英语习语集锦
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108、 I mean… 我是说…
A：When did you go there?
B：Last Thursday, I mean last Tuesday.
A：你是什么时候去那儿的？
B：上周四，不是，是上周二
A：When did you go there?
B：Last Thursday, I mean last Tuesday.
A：你是什么时候去那儿的？
B：上周四，不是，是上周二
109、 Sorry, it slipped my mind. 对不110、 起，111、 我忘了。
A：What are you doing? Don’t you remember we have a date tonight?
B：I’m sorry, Mary. It slipped my mind. I’ll be right over.
A：你在干什么？难道你忘了我们今晚有约会吗？
B：对不起，玛丽，我忘了。我这就过去。
A：What are you doing? Don’t you remember we have a date tonight?
B：I’m sorry, Mary. It slipped my mind. I’ll be right over.
A：你在干什么？难道你忘了我们今晚有约会吗？
B：对不起，玛丽，我忘了。我这就过去。
112、 I am so flattered. 真是过奖了。
A：You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.
B：Oh, thank you. I’m so flattered.
A：你是我所见过的最美的女人。
B：哦，谢谢。真是过奖了。
A：You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met.
B：Oh, thank you. I’m so flattered.
A：你是我所见过的最美的女人。
B：哦，谢谢。真是过奖了。
113、 She’s a thorn in his side 她让他头大。
A：Richard has a nagging wife.
B：I know. He calls her a thorn in his side.
A：里查德的老婆很罗嗦。
B：我知道。她让他头大。
A：Richard has a nagging wife.
B：I know. He calls her a thorn in his side.
A：里查德的老婆很罗嗦。
B：我知道。她让他头大。
114、 Beat it! 走开！
A：What do you mean by “Beat it!”
B：It means “Go away.” But it’s a very rude way of saying so.
A：“beat it”是什么意思？
B：就是“走开”的意思。不过，那是一种非常不礼貌的说法。
A：What do you mean by “Beat it!”
B：It means “Go away.” But it’s a very rude way of saying so.
A：“beat it”是什么意思？
B：就是“走开”的意思。不过，那是一种非常不礼貌的说法。
115、 I have butterflies in my stomach. 我好紧张
A：I have a job interview this afternoon.
B：Really? Have you butterflies in your stomach?
A：A little.
A：我今天下午要去参加求职面试。
B： 着的吗？你紧张吗？
A：有一点。
A：I have a job interview this afternoon.
B：Really? Have you butterflies in your stomach?
A：A little.
A：我今天下午要去参加求职面试。
B： 着的吗？你紧张吗？
A：有一点。
116、 It’s some movie! 这部电影真不117、 错！
A: Did you see the movie “sleepless in Seattle”?
B: Yes. It’s some movie!
A:你看过《西雅图未眠夜》吗？
B:是的，真是部好电影！
A: Did you see the movie “sleepless in Seattle”?
B: Yes. It’s some movie!
A:你看过《西雅图未眠夜》吗？
B:是的，真是部好电影！
118、 It’s a bittersweet feeling. 这是苦乐参半的感觉。
A: How are you feeling about your son going away from home to college?
B: it’s a bittersweet feeling.
A:儿子要离家上大学了，你的心情如何？
B:既高兴又舍不得。
A: How are you feeling about your son going away from home to college?
B: it’s a bittersweet feeling.
A:儿子要离家上大学了，你的心情如何？
B:既高兴又舍不得。
119、 That’s not my cup of tea. 我对那没兴趣
A: What do you think of Mike?
B: He’s not my cup of tea.
A:你觉得迈克怎么样？
B:他不是我喜欢的类型。
A: What do you think of Mike?
B: He’s not my cup of tea.
A:你觉得迈克怎么样？
B:他不是我喜欢的类型。
120、 Can I have a doggy bag, please? 我可以打包吗？
A: Waiter! Can I have a doggy bag, please?
B: Sure.
A:服务员！我可以打包吗？
B:当然。
A: Waiter! Can I have a doggy bag, please?
B: Sure.
A:服务员！我可以打包吗？
B:当然。
121、 It gives me the creeps. 我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
A: Mary, what do you think about the thriller?
B: It was really scary. It gave me the creeps.
A: 玛丽，你觉得这部恐怖片怎么样？
B: 太吓人了，我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
A: Mary, what do you think about the thriller?
