2023年精彩习语总结.docx

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1、2023年精彩习语总结 1.give it to somebody straight 直截了当告诉某人 A：Im very sorry.You see, Im not in the position to tell you all this but Im certainly very worried.B：Dont make a big speech about how sorry you are.Just give it to me straight. A：We have to lay off some workers and youre one of them.A：我非常抱歉。你看，本不该由

2、我来告诉你这一切，但我的确很担心。 B：你就别没完没了地抱歉了，你就直说吧。 A：我们不得不让一些工人下岗，而你就是其中一个。 2.work addict 工作狂 A：Who left the office with the light on? B：Oh, Henry is still there working.A：I see, the work addict.B：Yes, he is.Hes never conscious of his health until hes ill.A：谁离开办公室没关灯。 B：噢，亨利还在那工作呢。 A：我知道了，是那个工作狂。 B：是的。不病倒了，他是不会

3、意识到自己的身体重要。 3.be up in arms 满腔怒火 A：What do you think of the plan for the new airport near here? B：Perhaps they should give it a second thought.The residents here are getting up in arms about it.A：I think they will.A：你觉得在这儿附近建机场的计划怎么样？ B：也许他们该慎重考虑一下，这儿的居民对此非常气愤。 A：我想他们会的。 4.would give ones right arm

4、要是该多好 A：Listen! Someone is singing in the claroom.B：Oh, its Billy.The song is beautiful! A：I would give right arm to be able to sing like Billy.A：听！有人在教室里唱歌。 B：噢，是比利。唱得多美！ A：我要是能唱得像比利那样就好了。 5.to the backbone 彻底 A：Helen is going out with Tom.B：I hope not.Tom is a liar to the backbone.A：How come? B：He

5、 never tells anything true.A：海伦正和汤姆交往。 B：我可不希望这样。汤姆是个十足的骗子。 A：何以见得？ B：他从来就没讲过真话。 6.make somebodys blood boil 使极度愤怒 A：I want to sue the teachers for their physical punishments at school.B：Its all right as long as it doesnt harm the children, or they wont behave themselves.A：Why do you also have the s

6、tupid idea? Thats brutal! It makes my blood boil to see our daughter standing in cla for a long time.A：我想起诉老师在学校对学生的体罚。 B：如果不伤到孩子的话，我想体罚一下也未尝不可，否则孩子们是不会守规矩的。 A：你怎么也有这样愚蠢的想法呢？那种行为简直太野蛮了！看到我们的女儿长时间地在课堂上罚站，把我的肺都气炸了。 7.be on ones back 卧病；卧床不起 A：Wheres Eric? I havent seen him for quite a few days.B：Hes o

7、n his back now.A：Im sorry to hear that.But he was all right last week.B：Yeah, he was caught in the rain the other days.He has got a very bad cold.A：艾力克在哪儿呢？我好几天没见着他了。 B：他卧床不起了。 A：真不愿听到这个。上周他还好好的呢。 B：是啊，那天让雨淋了，他感冒得严重。 8.keep somebody at arms length 敬而远之；疏远 A：I have a feeling that Lily is not so close

8、 to Joe as she used to be.B：Yeah, when she heard about his background, she decided that shed better keep him at arms length.A：But Joe feels miserable.A：我觉得莉莉对乔不像以前那么亲近了。 B：是啊，她听说他的背景后，就决定疏远他了。 A：可乔却觉得很痛苦。 9.wet blanket 使人扫兴的人 A：What do you think of Lucy? B：Shes a wet blanket! A：Why do you think so?

