.大吵大闹 yell bloody1 murder
假如我的老婆了解我为他们花了多少钱,她必然会大吵大闹的。
My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I
have spent for them.
2. 非常像 the spitting image of
小李真象他的父亲,在老婆面前象条虫似的。
Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just
like a lamb in front of his wife.
3. 绝交信Dear John
贝克收到他女友的绝交信的那天简直都气疯了。
Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his
Dear John from his exgirlfriend.
4.不可以轻信take something with a grain of salt
他说的话你可不可以全信,他是个撒谎不带脸红的人。
You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. Hes a born
liar2.
5. 告发,检举 blow the whistle
据了解检举这件事的政府官员也被调职了。
Its said that those government officials who had blown the whistle
also got transferred.
6. 指控 charge somebody with
他被指控犯有强奸罪而被逮捕了
He was charged with raping3 and got arrested.
7.刮目相看sit up and take notice
他近期出了几本十分畅销的书,这使得不少人对他刮目相看
He has published a number of books and they all become best-sellers,
the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice.
8.挺很好的 be hunky-dory
他的女友挺很好的,跟大家都合得来。
His girlfriend is hunky-dory, getting on nicely with almost
everyone.
9.已经了 be over
电影已经完了 The film is over.
10.断断续续be off and on
我断断续续学了12年的英语了。
I have been learning English off and on for 12 years.
11.亏你说得出来 I like that!
你是说男性应该娶几个老婆?亏你说得出来!
Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that!
12.闭上嘴 button ones lip/zip ones lips
闭上嘴!难道你看不出来人家不喜欢听么?
Zip your lips. Cant you see theyre annoyed?
13.真的阿 you dont say
我已经和丽玲结婚了。 Li ling and I are married.
真的阿!你真幸运 。 You dont say! You are lucky.
14.再适合不过了 suit somebody to a T
这个颜色对你再适合不过了。
This color suits you to a T.
15.叫人看不下去an eye-sore
看那两个青年在那里又搂又吻的真叫人看不下去。
The two young guys caressing4 and spooning there are plain an
eye-sore.
16.不可以用了 be done for
这件大衣不可以穿了。买件新的吧。
Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for.
17. 不理不睬not even give a tumble
小李三番五次的说他喜欢小刘,可是小刘对他不理不睬
Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesnt even give him
tumble.
18.拒绝某人的求婚give somebody the mitten5
她说她的求婚被拒绝了。
She said that she had been given the mitten.
19.为说句好话put in a good word for
你可以去找老王,让他在老板面前为你说句好话。
You may go to Lao Wang and ask him to put in a good word for you in
front of the boss.
20.如何也不 cant for the life of one.
我如何也想不起他的电话号码了
I cant for the life of me remember his telephone number.
21.绝对没Id eat my hat if I had
我绝对没把那个消息告诉她。
Id eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.
22.算了吧call it quits
算了吧。他既然已有新欢,我也就不计划和他复婚了
Id call it quits, and I would not remarry him for that hes already
had his new woman.
23.合格be up to grade
他们的新品基本上都是合格的。
Their new products are near up to grade.
24.我赞同Ill drink to it.
你是说大家今晚到食肆去吃么?这个我赞同
Did you say wed eat out tonight? Ill drink to that.
25. 严加训斥give somebody a dressing6 down
老板听到那个消息后严厉训斥了参与此事的员工。
On hearing the news, the boss gave a dressing down to all those
clerks that were involved in the business.
26.一个字也不说not breathe a word
她的嘴非常紧,直到目前对那件事她也没吐露一个字。
She s tight-mouthed .So far she has not breathed a word about that