B: It was really scary. It gave me the creeps.
A: 玛丽，你觉得这部恐怖片怎么样？
B: 太吓人了，我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
122、 She had a nose surgery. 她隆了鼻子
A：Did you see Susan? She looks so different.
B：She had a nose surgery.
A：你看到苏珊了吗？她看起来变化很大。
B：她隆了鼻子。
A：Did you see Susan? She looks so different.
B：She had a nose surgery.
A：你看到苏珊了吗？她看起来变化很大。
B：她隆了鼻子。
123、 Gravy train 美差；肥缺
A：George realized the gravy train was over when he got fired.
B：Wasn’t it too late?
A：乔治到被解雇时才明白，这下他的财源断了。
B：现在才意识到是不是有点晚了。
A：George realized the gravy train was over when he got fired.
B：Wasn’t it too late?
A：乔治到被解雇时才明白，这下他的财源断了。
B：现在才意识到是不是有点晚了。
124、 Cut the mustard 符合要求；获得成功
A：Can this method work well?
B：This old method just doesn’t cut the mustard any more.
A：这种方法会奏效吗？
B：这种老方法不好用喽。
A：Can this method work well?
B：This old method just doesn’t cut the mustard any more.
A：这种方法会奏效吗？
B：这种老方法不好用喽。
125、 What’s cooking? 发生了什么事？（在搞什么把戏？）
A：Hey, what’s cooking?
B：Nothing.
A：嘿，发生了什么事？
B：没什么。
A：Hey, what’s cooking?
B：Nothing.
A：嘿，发生了什么事？
B：没什么。
126、 Hit the ceiling 勃然大怒；大发脾气
A：David’s dad hit the ceiling when he got home at two in the morning.
B：So did my dad.
A：大卫凌晨两点回到家时，他爸爸大发雷霆。
B：我爸也是。
A：David’s dad hit the ceiling when he got home at two in the morning.
B：So did my dad.
A：大卫凌晨两点回到家时，他爸爸大发雷霆。
B：我爸也是。
127、 Rub someone the wrong way. 触犯某人
A：There’s something about her that rubs me the wrong way.
B：What is it?
A：她有些事让我很恼火。
B：什么事？
A：There’s something about her that rubs me the wrong way.
B：What is it?
A：她有些事让我很恼火。
B：什么事？
128、 Trip the light fantastic 跳舞
A：You weren’t here just now.
B：We just got back from tripping the light fantastic.
A：刚才你们不在。
B：我们刚刚跳舞回来。
A：You weren’t here just now.
B：We just got back from tripping the light fantastic.
A：刚才你们不在。
B：我们刚刚跳舞回来。
129、 A change of pace. (为解乏、解闷等而130、 )改变活动（习惯、生活方式等）
A：A change of pace will probably do you good.
B：I’m thinking about it.
A：改变一下生活方式可能会对你有好处。
B：我正在考虑呢。
A：A change of pace will probably do you good.
B：I’m thinking about it.
A：改变一下生活方式可能会对你有好处。
B：我正在考虑呢。
131、 Shout something from the rooftops ?公开宣布某事
A：How did you feel when Lily said she’d marry you?
B：I wanted to shout it from the rooftops.
A：莉莉答应要嫁给你时，你是什么感觉？
B：我真想告诉每一个人。
A：How did you feel when Lily said she’d marry you?
B：I wanted to shout it from the rooftops.
A：莉莉答应要嫁给你时，你是什么感觉？
B：我真想告诉每一个人。
132、 Bring down the house. 博得全场喝彩
A：A young girl brought the house down with a ballet dance.
B：Do you know anything about her?
A：一位年轻姑娘跳的芭蕾舞博得了全场喝彩。
B：你了解那位姑娘的情况吗？
A：A young girl brought the house down with a ballet dance.
B：Do you know anything about her?
A：一位年轻姑娘跳的芭蕾舞博得了全场喝彩。
B：你了解那位姑娘的情况吗？
133、 Bite off more than one can chew. 承担力所不134、 及的事
A：We bite off more than one can chew when we started this project.
B：Is there any turning back now?
A：这个项目刚开始的时候我们就没有量力而行。
B：现在还有回旋的余地吗？
A：We bite off more than one can chew when we started this project.
B：Is there any turning back now?