9、B：She sulked during the entire movie yesterday.None of us could enjoy the show.A：你认为露西这个人怎么样？ B：她很令人扫兴。 A：你为什么这么想。 B：昨天看电影时她一直很生气，弄得我们谁也没看好电影。 10.back up 支持 A：I agreed to your proposal at the meeting this morning.It was a good one.B：You should have backed me up then when I needed it.A：The matter was

10、 too complicated to explain.A：我同意你今天早晨在会上的建议，建议很好。 B：那么你就应该在我需要的时候支持我的。 A：事情很复杂，不太好解释。 1.free and easy 自由自在；满不在乎 A：Henry is free and easy with his money.B：Yes, he is.His father is a millionaire.A：As far as I know, wealth hasnt done him any good.Hes drinking and smoking.Hes even playing truant.B：Im r

11、eally worried about his future.A：亨利花钱满不在乎的。 B：可不，他爸是个百万富翁。 A：据我所知，有钱没给他带来什么好处，他有抽烟又喝酒，甚至还逃学。 B：我真替他的将来担心。 2.for that matter 就此而言，说到那点，而且 A：His parents wont trust him and for that matter, neither do I.B：But his records are very good.A：But I like to judge a person from his close friends attitude.B：Its

12、 also a good ways.A：他父母不信任他，我也不信任他。 B：可他的成绩非常好。 A：我却喜欢根据一个人的亲朋好友的态度来评价他。 B：这方法也不错。 3.Cut ones coat according to ones cloth 量力而为 A：Can we buy a house of our own, dear? B：Not now.We have to rent house for a few more years.A：The price is reasonable at present.What if prices rise? B：My salary isnt very

13、large at the moment and we have nowhere to borrow much.We must cut our coat according to our cloth.A：亲爱的，我们能买自己的房子吗？ B：现在不行。我们必须再租几年房子。 A：现在的房价挺合理。如果房价上涨该怎么办呢？ B：我现在的工资不高而且我们也没有地方借钱。我们必须量力而为。 4.Keep ones shirt on 保持镇静 A：Lily, keep your shirt on and dont get agitated.B：I just cant.She peeped my diary

14、.A：莉莉，保持镇静，别发火。 B：我控制不住，她偷看我的日记了。 5.Hit below the belt 做事不公道 A：Hell go to court tomorrow.B：Yes, I think he should be careful how he answers the lawyers questions.A：Weve talked a little about that.He knows the lawyer always hits below the belt.A：他明天要去法庭。 B：是的。我相信他会小心回答律师提出的问题。 A：关于这一点我们已经谈过了，他知道律师做事从

15、不体面。 6.Give the shirt off ones back 慷慨解囊 A：Ive got an empty pocket recently.B：I heard Mr.Genge is always ready to give the shirt off his back.A：Do you think hell help me? B：You bet.A：最近我手头没钱。 B：我听说乔治先生对别人总是慷慨解囊。 A：你认为他会帮我吗？ B：当然啦。 7.Get the boot 被解雇 A：You looked depreed, Tom.Whats the matter? B：We a

16、ll got the boot yesterday.A：Why? Is it closed down? B：No, our factory was taken over by another company.A：Tough luck! A：汤姆，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？ B：我们昨天都被解雇了。 A：为什么？倒闭了？ B：没有，我们厂被别家公司接管了。 A：真倒霉。 8.Fit like a glove 完全合适 A：Oh, the dre fits you like a glove! B：Do you really think so? A：Sure I do.B：What about th

17、e color? A：Maybe its a little bright.Pity its the wrong color.A：噢，这套衣服你穿上真合适！ B：真的吗？ A：当然了。 B：颜色怎么样？ A：也许有点儿太亮了。就是颜色差了点儿。 9.Dre somebody down 斥责；指责 A：The bo looks cro.B：Yes? A：Jenny work is a me, you know.Im afraid he will dre her down.B：That would be all right as long as he doesnt give her a boot.A

18、：老板看来情绪不好。 B：怎么了？ A：你知道珍妮工作干得一团糟，我恐怕他要训她了。 B：只要不开除她就行啊。 10.Die in ones boots 工作时死去 A：Has your father retired? B：Not yet.He hates to stay at home.A：Hes old enough, isnt he? B：Yes, he is.But he says he would rather die in his boots.A：你的父亲退休了吗？ B：还没有。他讨厌呆在家里。 A：他太老了，不是吗？ B：是的。但是他说他宁愿在工作中死去。 1.Too (clev

