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地道的美语惯用语600句
《地道的美语惯用语600句》
偶尔使用的短语经常使用的短语通常以否定句形式表示
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Ifeellikehavingaball.Let’ssplurge.
B:
Forgetit.I’mbroke.
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Don’tworry.I’llpickupthetab.I’mloadedtoday.I’lltreatyou.
B:
No,we’llgoDutch.Idon’tliketofreeload.
havingaball动欢度时光,享乐;splurge动,花大钱;broke形,身无分文;pickupthetab动,付账;loaded形,身边带着很多钱;treat动,请客;goDutch动,各付各的;freeload动,让别人请客。
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I’malwaysrunningoutoffood.
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Whydon’tyoupickupsomeoddsandendsatthestore?
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becauseI’mfedupwithhavingtofootthebill.Idon’tliketothrowmymoneydownthedrain.
B:
haveeveryonechipit.
A:
no,justskipit.
runningoutof动,用完;pickup动,取得,购得;oddsandends名,各种东西;fedupwith副,厌烦,受够了;footthebill动,付账downthedrain(tubes)副,浪费;chipit动,捐助;.Skip动,漠视,忘记。
A:
you’reaclotheshorse.
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Iknow.Ilovedressingup.
A:
doyoushoparoundalotforbargains?
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I’mlucky.IworkforadepartmentstoreandIgetadiscoutonmerchandise.
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that’sgreatbecauseeverythingissky-high.
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yes,it’sdifficultmakingendsmeet.
A:
wehavetocutcorners.
B:
metoo.I’vecutdownonluxuries.
clotheshorse名,很会打扮的人;dressup动,打扮;shoparound动,逛街;sky-high形,昂贵的;makingendsmeet副,平衡收支;cutcorners动,控制花费;cutdownon动,减少。
A:
Hewasinthecasinoandstartedtomakeabundle.Hewasreallyrakingitin.
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Ibethethoughthehaditmade.
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Thenhestartedlosinghisshirt.
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Withhistemper,heprobablyhittheceiling.
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Sure.Thecasinotookhimtothecleaners.
B:
Washeagoodsport?
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Ohno.Hewasasoreloser.
makeabundle动,赚大钱;rakeitin动,大捞一笔;haveitmade动,确信自己的胜利loseonesshirt动,失去所有的钱;hittheceiling动,发脾气;tooksomeonetothecleaners动,赢走所有的钱goodsport动,输得起;soreloser输不起。
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Attheendoftheweek.I’malwayscaughtshort.
B:
That’sbecausemoneyburnsaholeinyourpocket.Idon’tfeelsorryforyou.
A:
HowcanItightmybelt?
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You’regoingtohavetodowithoutinordertogetalong.
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Iknow.I’lltrybrownbaggingit.Withinashorttime,I’llbeinthechipsagain.
caughtshort形,钱不够用burnsaholeinyourpocket动,花钱如流水feelsorry动,同情tightone’sbelt动,节约dowithout动,不去用某些东西getalong动,处理brownbag动,从家里带饭inthechips形,有足够的钱。
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ThatcarisinA-1condition,butitwouldcostanarmandaleg.
B:
Ididn’tknowyouwereinthemarketforanothercar.
A:
I’mthinkingaboutit,butforthetimebeing,I’llusethisjalopy.It’lldoinapinch.
B:
I’msureanewonewillsetyouback10grand.Thatain’thay!
A-1形,优秀的anarmandaleg名,非常昂贵inthemarketfor形,准备买forthetimebeing副,目前jalopy名,状况差的旧车inapinchP1132副,有总比没有好setoneback动,花费grand名,一千美元Thatain’thay!
P703一大笔钱
A:
He’salwayssquawkingaboutmoney.
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Ifhehadanestegg.Hewouldn’thavetoworry.
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It’sdifficulttosaltawaymoneytoday.
B:
That’strue.AndhetriestokeepupwiththeJoneses.
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Notreally.Hetriestosave,butthefamilyexpensesareonhisshoulders.That’swhyhe’sonpinsandneedles.
B:
Whydoesn’theplaythelottery?
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Becausehecanbankonthefactthathe’snotgoingtomakeakillingthatway.
squawkabout动,抱怨nestegg名,私房钱saltaway动,存私房钱keepupwiththeJoneses动,保持一般水准onone’sshoulders副,负责任onpinsandneedles形,紧张的bankon动,确信makeakilling动,发横财
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I’mbreakingmyneckattwojobssoIdon’tfallbehindinmybills.
B:
Maybeyoubetterfaceuptothefactthatyoucan’tenjoylifetothehilt.
