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. sell like hot cakes =sell very well or very quickly
0 g0 Q8 e2 b2 Z* U: } 2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.
2 n$ y0 o% X w! E, P" m get butterflies in one‘s stomach =get nervous " k5 G+ Y; e7 r' E6 M8 d
3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.; \9 _, X& o! P5 _1 F$ |7 c
be the apple of one‘s eye =be very precious to sb.) X& X/ t. Y/ `; a$ V; P% E
4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I‘m broke at the moment.
3 T/ u3 D) F; s2 _& \3 f be broke =doesn‘t have any money
, C8 K8 V/ i6 A/ }8 ~: h+ H 5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light., z' N& R6 @* y) s8 s2 B) Q! \
jump the green light =doesn‘t wait for the traffic lights to change to green
, Y' q R* }+ d6 ~ 6.You didn‘t think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that‘s all.
2 _6 N' e5 c7 p0 A pull one‘s leg =tease someone,逗某人玩8 V/ O* y! i! Y" o4 E4 f2 d, A
7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .9 ?- A0 Z1 _0 O) n2 i. H& m
If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply 9 w: L1 {% r7 Z' ]3 _, ]
8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.8 p. j; q# S# d& `
To "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth # q4 f" \! B0 ?
9.If he finds out what you did with the company‘s money,he‘ll hit the roof.
/ r1 w9 V' D6 H1 d hit the roof=get very angry
2 B) K. x8 Q6 R0 `% t4 X; f 10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.' m) L/ ` D' I# I% Z3 x C
bucket down =rain very heavily
: \3 H2 @) m( p- q 11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson‘s widow and little child. |