1.Those second-hand pianos are selling like hot cakes,if you want one,you'd better buy one now before they're all gone.
; ~! a+ E! P% z! m5 w. ^) f3 \- t `& psell like hot cakes =sell very well or very quickly
$ p5 W, }: u! j2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.4 f7 }; F6 V g, v) D# Z* f
get butterflies in one's stomach =get nervous
+ `. ?0 s1 i; r1 [+ E9 `3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.' D3 S0 {. g+ u3 d9 p2 o
be the apple of one's eye =be very precious to sb.
6 _; C t. n( K: J4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I'm broke at the moment.
b% ?# J- E% {be broke =doesn't have any money / W5 I6 s( N O9 B
5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light.
5 e' [; {& Y5 z6 ]% fjump the green light =doesn't wait for the traffic lights to change to green
% K6 a$ c& B+ ~* ~. a6 S6.You didn't think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that's all.
' ~7 X3 h, p, A; Opull one's leg =tease someone,逗某人玩; Z( j. c; c# A; }3 j* \9 ?+ g3 ~
7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .: g- b7 }) I; t% r
If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply 5 W: ?/ B( H5 h* a4 h
8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.
0 v Z$ e( w& J" V' iTo "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth " l) W- J" X; E" c& C z* C. \
9.If he finds out what you did with the company's money,he'll hit the roof.; Q) n+ a. S+ i) v* k3 F, t1 m0 ~! Y1 a0 d
hit the roof=get very angry
: G* M0 z' } O! t10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.
* I' G j' P4 y+ J0 nbucket down =rain very heavily # q$ e7 w- J( [& v( W4 z4 w
11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson's widow and little child.
3 j) w9 Y0 _3 T9 H5 Y* q. I9 _* fchip in=contribute money捐献3 ?+ T+ S/ X0 [' W! ?
12.He usually buys his clothes off the peg.It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker.
2 C0 r5 e( `. T8 [ iOff the peg clothes =成衣
7 \7 T3 u, M5 y( o0 N8 Q13.Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened!
9 Q! h/ f+ P2 \2 Hbeat about the bush=avoid saying directly what you mean ) H. U6 f2 U7 _0 @3 F' `8 z6 F
14.I really must go and lie down for a while ;I've got a splitting headache. n+ }& z. J4 {) l/ D) F5 N+ R( V
Splitting headache=painful headache |
发表于 2012-8-15 00:40:08
