11.甜头儿 sugar plum 3 [/ i! K+ V- k( G7 X如果不尝到点甜头儿,她是不会干那种事的# @) W1 ~9 l4 c& u
She wouldn’t do that if she hadn’t got sort of sugar plum. ! [) V+ v5 Y2 o( L, M# U: K12.什么都敢赌 can bet one’s bottom dollar - Q: u6 w* v; z3 d# ?她绝对不会和他结婚的,这个我什么都敢赌。 M1 Y5 g/ k. D
I can bet my bottom dollar that she won’t marry him for anything. " e) E9 y9 U* ?; m) e1 `13.美中不足a fly in the ointment" ^: ]7 g: f$ Z9 M+ G) G
我喜欢那套房子,但美中不足的是离上班的地方太远。 * E- s" n' J5 {0 v9 K3 EI like the house, but there’s a fly in the ointment: I have to commute so far to work. ) L7 Y3 y4 S) s7 K8 k14.蹩脚货/次品 a lemon ' A" W7 R/ W; }: P' E几天以后他才发现他买的车是个蹩脚货。$ P O$ @( W/ C3 v
Not until several days later did he find the car he bought was a lemon.; q! c" u7 {& {: z; E
15.小道消息 through the grapevine* p! i! J K& _4 }+ B
不要听任何小道消息,现在传闲话的人越来越多了。 ( q% |+ R- K2 j hDon’t believe anything through the grapevine. There are more and more gossipers.