1. take some convincing

需要一些說(shuō)服力

E.g. I wouldn’t rule it out completely, but I would take some convincing.

我不會(huì)徹底排除它，但我需要一些說(shuō)服力。

2. twists and turns

意想不到的迂回曲折

E.g. Many writers are surprised by the twists and turns that comes from the creative process.

許多作者對(duì)這個(gè)充滿(mǎn)創(chuàng)意的過(guò)程的迂回曲折感到驚奇不已。

3. watch your back

當(dāng)心

E.g. If you don’t watch your back in this company, you’ll find your colleagues taking advantage of you.

在這家公司你可要多加提防，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)你的同事都想利用你。

4. a hop, skip and a jump (away) from...

離……不遠(yuǎn)

E.g. Perhaps more importantly, this resource potential is a hop, skip and a jump away from the mage-demand centres along the coastal regions of the East Coast.

也許更重要的是，這種資源潛力離東海岸沿海地區(qū)巨大需求中心不遠(yuǎn)。

5. be laid off

下崗

E.g. Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off.

當(dāng)她聽(tīng)到自己會(huì)被解雇時(shí)，她的臉拉了下來(lái)。

6. blow one’s nose

擤鼻涕

E.g. Don’t sneeze or blow your nose anywhere except into a handkerchief.

不要隨處打噴嚏或擤鼻涕，要對(duì)著手巾。

7. brag about

吹噓

E.g. Most of us like to brag about our successes and hide our failures.

大部分人都喜歡吹噓自己的成功，隱藏自己的失敗。

8. by blood

血緣關(guān)系

E.g. A group of people is related by blood or marriage.

一群人由血緣或者婚姻關(guān)系聯(lián)系在一起。

9. cashmere throw

羊毛毯

10. commencement speech

畢業(yè)演講

E.g. College commencement speech season may be the best time to learn how to communicate powerfully.

大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮演講季或許是學(xué)習(xí)如何提高溝通效果的最佳時(shí)機(jī)。