經(jīng)典英語口語三百句(十一)
作者:周濟(jì)
來源:英語網(wǎng)
2010-12-06 10:04
1 it’s never too late to learn
1 學(xué)習(xí)永遠(yuǎn)不嫌晚;活到老,學(xué)到老
2 Leave well enough alone.
2 維持現(xiàn)狀;適可而止
3 on a first-name basis
3 直呼其名(很熟的)
4 Nothing to write home about
4 沒什么值得說的;不值一提
5 packed in like sardines
5 擠得要命;水泄不通
6 There are other fish in the sea
6 天涯何處無芳草;還有別的機(jī)會(huì)
7 What you see is what you get
7 你看到什么就是什么;所見即所得
8 come out smelling like a rose
8 一枝獨(dú)秀
9 hear through the grapevine
9 聽到謠言
10 read you loud and clear
10 聽得很清楚;很了解你
11 have a sweet tooth
11 喜歡甜食(喜歡某物)
12 Know sb. like the back of one's hand
12 很了解某人
13 it’s not the end of the world
13 不是世界末日
14 come away empty-handed
14 一無所獲
15 breathe down someone's neck
15 緊跟在某人后面;監(jiān)督某人
16 cost sb. a pretty penny
16 很貴
17 fill someone's shoes
17 接替某人的職位
18 like a dream come true
18 如夢(mèng)成真
19 Zero in on sth.
19 專注于;對(duì)準(zhǔn)
20 Put/ lay sth. on the line
20 坦白的說,冒……風(fēng)險(xiǎn)
21 like a fish out of water
21 感到尷尬不適應(yīng)
22 All systems are go
22 準(zhǔn)備好了,一切就緒
23 end of the road
23 終點(diǎn);最后
24 just what the doctor ordered
24 正合需要
25 pull the wool over someone's eyes
25 欺騙;蒙蔽某人