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美国口语俚语（26）4 g* N _& O5 t0 K# ~8 {
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After being in the used car business for 40 years, Harry finally called it quits.. G9 L3 M7 m$ c
做了40年旧车生意后，哈利终于洗手不干了。
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( O) @, m/ |) @6 L- F2 \2. chip in出钱
; }# L$ O4 ~3 T* {& @% S8 FWe all chipped in to buy Jennifer a going-away present.( M% t3 D/ b4 Y, d3 z" f
大家都出钱买一个送别礼物给Jennifer.
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3. a chip off the old block一个模子印出来的；酷似（父母的人）% [% G r( q- Y6 g G
Scott certainly is a chip off the old block. He reminds me so much of his father when he was that age.) r9 F' e8 l. l: C
斯克特酷似他爸爸。他让我想起他爸爸在他这年龄时的许多事。7 ^. o& ?# r. H0 _- J/ |" ~
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4. clean up one’s act信心革面，重新做人- x, A. a: O7 t; z
You’d better clean up your act if you want to go to a good school.
7 y0 U8 p/ c* H, N% j* x如果你想金好学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强* n. p% W9 E3 U8 }
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5. cliffhanger吊人胃口的东西
/ |! u5 r+ E1 x+ T6 \- S7 U9 P9 A/ jTV series like Dallas usually end the season with a cliffhanger.
6 d) r: e B9 M2 `: _* ?象《达拉斯》这样的电视连续剧经常以吊人胃口的方式结束一个时节。
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美国口语俚语（27）
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+ @ E5 t( W1 K& l% A9 L" N1. bullheaded顽固，牛脾气
: ~- I9 e" Y- x" v8 I$ K( `Terry is so bullheaded; he won’t listen to anybody else’s opinion.
2 F' v0 I) c% }: |: j* R/ I特利这么顽固，他听不进别人的意见。
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$ W$ _3 P4 t J4 r; g4 R& |$ l2. bum rap责骂
. s4 a/ O, r, o" B: E; b! z% iLouise got a bum rap for taking sides with Richard.: H+ i4 |# d/ s$ T: U: D0 r) O
路易斯因为偏袒理查德而受到责骂。+ i7 s8 i, ?- B5 f
5 }6 H6 ^4 i9 p' E0 V0 u3. bummer令人恶心的经历$ d% |0 ?4 j! ^' E, g
That show was a real bummer." d) C [3 {" b; E3 D; ^. y' u
那场表演令人倒尽胃口。. C8 s2 ~5 B9 t, z7 d' \5 ~
" I9 L: i |0 w4 m1 u4. burn someone up激怒某人. R6 i+ h* J& b6 R: Y- `( c, E
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有人没把份内的事做好就令我生气。
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5. catch on to突然了解, B, Y8 {# H& f' U9 ?* X5 L
It took Cindy a long time to catch on to what Bill was saying.7 s: T- V; e- k* b& b& D
辛迪许久以后才突然明白比尔所说的话。
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美国口语俚语（28）
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. `2 O- x3 H. ^ \1. drown one’s sorrows借酒消愁
* U' r' a( `, `9 pAfter Megan dumped Chuck, Chuck went to the bar to drown his sorrows over a beer.
! E! i6 D3 g) Y+ T- ]: F4 x- s% C自从梅甘甩了查克后，查克就到酒吧借酒消愁。
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* O X- F, u: F; C* a. q1 o2. creepy恐怖的, `* l0 D# N( o, {, o
That was a creepy movie. I’ll probably have nightmares tonight.
9 x, ?& U5 D; a8 B8 W那是一部恐怖片。今晚我也许会做恶梦。
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3. cross a bridge when/before one comes to it船到桥头自然直
. @* Y3 j) w- R) YStop worrying about your piano recital. You’ll cross that bridge when you come to it.
. E2 T* H( X3 k- _+ L6 u" f别担心你的钢琴独奏会。船到桥头自然直。- }( u! @) v2 U$ w7 S
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4. cranky脾气暴躁
) q* K- B3 [0 f8 oGrandpa is really cranky if he doesn’t have his afternoon nap.8 k$ A4 g2 f' p) P: f
祖父如果不睡午觉就会很暴躁。+ Z( d1 i$ ^+ r! E1 r9 p2 O3 A
7 N$ C, w# {( Y' B2 \( }' ]3 ]5. deal someone in让某人参加
* @% B& ?3 j: v1 s6 H! ?3 {Deal me in. I want to play too., e% q$ o. w/ n* m5 W
让我参加，我也要玩。0 n% \5 k# l9 D0 ^" p0 ]/ f) g
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1. big deal重要的事+ k, {4 e. r; d9 @: N+ |0 L% u
It’s no big deal. I don’t mind helping you out.
5 `& ~3 q+ |" [* S0 u这没什么大不了的，我不介意帮助你摆脱困境。
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) X6 g4 J! g' ]! F+ [+ R3 ]) ^2. bottom line总之，归根结底
z3 W9 u. L/ QThe bottom line is that our sales need to pick up if we’re going to make a profit this year.
( E4 q$ e8 P G4 ~! I总之，如果我们今年要盈利的话，销售量一定得增加。
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3. give someone a break让某人松口气) l+ ]: l2 l9 X
The boss gave her a break and let her try again.4 n' f+ R, v. r% _* A t2 ^3 x
老板让她松口气，让她再试一次。6 Q# B; _$ b1 e, M+ m
' v- |' X' t) e" k; V k4. break a leg祝演出等成功（表面意思“摔断腿”的反话）% z4 F/ g4 h8 g7 ~, M6 P7 F9 h
I know you are going to be great in the play tonight. Break a leg!! v- T" r- L: R" x, z$ D8 A
我知道你今天晚上的比赛会很成功。祝你顺利！
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5. go for it去做吧！( S4 O4 e$ \7 ~/ t; H# E5 Z6 V
Why not? Go for it?, A( q/ |$ Y$ s2 j
为什么不呢？大胆的去做吧！ B- r; W% @3 T2 i0 U9 \6 j- m
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1. ahead of the game领先，占优势
3 _ } Z$ U3 F H) d4 L2 S5 |5 kHe got ahead of the game by finishing her work early." ^5 I! Y! o8 V3 y' Q
他因提早完成工作而领先他人。
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0 D8 X- h9 @/ Y8 t( d& @6 H2. all right already好啦好啦，别念叨啦
/ a: G, i6 N1 qAll right already, I’m coming!
/ Q$ n- X0 n4 e$ C' w6 n好啦好啦，别念叨啦，我来了！
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3. all-out尽力，全力以赴+ T% ~( f! f* g* H2 I: {/ x F; A
We made an all-out effort to learn English.$ {- R u* e u0 ~
我们全力以赴学英语。% v! C4 F' X1 S& x6 |6 I: y
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4. all hell broke loose一团糟
, T" H& i7 _( Y" ^" \5 o o- U/ HWhen the flood hit, all hell broke loose.
% S7 e' r1 t- d. W洪水一泛滥，一切乱糟糟。* C8 s6 R3 @7 K8 }9 ?0 ]# ]# N" G
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5. add insult to injury越搞越糟，越描越黑* ]" {; T' \4 r0 o& X: v$ X q
Her awkward attempt to explain her error merely added insult to injury.% n3 t: J& x2 [) T
她笨拙地企图解释所犯的错误，结果只是越描越黑。 |
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