漢語(yǔ)俗語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ) 小結(jié)（英漢對(duì)照）版

1、<p><b>　　第一篇形形色色的人</b></p><p>　　1． 一根筋兒 one track-minded.</p><p>　　別跟他較勁了。他一根筋，你還不知道？</p><p>　　Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?</p

2、><p>　　2.出眾的人 a lulu</p><p>　　要說(shuō)漂亮，我們公司新來(lái)的秘書(shū)可算是個(gè)相貌出眾的女孩子了。</p><p>　　Talking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.</p><p>　　3.兩面派 two-faced</

3、p><p>　　我知道怎樣對(duì)付兩面派，而且一眼就能看出誰(shuí)是一貫兩面討好的人。I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.(注：run with the hare a

4、nd hunt with the hounds指人兩面討好，不得罪任何一方的做法。)</p><p>　　4．傻大個(gè)兒 a lummox</p><p>　　聽(tīng)說(shuō)那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把他們公司的買賣搞得一團(tuán)糟。</p><p>　　It is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.

5、</p><p>　　5.收破爛兒的人 a rag man </p><p>　　那些收破爛兒的人走街串戶，有時(shí)也能掙不少錢。</p><p>　　Those rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money.</p><p&

6、gt;　　6.鄉(xiāng)巴佬 a hayseed</p><p>　　她說(shuō)她決不會(huì)嫁給一個(gè)鄉(xiāng)巴佬，不管他多有錢。</p><p>　　She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.</p><p>　　7.不三不四的人riff-raffs&l

7、t;/p><p>　　老張的家里總來(lái)些不三不四的人，可想而知老張不是什么好東西。</p><p>　　There are always riff-raffs hanging around in LaoZhang’s home, which gives you the feeling that Lao Zhang is not a good guy.</p><p>　　

8、8.受氣包兒 doormat</p><p>　　她天生就是個(gè)受氣包兒，什么事都不敢說(shuō)個(gè)不字</p><p>　　She’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.</p><p>　　9.面無(wú)表情的人 a deadpan</p><p>　　和那些面無(wú)表情的人在一起工作真讓人憋氣。&l

9、t;/p><p>　　You feel choked to work with those deadpans.</p><p>　　10.掃帚星 a jinx</p><p>　　有人說(shuō)那個(gè)女人是個(gè)掃帚星，誰(shuí)跟她結(jié)婚誰(shuí)倒霉。</p><p>　　She’s said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck t

10、o whoever she marries</p><p><b>　　第二篇能力與智慧</b></p><p>　　1． 海量 have a hollow leg</p><p>　　你像灌醉他？他可是海量，從來(lái)沒(méi)有醉過(guò)。</p><p>　　Want to drink him under the table? Wel

11、l…you can never do. He got a hollow leg, you know.</p><p>　　2.略勝一籌 be a notch above</p><p>　　論油畫(huà)，張先生比劉先生畫(huà)得好。但是，談到水彩畫(huà)，劉先生可就比張先生略勝一籌了。</p><p>　　In oil painting, Mr.Zhang paints better

12、 than Mr.Li.But when it comes to water colors,Mr.Liu appears to be a notch above Mr.Zhang.</p><p>　　3.有頭腦 be a brain</p><p>　　他可是個(gè)有頭腦德人，決不會(huì)相信你的那一套。</p><p>　　He’s a brain, who wouldn

13、’t be fooled into believing your babbling.</p><p>　　4.很能干 to have a lot on the ball</p><p>　　我知道李明很能干，但我懷疑他是否真的愿意到我們這兒來(lái)工作。</p><p>　　I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I’m not

14、 sure if he likes to work here.</p><p>　　5.有名無(wú)實(shí) a poor apology</p><p>　　你剛才提到的那個(gè)作家不過(guò)是個(gè)有名無(wú)實(shí)的人。他的作品太沒(méi)意思了。</p><p>　　The man you’ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer. Hi

15、s writings are tedious.</p><p>　　6.絞盡腦汁 to rack one’s brain</p><p>　　他已經(jīng)絞盡腦汁了，可是仍未找到問(wèn)題的答案。</p><p>　　He had racked his brain, but hadn’t been able to work out the answer to the probl

