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
4 e% x7 ^; m- b/ W( e, K 2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.# t0 w# {$ e! l* R$ |/ H9 F
get butterflies in one‘s stomach =get nervous
+ M/ o3 L% b1 J, [- x, c 3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.0 R; s, E+ K" j7 G1 K- h" r0 w! r
be the apple of one‘s eye =be very precious to sb.) d; W8 r+ [ r2 l
4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I‘m broke at the moment.
6 h E2 R+ t, p/ r# e be broke =doesn‘t have any money
% ^4 X- W2 ~* u/ x 5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light.$ f2 Y+ a2 r+ Q* X; C- w+ ^
jump the green light =doesn‘t wait for the traffic lights to change to green
! Y% @$ T. M9 o$ ^% u- G 6.You didn‘t think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that‘s all.% f4 T, r/ W" `, W8 B3 D7 S H
pull one‘s leg =tease someone,逗某人玩
8 k5 t' e6 q- }2 M 7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .
+ F6 Y& }) m, O3 |$ N; i! p If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply , \& d. O/ ]8 M9 F. ]
8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.
# L& ?( Y! @, F J& ?6 s To "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth % d6 o: f$ m F4 @
9.If he finds out what you did with the company‘s money,he‘ll hit the roof.
% ~) A* g, y6 W- p% b) O; y; L hit the roof=get very angry
8 U" a+ q/ H# v 10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.
7 @4 v5 ]" t+ ` bucket down =rain very heavily
9 E$ k7 e! @) B0 p9 t: r/ O: k 11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson‘s widow and little child. |