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。
! Y8 K1 h' ^. q% S! J4 t sell like hot cakes =sell very wellorvery quickly
2 M' a% g* x% U# L 2。Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach。
+ W0 ^% m( g$ v, p* u8 f2 o3 i get butterflies in one‘s stomach =get nervous
s( U$ [+ e, u5 [8 w 3。He would do anything for his daughter。She was the apple of his eye。
( P r `4 v$ H" L/ R F be the apple of one‘s eye =be very precious to sb。
% u+ z% x7 y. Q, z8 c& F 4。Lend me ,please,Tom,I‘m broke at the moment。2 j: o+ b5 t9 @) p
be broke =doesn‘t have any money. n# k7 F6 `0 D. E5 g
5。The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light。4 |! G8 `+ b& |* H! @: e: b
jump the green light =doesn‘t wait for the traffic lights to change to green
1 l( U5 o( {& a2 a9 X4 u. [. _ 6。You didn‘t think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that‘s all。
, ^5 {+ o+ W' ?* n- l3 d8 T pull one‘s leg =tease someone,逗某人玩
& W7 }' f9 F3 b/ }1 X# s 7。Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only 。
% ?1 a4 J# {! N9 f! b9 \ If something goes for a song,it is sold very cheaply" J! q+ U" q! U$ @
8。There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find。2 i- [* ^# Y+ q$ w
To pay through the nosefor something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth8 E$ S/ c) }/ v. s
9。If he finds out what you did with the company‘s money,he‘ll hit the roof。
1 I: L# P2 U9 c7 \$ A hit the roof=get very angry
3 q4 w5 g/ L7 t6 E# q6 Z# p 10。The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down。& `5 T) v4 {, T2 e( w3 |9 G
bucket down =rain very heavily9 a5 t# C0 c3 R, i' Q. r6 T" Z
11。They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson‘s widow and little child。 |