16、em.</p><p>　　7.沒(méi)骨氣 have no guts.</p><p>　　真沒(méi)想到小高那么沒(méi)骨氣，竟然嫁給了坑害過(guò)她父親的人。</p><p>　　I’m surprised to learn that XiaoGao had married the man who had once done her father in. She rally has

17、no guts.</p><p>　　8.真了不起really something </p><p>　　他真了不起，竟然一個(gè)人對(duì)付了那么多的對(duì)手。</p><p>　　He overwhelmed so many of his opponents alone. He’s really something.</p><p>　　9.曇花一現(xiàn)

18、a flash in the pan</p><p>　　那個(gè)歌星也只是曇花一現(xiàn)，出了幾張唱片就銷聲匿跡了。</p><p>　　That singer was only a flash in the pan. He disappeared into the air after having made one or two records.</p><p>　　10

19、.寡不敵眾 be outnumbered </p><p>　　她很勇敢，但終因寡不敵眾，被那幫人打暈過(guò)去</p><p>　　The girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was finally knocked into the middle of next week by the gang.</p>&l

20、t;p>　　11.單槍匹馬 play a lone hand</p><p>　　在投資時(shí)，他總喜歡單槍匹馬的去干</p><p>　　When investing in a business, he always likes to play a lone hand.</p><p>　　12.出師不利 get off one the wrong foot&l

21、t;/p><p>　　他的主意不錯(cuò)，可一開(kāi)始就出師不利。</p><p>　　His idea was good, but he got off on the wrong foot when he started doing it.</p><p>　　13.口才 the gift of gab</p><p>　　我?guī)缀鯖](méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)像莉莉這樣有口才的

22、女孩子。</p><p>　　Seldom have I met a girl who’s had such a gift of gab like Lee Lee’s.</p><p>　　14.還嫩點(diǎn)兒 still wet behind the ears</p><p>　　想陷害我？你還嫩點(diǎn)兒</p><p>　　Attempt to d

23、o me in? You are still wet behind the ears.</p><p>　　(be wet behind the ears 的字面意思是“像剛生下來(lái)的嬰兒一樣，耳朵后的根毛還是濕的那)</p><p>　　15.糊涂蟲(chóng) a nitwit</p><p>　　你真是個(gè)糊涂蟲(chóng)，怎么能當(dāng)他的面講他女朋友的壞話那？</p>&l

24、t;p>　　You’re a real nitwit. Why should you badmouth his girlfriend in his face?</p><p>　　16.飯量小 eat like a bird</p><p>　　她的飯量特別小，有一小塊面包就足夠了。</p><p>　　She eats like a bird. A smal

25、l piece of bread will be enough for her.</p><p>　　17.痛失良機(jī) Let something slip through one’s fingers</p><p>　　你真蠢！這樣一個(gè)發(fā)大財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)會(huì)千載難逢，你怎能眼睜睜的讓他跑掉那？</p><p>　　You can’t be more stupid! How c

26、ould you let such a golden opportunity to make big money slip through your fingers? It was an opportunity that comes once in a blue moon.</p><p>　　18.抓住機(jī)會(huì) jump at the chance</p><p>　　這樣的好機(jī)會(huì)，你應(yīng)該抓

27、住</p><p>　　You should have jump at such a good chance.</p><p>　　19.嘴硬 never say uncle</p><p>　　那個(gè)孩子的嘴特別硬，打死他都不肯認(rèn)錯(cuò)</p><p>　　That boy never says uncle. He wouldn’t admit

28、he’s wrong for the life of him.</p><p>　　20.有門道 have the means of </p><p>　　在掙錢方面，張先生可有門道了</p><p>　　Mr.Zhang has always had the means of making money.</p><p>　　21.找到竅門g

29、et the hang of </p><p>　　我已經(jīng)找到學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的竅門了。</p><p>　　I’ve now got the hang of learning English verbs.</p><p>　　22.占上風(fēng) gain the upper hand</p><p>　　比賽一開(kāi)始，我們隊(duì)占上風(fēng)?？傻阶詈髤s失利了&l