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I’llgoovermybudgetagain.Don’tflyoffthehandleifmycheckbounces.
B:
I’msureitwillclearbutifyouwant.I’llgiveyousomemoneytotideyouover.
breakone’sneck动,努力fallbehind动,无法维持faceupto动,面对(恶劣的)现实tothehilt副,完全goover动,检视,再看一次bounce动,因存款不足而拒收clear动,度过tidesomeoneover动,帮助别人度过难关
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Ican’tbelieveI’mdownandout.I’mlivinghandtomouthandpinchingpennies.
B:
Youcanalwaysturntomewhenthechipsaredown.
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Idon’twantanyhandouts.Idon’tmoochoffanyone.
B:
Justsittight.You’llgetoutfromunder.
downandout形,身无分文的,一事无成的handtomouth副,勉强糊口pinchpennies形,节俭turnto动,寻求帮助whenthechipsaredown形,最糟糕的状况handout名,施舍mooch动,乞求sittight动,耐心等候getoutfromunder动,度过难关
A:
I’mrackingmybrainstofindawaytokeepmyheadabovewater.
B:
Ididn’tknowyouwerehardup.
A:
IputupagoodfrontbutIhaven’tseenday-lightforalongtime.
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I’llgiveyousomemoolatobailyouout.
A:
That’sjustadropinthebucket.Ineedtoomuchtogetbackonmyfeet.
rackingone’sbrains动,绞尽脑汁rack折磨P1235;keep’sheadabovewater动,筹措所需费用以度过;hardup形,经济拮据;putupagoodfront形,强颜欢笑;seenday-light动,顺利;moola名,钱;bailoneout动,帮助;adropinthebucket名,一小笔;backononefeet名,恢复经济上的独立或恢复体力。
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He’sanitwit.Whathalf-bakedideadoeshehavenow.
B:
He’ssurehecanbecomeamillionairebybuying100lotterytickets.Hethinksit’llbeapieceofcake.
A:
That’soneforthebooks.It’snocinchmakingmoney.
B:
Hetalksthroughhishat.Youhavetotakeeverythinghesayswithagrainofsalt.
A:
Justwatch.He’llhaveeggohhisface.
Nitwit名,笨蛋;half-baked形,愚蠢的bake烤、烘P91;apieceofcake形,轻而易举的事;oneforthebooks名,非比寻常;acinch名,轻而易举的事;talksthroughoneshat动,夸大其词;takewithagrainofsalt动,对某人的话存疑;haveeggohonesface动,出丑。
A:
Thatguyisaneagerbeaver.Henevergoofsoff.
B:
Hereallywantstogetahead.
A:
Youcancountonhim.
B:
Ifextrawork.Hewill.
A:
He’snotaclockwatcher.
Guy名,男人;eagerbeaver名,有事业心、热衷工作者beaver海狸P110;getahead动,出人头地;counton动,信赖;cropsup动,出其不意;pitchin动,帮助P1136;clockwatcher名,急于结束工作的人;goofoff动,混日子。
A:
TodayI’mundertheweather.
B:
Playhooky.Iwon’tspillthebeans.
A:
Ican’t.I’mswampedwithwork.Myjobisnopicnic.
B:
Well,hanginthere.Inthelongrun,you’llbesittingpretty.
A:
Ihopeso.Ihavetobringhomethebacon.
undertheweather形,感觉不舒服;Playhooky动,逃学、旷工;spillthebeans动,声张;swamped形,穷于应付的P1558;nopicnic形,不轻松的;hanginthere动,忍耐;Inthelongrun副,结果;sittingpretty形,顺利P1186;bringhomethebacon动,养家bacon腊肉P89。
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Outoftheblue,heopenedupabusinessonashoestring.
B:
That’safeatherinhiscap.
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Ihopehedoesn’ttakeabeating.
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Idon’tthinkso.Hestruckwhiletheironwashot.
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He’llprobablywindupbeingverywellheeled.
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Ihopeso.He’sbeenthroughthemill.
Outoftheblue副,出乎意料;onashoestring副,以极少的钱;afeatherinonescap名,功绩、名誉;takeabeating动,赔钱;windup动,结束;wellheeled形,富有的;throughthemill形,吃苦、饱受磨炼。
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Hegavethemapeptalkandtoldthemtheybettershapeuporthey’llgetapinkslip.
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Ithinkhe’dgetgroundtoit.Ifyouwereinhisshoes,youwouldn’thaveletitride.
A:
Offtherecord.I’mgladheclampeddownonthem.Howarethingsnow?
