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。
j8 C' q: E) @, r* ^: K. y sell like hot cakes =sell very wellorvery quickly, I' k8 J7 l6 M; Y. m* R
2。Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach。
/ b K4 |3 Z- I- g# [5 f get butterflies in one‘s stomach =get nervous
2 y8 @1 [2 X) s 3。He would do anything for his daughter。She was the apple of his eye。
; [- `3 t% T0 e z" ~; z7 } be the apple of one‘s eye =be very precious to sb。
+ }- m9 t* `7 O; b( K 4。Lend me ,please,Tom,I‘m broke at the moment。
3 o" c" Y" a$ g6 b4 X be broke =doesn‘t have any money/ y! U7 ~1 r7 [5 G9 C/ \6 H
5。The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light。
" a# T* M6 n0 Q jump the green light =doesn‘t wait for the traffic lights to change to green0 [' T1 P# [; }( \, x
6。You didn‘t think I was serious,did you,Joe!It was a joke!I was pulling your leg,that‘s all。7 Z4 q8 V# a0 q) X
pull one‘s leg =tease someone,逗某人玩
# e% i/ _. o# D: L% m( I [ 7。Because the owner wanted a quick sale,the painting went for a song-only 。+ S! w' O9 ?, o6 n& e
If something goes for a song,it is sold very cheaply
7 a _% Y1 ?' l 8。There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find。
1 O# T$ | t& j) b To pay through the nosefor something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth7 W# M) w' Y& `. M
9。If he finds out what you did with the company‘s money,he‘ll hit the roof。
- I3 @) r( s, L$ p5 q" ?, h hit the roof=get very angry
; {" z x% v, j 10。The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down。
( U& _! y& V. u; r% J3 B v bucket down =rain very heavily4 b- L/ C* _$ p$ A* q/ S' Z
11。They all chip in for the benefit of Simpson‘s widow and little child。 |