19、er) by half 可太聪明啦（贬义）；聪明过了头 A：He thought he could get Mr.Greens money in his pocket but he lost all, he was too clever by half.B：The fact is he never realizes that.He always starts out tricking others and ends up being tricked.A：Thats the point.He once lost his briefcase by asking a blind man to tak

20、e care of it for him.A：他以为自己能把格林先生的钱据为己有，但却一分也没得到，他可是聪明过头了。 B：事实是他从没有认识到这一点。他总是开始时骗别人，到最后却被别人骗。 A：对啦，这才是要害。他曾丢过一个公文包，原因是让一个“盲人”帮他看包。 2.Under warranty 在保修期内 A：Oh! Is this recorder still under warranty? B：It should be.I bought it only one month ago.Now it refuses to work these days.A：It must be poor q

21、uality.A：噢！这台录音机还在保修期内？ B：应该是。我一个月前刚买了它，可这些天它就不好使了。 A：一定是质量太差了。 3.in cold blood 冷血 A：The murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.B：Its a severe punishment, I think.A：Yeah, because he just killed a man in cold blood.B：No wonder.A：那个杀人犯被判处了无期徒刑。 B：我想这刑罚相当重。 A：是啊，因为他残忍地杀了一个人。 B：那就不足为奇了。 4.Thin air

22、子虚乌有 A：Jim, can you write a report for me? B：Yes, I can, but youll have to give me all the data.I cant create something out of thin air, you know.A：No, problem.A：吉姆，你能为我写份报告吗？ B：可以，但你必须给我提供所有的数据，你知道，我不能凭空捏造。 A：没问题。 5.to the effect that 大意是，含有之意 A：What did Prof.Lindsay say in his speech? B：He spoke t

23、o the effect that the same symbol carries different implication or aociation in different cultures.A：Can you give me an example? B：Ox in Chinese is the symbol of diligence, honesty and responsibility as well as selfle contribution, but in Japanese, its of backwardne and inefficiency.A：林塞教授在他的演讲中讲了些什

24、么？ B：他大意是说，“同样一个象征符号在不同的文化中却有着不同的含义，使人产生不同的联想” A：能否为我举个例子？ B：在中国文化中牛是勤劳、诚实、有责任感和无私奉献的象征；但在日本文化中，它却是落后和无能的代表。 6.sure thing 当然可以 A：Would it be okay if I used your phone to make a local call? B：Sure thing. A：Do I have to dial 0 first? B：No.A：我能用你的电话打个市话吗？ B：当然可以。 A：我是否得先拨“0”。 B：不。 7.scarcely ever 很少；几乎

25、 A：Would you do me a favor? B：Whats it? A：My daughter has no interest in studying at college.Could you provide some information on job? B：Scarcely ever to people get a good job these days without a good education.Tell this to her.A：帮我个忙好吗？ B：什么事？ A：我女儿不想上大学，你能提供些求职信息吗？ B：你告诉她吧，现在没受过好的教育的人找到好工作很难。 8.

26、well up in 精通；擅长 A：Its said youre well up in literature.B：Youre partial.I just like it.A：Can you show me how to learn literature? B：Thats a hard question.Ive been reading and trying to write out my ideas.A：据说你很擅长文学。 B：你说的不完全对，我只不过是爱好文学。 A：你能告诉我怎样学习文学吗？ B：这个问题很难回答。我一直在读书，并努力写出自己的感想。 9.what(ever) next

27、 还有比这更荒唐的（或更料想不到的）吗 A：Lilys the First Lady? Whatever next? B：Why are you so surprised? Lilys the prettiest among us.A：But do you think beauty alone can make a First Lady? B：Im afraid Ive no say here.A：莉莉当上了第一夫人？还有比这更荒唐的吗？ B：你为什么如此吃惊呢？莉莉是我们当中最漂亮的呀！ A：但你认为漂亮就能当上第一夫人？ B：恐怕对此我没有发言权。 10.poor apology for