30、t;/p><p>　　At the beginning of the game our team gained the upper hand. But by and by, we lost our strength.</p><p>　　23.有資格 be in a position.</p><p>　　你沒(méi)有資格對(duì)他那樣講話，他是那兒的老板</p>&

31、lt;p>　　You’re not in a position to talk to him like that; He’s the boss there.</p><p>　　24.恭維話 blarney</p><p>　　只有傻瓜才會(huì)相信你的花言巧語(yǔ)。</p><p>　　Only a fool will believe your blarney.<

32、;/p><p>　　25.上圈套 rise to a bait</p><p>　　趙先生又上了那幫人的圈套了</p><p>　　Mr.Zhao again rose to the bait set by the guys.</p><p>　　26.頭腦有點(diǎn)不正常 have a few buttons missing </p>

33、<p>　　能說(shuō)那種話的人頭腦肯定有點(diǎn)不正常。</p><p>　　Anyone who says that must have a few buttons missing.</p><p>　　27.見(jiàn)機(jī)行事 play to the score</p><p>　　到那兒，你要見(jiàn)機(jī)行事，千萬(wàn)不要由性子來(lái)。</p><p>　　Wh

34、en you are there with them, play to the score. Never act on impulse.</p><p>　　28唆使 put somebody up to </p><p>　　肯定有人唆使他去干那件事</p><p>　　There must be someone who had put him up to tha

35、t.</p><p>　　29.心有余而力不足 The spirit is willing, but the flesh is week.</p><p>　　不是他不愿意幫你，而是他心有余而力不足</p><p>　　30.轟動(dòng)全世界set the world on fire</p><p>　　他吹噓果找到這個(gè)問(wèn)題的答案，其成果就會(huì)轟動(dòng)全

36、世界</p><p>　　He boasted that if he could find the solution to the problem, the result of it would set the world on fire.</p><p>　　31.盲從 follow like sheep</p><p>　　她們根本不知道什么是時(shí)尚，只不過(guò)是在盲

37、從而已</p><p>　　They actually know nothing about what fashion is. They’re only following others like sheep.</p><p>　　32.聽(tīng)其自然 let things slide</p><p>　　事到如今，我們也只好聽(tīng)其自然了</p><p&

38、gt;　　With things as such, we’ll have to let things slide.</p><p><b>　　第三篇脾氣和性格</b></p><p>　　1． 偷懶?；^ goof-off</p><p>　　小王總是偷懶?；^。上班時(shí)不是去打電話就是跑到醫(yī)務(wù)室去看病。</p><p>

39、;　　XiaoWang’s always goofing-off----either making phone calls or going to the clinic to see doctors during office hours.</p><p>　　2.大動(dòng)肝火 be up in arms </p><p>　　由于公司最近幾個(gè)月銷售業(yè)績(jī)不佳，老板正在大動(dòng)肝火</p>

40、;<p>　　The boss is up in arms about the company’s poor sales record in the past few months.</p><p>　　3.保持冷靜keep cool</p><p>　　即使在十分氣憤的情況下她也能保持冷靜</p><p>　　She can keep cool ev

41、en under heavy pressure of anger.</p><p>　　4.說(shuō)話兜圈子 beat about the bush</p><p>　　5.心懷叵測(cè) have an ax to grind</p><p>　　她總是心懷叵測(cè)，對(duì)她說(shuō)的話你得多留神 。</p><p>　　She always has an ax t

42、o grind. You should take whatever she says with a pinch of salt.</p><p>　　6.心數(shù)不正 not have one’s heart in the right place </p><p>　　他的心數(shù)不正，動(dòng)不動(dòng)就在別人的背后捅刀子。</p><p>　　He doesn’t have his

43、 heart in the right place. He would find every opportunity to stab in the back of others.</p><p>　　7.背后捅刀子 stab in the back</p><p>　　我萬(wàn)萬(wàn)沒(méi)想到張某會(huì)在背后捅我一刀。我過(guò)去太信任她了。</p><p>　　I was taken

