an apple of love 西紅柿(不是“愛情之果”)
American beauty 壹種玫瑰,名為“美國麗人”(不是“美國美女”)
be taken in 受騙,上當(不是“被接納”)
bring down the house 博得全場喝彩(不是“推倒房子”)
black tea 紅茶(不是“黑茶”)
black art 妖術(不是“黑色藝術”)
black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”)
busboy 餐館勤雜工(不是“公汽售票員”)
busybody 愛管閑事的人(不是“大忙人”)
blue stocking 女學者、女才子(不是“藍色長統襪”)
blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次會面(並非“盲目約會”或“瞎約會”)
capital idea 好主意(不是“資本主義思想”)
China policy 對華政策(不是“中國政策”)
Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中國龍”)
confidence man 騙子(不是“信得過的人”)
criminal lawyer 刑事律師(不是“犯罪的律師”)
dead president 美鈔(上印有總統頭像)(並非“死了的總統”)
dry goods (美)紡織品;(英)谷物(不是“幹貨”)
dressing room 化妝室(不是“試衣室”或“更衣室”)
eat one's words 收回前言(不是“食言”)
English disease 軟骨病(不是“英國病”)
eleventh hour 最後時刻(不是“十壹點”)
familiar talk 庸俗的交談(不是“熟悉的談話”)
French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法國粉筆”)
Greek gift 害人的禮品(不是“希臘禮物”)
green hand 新手(不是“綠手”)
handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆(不是“大字報”)
have a fit 勃然大怒(不是“試穿”)
have the heart to do (用於否定句)忍心做……不是“有心做”或“有意做”)
heartman 換心人(不是“有心人”)
horse sense 常識(不是“馬的感覺”)
Indian summer 愉快寧靜的晚年(不是“印度的夏日”)
in one's birthday suit 赤身裸體(不是“穿著生日禮服”)
lover 情人(不是“愛人”)
mad doctor 精神病科醫生(不是“發瘋的醫生”)
personal remark 人身攻擊(不是“個人評論”)
pull up one's socks 鼓起勇氣(不是“提上襪子”)
red tape 官僚習氣(不是“紅色帶子”)
rest room 廁所(不是“休息室”)
sporting house 妓院(不是“體育室”)
sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”或“甜水”)
service station 加油站(不是“服務站”)
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙運動員”)
think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己(不是“為自己想得很多”)
white coal (作動力來源用的)水(不是“白煤”)
white man 忠實可靠的人(不是“皮膚白的人”)
yellow book 黃皮書(法國政府報告書,以黃紙為封)(不是“黃色書籍”)
pull one's leg 開玩笑(不是“拉後腿”)
make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐懼(不是“令人發指,氣憤”)
What a shame! 多可惜!真遺憾!(不是“多可恥”)
You don't say! 是嗎!(不是“妳別說”)
You can say that again! 說得好!(不是“妳可以再說壹遍”)
I haven't slept better. 我睡得好極了。(不是“我從未睡過好覺”)
You can't be too careful in your work. 妳工作越仔細越好。(不是“妳工作不能太仔細”)
It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒煙4年了。(不是“我抽煙4年了”)
All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友沒全到。(不是“他的朋友全沒到”)
People will be long forgetting her. 人們在很長時間內會記住她的。(不是“人們會永遠忘記她”)
He was only too pleased to let them go. 他很樂意讓他們走。(不是“他太高興了,不願讓他們走”)
It can't be less interesting. 它無聊極了。(不是“它不可能沒有趣”)
What are you trying to say?(妳到底想說什麽?)
Don't be silly.(別胡鬧了。)
How strong are your glasses?(妳近視多少度?)