A：这个项目刚开始的时候我们就没有量力而行。
B：现在还有回旋的余地吗？
135、 Birthday suit 裸体
A：Our one-year-old son likes to turn around in his birthday suit.
B：Isn’t that lovely?
A：我们那一岁的儿子喜欢光着身子跑来跑去。
B：多好玩啊。
A：Our one-year-old son likes to turn around in his birthday suit.
B：Isn’t that lovely?
A：我们那一岁的儿子喜欢光着身子跑来跑去。
B：多好玩啊。
136、 Burn a hole in one’s pocket. （钱等）在口袋里留不137、 住
A：Money burns a hole in my wife’s pocket.
B：You should help her make a monthly budget.
A：我太太有钱就留不住。
B：那你该帮她做个每月的预算。
A：Money burns a hole in my wife’s pocket.
B：You should help her make a monthly budget.
A：我太太有钱就留不住。
B：那你该帮她做个每月的预算。
138、 On the right side of the blanket. 正式结婚所生的。
A：She couldn’t inherit the property simply because she was not born on the right side of the blanket.
B：That’s ridiculous.
A：她不能继承遗产就是因为她是个私生女。
B：这太没道理了。
A：She couldn’t inherit the property simply because she was not born on the right side of the blanket.
B：That’s ridiculous.
A：她不能继承遗产就是因为她是个私生女。
B：这太没道理了。
139、 Give sb the boot (or give sb the order of the boot) 解雇某人；开除某人
A：Eric’s company gave him the boot.
B：What for?
A：埃里克被公司开除了。
B：为什么？
A：Eric’s company gave him the boot.
B：What for?
A：埃里克被公司开除了。
B：为什么？
140、 Hit the panic button 过于惊慌；惊慌失措
A：Fire! Fire!
B：Keep cool, don’t hit the panic button.
A：着火了！着火了！
B：冷静点儿，不要惊慌失措。
A：Fire! Fire!
B：Keep cool, don’t hit the panic button.
A：着火了！着火了！
B：冷静点儿，不要惊慌失措。
141、 Make a fool of 出了洋相
A：I could kick myself, really.
B：What happened?
A：I made a fool of myself at the class meeting.
B：Oh, cheer up! Nobody will laugh at you.
A：我真想踢自己几下。
B：发生了什么事？
A：我在班会上出了洋相。
B：没什么！高兴点，没人会笑你的。
A：I could kick myself, really.
B：What happened?
A：I made a fool of myself at the class meeting.
B：Oh, cheer up! Nobody will laugh at you.
A：我真想踢自己几下。
B：发生了什么事？
A：我在班会上出了洋相。
B：没什么！高兴点，没人会笑你的。
142、 Make good time 快速行进；有效利用运行时间
A：Do you always go to work by bus?
B：That’s right.
A：Isn’t it slow to go by bus?
B：Well, a little, even though the bus makes good time, I have to leave a minute margin.
A：你总是乘公共汽车上班吗？
B：对。
A：乘公共汽车不慢吗？
B：有点慢，即使开得很快，我还是得留出20分钟富余时间。
A：Do you always go to work by bus?
B：That’s right.
A：Isn’t it slow to go by bus?
B：Well, a little, even though the bus makes good time, I have to leave a minute margin.
A：你总是乘公共汽车上班吗？
B：对。
A：乘公共汽车不慢吗？
B：有点慢，即使开得很快，我还是得留出20分钟富余时间。
143、 Mother hen 婆婆妈妈地担心他人遭遇意外的人
A：Smoking is harmful to your health.
B：Don’t be such a mother hen. I can take care of myself.
A：You should stop smoking.
B：And you your babbling
A：吸烟对你身体有害。
B：别婆婆妈妈地，我会照顾好自己的。
A：你应该把烟彻底戒掉。
B：你别再唠叨了。
A：Smoking is harmful to your health.
B：Don’t be such a mother hen. I can take care of myself.
A：You should stop smoking.
B：And you your babbling
A：吸烟对你身体有害。
B：别婆婆妈妈地，我会照顾好自己的。
A：你应该把烟彻底戒掉。
B：你别再唠叨了。
144、 Nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙
A：Are you going steady with Peter?
B：I probably will. What’s your opinion?
A：Mark my words. Don’t get mixed with him.
