
1. clock in 打卡
Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡,否则领不到钱。
2. come on to 对...轻薄;吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3. come easily 易如反掌
Languages come easily to some people. 语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
4. don't have a cow别大惊小怪
Don't have a cow! I'll pay for the damages. 别大惊小怪的!我会赔偿损失的。
5. push around 欺骗
Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我!
6. keep one's shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。
7. cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
8. joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。
9. rap说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words. 你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的歌词。
10. red-letter day大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very
important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
11. goner无可救药的人
Mark’s a goner. He didn’t finish his chores before going out. 麦克镇事无药可救,他日常工作没做完就出去了。
12. make a killing大有所获
He made a killing on that deal. I wish I had bought some shares. 那笔生意他大有所获。真希望我当初也加入了。
13. no sweat不麻烦,没问题
No sweat. I’ll have he report done for you in an hour. 没问题。我会在一小时之内让认为你做出这份报告。
14. pissed off生气
I really pissed off at Harry. He took the credit for all my work. 我对哈利真的很生气。我拼命工作他却坐享其成。
15. on the up and up光明正大,诚实无欺
I checked out his story, he’s on the up and up. 我核实过他所讲的事情,他诚实可靠。
16. uppity自命不凡
Don’t be so uppity. You don’t think we’re good enough for you? 不要那么自以为了不起。你难道认为我们配不上你吗?
