餐毫无兴趣。

 

48. in advance 事先,提前办某事

He got such high scores on the final that some of his classmates thought he might know the questions in advance.

他在期末考试中获得如此好的分数,有些同学认为他可能事先知道考题。

 

49. settle up, pay off 付账,结清

He can’t use his credit card any more unless he settles up(pays off) his old bills.

除非他结清以前所有的账单,他不能再使用他的信用卡。

 

50. make sure, be sure 确定,断定,确保

Make sure (be sure) to show up at the meeting on time otherwise the manager is going to have harsh words.

请确保准时参加会议,否则经理会讲难听话的。

 

51. walk out on 舍弃,遗弃,离开

His wife finally walked out on him after three years of marriage.

在结婚三年后,他妻子最后离开了他。

 

52. see to something 确保 。。。,务必。。。

Please see to the turning off the lights before you leave the office.

离开办公室前务请把灯关掉。

 

53. warm up 预热

Our teacher often talks some funny stories when the class begins to warm up the classroom’s atmosphere.

我们老师经常在课开始时谈些有趣的事来预热课堂气氛。

 

54. pretty penny 很多钱

This new project will cost our boss pretty penny for sure, but he doesn’t care.

这个新项目肯定要消耗我们老板不少钱,但他无所谓。

 

55. run into 达到,总共

The budget for new metro transportation system of the city will run into billions of dollars.

这个城市新的轨道交通系统预算将达到数十亿美元。

 

56. day in and day out 整天,起早摸黑

Don’t let your children watch TV day in and day out, it will hurt their health.

不要让你的孩子整天看电视,那样会损害他们的健康。

 

57. come off with flying color 出彩,大获成功

Look, she is so excited because her son came off with plying color at the school oral English contest.

看,她太激动了,因为她儿子在学校英语口语比赛中大获成功。

 

58. do someone’s proud 使某人感到骄傲

It did her so proud to see her son showing up on the TV program.

看到她儿子出现在电视节目上,她感到骄傲极了。

 

59. take something for granted 视 。。。为理所当然,受之无愧

Don’t take the honor for granted, you have to work harder to prove it.

不要把这荣耀当成是理所当然的,你应该更努力工作来证明它。

 

60. take one’s life 夺去某人生命

The big fire took this young firefighter’s life when he was performing his duty.

在履行职责的过程中,大火夺去了这位年轻消防队员的生命。

 

61. take … for … 误认 。。。为 。。。,将A错当成B

When he wolked into the office, everyone took him for their new boss.

当他走进办公室时所有人都把他错当成老板了。

 

62. at first glance 第一眼,乍看,一见

He felt in love with the girl at first glance.

他对这女孩一见钟情。

 

63. tell … apart 分辨,区分

I don’t know which one of the twin sisters is older, I can’t tell them apart at all.

我不知道这对双胞胎姐妹谁大些, 我完全无法分辨她们。

 

64. run in the family 显示家庭特色

All my three daughters are beautiful and intelligent, I wish these traits run in my family.

我的三个女儿都长得既漂亮又聪明,我希望这些能显示我们家庭的特色。

 

65. go to one’s head 使 。。。自大,令 。。。忘乎所以

Nothing could go to his head since he is such a humble person.

没有任何事能使他忘乎所以,因为他是如此一个谦虚的人。

 

66. paint the town red 全城狂欢,大肆庆祝

The winning at the World Cup game by national team made thousands of local people took to the streets and painted the town red over a night.

国家队在世界杯足球赛的胜利使当地数以千计的人们走上街头通宵狂欢。

 

67. all of a sudden 立即,突然之间

I was walking on the street when all of a sudden someone robbed my handbag and ran away.

我正在街上行走时,突然有人抢走了我的手提包然后逃走了。

 

68. win … hands down 轻易获胜

He is such an intelligent student that wons the Provincial Math Contest hands down.

他是如此一个聪明的学生,很容易在数学竟赛中获胜了。

 

69. break even 取得平衡,不赢不输

Though business was getting better, since they had invested too much in the beginning, they found they only broke even by the end of the month.

虽然生意不断好起来,但因为最初他们投入太多,到月底他们发现只是持平而已。

 

70. have a bone to pick with 挑刺,对 。。。不满

I think she has just a bone to pick with you for your not showing up on time at work today.