44、aback and didn’t think Zhang would stab me in the back. I placed too much trust in her.</p><p>　　8.說(shuō)某人的壞話 badmouth somebody</p><p>　　我從來(lái)沒(méi)說(shuō)過(guò)任何人的壞話。</p><p>　　I’ve never badmouthed any

45、one.</p><p>　　9.傻笑 grin like a Cheshire cat</p><p>　　她真是個(gè)傻帽，時(shí)常無(wú)緣無(wú)故的就傻笑起來(lái)。</p><p>　　She’s a real nitwit. She would now and then burst out grinning like a Cheshire car for no reason a

46、t all.(Cheshire是英國(guó)的郡名：柴郡。據(jù)說(shuō)此地有一種貓，常常會(huì)無(wú)緣無(wú)故地咧開(kāi)嘴對(duì)主人笑。后來(lái)人們便以此來(lái)形容傻笑地的人</p><p>　　10．厚著臉皮去干 have the gall to do </p><p>　　你怎么能厚著臉皮去抱怨說(shuō)別人不勤快？</p><p>　　How can you have the gall to complaint

47、 about other people’s being lazy?</p><p>　　11.大獻(xiàn)殷勤dance attendance</p><p>　　小李在老板面前可會(huì)獻(xiàn)殷勤了。</p><p>　　Xiao li is so good at dancing attendance on her boss.</p><p>　　12.血口

48、噴人 smite with the tongue</p><p>　　千萬(wàn)別得罪她，她經(jīng)常血口噴人。</p><p>　　Take care not to offend her. She always smites with the tongue.</p><p>　　13.假惺惺的說(shuō)speak with one’s tongue in one’s cheek<

49、;/p><p>　　我特別討厭她。她說(shuō)話總是假惺惺地。</p><p>　　I feel sick of her. She always speaks with her tongue in her cheek.</p><p>　　14.這山望著那山高 The grass is always greener on the other hill.</p>&

50、lt;p>　　人都是這山望著那山高，對(duì)自己的狀況沒(méi)有滿意的時(shí)候。</p><p>　　Almost all people see that the grass is greener on the other hill. They never feel satisfied with what they’ve already got.</p><p>　　15.上癮get into on

51、e’s blood </p><p>　　說(shuō)來(lái)也怪，很多不好的事往往會(huì)使人上癮。</p><p>　　It’s astoundingly funny that many harmful things usually get into our blood.</p><p>　　16.特別愛(ài)生氣 be quick to take offense</p>&

52、lt;p>　　17.發(fā)牢騷 beef</p><p>　　他坐在那里什么事也不干，總是發(fā)牢騷，真煩死人。</p><p>　　I’m really bored stiff with his sitting there doing nothing but beefing.</p><p>　　18.等不及了 champ at the bit</p>

53、<p>　　咱們快點(diǎn)吧，孩子們都等不及了。</p><p>　　Let’s shake the leg. The kids are champing at the bit.</p><p>　　19.點(diǎn)頭哈腰bow and scrape</p><p>　　從她在老板前點(diǎn)頭哈腰地那個(gè)模樣，你就知道她是個(gè)什么人了。</p><p>

54、　　From the way she’s bowing and scraping in front of the boss, you’ll know what sort of person she is.</p><p>　　20.瘋瘋癲癲go gaga</p><p>　　對(duì)他的話不要太在意了，他總是瘋瘋癲癲的。</p><p>　　Don’t take what

55、 he says so seriously. He’s always going gaga.</p><p>　　21.說(shuō)話不算數(shù)go back on one’s words</p><p>　　他那個(gè)人說(shuō)話從不算數(shù),我們可不能依靠他。</p><p>　　We cannot account on him. He always goes back on his wo

56、rds.</p><p>　　22.廢話連篇beat one’s gums</p><p>　　誰(shuí)喜歡坐在那里聽(tīng)你的廢話連篇？</p><p>　　Who would enjoy sitting there listening to your beating your gums?</p><p>　　23.恩將仇報(bào) bite the hand

57、 that feeds one</p><p>　　你難道不知道她是個(gè)恩將仇報(bào)的人？</p><p>　　Don’t you know she’s the one that would bite the hand that feeds her?</p><p>　　24.不忍心not have the heart to do</p><p>

