1. Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快(通常在跟別人道別的時(shí)候說(shuō),類似于goodbye了)
2. So far, so good. 目前為止一切都好
3. Take it or leave it. 要就要,不要就拉倒
4. Keep it up! 繼續(xù)努力,繼續(xù)加油
5. Good for you. 好啊!做得好!
6. Time flies!時(shí)光如梭
7. Time is money. 時(shí)間就是金錢
8. That's life. 這就是人生
9. Now you're talking. 這才對(duì)嘛(你這才叫說(shuō)話!。。剛說(shuō)的都是廢話)
10. I have butterflies in my stomach. 我感到緊張
(老外的肚子的蝴蝶,類似于中國(guó)人所說(shuō)的心里亂撞的小鹿)
11. You asked for it. 你自找的
12. read between the lines 讀出字里行間的言外之意
13. The rest is history. 其他的就眾所皆知了
14. A little bird told me. 我人聽(tīng)說(shuō)的
15. It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行(pour:傾盆大雨)
16. Mind your own business. 不關(guān)你的事兒(管好你自己的事兒)
17. Hang in there. 堅(jiān)持下去
18. could be worse 已經(jīng)很好了(老外說(shuō)話很婉轉(zhuǎn))
19. Money talks. 金錢萬(wàn)能
20. count me out 不要算我
21. Over my dead body! 想都別想(除非我死了)
22. go fifty-fifty on sth. (在...上面)平分
23. You can say that again! You said it! 你說(shuō)的沒(méi)錯(cuò);你說(shuō)對(duì)了
24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧!
25. It's Greek to me. 這我完全不懂(希臘文很難懂)
26. take my word for it 相信我的話
27. one's cup of tea 合某人胃口的事物/人
28. Get real! / Give me a break! 別鬧了;別開(kāi)玩笑了
29. head over heels 深陷;完全地(做狀語(yǔ),相當(dāng)于completely)
30. Suit yourself. 隨你高興
31. What's the catch? 有什么意圖?(葫蘆里賣的什么藥?)
32. let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密
33. sth. is touch-and-go 危險(xiǎn)的情況;驚險(xiǎn)的;一觸即發(fā)的
(touch and go,摸了馬上逃,想想你放炮竹的場(chǎng)景)
34. beat a dead horse 白費(fèi)勁(打一匹死馬)
35. The sky's the limit. 沒(méi)有限制(天是沒(méi)有限制的)
36. once in a blue moon 千載難逢;難得一次(這里“藍(lán)月亮”可不是洗衣液。。)
37. Be prepared. 準(zhǔn)備好
38. It's easier said than done. 說(shuō)的比做的簡(jiǎn)單
39. have second thoughts 考慮一下;猶豫
40. behind someone's back 在某人背后;背著某人
41. Better luck next time. 下次運(yùn)氣更好
42. come in handy 派得上用場(chǎng)
43. rains cats and dogs 傾盆大雨
44. First come, first served. 先來(lái)先招待;捷足先登
45. It's not my day! 今天運(yùn)氣真糟(反之,it's my day!今天是我的大好日子)
46. That's news to me. 這可是新聞呢
47. There's no way to tell. 沒(méi)辦法知道
48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法
49. You've got me there. 你考到我了
50. Easy does it. 慢慢來(lái);小心一點(diǎn);別生氣了
51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一點(diǎn)就說(shuō)出口;差一點(diǎn)就記起來(lái)的
52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好
53. let someone off the hook 讓某人擺脫麻煩、解脫困境
54. beside the point 離題的;不是重點(diǎn)
55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花費(fèi)很多精力
56. meet a deadline 截稿
57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不見(jiàn)為凈;離久情疏
58. rub someone the wrong way惹惱某人(試想逆著貓毛生長(zhǎng)方向去撫摸一只貓的后果)
59. step on one's toes 觸怒到某人(踩了某人的腳趾你說(shuō)怒不怒。。)
60. be fed up with 對(duì)……感到厭煩
61. give credit where credit is due. 稱贊該被贊美的人(不要吝嗇你的贊美)
62. go from bad to worse 每況愈下
63. hit the jackpot 中大獎(jiǎng),走運(yùn)
64. It all depends on what one means by sth. 這取決于一個(gè)人怎么看待這件事情了
65. accidentally/ on purpose 不小心/故意
66. in one's book 在某人的字典里;對(duì)…而言
67. No pains, no gains 一份耕耘,一份收獲
68. You ain't seen nothing yet. 你還沒(méi)看過(guò)更好(爛)的
69. to give a rain check 改天的邀請(qǐng) (棒球賽遇到下雨取消的話,觀眾憑票根還是可以去看順延的比賽,
rain check后來(lái)就常常指一份繼續(xù)有效的承諾)
70. That's what friends are for. 這就是好朋友啊 (朋友不是用來(lái)出賣的噢,吼吼)
71. It's a pain in the neck. 很討厭而難避免
72. It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要(禮輕情意重)
73. the tip of the iceberg 冰山一角;危險(xiǎn)的細(xì)微的征兆
74. jump down someone's throat 粗暴地回答某人;無(wú)理地打斷某人的話
75. save sth. for a rainy day 以備不時(shí)之需
76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中
77. by the skin of one's teeth 剛好,勉強(qiáng),僥幸(牙齒上那層皮。。是牙釉質(zhì)。多薄啊
78. Don't rock the boat. 不要破壞現(xiàn)狀、搗亂(別去搖船)
79. worth its weight in gold 很有價(jià)值的
80. speak of the devil 說(shuō)曹操曹操到
81. …is right up someone's alley 某物/事是某人的專長(zhǎng)
82. You never know what you can do until you try. 不試試看,就不知道自己的潛力
83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.
你幫我,我也幫你(你幫我撓背,我也幫你撓背。此句中猴山的即視感很強(qiáng))
84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是賺一分
85. get away from it all 遠(yuǎn)離這一切
86. make a mountain out of a molehill 大驚小怪;小題大做;言過(guò)其實(shí)
87. Two heads are better than one. 三個(gè)臭皮匠抵過(guò)一個(gè)諸葛亮
88. have cold feet 緊張(緊張到腳冷)
89. have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某樣?xùn)|西;決心要
90. Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)為上策
91. No sooner said than done. 說(shuō)做就做
92. sleep like a log 睡得很沉 (log也有枕木的意思,別看成dog了)
93. through thick and thin 不畏艱險(xiǎn),赴湯蹈火
94. all in the day's work 習(xí)以為常;不足為奇
95. Curiosity kills the cat. 好奇?zhèn)?
96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所見(jiàn)略圖
97. Some people never learn. 有些人總是學(xué)不乖
98. There's no place like home. 沒(méi)有比家更溫暖的地方
99. You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都會(huì)學(xué)到新東西
100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番,做個(gè)了結(jié)