</p> 25.闲聊 chew the rag7 `3 s; f$ h5 m0 q7 o
我特别讨厌和他们那帮人在那里山南海北的闲聊。7 q: W0 K" }7 {! u! D. {
I got fed up sitting there and chewing the rag with the gang like theirs.
H7 Q* y: g o* f 26.从小看大 the child is father of the man5 I) f% I2 W/ f: {
从小看大,他现在不好好学习,将来也不会有什么出息。6 H3 b/ k+ {3 S
The child is father of the man. From the way he loathes studied you know that he’s not the one among those that will make the mark.
% ~/ N3 e( d( O 27.坐牢 be caged: s( u) r6 \- M% ?4 i' V
他因犯************罪而做了三年的牢% Q- H; J% b& S+ Z9 B8 W+ ]- L
He had been caged for three years for committing rape.
' Y0 ?, e! u l2 ^* Y 28.满城风雨 be the talk of the town
& X0 n5 j8 e8 ^4 y3 V 那个电影明星和市长订婚弄得满城风雨的。
8 {0 S' K3 a3 Q The film star’s engagement with the mayor became the talk of the town.
* p8 W, V' Y; E0 t/ R! M 29.零零碎碎的东西 odds and ends
$ Z- S5 N+ X/ D; e6 f 请你把桌上那些零零碎碎的东西都收拾起来吧。
) c. ?4 j" U T5 K# P& k Will you please tidy up all the odds and ends on the table.! Q" t5 q o; @( a* l; Z7 x
30.生米做成了熟饭 the die is cast
4 z% |5 F: Z$ b9 g5 k/ [ 如今生米做成了熟饭,你再反对又有什么用?0 C$ D) C* c0 X. V
What’s the point of standing against it? The die is already cast.9 G* |# ]! e+ N0 T% j' p: ]
31.听到风声get wind of something% S; P, x6 ~* W) x" h0 q; q) E+ L
如果他们听到风声,知道我们在搞什么,我们就很被动了。, p, ~4 k# W- X. L* r1 ]9 c" W
If they get wind of what we are doing, we’ll then be in a very passive position.
* s& j+ r0 L5 ^: U, v9 [9 ~ 32.苗头 a straw in the wind
, N; |, ]7 E6 r& b3 V' N 他有被晋升的苗头。: W R8 j# b& @* J* m) ?7 y: `0 ~
There’s a straw in the wind: he’ll be promoted.
: B2 _ j: R* u/ L8 @3 f( B, [! \ 33.卡壳儿get stuck: j0 r8 i* ~: r2 A
前面的5道题他都作对了,最后一道题却卡了壳。7 I+ N8 K7 u2 {: U9 p7 N! G' G0 d
He got all the five questions right, but got stuck in the last one." Y( x! ?/ j* \/ T' Z
34.哪里哪里 shucks
& H1 W! T# b1 [7 K5 q% }1 u3 w 你真是太勇敢了。 You were so brave." Q4 i8 r/ z, x; ^
哪里哪里,这算不了什么。 Shucks, it wasn’t anything.中华考试网
, Y6 K0 J& y! q! Y 35.乱七八糟be at sixes and sevens. l- d1 e; ?% q% J3 d; ]8 Z
她的房间总是乱七八糟的,连个下脚的地方都没有。% N& K) g( Z4 r9 `$ o$ O( \, H# S4 c
Her room is always at sixes and sevens, even without room to swing a cat in.
$ G" H: T8 Y! e8 @( x' a: g# f 36.受……支配 be at the mercy of: Z5 `. \' g0 g* h
如果你不想受人家支配,你就必须单干,经营你自己的一摊儿。8 `9 m8 ~9 ?; Z0 I* u, o; d
If you don’t want to be at the mercy of others m you’ll have to start a business of your own.! i# {% v F" @
37.扭转局势tip the scales/ b5 ~+ w" V) Z4 x
起初,A队配合得不是很好并且连丢6分,,只是教练换上了6号球员以后才扭转了局势。
) [6 v+ _4 q' e7 E |7 [# C/ R At the beginning, Team A did not have very good teamwork and they lost 6 scores in a run, But the coach tipped the scales by replacing someone with the Number Six player. |