B:
Everyone’sgungho.
peptalk名,激励pep劲头P1110;shapeup动,整装待发;pinkslip名,解雇通知;getgroundto动,终于有时间做某事;insomeone’sshoes副,就某人的立场;letitride动,维持;Offtherecord副,个人地、非正式的、非公开地;clampdown动,更加严格clamp夹住、夹紧P256;gungho形,热忱的。
A:
I’minseventhheaven.
B:
Inoticedyourheadwasintheclouds.
A:
IthinkImadeahitwiththeboss.Myideaknockedhimdead.NowheknowsImeanbusiness.
B:
Ihavetohandittoyou.Youstucktoyourgunsandeverythingpannedout.
A:
I’mgladIkeptmyfingerscrossed.
inseventhheaven副,非常快乐;haveonesheadintheclouds动,忘乎所以;makeahit动,顺利;knockedonedead动,非常惊讶;meanbusiness动,认真;handittosomeone动,认同;stucktoone’sguns动,不畏艰难stuck粘住P1534;panout动,顺利进行P1080;keepone’sfingerscrossed动,祈求幸运。
A:
Hethoughtupagreatideaforanewproduct.
B:
Maybewiththisbrainstorm,he’lltaketheplungeandstarthisownbusiness.
A:
Ithinkhewantstotryhisideaoutforawhile.Hedoesn’twanttojumpthegun.
B:
Heshouldkickitaroundawhilebutitwon’tworkunlesshecantakeover.
A:
Well,sofarnoneofhisplanshavemanagedtogetofftheground.
thinkup动,发明、创造;brainstorm名,奇思妙想;taketheplunge动,定下决心做某事plunge向前倒下P1150;trysomethingout动,尝试;jumpthegun动,提早做;kicksomethingaround动,研商考虑;takeover/charge动,管理、支配;getofftheground动,着手进行。
A:
He’sabrain.
B:
Ican’tstandhim.Herubsmethewrongway.
A:
Why?
He’sontheballandhashisfeetontheground.
B:
Whatweneedissomeonewhokeepshisnosetothegrindstone.
A:
Ireadhisapplicationandheisthecreamofthecrop.
B:
Doyouthinkhe’llgetthejob?
A:
Yeah,it’sinthebag.
Brain名,聪明的人;stand动,忍受、喜欢;rubonethewrongway动,惹恼、妨碍rub抓痒P1321;ontheball形,认真做好;haveone’sfeetontheground实际的、敏锐的、稳重的;keepone’snosetothegrindstone动,认真工作、保持忙碌grindstone磨刀石P671;thecreamofthecrop名,顶尖;inthebag形,确实的、明确的。
A:
There’sajobopeninginmycompany.ItwouldsuityoutoaT.
B:
Couldyoupullsomestringstogetmehired?
A:
Ican’t.Myhandsaretied.
B:
Don’tyouknowanyonewhocouldthrowhisweightaround?
A:
Whataboutyourbrother?
He’sabigshot.Maybehecouldputinhistwocents.
B:
Askinghimiswastingmybreath.IthinkI’llhavetomakemyownway.
toaT副,完全地、确实地;pullstrings动,背后操作;one’shandsaretied帮不上忙;throwone’sweightaround动,发挥影响力;
bigshot名,重要人物;putinone’stwocents动,提出主见;.wastingone’sbreath动,白费口舌;makeone’sownway动,凭自己的努力。
A:
I’mgoingtogetapromotion.
B:
You’repullingmyleg.
A:
No.Ideserveit.Iworkingmyfingerstothebone.
B:
I’mgladtheygaveyouabreak.
A:
Finallythingsarelookingupforme.I’mtakingonmoreresponsibility.
B:
Nowyouhavetogetintheswingofthingsandlearntheropes.
A:
It’llbeabreeze.I’mreallycutoutforthiswork.
Pullsomeone’sleg动,欺骗、愚弄;workone’sfingerstothebone动,努力工作;gavesomeoneabreak动,给予机会;lookup动,改善;takeon动,承接;getintheswingofthings动,适应环境;learntheropes动,抓住要领;abreeze名,简易之事breeze和风P167;cutout形,适合。
A:
He’sprettysharpwhenitcomestofeatheringhisownnest.
B:
He’sahustlerwho’souttomakeafastbuck.Andhemakesithandoverfist.
A:
He’lltrytoputthebiteonyoubytellingyouacockandbullstory.
B:
Hehasasnowball’schanceinhell.I’mnotasofttouch.
Sharp形,机敏的;featherone’snest动,利用地位中饱私囊;hustler名,善于骗钱的人;fastbuck名,