我想她对你今天没有按时上班纯粹是在挑刺。

 

71. not lift a finger 一点不帮忙

The old lady dropped her purse on the floor and could hardly bend over to pick it up, but this young man passing by didn’t even lift a finger.

这位老太把她的钱包掉在地上无法弯腰去拾起来,但经过的那个年轻人甚至不愿帮忙捡一下。

 

72. thanks to 由于,归功于

Thanks to the teacher’s hard work in the past three years, three of her students were admitted to top universities in the country.

由于这位教师在过去三年的辛勤工作,她的三个学生被全国最好的大学录取了。

 

73. in the clouds 空想,想入非非,心不在焉

He could not help thinking about his new girlfriend and was often in the clouds during office hours.

他无法克制不想他的新任女友,上班时老是想入非非。

 

74. go window shopping 逛商店

During Chinese New Year’s holiday my wife’s top favorite is to go window shopping in the city commercial center.

在中国新年假日我老婆最喜欢做的事是到市中心商业街去逛商店。

 

75. keep on 持续,不停地

I don’t understand why that woman kept on staring at me.

我不明白那个女人干嘛一直盯着我看。

 

76. take one’s fancy 投合某人心意,吸引某人

That pretty girl really took his fancy, but he didn’t dare to speak to her.

那个漂亮女孩完全吸引了他,但他不敢贸然跟她谈话。

 

77. throw in 额外奉送,附加 。。。

When the mobile phone store sold me a latest iPhone, they thrown in a calling card.

手机店卖给我一只最新型号的苹果手机时,又额外送给我一张电话卡。

 

78. take it or leave it 要或不要,干脆接收或拒绝

This guy tried to bargin with me for my laptop to be sold, but I told him to take it or leave it with not a penny less any more.

这家伙尽力跟我讨价还价我要出售的手提电脑,可我告诉他要末要末不要,一分钱也不会再少了。

 

79. four-letter word 航脏字眼

She told me that woman had quarreled with her and uesed a lot of four-letter words which were hard to reiterate..

她告诉我那个女人跟她吵架了,还用了很多难以复述的航脏字眼。

 

80. so-called 所谓的,如此称呼的

The so-called English teacher wrote so many mistakes in English that students thought he must be a fake.

这个所谓的英语教师写错了这么多英语,学生们认为他肯定是个假的。

 

 

81. go from bad to worse 每况愈下,越来越不好

Even since the new policy was issued for weeks, economical situation has gong from bad to worse.

即使新政已经颁布了好几周,经济状况还是每况愈下。

 

82. grow up 长大,成长起来

He is a young man now, but seems still not grown up and acts like a boy.

他已经是一个青年男子了,但似乎还没有长大,行事像一个小孩子一样。

 

83. will thank you to 拜托你 。。。

I will thank you very much to take off your muddy shoes before entering my house.

拜托你在进入我的房子前,先把你那泥泞的鞋子脱掉。

 

84. how goes it 情况如何

How goes it about your business?

你们生意如何?

 

85. make an appearance, show up 出现,现身

When the famous movie star made an appearance at the party, everybody started shouting at her.

当那有名的电影演员出现在聚会上时,所有人都向着她呼叫。

He didn’t show up today at the meeting.

他今天没有在会议上出现。

 

86. in full swing 达到高潮

When he entered the grand dinning hall, the wedding ceremony was already in full swing.

当他进入酒店大厅时,婚礼已经达到高潮。

 

87. go strong 保持旺盛,精力不减

The sales for houses in the new villa have been kept for weeks and are still going strong.

这个新度假村的房子已经持续买了几周,仍然热度不减。

 

88. have a good time 玩得开心点

My friend seemed like that girl very much, so I said “Have a good time” then left.

我朋友似乎非常喜欢那女孩,所有我说:“玩的开心点!”然后离开了。

 

89. be fresh out of 手头无货,供应完毕

The new wool coat was really good and cheap, but when I went to buy it the store was fresh out of it.

这羊毛大衣实在是又好又便宜,但当我去买的时候,店里已经售完无货了。

 

90. eating one 使某人不快

I don’t know what was eating her all day, but she appeared really unpatient today.

