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1、1. Mybestfrienddatedmybrotherforfiveyears.Theyjustsplituptwoweeksagoitwasabadbreakup,andnowImwalkingoneggshellsaroundbothofthem.-beingverycautioussoasnottoupsetoroffendsomeone.2. MycousingavemeafreeplanetickettoHawaii,andmybossgavemetwoweeksofftotravel.IjustfoundoutmyfavoritebandisdoingashowinHawaii

2、atthesametimeIllbetherethatsjusttheicingonthecake!-anadditionalbenefittosomethingthatisalreadygood3. TheYankeesarethebestbaseballteamofalltimeTheproofisinthepudding-theyvewonmorechampionshipsthananysportsfranchiseinhistory.-youcanbesurethatsomethingistrueifitistested4. Imcurrentlytaking6collegecours

3、esinadditiontoworkingfull-time.ThatmeansImbusyeverydayfrom6AMto11PM,andImgettingbehindonmyschoolwork.IthinkIbitoffmorethanIcouldchewthissemester.-ItookonmoreresponsibilitiesthanIcanhandle5. Changingacountrystrajectorytakestime-theeconomicpoliciesenactedthreeyearsagojustnowbeginningtobearfruit.(bear/

4、bore/born)-producesuccessfulresults6. Whenthesalesmanstartstalkingabouthowbuyinganexpensivenewcarwillmakeyourlifereallygreat,youshouldtakeitwithagrainofsalt.-notbelieveittobecompletelytrueorcorrect7. Idonttrustthatnewspaper.Theirreportingisntverybaalnced;theytendtocherry-picktheinformationinfavorofo

5、neparticularpoliticalparty.-tochooseonlyspecificitems(thebestparts)andignoretherest8. Myfriendswenttotheartmuseum,butIdecidedtocometothebeachinstead.Contemplatingpaintingsforhoursisnotreallymycupoftea.-youdontlikeitverymuch9. Iwassickandcouldntgototheparty.Dontrubsaltinthewoundbytellingmehowgreatitw

6、as.-tomakeasadpersonfeelevenworse10. My3-year-olddaughteralreadyknowshowtousethecomputer.Shesonesharp/smartcookie!-intelligent11. Didyouhearaboutthegrandmotherwhochasedarobberoutofherhousewithakitchenknife?Whatatoughcookie!-courageousandstrong12. Thatmathtestwasapieceofcake.IdidntevenstudyandIbetIgo

7、teveryquestionright.-itsveryeasy13. DianakeptpressuringBilltotellherhowmuchhepaidfortheengagementring,butherefusedtospillthebeans.-torevealsecretinformation14. Ourcompanyneedstopaybackaloanfromthebank,butbusinesshasbeenslow.Ifwedontgetmorecustomersbytheendoftheyear,wellreallybeinapickle.-beinginadif

8、ficultsituation15. Thatbookwaswritten50yearsago,butitsstillveryapplicabletoday.Youshouldreadititdefinitelyprovidessomefoodforthought.-informationworthconsidering16. Putthatcellphoneaway!Youneedtopayattentionconstantlywhiledriving;anaccidentcanhappenintheblinkofaneye.-veryquickly/suddenly17. Iveheard

9、thatsongsomanytimesthatIknowthelyricsbyheart.-youvememorizedit18. Youcantstartcryingeverytimesomeonegivesyousuggestionforimprovement.Youneedtodevelopathickskin.-dontletcriticismaffectyouemotionally19. Unfortunately,myjobinterviewgotoffonthewrongfootIaccidentallymixedupthecompanysnamewiththatofitsbig

10、gestcompetitor.-itstartedbadly20. Itreallygetsonmynerveswhenmyroommateborrowsmyclotheswithoutasking.-annoysyou21. Theotherteamclearlyhadtheupperhandtheirplayerswerestrongerandfaster.Welostthegame6-1Havingthe“upperhand”meanshavingtheadvantage.22. EversinceIreceivedthepromotionthatJennawashopingtoget,

11、shesbeengivingmethecoldshoulder.Shewontevenlookatmeduringstaffmeetings-To“givesomeonethecoldshoulder”meansrejectingortreatingrudely23. Theclientisdragginghisfeetongivingusananswertotheproposalwevebeenwaitingforthreeweeks.Itappearshesnotveryenthusiasticaboutworkingwithourcompany.-Ifsomeoneis“dragging

12、hisfeet,”itmeansheisdelayingordoingsomethingveryslowly.24. Iknewthatmyfriendwaslyingtohisbrother,butIheldmytonguebecauseIdidntwanttogetinvolvedinafamilyconflict.-To“holdyourtongue”meanstosaynothing.25. Movingtoanewcountrywhereyoudontspeakasinglewordofthelocallanguagteakesguts.-“Guts”isaninformalword

13、foryourstomachandintestines.Inthepast,itwasbelievedthattheseinternalorganswerethesourceofapersonscourage-Ifsomething“takeguts,”itrequirescourage26. Youcanalsosaythatsomeonedoesnthavethegutstodosomethingifthepersondoesnthaveenoughcouragetodotheactivity-Forexample,“Idonthavethegutstosinginfrontofahuge

14、audience!”27. Tryingtogetmyteenagesontohelpoutaroundthehouseislikepullingteeth.Ifsomethingis“l(fā)ikepullingteeth,”itmeansthatitisextremelydifficultandpainful-Yourteetharesetveryfirmlyinyourmouth,and“pulling”(extracting)teethisapainfulanddifficultprocess.Theidiom“itslikepullingteeth”isusedtodescribesome

15、thingthatsdifficultandpainful.Itsoftenusedwhentakingabouttryingtogetinformationfromapersonwhodoesntwanttocommunication.28. Ihateeverythingaboutmyco-workers.Theyrelazy,annoying,andrude.Sorryforranting,Ijusthadtogetthatoffmychest.-Yourchestcontainsyourheart,whichisconsideredthecenterofemotion.Sotogets

16、omethingoffyourchestmeanstoexpressfeelingsoremotionsthatyouhavekeptinsideforalongtime.Thisphrasecanbeusedforexpressingpositiveornegativeemotions.Peopleusuallyfeelbetterafterexpressingtheirfeelings,soitscommontosay“itfeelsgoodtogetthatoffmychest.”29. Adimeadozen=socommonthatitsworthless-Adimeisacoint

17、hatsworthtencents.ThiswordisusedintheUnitedStates.Adozenisawordthatmeans12items.Ifyoucanbuy12itemsfor10cents,thentheitemisntveryvaluable.Soadimeadozenmeansthatsomethingissocommonthatitsworthless.Thisidiomdoesnotactuallyrefertotherealcostoftheitem.Instead,itmeanstheitemissocommonthatithaslittletonovalue.-Smartphoneappsareadimeadozennowadays,butyoucouldcounttheonesthataretrulyusefulononehand.30. Themostbangforyourbuck=themostvalueforyourmoney-Thewordbuckisaslangwordfordollar,andb