58、　　如果我是你，我可不忍心把孩子們就在家里沒(méi)人照看</p><p>　　If I were you, I wouldn’t have the heart tot leave the kids at home uncared for.</p><p>　　25.勤快an eager beaver</p><p>　　他特別勤快，從來(lái)沒(méi)有閑著的時(shí)候。</p>

59、<p>　　He’s an eager beaver, never staying idle.</p><p>　　26.太不象話了The idea of somebody’s doing</p><p>　　你太不象話了，竟然罵自己的母親</p><p>　　The idea of your calling your mum damned!</

60、p><p>　　27.懶透了be bone-idle</p><p>　　她懶透的了，連自己的襪子都不洗。</p><p>　　She’s bone-idle. She’s even tired of washing her own socks.</p><p>　　28.好客 keep open house</p><p&g

61、t;<b>　　我們的鄰居特別好客</b></p><p>　　Our neighbor keeps open house.</p><p>　　29.待客周到keep a good house.</p><p>　　She keeps a good house and always makes her guests feel content

62、and satisfied.</p><p>　　30.正直be on the up and up </p><p>　　她是個(gè)正直的姑娘，因此我相信她不會(huì)干出那種事。</p><p>　　She’s always been on the up and up and I don’t think she would have done such a thing.<

63、;/p><p>　　31.偷雞摸狗be on the sly</p><p>　　我們這兒的人都知道他是個(gè)愛(ài)偷雞摸狗的人</p><p>　　Everyone around here knows that he’s a man on the sly.</p><p>　　32. 與……不合be at odds with</p>&l

64、t;p>　　不要把他們兩個(gè)分在一個(gè)組里，他倆不合</p><p>　　Don’t put them in the same group. The two of them are at odds with each other.</p><p>　　33.巴結(jié)buddy up</p><p>　　她可會(huì)巴結(jié)當(dāng)官的了。</p><p>　　

65、She’s so good at budding up to shoes in authorities</p><p>　　34.裝傻 play possum</p><p>　　我知道你當(dāng)時(shí)只不過(guò)是裝傻而已</p><p>　　I know you were only playing possum.</p><p>　　35.省吃儉用 pi

66、nch and scrape</p><p>　　她一向省吃儉用，從未浪費(fèi)過(guò)一分錢</p><p>　　She’s always been pinching and scraping without ever wasting a single cent.</p><p>　　36. 花言巧語(yǔ)do a snow job</p><p>　　他花

67、言巧語(yǔ)的哄騙那個(gè)女孩，說(shuō)自己是某個(gè)部長(zhǎng)的兒子。</p><p>　　He did a snow job on the girl by saying that he is the son of a minister .</p><p>　　37. 哪壺不開(kāi)提哪壺 touch the tender spot</p><p>　　你真是哪壺不開(kāi)提哪壺。她就怕別人提起第三者

68、插足的話題</p><p>　　You were plain touching the tender spot. She was most sensitive to the topic of “ the third person”, who cut in between a couple.</p><p>　　38.腳踩兩條船 serve two masters</p>&l

69、t;p>　　我可不想腳踩兩條船，也不樂(lè)意兩面討好。</p><p>　　I don’t want to serve two masers at the same time nor do I like to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.</p><p>　　39.吃醋 be jealous</p><p>

70、;　　40.不當(dāng)一回事 as soon do …as look at …</p><p>　　他根本就不把得罪人當(dāng)回事</p><p>　　He would just as soon offend other people as look at them.</p><p>　　41.說(shuō)到做到 be the equal of one’s words</p>

71、<p>　　他說(shuō)到做到，從不食言</p><p>　　He’s the equal of his words, never going back on them.</p><p>　　42.不依不饒 take off the gloves to </p><p>　　你不必對(duì)他如此的不依不饒</p><p>　　You don’

72、t need to take off your gloves to him like that.</p><p>　　43.貪吃 gluttonous</p><p>　　我從來(lái)沒(méi)有見(jiàn)過(guò)像他那樣貪吃的人 </p><p>　　I’ve never met a man as gluttonous as him.</p><p>　　44.很乖