28、something 有名无实 A：Did you have a good time during your holidays.B：Generally speaking yes.The restaurant I stayed in has a nice atmosphere, but they serve a poor apology for a meal.A：How long did you stay there? B：10 days.A：假期过的好吗？ B：总的来说还可以。我住的酒店氛围还不错，只是饭菜有名无实。 A：你在那儿住了多久？ B：10天 1.rude awakening 如梦初醒

29、 A：I heard that Daniel, not Donald has been promoted.B：Yes, Donald had thought that he was the bos favorite employee.This time he had a rude awakening.A：Poor Donald! A：我听说丹尼尔升职了，而不是唐纳德。 B：是这样。唐纳德总以为自己是老板最得意的雇员。这次他才如梦初醒。 A：可怜的唐纳德。 2.twist ones arm 采取强制手段 A：Its not easy to be a dean of a department.B：

30、I agree.A：The new dean in our department is twisting the arms of some of the faculty members in order to get his way.A：做系主任可真不容易。 B：可不是嘛。 A：我们系新上任的主任正在对一些教师采取强制手段，以到达他自己的目的。 3.the shot in the arm 激励；鼓舞 A：Good news! B：What is it? A：The state of economy is starting to go up in our country.B：Thats just

31、 the shot in the arm we need.A：好消息！ B：什么消息？ A：我们国家的经济状况开始好转了。 B：那正是我们所需要的鼓舞人心的消息。 4.Be above oneself 趾高气扬 A：Maggie seems to be quite above herself these days.What happened? B：Well, she got promoted.A：麦琪这几天得意忘形，怎么啦？ B：噢，她升职了。 5.have an itching palm 贪财 A：Dont trust Ben.B：Why? A：He has an itching palm

32、and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits.B：Then I must be careful about him.A：别信任本。 B：为什么？ A：他很贪财，肯定会从你身上骗得好处。 B：那我必须小心了。 6.have a sweet tooth 喜爱甜食 A：Alana is getting fatter and fatter.Why doesnt she try to lose some weight? B：She has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything

33、else.A：No wonder shes getting weight so fast.B：But now shes come to realize the consequences and decided to cut down on candies and deerts.A：阿兰娜越来越胖了，她为什么不试着减肥呢？ B：她偏好甜食而且最喜欢吃肉。 A：怪不得她胖的这么快。 B：但现在她已渐渐意识到后果严重了，并决心少吃糖果和甜点。 7.have a big nose 爱打听 A：Frank said I have a big nose.I wonder what the means.B：

34、Youre interested in other peoples busine, arent you? A：Does he mean Im inquisitive or Im nosy? B：Thats right.A：弗兰克说我是“包打听”。我想知道这是什么意思？ B：你对别人的事情很感兴趣，不是吗？ A：他的意思是我很好奇或是我爱打听别人的事情吗？ B：是的。 8.cool ones heels 久候 A：You finally come.I had to cool my heels for you.B：Sorry.Something unexpected tied me up.A：Hu

35、rry up, or well mi the last performance.B：OK.Lets go in.A：你终于来了，我等了你好久了。 B：对不起，以外事情把我给缠住了。 A：快点，否则我们将错过最后一场表演。 B：好吧，我们进去吧。 9.in ones heart of hearts 在心里 A：Are you really dating with Tom? B：Yeah.But in my heart of hearts, I find hes not very to my liking.A：Then why not keep away from him? B：The probl

36、em is that I just have no one to turn right now.A：Thats stupid.A：你真的在和汤姆约会吗？ B：是的，可是，我并不是从心眼里喜欢他。 A：那你干吗不离开他呢？ B：问题是我还没有找到更好的人。 A：这样做真愚蠢。 10.have head like a sieve 健忘 A：Whats that mans name? B：I thought youd been introduced to him twice.A：Yeah.But I still cannot remember his name.Ive got a head like