我不知道什么事情使她整天不快,她今天显得非常不耐烦。

 

 

91. give one the cold shoulder 给人冷遇,对人冷淡

She walked into the room wearing a big smile, but everyone just gave her the cold shoulder.

她面带笑容走进房间,但所有人只给了她冷面孔。

 

92. at fault 错误,有错

After the safety accident everyone was arguing about who was at fault.

在安全事故发生后,所有人都在争论是谁的错。

 

93. leave one along 让某人独处,不受打扰

I have to think of this matter over so please leave me alone.

我要把这件事仔细想一想,所以让我一个人安静一下。

 

94. blue 心情抑郁,愁眉苦脸,feel low 意志消沉,精神不振

My son was really blue (felt low) these days after he got bad score at the final not as expected.

我儿子这两天心情一直不好,他在期末考试中成绩不佳,未如预期。

 

95. lose oneself in 全身心,忘我投入

He loved his wife so much that after she died he had lost himself in the memorise of her for quite a long lime.

他如此爱他的妻子,以致她去世后很长一段时间都在对她的怀念之中度过。

 

96. feel like a new man 精神焕发,焕然一新

A restful sleep after long time exausted work made him feel like a new man.

在长时间耗费精力的工作后,一个好觉又让他精神焕发。

 

97. as luck would have it 幸运地,不幸地

As luck would have it, I found my iPhone which I lost yesterday.

真是幸运极了,我找到了昨天丢失的手机。

 

98. turn up/down 把 。。。开大/关小

Please don’t turn up (please turn down) the music, I’m doing my homework.

请不要把音乐声开大(请把音乐声关小),我在做家庭作业。

 

99. make a hit 流行,受欢迎

Our new products really made a hit in the market.

我们的新产品在市场上大受欢迎。

 

100. on the tip of one’s tongue 话到嘴边,忘记,想不起来

I knew I met this guy before but his name was just on the tip of my tongue.

我知道我见过这家伙,但就是想不起他的名字。

 

 

101. bug someone 烦扰,使某人恼怒

His little brother is always bugging him, especially when he is doing his homework.

他的小弟弟老是喜欢烦扰他,特别是当他在做家庭作业的时候。

 

102. early bird, morning 早起的人

The early bird would always have insects to eat.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

 

103. wide awake 十分清醒,精神饱满

You must stay wide awake in his class otherwise you won’t be able to pass his exam.

你在他的课上必须保持清醒,否则无法通过他的考试。

 

104. make the most of 最大限度运用,充分利用

He has made the most of Wechat and got a lot of important information from it.

他充分利用微信获得了很多重要的信息。

 

105. sleep in 睡过头,起得晚

She likes staying up late to watvh TV on Saturday night because she can sleep in without worry the next morning.

她喜欢在周六晚上熬夜看电视,因为第二天早上她可以放心睡过头。

 

106. go over 走过去,完成

The company tried all ways to improve business situation but unfortunately it didn’t go over as expected.

公司尝试了种种办法改善经营状况,不幸的是并未完成获得预期结果。

 

107. to the point 切题,说到点子上

The presenter talked too much but nothing to the point.

这个教师谈了很多但都没有讲到点子上。

 

108. go into depth 深入探讨、叙述

This article on today’s website really went into depth on the causes of the accident.

今天在网站上的这篇文章真正深入地探讨了这次事故的原因。

 

109. all in all 大体上,总的来说

He made some mistakes at the final exam, but all in all he did pretty well.

他在期中考试中出了一些错误,但总的来说考得相当不错。

 

110. hit the spot 满足 。。。,正合意

After a long time of work underthe sunshine, a cup of ice-water really hits the spot.

长时间在阳光下工作后,一杯冰水正合我意。

 

111. drive one mad 令某人发疯, drive one crazy 令某人疯狂

Her incessant complaining drives me mad.

她无休无止的抱怨令我发疯。

Watching the foot ball game drives him crazy.

看足球比赛令他疯狂。

 

112. cramp one’s style 限制某人发挥

He complained that bring his wife to the dance party really cramped his style.

他抱怨带他太太参加舞会完全限制了他的发挥。

 

113. no go 白费心机,事无结果

He was planning to study abroad in America, but since he had failed to pass the TOEFL test it was no go.

