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.7 X* N; Q9 o. Z2 B) ?
sell like hot cakes =sell very well or very quickly
/ A7 y* ~6 w- a 2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.
9 q, P& g- C6 D1 W get butterflies in one's stomach =get nervous+ q3 d+ y* ]% K9 m' K
3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.
! b/ \% l- N. h+ z) @4 K, S& [ be the apple of one's eye =be very precious to sb.
9 v! ]* R* }( g0 Z 4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I'm broke at the moment./ n; C7 O( @4 }! M6 ^. u2 ]. C: G
be broke =doesn't have any money
% b& C' X9 e* k) X; b 5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light.1 a% T7 ^' h' i: ^ Y
jump the green light =doesn't wait for the traffic lights to change to green
4 c1 } ]6 d7 Y, A% m 6.You didn't think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that's all.
- i: B- q1 ~9 r2 U: N pull one's leg =tease someone,逗某人玩5 t9 D v1 A7 v2 G8 U H9 O
7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .
: M0 D4 E- q/ C8 h, k0 } If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply$ ^/ Z$ C, f- @ _! Q- S
8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.
0 M: L" m9 k8 Q$ x- s, \" Q* T7 ~ To "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth
. ?8 k% Y! a" U+ D. i9 } 9.If he finds out what you did with the company's money,he'll hit the roof.) ^1 _1 w9 }! m; W$ G5 l$ r: x
hit the roof=get very angry& X% ?0 S* }4 b0 E
10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.3 v5 y2 @9 L( M" I! r
bucket down =rain very heavily) r7 N! ]' H$ V( p
11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson's widow and little child.
9 P4 J+ S6 W- k+ H5 W chip in=contribute money捐献
: [8 T. I& Z Y; y( r 12.He usually buys his clothes off the peg.It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker.9 }# z+ S+ E+ I- g; B
Off the peg clothes =成衣
! W( H4 i7 @2 A- }" J6 d" U7 E- @* } 13.Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened!/ i+ l( K: E0 L) z
beat about the bush=avoid saying directly what you mean
, i0 M3 E: g) H! P; v; A 14.I really must go and lie down for a while ;I've got a splitting headache.) H/ L& n+ r/ h: _, l A& }
Splitting headache=painful headache |
发表于 2012-8-15 00:40:08
