391. After failing the midterm, he was on thin ice with his math teacher. 其中考试没有及格,他与数学老师就不易相处了。on thin ice with 与。。。的关系微妙。
392. In a way与 stand in the way的区别:In a way, 从某种程度上来讲,In a way, he is indeed. 在某种程度上讲,他的确如此。in the way, 拦路,碍事I don’t want to be in the way.(or in your way)我不想拦你的路。复习:out of the way, 229. I try to get myself out of the way as quickly as possible. Spring Festival is getting under way.
There are some damages, but we are working our way back.
She had this problem for many years, going way back to before…
That is just the way it is.
She has repeatedly gone out of her way to help him.
393. That is that. 事情就这样。
394. A: I have a question. 我有个问题。B. Shoot.问吧。 复习:127. shoot me at
aaa@aaa.com 给我这个地址发电邮。
395. Give me a shout when you are inthe area. 你如果来这一带,记得给我打个招呼。
396. You are inches away from being fired. 你差一点就被解雇了。A peace deal is inches away. 和平协议指日可待。
397. bite one’s head off 小题大做,反应激烈 He will bite your head off. 他会把你给吃了的。A. Excuse me, where is the bathroom? 对不起,请问厕所在哪里?
B. What are you, lazy? Why don’t you just look for it yourself, instead of asking some random person where it is? People like you are the reason America is known as the laziest country in the world! 你这个懒鬼,你为什么不自己去找,而问一个素不相识的人?就是因为像你这样的人多,美国才被全世界都认为是个最懒惰的国家。
A. Geez, what’s your problem, you didn’t have to bite my head off! 哎呀,你有病呀,这么小题大作。
398. creeps 原意为“爬”,口语里意思是“恐惧感,”That house gives me the creeps. It gives me creeps to think that he would do such a thing.
399. strange是人人都知道的词,但在口语里,有四个词表达“怪怪的”,wacky stories or weird stories, 都是“稀奇古怪的故事”;weird stuff 乱七八糟的东西;That guy looks weird. 那个家伙看上去怪怪的。That guy is a wacky person. eerie, I have an eerie feeling. eccentric (自我为中心的)神经质:You are eccentric.
400. He is a control freak. 他控制欲极强。他是个控制狂。
401. Is he your former flame? 他是你以前的男朋友吗?to fan the flame of democracy,挑旺民主的火焰
402. Don’t do it, it is sure a deal breaker. 不要做这样的事,肯定会坏事的。He is a deal breaker.他是个扫把星。要特别注意breaker 与 broker的意思不一样。
403. He tipped the bottle while on the job. 他上班时喝酒。 这句话也是同样意思:He downs alcohol at work..
404. This is the most clicked story of 2007. 这是2007年点击率最高的故事。
405. When you see a bear what do you do? Tuck in your arms and play dead! 你遇见熊时如何办?挽起手臂装死。My son tucked in a whole pizza.我儿子把整个一个匹萨饼给吞了。
406. to buck the trend 在熊市仍赚钱 He bucked the trend by investing in real estate.
407. Please do not stretch yourself too thin and miss the time needed to recharge yourself and to be connected with your family. Stretch too thin 把面铺得太广;忙得晕头转向,“不要太忙了,给自己留点时间,充充电,和家人多在一起。”
408. piggy bank, 快乐小猪存钱罐 or a change jar, 存钱罐,The children took a great deal of joy filling up piggy banks.
409. You are missing the point. 你没有明白这里真正的意思。You got the point. 你明白了。
410. 早晨遇见人时说:Good morning! 分手时可以说 Have a good day. or Have a good one!这比说Good-bye要随意得多。
411. They are pretty hammered. 他们个个喝得酩酊大醉。(喝得不省人事,醉得一塌糊涂)这种醉指酒醒后对当时的事一无所知。比前面的loaded还要厉害。
412. Where is the chow? Chow的意思是“食物”,a chowtour across Guangzhou 广州寻找美食之旅。Chow又特别指宠物的食品,例如dog chow 狗食,chow chow dog, 小松狮狗,毛厚的小狗。
413. The girl(the boy) is out of your league. 对你来说,这个女孩就是只天鹅(是望尘莫及)。League是棒球队,棒球队有高级队(major league)与初级队(minor league),高级队对初级队的人来说是望尘莫及的事。一般此词只用于男女孩之间。
414. He is a sqrare peg in a round hole here. 他根本就不适合这里。
415. bonehead:stupid, silly, That is a bonehead thing to do. 简直是胡来。Don’t be such a bonehead. 不要胡来好不好!
416. Finish your homework before you skedaddle away. 溜走前把作业做完。Skedaddle 一般是对小孩说的。
417. riffraff 白丁,Don’t hand around with those riffraff. 不要和这些没教养的人混在一起。
418. Thanks, you are a real trooper. 你真是位勇士。a real trooper是一位不屈不挠的勇士,为自己的理想愿意付出代价。My mom is a real trooper.
419. If you want to study English well, you need to spend two solid hours under your belt. 如果你想学好英语,那你就得扎扎实实花上两年的时间。Under your belt 扎扎实实。Once a medical student has anatomy under her belt, she’ll have much less to memorize. 医学生如果把解剖学扎实学好了,那么其他要记的东西就不多了。注意与268句中的below the belt的区别。
420. Don’t diss me, OK? 不要挖苦我,好不好?They are dissing each other. 他们彼此瞧不起
421. There is a dark cloud over her. 她的前景不妙。
422. He is a late-blooming challenger. 他是个后起之秀。
423. Love doesn’t necessarily translate into a marriage. 爱情并不意味着总会演变成结婚。
424.He is going to take the No.2 spot. 他会当第二把手。
425. If you want to study English well, you need to spend two solidhours under your belt. 如果你想学好英语,那你就得扎扎实实花上两年的时间。Under your belt 扎扎实实。Once a medical student has anatomyunder her belt, she’ll have much less to memorize. 医学生如果把解剖学扎实学好了,那么其他要记的东西就不多了。注意与268句中的below the belt的区别。
426. He is addicted to the computer games, and he is playing it 24/7. 24/7指24小时与七天,所以这句话的意思“他玩电脑游戏上了瘾,一天到晚沉迷其中。”
427. His proposal doesn’t sit well with him, manager of thedepartment. 他的议案不太合他这个部门经理的意。
428. Ihear you. 我明白你的意思。我明白你所指。也可以说:I got you.
429. Everyone likes his rags-to-riches story. 大家都喜欢他脱贫致富的故事。
430. It is the rugged origina. 这绝对是原创。the rugged original 前人没有做过的事
431 She snooped through his things for his affairs. 她把他的东西都翻了一遍,想要找他外遇的证据。