他曾打算出国去美国留学,但因他未能通过托福考试,故没有成功。

 

114. fill up 装满,填上,fill out 填写

He got no enough money to fill up the tank of his car.

他没有足.够的钱给他的车加满油。

Please fill out this application form.

请填写这个申请表格。

 

115. fall through 终归失败,以失败告终

He has tried all his efforts to win this contest but it felt through.

他尽了全部努力去赢得这次比赛,可是以失败告终。

 

116. blind date 初次约会,不认识男女的初次相亲

Arranged by my parents, I’ll have a blind date with a girl from my hometown this afternoon.

由我父母安排,今天下午我将要与一个从老家来的女孩约会(相亲)。

 

117. be bond to 肯定,确定

Since the meeting is so important, I suppose everyone is bond to attend it on time.

因为这会议是如此重要,我认为所有人都肯定会准时参加。

 

118. on purpose 故意,有目的的

This guy exaggerated it on purpose because he wanted to attract everyone in his group.

这家伙故意把事情夸大了,因为他想吸引群里所有人的注意力。

 

119. big baby 幼稚的人

He is just like a big baby since he has done so many foolish things.

他做了这么多愚蠢的事,简直像一个幼稚的孩童。

 

120. put someone down 羞辱,轻视,看低某人

One thing he hates most is there is someone putting him down in front of a lot of people.

他最痛恨的事是有人在很多人面前羞辱他。

 

121. in keeping with 合乎(传统) 。。。顺应 。。。

He put a big red sign of Chinese fortune character “福” at the front door of his house in keeping with Chinese new year’s tradition.

他将一个很大的红色“福”字放在房门上以顺应中国新年传统。

 

122. feel like doing 想做

What I really feel like doing at this time is to take three days off my work for a personal trip.

我现在真正想做的就是放三天假不上班去做一次私人旅行。

 

123. catch someone or something 见某人或某事

I’ll catch you some other day to talk more about this issue.

我将另找时间见你详谈此事。

 

124. few and far between 稀少难求

I sometimes feel that the real friends I can find in this world are really few and far between.

有时候我感到在这个世界上能找到的真正的朋友真太少了。

 

125. for the birds 毫无价值,愚蠢

This new couple are typical DINK and always say that having children is just for the birds.

这对夫妻是典型的丁克族,经常说要小孩毫无价值。

 

126. get a kick out of 激发起兴趣,获得快乐

He got a kick out of the WeChat communications with friends and strangers when first uesed it.

当他最初使用微信与朋友和陌生人交流时,就激发起了极大的兴趣。

 

127. nothing doing 不行,行不通

I asked him nicely if I can use his mobile phone, but he said: “Nothing doing!”

我非常客气地问他是否可以借用一下他的手机,但他说:“不行!”

 

128. on no account 任何情况下都不

On no account would I go further to cooperate with this guy.

在任何情况下进一步与这家伙合作是都绝不可能的。

 

129. don one’s part 尽应尽的责任

At the company’s meeting our GM asked everybody seriously to do his or her part during the promotional campaign.

在公司会议上,我们总经理郑重地要求每个人在这次促销活动中尽自己的责任。

 

130. large order 困难的任务

To complete such a big job in a short period of time is really a large order.

在短期内完成这样大的工作确实是一项困难的任务。

 

131. part with 放弃,离开

After three years love journey, I finnally parted with her.

在经过了3年的恋爱历程后,我最终离开了她。

 

132. out of the question, no problem 没问题,毫无疑问,绝对

Out of the question that we are going to place an order with you next week.

没问题,我们下周将给你们下订单。

 

133. hard pressed 拮据,缺钱用

The new couple was so hard pressed that they even couldn’t pay next month rent.

这对新婚夫妻经济如此拮据,他们甚至无钱支付下个月的房租。

 

134. prey on one’s mind 使人苦恼,心事重重

The national college entrance exam is coming soon and it has been preying on his mind every day.

全国高考即将来临,这使他每天心事重重。

 

135. make a point of 懂得,了解

People don’t like her because she never makes a point of greeting colleagues when entering the office.

大家都不喜欢她,因为她从来不知道进办公室跟同事打招呼。

 

(to be continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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