73、as good as gold</p><p>　　他的小女兒很乖，從不像別的孩子那樣不聽(tīng)話。</p><p>　　His little daughter is as good as gold. She’s never been as rebellious as other children.</p><p>　　45.十分嫉妒 be green with envy

74、</p><p>　　王先生的成功使得周圍很多人都嫉妒</p><p>　　Mr. Wang’s success has made many people around him green with envy.</p><p>　　46.滿口臟話 swear like a trooper</p><p>　　那個(gè)家伙的嘴特別臟，整天滿口臟話罵

75、罵咧咧的。</p><p>　　That guy has a foul mouth. He always swears like a trooper.</p><p>　　47.神經(jīng)過(guò)敏thin-skinned</p><p>　　我看這些人都有點(diǎn)神經(jīng)過(guò)敏</p><p>　　In my eyes they’re all sort of th

76、in-skinned.</p><p>　　48.性子過(guò)急be too quick on the trigger</p><p>　　要不是因?yàn)槟愕男宰舆^(guò)急，你也不至于失去那筆買賣</p><p>　　If you were not too quick on the trigger you wouldn’t have lost the deal.</p>

77、<p>　　49.撒嬌 play the woman</p><p>　　她可會(huì)在男人面前撒嬌了。</p><p>　　She ‘s so good at playing the woman before men.</p><p>　　50.占人便宜 load the dice against</p><p>　　你最好別和她打

78、交道，她總愛(ài)占別人的便宜</p><p>　　You’d better not to get involved with her. she always loads the dice against others.</p><p>　　51.為自己撈油水 be on the take </p><p>　　近幾年來(lái)，很多官員都在為自己撈油水。有誰(shuí)會(huì)把國(guó)家的利益當(dāng)回事

79、哪？</p><p>　　In recent years many officials are readily on the take .Who would give much heed to the interest of the country?</p><p><b>　　第四篇情感和態(tài)度</b></p><p>　　1． 猶豫不定be

80、of two minds</p><p>　　我打算買輛汽車，可心里一直猶豫不定，不知道買那個(gè)牌子的好。</p><p>　　I’m thinking of buying a car, but I’m still of two minds .I can hardly decide as to which brand I should take.</p><p>　　

81、2.心事重重 some thing weighs heavily on one’s mind</p><p>　　老板這幾天沉默寡言，看起來(lái)好像是心事重重的</p><p>　　The boss is quite down these days. He seems to have something weighing heavily on his mind.</p><

82、p>　　3.埋頭苦干 keep one’s nose to the grindstone</p><p>　　這年頭，只會(huì)埋頭苦干的人是掙不了大錢的</p><p>　　These years those who’re keeping their nose to the grindstone can’t make bundles.</p><p>　　4.心涼

83、了半截 cool one’s ardor</p><p>　　莉莉深深愛(ài)上了公司的老板并打算嫁給他，但是當(dāng)她聽(tīng)說(shuō)他玩弄過(guò)幾個(gè)女孩子之后，她的心都涼了半截。</p><p>　　Lily was head over heels in love with their company’s boss and was thinking of marrying him, but the news th

84、at he had taken several girls for a ride cooled her ardor.</p><p>　　5.使人大為激動(dòng)make one’s spine tingle</p><p>　　小李答應(yīng)與他結(jié)婚使他大為激動(dòng)</p><p>　　XiaoLi’s promise to marry him made his spine tin

85、gle.</p><p>　　6.懷恨在心 bear somebody a grudge</p><p>　　千萬(wàn)別得罪他，他會(huì)對(duì)你懷恨在心的</p><p>　　Take care not to offend him, or he’ll bear you a grudge.</p><p>　　7.感到四肢無(wú)力 feel wobbly an

86、d rough.</p><p>　　8.受冷落feel left out</p><p>　　在這樣的場(chǎng)合上，誰(shuí)愿意受到冷落那？</p><p>　　Who would like to feel left out at such a function?</p><p>　　9.不容易 no cinch.</p><p&g

87、t;　　我是掙了錢，但這錢掙得太不容易了</p><p>　　I know I’ve made some money, but it was no cinch to get it.</p><p>　　10．為難 be in a pickle</p><p>　　我真的很為難，我本應(yīng)該給他買件皮衣，可我沒(méi)有那么多的錢</p><p>　　I’

