1. down in the dumps垂頭喪氣
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The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the
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championship game.
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球員輸?shù)魶Q賽哪一場后個個垂頭喪氣。
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2. horse around嬉鬧
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We"ve horsed around long enough. It"s time to get to work.
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我們鬧夠了，該去工作了。
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3. pass something up放棄某事物
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You can"t pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once
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in a lifetime.
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你不可錯過這個工作。這種機會一輩子才有一次。
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4. go whole hog全力以赴
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She went whole hog in planning he New Year"s Eve party.
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她全心全力籌辦新年晚會。
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5. shoo-in長勝將軍
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There"s no way he can lose. He"s a shoo-in.
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他不會輸?shù)?，他是位長勝將軍。
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美國口語俚語（12）
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1. get the ball rolling開始
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Let"s get the ball rolling.讓我們開始吧。
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2. get on the ball用心做
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If you hope to keep your job, you"d better get on the ball and meet
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the deadline.
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如果你還想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，趕上最后期限！
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3. lady-killer帥哥
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He"s a real lady-killer.
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他是個不折不扣的帥哥。
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4. lay off停止，解雇
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Lay off! I don"t need you to tell me what to do!
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別再講了!我不需要你告訴我怎么去做！
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5. knock it off=cut it off停止
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Knock it off! I"m trying to get some sleep.
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別吵了！我正想睡覺呢！
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美國口語俚語（13）
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1. have a passion for鐘愛
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I have a passion for blue dresses.
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我鐘愛藍色的衣服。
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2. pep talk打氣，鼓勵的話
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The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.
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教練在半場時候給球員們打起，希望將他們引上勝利之途。
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3. pick someone’s brains請教某人
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I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area?
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我對醫(yī)學(xué)術(shù)語一無所知。你在這方面如此在行，我能不能請教你一下？
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4. pass out醉倒了
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He passed out after three beers.
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喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
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5. way back好久以前
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We’ve been friends since way back.
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我們老早就是好朋友了。
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美國口語俚語（14）
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1. hit someone with a problem讓某人面對問題
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I’m sorry to hit you with this problem. I don’t know who else to turn to.
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很抱歉把這個問題拋給你，我不知道還可以找誰求助。
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2. have it bad for狂戀
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He really has it bad for her, but she has no ideas.
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他狂戀著她，而她卻不知道。
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3. hung over宿醉未醒
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Don’t disturb him. He’s still hung over from last night.
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別吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
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4. has-been過時的人或物
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Lisa is a has-been. No one will hire her any more.
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麗莎已經(jīng)過時了。沒人會再雇傭她。
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4. have a bone to pick with有賬要算
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I have a bone to pick with you. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.
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我有賬跟你算。你向我借的十五美金還沒還呢！
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美國口語俚語（15）
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1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
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I won"t let the cat out of the bag.
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我不會泄漏秘密的。
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2. in the market for 想買，積極物色
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People are always in the market for something new and different.
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人們總想買點新奇的且與眾不同的東西。
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3. meddle in 干涉，攪和
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Harold asked his boss stop meddling in his personal life.
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哈羅德要求老板別再干涉他的私生活。
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4. screw loose脫線，神經(jīng)不對頭
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Bill must have a screw loose somewhere; he"s acting really strangely.
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Bill一定是哪根筋不對，他的行動真奇怪。
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5. sell someone on 以...說服某人
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She sold me on her idea. I think it will work.
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她用她的看法說服了我，我想那行得通。
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1. hang in there忍耐一下
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Hang in there. Things will look up soon.
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忍耐一下。事情很快就會好轉(zhuǎn)的。
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2. hands-off無為而治，順其自然
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He takes a hands-off approach when it comes to raising his children.
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他用無為而治的方式教養(yǎng)小孩。
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3. gag me with a spoon我快吐了
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Gag me with a spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more.
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我快吐了！請別再說這么惡心的故事了。
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4. get a move on趕快
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Get a move on. You can’t park your car here.
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趕快！你不能在這兒停車。
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5. cook up想出
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He cooked up a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday.
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他想出一個在他太太生日時讓她驚喜的妙法。
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美國口語俚語（17）
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1. roll with the punches逆來順受
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You have to roll with the punches if you want to survive in this business.
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如果你想在這一行生存下去的話，就得逆來順受。
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2. right off the bat立刻
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I was all prepared to put up a fight, but he gave in right off the bat.
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我正準(zhǔn)備和他大打一場，但是他馬上就投降了。
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3. get one’s feet wet參與，開始做
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It’s not good to concentrate all your efforts on just writing. You should get your feet wet and trying painting or dancing.
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單單寫作對你不好。你應(yīng)該涉獵一下繪畫或舞蹈。
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4. get after盯著，責(zé)備
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Ann’s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes.
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安的媽媽盯著她，要她把衣服掛好。
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5. pan out成功，奏效
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Unfortunately, the deal did not pan out. I lost a thousand dollars.
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這筆生意不幸沒有成功，我損失了1，000美元。
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美國口語俚語（18）
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1. screw someone over欺負某人
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After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?
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愛麗斯工作了十年之后，無緣無故被炒魷魚。他們怎么可以這樣欺負她呢？
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2. down to the wire等到最后一刻才開始做事
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Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.
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彼得總是等到最后一刻才開始做事。我從不想他那樣等到最后一刻才開始干。
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3. buck抗拒
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You can’t buck the system.
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你無法抗拒整個制度。
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4. blockhead笨蛋
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Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.
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阿諾德是我見過的最笨的人。
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5. blow the lid off揭發(fā)（丑聞）
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That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals.
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報紙的報道揭發(fā)了參議員的非法勾當(dāng)。
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美國口語俚語（19）
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1. round up集合
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Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting.
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叫大家集合，開會時間到了。
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2. put someone up留宿某人
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I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enough for two people.
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你可以在我這里住幾天。我的公寓可以住兩個人。
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3. take care of business負責(zé)
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Who’s going to take care of business while I am away?
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我不在的時候誰負責(zé)？
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4. take out on拿…出氣
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Don’t take your frustrations out on me.
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別把氣出在我身上。
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5. hot stuff大人物
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He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s a jerk.
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他自以為了不得，但其他人認為他是個傻瓜。
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美國口語俚語（20）
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1. nitty-gritty細節(jié)，基本情況
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Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happens next.
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讓我們來認真了解詳細的情況，我想知道后來發(fā)生了什么。
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2. no good很糟
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This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon falls out.
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這臺打字機很糟。每次已用，色帶就掉下來。
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3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底細，看穿某人
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She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.
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她不敢對我怎么樣的，因為我對她的底細一清二楚。
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4. hot number新鮮、迷人的人或事務(wù)，尤物
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Tom thinks Sherry is a hot number.
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Tom認為Sherry是個尤物。
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5. off the hook逃脫，溜掉，不受罰
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I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again.
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這次不罰你，下次不要這樣干了。
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Thanks for your sharing!
謝謝了
very good.
不錯啊，學(xué)習(xí)
