34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情绪低落3 O) H4 Q. h! F; P/ Q, @! H
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——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)0 T0 G4 Y1 Y6 q( L" x, j, d
35)few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的
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6 d+ `' n) l% w( |4 m ——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不简单。)8 P2 p5 b0 c3 v8 E9 R- H
——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (当然。像他那样的人可不多见。): ^; O* H' ?) a' R; Q" b E' m. v
36)fit as a fiddle 身体很健康
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—— Harry! How have you been? I haven‘t seen you in ages. (Harry,你好吗?好久没看见你了。), ?1 z& r( e- q0 N
——I‘m fit as a fiddle. This exercise program I’m following is terrific. (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)
8 V+ V! w/ @$ |0 U. ], I 37)grin and bear 任劳任怨;毫无怨言地忍受6 M- z& j3 P$ Y. K) H1 J2 N
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——Carla,I can‘t take this job any longer. (Carla,我不能再做这份工作了。)
& e( G2 r! q4 L ——If you need the money, you‘ll just have to grin and bear it. ( 如果你需要钱,你就得忍耐。)
4 f. I* R% f! B A+ Z; A" }3 ]; ? 38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物,喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神
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: ] d9 m' m" s6 I ——This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(柠檬汁太提神了。)& I2 b1 {2 g1 t# u
——And how! (当然了!)
3 r! U2 k% ]; y5 ?2 h 39)keep between the two of us 不让第三者知道,保密9 [' L$ `) g6 l R
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+ W- Q( x! t3 x8 L! I' h. f ——What I‘m going to say is rather personal, so let’s keep between the two of us. (我要讲的纯属私事,所以希望你能保密。)6 d$ S# n( \3 V7 g: t, u& D- t
40)know a thing or two about 略知一二3 w5 C0 _+ C2 a0 U3 f( e; P: b
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——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗?)1 m4 K9 |9 @: w5 Z
——Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿,应该知道一些事儿。)
8 j0 v% m; X5 A( x C( G, D 41)leave no stone unturned 不遗余力;全力以赴6 J7 M9 Y* b8 U5 C6 F2 a5 |
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——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究,交了一篇优秀的论文。)" a* M3 i5 c8 w {, ?9 ], X
42)on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴 K+ V. z7 V* q3 B$ X6 o7 m
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4 ~$ \1 N' y" L# { m0 q. p) i ——Marcia looks like she‘s on cloud nine. Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)+ }# }1 q o- b" A x0 b
——She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要发表了。)4 d+ `2 A- S- [9 u& Q* X
43)on the tip of one‘s tongue 一时想不起来,话到嘴边又忘记4 |' D" g8 h) O% t( H
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——Are you sure you can‘t remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)
/ w. V0 d+ d: N ——It‘s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。
R) q( m: k5 R: I 44)reach the bottom of the barrel 用完,弹尽粮绝( H( D/ P, G# ~0 e4 Y- @) x P
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9 u" h" X- B3 U0 n: Z ——Don‘t you have any other clean shirts? (你还有其它干净衬衫吗?)
! N6 ~3 G( M0 e) H+ F ——I guess I‘ve reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已经用完了。)
* q' [4 ~, K6 @) L8 u 45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人)有点恼火;惹怒;引起反感;烦扰,打搅
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——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你觉得新经济学老师怎么样?)
1 A4 @8 g. K& Y% r5 ]' h ——I don‘t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的,他有点让我反感。)" p9 K9 l. M4 B& \/ Z: F
46)scratch the surface 只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副词如only, hardly等词连用)
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——You‘ve certainly done a lot of research for your project. (你显然对你的课题做了不少研究。), c3 y, h& |. h8 j. t
——It seems like a lot, but actually I‘ve only scratched the surface. (看上去不少,但事实上我只懂一些毛皮。): ~9 o/ O" l4 k9 S% W6 f' H
47)up in the air 尚未决定的;捉摸不定的;悬而未决的
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6 R# W' O' x0 \4 J( V9 w3 u2 [ ——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未决定如何度过这个周末。)
/ }9 E: F# c! x 48)wear and tear 磨损;消耗
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% _, R: s0 C/ G2 o ——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (为什么你老是一进公寓就穿上拖鞋?): u+ ^6 [0 m: o. I# t! @. u
——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨损地毯。)5 ~: B: v: X$ s! P8 M" w
49)with flying colors 大获全胜;胜利地; S) o" n4 c; X
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6 i e! q2 U; n, K- d0 d A ——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么样?)
5 S/ w7 `% u! }5 J ——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好极了。)
- i5 g1 L1 k% a: t 50)get off on the wrong foot 开始就不顺利;一开始就犯了个错误- x) y) m1 k& B" v! O
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——I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我讨厌一开始就犯错误。); J Y; [) K: W) U, S2 X4 Y# l
51)get on someone‘s nerves 使人不安,使人心烦; Z4 o5 K/ F( `) @2 c
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- n8 U3 J' K; h3 I9 Y ——Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change. (为什么你开会迟到?我让你的同屋告诉你改时间的事了。) |