Just because.(沒有別的原因。)
It isn't the way I hoped it would be.(這不是我所盼望的。)
You will never guess.(妳永遠猜不到。)
No one could do anything about it.(眾人對此束手無措。)
I saw something deeply disturbing.(深感事情不妙。)
Money is a good servant but a bad master.(要做金錢的主人,莫做金錢的奴隸。)
I am not available.(我正忙著)
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(腦中的知識比手中的金錢更重要)
Never say die.it's a piece of cake.別泄氣,那只是小菜壹碟。
Don't worry.you'll get use to it soon.別擔心,很快妳就會習慣的。
I konw how you feel.我明白妳的感受。
You win some.you lose some.勝敗乃兵家常事。
Don't bury your head in the sand.不要逃避現實。
I didn't expect you to such a good job.我沒想到妳幹得這麽好。
You are coming alone well.妳做得挺順利。
She is well-build.她的身材真棒。
You look neat and fresh.妳看起來很清純。
You have a beautiful personality.妳的氣質很好
You flatter me immensely.妳過獎啦。
You should be slow to judge others.妳不應該隨意評論別人。
I hope you will excuse me if i make any mistake.如有任何錯誤,請妳原諒
It was most careless ofme.我太粗心了。
It was quite by accident.真是始料不及。
I wish i had all the time i'd ever wasted,so i could waste it all over again.我希望所有被我浪費的時間重新回來,讓我再浪費壹遍。
I like you the way you were.我喜歡妳以前的樣子。
You two go ahead to the movie without me,i don't want to be a third wheel.妳們兩個自己去看電影吧,我不想當電燈泡。
Do you have anyone in mind?妳有心上人嗎?
How long have you known her?妳認識她多久了?
It was love at frist sight.壹見鐘情
I'd bettle hit the books.我要復習功課啦。
a piece of one's mind .直言不諱
He gave me a piece of mind,"Don't shift responsibility onto others."他責備道:“不要把責任推卸到別人身上。”
a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活
The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.這對夫婦老是吵架,相互之間水火不容。
a dog's life 潦倒的生活
The man lived a dog's life.這個人生活潦倒。
A to Z 從頭至尾
I know that from A to Z. 我很了解這件事。
above somebody 深奧
Well,this sort of talk is above me.我不懂妳們在講什麽。
all ears 全神貫註地傾聽著
When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears.跟Mary講壹些小道消息,她會聽地仔仔細細。
all the more 更加,益發
You'll be all the better for a holiday.度壹次假,對妳會更有好處。
all dressed up 打扮得整整齊齊
She is all dressed up and nowhere to go.她打扮得整整齊卻無處炫耀。
all in all 總的說來;最心愛的東西
The daughter is all in all to him.女兒是他的無價寶。
all out 竭盡全力
They went all out.他們鼓足了幹勁。
all over 全部結束;渾身,到處
Glad,it is all over.這事全部結束了,好得很。
I'm wet all over.我渾身都濕了。
all set 準備就緒
He is all set for an early morning start.他已做好清晨出發的壹切準備。
all you have to do 需要做得是
All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.妳需要做得是靜下心來等好消息。
as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC 容易得很
To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.
對我來說,講個故事還不是隨手拈來。
as busy as a bee 非常忙
Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring.媽媽每天早上都忙得不可開交。
at one's fingertips 了如指掌
How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.他知道怎麽去那個小島。
at one's wit's end 智窮
Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end.不要問他了,他也不知道。
big shot 大人物,大亨
He is a big shot in our little town.
black sheep 敗家子,害群之馬
Every family has a black sheep.家家有本難念的經。
black and blue 遍體鱗傷
The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.那個小偷當場被抓住並被打得青壹塊紫壹塊的。
black and white 白紙黑字
The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.證據確鑿,兇手再也無話可說。
blind alley 死胡同
You are heading into a blind alley.妳正在鉆牛角尖。
blow hot and cold 搖擺不定
This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.這家夥好象沒什麽主張,總是搖擺不定。
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.不要自吹自擂了,讓我們看看妳到底能做什麽。
born with a silver in one's mouth 出生在富貴人家
He is born with a silver in one's mouth.他是含著金鑰匙出生的。
bland new 嶄新的
a bland new coat 新衣服
break the ice 打破沈默
The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.這對夫婦已經壹個星期沒說過話了。兩人都在等另壹方先開口。
by a blow 無意中的壹擊
He is beaten to the ground by a blow.他被擊到在地。
can't stand it any longer 不能再忍受了
I can't stand it any longer,I quit.我再也忍受不了了,我走。
carry something too far 過火了
You are carrying your joke too far.妳玩笑開得太過分了。
castle in the sky 海市蜃樓
You plan is nearly a castle in the sky.妳的計劃簡直就是空想。
cats got one's tongue 啞口無言
chain smoker 老煙槍
come up with 產生,想出
Let me come up with some ideas.讓我想壹想。
come easily 容易
Languages come easily to some people.有些人能夠很容易地掌握語言。
cup of tea 喜歡
Movies are not my cup of tea.我不喜歡看電影。
cut it out 停止,住嘴
Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer.