88、m really in a pickle. I’m supposed to buy him a fur coat, but I don’t have enough money for such an item.(pickle作“困境”解)</p><p>　　11．苦苦哀求 press one’s suit</p><p>　　她苦苦哀求丈夫再給她一次機(jī)會(huì)</p><p

89、>　　She pressed her suit and asked her husband to give her another chance.</p><p>　　(苦苦哀求：press one’s suit. suit 指“乞求或懇求”)</p><p>　　12. 閑得無(wú)聊twiddle one’s thumbs</p><p>　　這些娘們兒都閑得無(wú)

90、聊,不是坐在那里說(shuō)長(zhǎng)道短，就是三五成群的談?wù)搫e人家的“丑聞”</p><p>　　These “old girls”network are twiddling their thumbs , sitting there either gossiping or forming into groups talking about other families’ “skeletons”</p><p&

91、gt;　　13.推卸責(zé)任 pass the buck</p><p>　　當(dāng)老板問(wèn)起是誰(shuí)把消息說(shuō)出去的時(shí)候，他們兩個(gè)人相互推卸責(zé)任。</p><p>　　When the boss was asking who had disclosed the news ,the two of them began to pass the buck to each other.</p>&

92、lt;p>　　14.承擔(dān)后果 face the music</p><p>　　這件事是他們?nèi)齻€(gè)人一起干的，可是現(xiàn)在誰(shuí)也不愿意承擔(dān)后果</p><p>　　It was done by the three of them. But none of them want to face the music now.</p><p>　　15.真煩人a pill&l

93、t;/p><p>　　她真煩人，整天嘮嘮叨叨的</p><p>　　She’s really a pill, spending whole day harping and complaining.</p><p>　　16.饒不了某人not put anything past somebody</p><p>　　如果他膽敢給我使壞，我就饒不了他

94、。</p><p>　　If he dare hit me below the belt, I won’t put anything past him.</p><p>　　17.一門心思have one’s heart set on</p><p>　　他的女兒一門心思想嫁給一個(gè)日本人</p><p>　　His daughter has

95、had her heart set on marrying a Japanese man.</p><p>　　18.心煩意亂 nerves on edge</p><p>　　這幾天不知是什么事把我搞得心煩意亂的</p><p>　　I don’t know what has set my nerves on edge these days.</p>

96、<p>　　19.那可不行nothing doing </p><p>　　又要用我的車？那可不行！</p><p>　　Want to use my car again? Nothing doing.</p><p>　　20.容易極了Nothing to it</p><p>　　你能說(shuō)服我爸爸么？ Can you convi

97、nce my father?</p><p>　　說(shuō)服你爸爸？那太容易了 Convince your dad? Nothing to it!</p><p>　　21.到了極點(diǎn)one for the books</p><p><b>　　他的表演簡(jiǎn)直棒極了</b></p><p>　　His performance w

98、as really one for the books.</p><p>　　22.覺(jué)得可疑了smell a rat</p><p>　　當(dāng)他們同意把那批貨以那樣的價(jià)格賣給你的時(shí)候，你難道沒(méi)有感到有些可疑么?</p><p>　　Didn’t you smell a rat when they agreed to sell you the goods at such

99、 a price?</p><p>　　23.敬而遠(yuǎn)之give a wide berth to</p><p>　　對(duì)他那號(hào)人，你還是敬而遠(yuǎn)之為好</p><p>　　You’d better give a wide berth to a guy of his sort.</p><p>　　24.稍微……就行了give ……a once－o

100、ver</p><p>　　車子不很臟，稍微擦擦就行了</p><p>　　The car’s not very dirty, a once-over will do.</p><p>　　25.無(wú)聊 be for the birds</p><p>　　他特別無(wú)聊，不是講下流笑話，就是談?wù)搫e人的婚姻。</p><p>

101、;　　He’ s plain for the birds. He would either crack a blue joke or talk about other people’s marriages.</p><p>　　26.合口味to one’s taste</p><p>　　這種音樂(lè)很符合他的口味</p><p>　　This sort of musi

