。Those second－hand pianos are selling like hot cakes，if you want one，youd better buy one now before theyre all gone。6 `% h) ^/ n; V. s/ B- `- ?
sell like hot cakes ＝sell very wellorvery quickly2 ~" F( ?2 w5 P8 ? I6 }
2。Whenever I have to make a speech I get butterflies in my stomach。/ o! r; y; k) T0 Y9 c) C }
get butterflies in ones stomach ＝get nervous
) u$ |5 E1 O# p. T& n; |9 D- f 3。He would do anything for his daughter。She was the apple of his eye。
* I) [6 N0 i8 b; F be the apple of ones eye ＝be very precious to sb。
% f1 [. ?& w% {, J p. L, F) Q2 T 4。Lend me ，please，Tom，Im broke at the moment。
3 n9 w, g8 ~6 t% ^4 ~" _% K2 J be broke ＝doesnt have any money
" Y8 E; Y( d9 V5 n6 L 5。The accident was caused by a taxi driver jumping the green light。8 z9 a& i/ N' `: z. L0 B, U
jump the green light ＝doesnt wait for the traffic lights to change to green
2 [& x) |; I8 v8 P* e. S. _, P 6。You didnt think I was serious，did you，Joe！It was a joke！I was pulling your leg，thats all。
1 O( e( n: _& X# F4 Z4 v7 N pull ones leg ＝tease someone，逗某人玩
: Y& r/ v+ H& N% L" E7 m* T 7。Because the owner wanted a quick sale，the painting went for a song－only 。/ m0 |) k* n( R* N" w8 `+ |
If something goes for a song，it is sold very cheaply2 H# o P$ Y2 B) B" M
8。There was a shortage of food;so you had to pay through the nose for what you could find。; d4 _; [, O6 T3 z
To pay through the nosefor something is to pay far more for something than it is really worth
$ v0 P# t& w, L0 ~$ g' v" a 9。If he finds out what you did with the companys money，hell hit the roof。
3 `. T" m& R K) U3 q: u% O hit the roof＝get very angry
R5 t' @7 n. ]3 r; W 10。The sky got very dark and soon the rain began to bucket down。
u, p5 Q' Y3 B, G bucket down ＝rain very heavily Y- s/ s% h$ I5 A/ @. B
11。They all chip in for the benefit of Simpsons widow and little child。
; Y. i |! K/ M7 T6 e' q chip in＝contribute money捐献
+ B1 w: _2 A2 q; A0 v) a 12。He usually buys his clothes off the peg。Its cheaper than going to a dressmaker。
# i# O+ \* c. R) g Off the peg clothes ＝成衣0 k" J9 r6 Q0 ?$ x
13。Now stop beating about the bush and tell me what happened！
H9 a9 X' c. q1 r# _2 z0 z; u beat about the bush＝avoid saying directly what you mean
3 q6 z, }) p: l1 M5 L2 u0 n+ C 14。I really must go and lie down for a while ;Ive got a splitting headache。
4 w& n g$ f2 b; K( y Splitting headache＝painful headache |
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