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.* Z1 E: r- f) u& }/ t5 w* z
sell like hot cakes =sell very well or very quickly& o! n0 {3 t Y
2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.; P( ~4 e8 ^( n+ [( I
get butterflies in one's stomach =get nervous
* @* o$ v: _' R7 b3 ~ 3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.
. O! c2 Y( p6 y% a, O3 b be the apple of one's eye =be very precious to sb.
! n. L9 r/ y- I/ { 4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I'm broke at the moment.) l0 y6 n, G' n* y' ~) ^8 m
be broke =doesn't have any money
3 f( q& m: ~+ a3 i; S: Q# F 5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light.
) k3 G& U. {3 U: O1 c1 S jump the green light =doesn't wait for the traffic lights to change to green
% o6 U1 m0 B! y4 p) t 6.You didn't think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that's all.
D# N% N- V5 u0 o/ F4 m, } pull one's leg =tease someone,逗某人玩1 B9 J& i, ^& o
7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .
3 |( z! N6 j% V& W. L If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply
3 |$ S& V1 |8 M9 h 8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.
% {7 X" T& O# H2 ? To "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth# [ x4 u: H- M8 f- y! V( ^. I
9.If he finds out what you did with the company's money,he'll hit the roof.* ?+ \$ z1 b" m2 I' N3 E; i4 h
hit the roof=get very angry N9 ?8 V4 I8 B: n5 s7 Q' r5 h$ ]- J
10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.$ S* ?, [& ~! R Z/ u+ Z( N
bucket down =rain very heavily
0 B7 d- Z1 z! {( C# v 11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson's widow and little child.) z3 m: i8 [. X6 ] d3 w1 x7 H: q
chip in=contribute money捐献4 C# V% T: @3 M% t7 E: C
12.He usually buys his clothes off the peg.It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker.& k! o5 q/ I" Z7 ]9 g( [# d
Off the peg clothes =成衣
+ Z5 I, Y; S: s/ ? 13.Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened!, z2 H6 }2 |+ @. l- A, O
beat about the bush=avoid saying directly what you mean. z* Y; G3 l0 r9 H
14.I really must go and lie down for a while ;I've got a splitting headache.
$ m$ s6 y% ]* H$ G0 ~; W4 D! e Splitting headache=painful headache |
发表于 2012-8-15 00:40:08