37、 a sieve。 A：那位先生叫什么来着？ B：我想已经给你介绍了两次了。 A：不错。但我还是没有记住 他的名字，我很健忘。 1.Have had enough 对发腻；厌烦 A：What do you think of the Prof.Smith lecture? B：Ive had enough of that kind of stuff.A：So have I.I decided not to go next time.A：你认为史密斯教授的课上得怎么样？ B：我对他讲的课已经厌烦了。 A：我也是。我决定下节课不去了。 2.under age 未成年 A：Why not take m

38、e to the party, Mom? B：Youre too young, dear.A：Oh, Im really as tall as you.B：Oh, youre still under age.A：为什么不带我去参加晚会，妈妈？ B：你还未成年，亲爱的。 A：不，我都快和您一般高了。 B：但你还是没长大啊。 3.have it in one 有能力（做某事） A：Harry was elected monitor at the cla meeting yesterday.B：Do you think he has it in him to be a good monitor? A

39、：Hes a good student as far as his achievement is concerned.But I really cant tell whether hell make a good monitor.A：昨天哈里在班会上被选为班长。 B：你认为他有能力成为一名好班长吗？ A：就他的成绩来说他是一名好学生。但他是不是能当个好班长，我也说不好。 4.search me (非正式)不知道 A：Wheres Annie? B：In the house.A：In the house? Where is she? B：Search me, I dont know where

40、she is now.A：安妮呢？ B：在屋里。 A：在屋里？在哪儿呢？ B：不知道，我也搞不清。 5.Take the turning 拐弯 A：Could you tell me how to get to the bank? B：Let me think.Well, take the second turning on the right and its opposite the supermarket.A：I see.Is it far? B：No, not really, only a few minutes.A：Oh, good, thank your very much.A：请告

41、诉去银行怎么走，好吗？ B：让我想想，恩，在第二个路口向右拐，就在超市的对面。 A：我明白了，很远吗？ B：不太远，只有几分钟的路程。 A：非常感谢。 6.think twice about 仔细考虑 A：Youre a native of the city and you have lived here for many years.How do you like it? B：Well, Id have to think twice about that.A：Its familiar to you, isnt it? B：Well, I think its beautiful.I espec

42、ially like the weather here.A：你是本市人，在这儿呆了很多年，你觉得这座城市怎么样？ B：恩，我得好好想一想。 A：你不陌生吧？ B：恩，我想，这儿很美，我特别喜欢这儿的天气。 7.take someones mind off something 使某人忘记某事 A：I need a weeks vacation so that I can take my mind off my troubles.B：Yeah, maybe things will changes for the better.A：I am hoping so.A：我需要一周的假期，这样我可以忘记我

43、的烦恼。 B：是啊，也许事情会有转机。 A：我正希望如此。 8.rat race 激烈的竞争 A：America is a rich country.Many people are dreaming of going there but you came back.B：To tell you the truth, Im very happy with my modest job here and the peaceful life.A：New York is exciting, isnt it? B：Yes, but I have no desire to take part in the r

44、at race there.A：美国是个富裕的国读。很多人都梦想去那儿，但你却回来了。 B：坦白地说，我很满意自己在这里的普通工作和平静生活。 A：纽约很令人兴奋，不是吗？ B：是的。但我却无心卷入那种你死我活的竞争。 9.the matter 麻烦 A：Is the anything matter? B：Ive been watching the game on TV.One of our athletes is seriously injured.A：My goodne! Has she been sent to hospital? B：Yes, poor girl.Shes only your age. A：出什么事了吗？ B：我一直在看电视上的比赛，我们的一个队员严重受伤了。 A：天哪！她被送往医院了吗？ B：送了。可怜孩子，她只有你这么大。 10.something the matter with 出问题 A：Hey, Richard! Whatre you doing