B：But why not?
A：He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
A：你准备和彼得将关系确定下来吗？
B：可能会吧。你看怎么样？
A：记住我的话，别和他搅在一起。
B：为什么不呢？
A：他虽表面上看着潇洒，但骨子里却是个下流坯子。
A：Are you going steady with Peter?
B：I probably will. What’s your opinion?
A：Mark my words. Don’t get mixed with him.
B：But why not?
A：He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
A：你准备和彼得将关系确定下来吗？
B：可能会吧。你看怎么样？
A：记住我的话，别和他搅在一起。
B：为什么不呢？
A：他虽表面上看着潇洒，但骨子里却是个下流坯子。
145、 New broom 刚上任的新官
A：Our mayor is from a bigger city.
B：He’s doing fine. A new broom sweeps clean.
A：He brings with him some talented people from his former city.
B：I think we we’ll benefit a lot.
A：我们的市长是从大城市调来的。
B：他干得不错。新官上任三把火嘛。
A：他从他先前就任的城市带来了不少有才能的人。
B：我想我们会获益的。
A：Our mayor is from a bigger city.
B：He’s doing fine. A new broom sweeps clean.
A：He brings with him some talented people from his former city.
B：I think we we’ll benefit a lot.
A：我们的市长是从大城市调来的。
B：他干得不错。新官上任三把火嘛。
A：他从他先前就任的城市带来了不少有才能的人。
B：我想我们会获益的。
146、 No account 没用的人
A：He’s a person of no account.
B：But as far as I know, he once won the world champion at the Olympic Games.
A：Are you sure?
B：Yes, he was the very prize-winner in the court tennis ten years ago?
A：他是个微不足道的人。
B：但椐我所知，他曾在奥运会上拿过冠军。
A：你能肯定吗？
B：能。他就是10年前的那个庭院网球冠军！
A：He’s a person of no account.
B：But as far as I know, he once won the world champion at the Olympic Games.
A：Are you sure?
B：Yes, he was the very prize-winner in the court tennis ten years ago?
A：他是个微不足道的人。
B：但椐我所知，他曾在奥运会上拿过冠军。
A：你能肯定吗？
B：能。他就是10年前的那个庭院网球冠军！
147、 Bone of contention 争吵的原因
A：Why are the brothers grow cold and often quarrel with each other?
B：The division of their father’s property is their bone of contention.
A：So there’re no brothers when they come to money.
A：那对兄弟为什么关系如此冷淡，还总是吵架？
B：还不是因为他们父亲财产分配的事儿。
A：一提到钱，亲兄弟也不亲了。
A：Why are the brothers grow cold and often quarrel with each other?
B：The division of their father’s property is their bone of contention.
A：So there’re no brothers when they come to money.
A：那对兄弟为什么关系如此冷淡，还总是吵架？
B：还不是因为他们父亲财产分配的事儿。
A：一提到钱，亲兄弟也不亲了。
148、 Tickle someone’s funny bone 逗某人笑
A：You seem to enjoy Bob’s company.
B：Sure. He always tickles my funny bone with his army stories.
A：Will you marry him?
B：For those jokes? Oh, no!
A：你好像挺喜欢鲍勃做伴的。
B：没错。他总是用他军队里的笑话逗我笑。
A：你会嫁给他吗？
B：因为那些笑话吗？哦，不！
A：You seem to enjoy Bob’s company.
B：Sure. He always tickles my funny bone with his army stories.
A：Will you marry him?
B：For those jokes? Oh, no!
A：你好像挺喜欢鲍勃做伴的。
B：没错。他总是用他军队里的笑话逗我笑。
A：你会嫁给他吗？
B：因为那些笑话吗？哦，不！
149、 Be all ears 聚精会神地听
A：Go on with your story, Dad. I’m all ears!
B：It’s too late. Go to bed. We can go on tomorrow.
A：Oh, no. Five more minutes, OK?
B：You swear?
A：Yes, I swear.
A：接着讲你的故事吗，爸爸。我正聚精会神地听着呢�
A：Go on with your story, Dad. I’m all ears!
B：It’s too late. Go to bed. We can go on tomorrow.
A：Oh, no. Five more minutes, OK?
B：You swear?
A：Yes, I swear.
A：接着讲你的故事吗，爸爸。我正聚精会神地听着呢�
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