102、c is quite to his taste.</p><p>　　27.心里特別難受 be sick at heart</p><p>　　看到她受到那般傷害我心里特別難受</p><p>　　I felt sick at heart when I saw how much she was hurt.</p><p>　　28.別往心里去

103、not take …to heart</p><p>　　不要往心里去，她不是有意要傷害你的</p><p>　　Don’t take it too much to heart. She didn’t mean to hurt you.</p><p>　　29.死也不同意 over one’s dead body</p><p>　　她說(shuō)她

104、死也不會(huì)跟你結(jié)婚的</p><p>　　She said that she would marry you over her dead body.</p><p>　　30.頭痛得快炸了a splitting headache</p><p><b>　　我的頭痛得快炸了</b></p><p>　　I have a s

105、plitting headache.</p><p>　　31.受到良心的譴責(zé)get one’s conscience smitten</p><p>　　如果你拋棄你的妻子和孩子，你遲早會(huì)受到良心的譴責(zé)的</p><p>　　You’ll get your conscience smitten sooner or later if you have the hea

106、rt to abandon your wife and children.</p><p>　　32.忐忑不安 have (a case of )the jitters</p><p>　　自從那家人搬到我們這兒，我們就感到忐忑不安</p><p>　　33.垂頭喪氣 sing the blues</p><p>　　我不知道為什么這幾天她總

107、是垂頭喪氣的</p><p>　　I don’t know why she’s singing the blues these days.</p><p>　　34. 嚇得直打哆嗦tremble like a leaf</p><p>　　聽(tīng)到那個(gè)消息，他嚇得直打哆嗦</p><p>　　He was trembling like a lea

108、f at the news.</p><p>　　35.不再登某人家的門not darken the door of</p><p>　　你放心把，我今后決不會(huì)再登你家的門了</p><p>　　You can be assured that I will never darken your door again.</p><p>　　36.

109、美顛顛的walk on air</p><p>　　當(dāng)他聽(tīng)說(shuō)那個(gè)女孩子喜歡他時(shí)，他樂(lè)得美顛顛得</p><p>　　37．疼得難忍be killing</p><p>　　我的牙疼得夠戧，我真受不了了。</p><p>　　My tooth is killing me. I can’t stand it.</p><p&g

110、t;　　38.熱情得讓人受不了 kill someone with kingness</p><p>　　她那熱情簡(jiǎn)直讓人受不了</p><p>　　She’d kill people with kindness.</p><p>　　39.樂(lè)意take kindly to </p><p>　　看來(lái)她不樂(lè)意接受我們的建議</p>

111、<p>　　She didn’t seem to take kindly to our suggestions.</p><p>　　40.頂牛be at loggerheads</p><p>　　他們倆經(jīng)常為某些事頂牛兒。</p><p>　　The two of them are always at loggerheads.</p>

112、<p>　　(此語(yǔ)源于中世紀(jì)得“潑柏油戰(zhàn)法”。據(jù)說(shuō)loggerhead是中世紀(jì)人們用來(lái)熔解柏油的用具。在海戰(zhàn)中，敵對(duì)的兩只船相互用loggerhead潑柏油)</p><p>　　41.無(wú)論怎么樣也不 not do …for love or money</p><p>　　無(wú)論怎么樣我也不能和她那號(hào)人合作</p><p>　　I wouldn’t do

113、things together with her sort for love or money.</p><p>　　42.感到心里不好受 get a lump in one’s throat</p><p>　　我一看悲劇電影就不好受</p><p>　　I get a lump in my throat whenever I see a tragic movie

114、.</p><p>　　43.感到不舒服feel under the weather</p><p>　　別去打擾她。她這幾天感到身體有點(diǎn)不舒服</p><p>　　Don’t disturb her. She’s feeling under the weather these days.</p><p>　　44.放下不管leave som

115、eone in the lurch</p><p>　　你怎么能忍心放下兩個(gè)孩子不管自己去旅游那？</p><p>　　How could you have the heart to leave the kids in the lurch and went out traveling yourself?</p><p>　　45.臨走時(shí)說(shuō)的一句氣話 a partin