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.. A: g3 S t. P- P4 s
sell like hot cakes =sell very well or very quickly
: B3 o8 A- Z, i& ^( J2.Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach.
- h+ U& C: B* oget butterflies in one's stomach =get nervous
5 c! f" G% X9 \ u3.He would do anything for his daughter.She was the apple of his eye.
$ y6 d1 x; {# p2 D' n* ~: Cbe the apple of one's eye =be very precious to sb.
/ N0 n+ j) y* }# M- R4.Lend me ,please,Tom,I'm broke at the moment.1 h. Q" T4 D* N; A2 s
be broke =doesn't have any money - g4 n* t- y0 s& p9 r5 m
5.The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light.
8 u. b$ C6 f7 W0 h( J e# Ojump the green light =doesn't wait for the traffic lights to change to green {* k1 F( v6 G' |) W9 O
6.You didn't think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that's all.
3 L" C9 u/ D) a$ o3 ~) D' I8 lpull one's leg =tease someone,逗某人玩
5 F& |3 n8 G# a7.Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only .: g+ {1 n8 K* h
If something "goes for a song",it is sold very cheaply 3 M" `0 ]1 ?$ K" t
8.There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find.
* Z) Z- t5 |% d' w+ fTo "pay through the nose"for something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth 3 \" g5 j0 C% u0 m6 P; l
9.If he finds out what you did with the company's money,he'll hit the roof.
0 j" ^) Q5 i( ?. N( Phit the roof=get very angry + h- F t) s |. s! V
10.The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down.
- z8 d' L* C/ d" O7 r8 [9 gbucket down =rain very heavily
8 L9 z1 D; E$ {; b" ]0 D7 p& q2 k11.They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson's widow and little child.* v2 x% N ~+ J- q' i4 H
chip in=contribute money捐献
6 f% n6 _2 e5 r* A- q4 A12.He usually buys his clothes off the peg.It's cheaper than going to a dressmaker. @3 S* A8 c7 `* m
Off the peg clothes =成衣% f" ?0 h2 u0 f; Q) ]; o8 I, J% ]
13.Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened!
4 \/ W( }4 g+ w3 `# cbeat about the bush=avoid saying directly what you mean
* Y# Y4 n4 m! b7 r9 T. J14.I really must go and lie down for a while ;I've got a splitting headache.
2 W8 w& d9 H: ?, ~, cSplitting headache=painful headache |
发表于 2012-8-15 00:40:08