call it a day 不再做下去,停止(某種活動)
Let us call it a day,stop.這壹天工作夠了,停工吧! dark horse 黑馬
Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.
dear John letter 絕交信
Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.
do somone good 對某人有好處
Having some moring exercises does you good.
Do you get me? 妳明白我的意思嗎?
doesn't count 這次不算
It doesn't count this time,try again.
doesn't make sense 不懂;沒有任何意義
The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.
down and out 窮困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.
drive at 用意,意欲
What's he driving at?他用意何在?
drop in 偶然拜訪
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.
drop me a line 寫信給我
On arriving the University,please drop me a line.
early bird 早起的人
An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登
easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
eat my words 收回前言,認錯道歉
I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.
face the music 直面困難
He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脫,因此決定壹人做事壹人當——向警察自首。
face up to 勇敢地面對某事
You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.
fed up 厭倦
I am rather fed up with your complaints.
feel free to do something 不要拘束
Please feel free to make suggestions.
few and far between 很少,稀少
Human beings are few and far between in this zone.
French leave 不辭而別
give me a headache 讓人頭痛
The naughty boy gave me a headache.
give me a hand 幫我壹下
go Dutch AA制
God bless you 上帝保佑妳
God bless you with your examinations.
God knows 天知道
Got it? 明白了嗎?
green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
hands are full 非常忙
have a ball 勇敢
have had it 受夠了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受夠了妳的借口。
hold water 站得住腳
Non of his arguements seem to hold water.
in every sense of word 在某種意義上說
It's a lie in every sense of word.這是不折不扣的謊言。
keep an eye on 提高警惕
kill time打發時間
lazy bones 懶骨頭
Get up lazy bones!
leave it to me 讓我來吧
leave me alone 別管我
like father like son 有其父必有其子
like it or not 不管妳喜不喜歡
make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人
make a big money 賺大錢
make both ends need 收支平衡
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.
make waves 引起轟動;興風作浪
His achievement made waves in his country.
make yourself at home 別拘束
no good 沒有好結果
Bad mam comes to no good.
no kidding 不要開玩笑
none of your bussiness 不關妳的事
not really 也不是……
old hand 老手
He is an old hand at stealing.
old story 老壹套
I am tired of it,same old story.
on one's word of honor 以某人的人格擔保
on occasion 間或
of one's own accord 自願地
packed like sardins 擁擠
During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.
pass away 去世
pay the price 付出代價
You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.
put up with 忍受
I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.
red-letter day 重要的或值得紀念的日子
red tape 繁文縟節
red carpet 紅地毯
run into 偶遇
I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.
run out of 用盡,缺少
Quick,quick,we are running out of time.
show up 炫耀
small potatos 小人物
so what? 那怎麽樣呢?
stand up for 忍受
suit one's taste 對某人的胃口
sunday dress 最好的衣服
sure thing 十有把握的事
take one's time 盡情玩
Take your time and enjoy it.
take the words out of one's mouth 說出某人想說得話
that's it 就是
that is really something 太好了
there is nothing I can do 我什麽都不能做
there you go 這邊請
there is nothing wrong with me 我沒事
under the table 私底下,秘密地
under the weather 身體不適
what's going on 怎麽了
what a man 多勇敢的人啊
walking dictionary 活字典
what is up 近來可好
Hi,I haven't seen you for a long time,what's up?
world class 壹流的