【正文】 of 一系列 a series of reaction 一系列反應(yīng) chain smoker 吸煙很嚴(yán)重的人a train of thoughts/ ideas 一個個的想法in confusion 亂七八糟 be covered with confusion 局促不安 throw sb into confusion 使某人驚慌失措look sb in the eyes 兩眼直視某人 eye to eye with sb 與某人看法完全一樣turn a blind eye to sth 對……視而不見 make eyes at sb 含情報脈脈地看著某人reduce sb to + 名詞： 迫使某人處于……狀態(tài)Troubles never e single 禍不單行as we know 眾所周知 during the rush hour 上下班高峰期forbid sb to do sth 禁止做某事 forbid doing sth 禁止做……事don39。s condition 結(jié)婚keep faith with sb. 對……守信用put one39。s way 妨礙某人的發(fā)展grind sth to pieces 把……弄成碎片grind one39。s fingers at sb 向某人彈響指（表示蔑視，不尊重）snap sth up 迅速抓住機(jī)會搶購 in a snap 立刻，馬上passion for doing sth 熱情于做某事embark on doing sth 從事做（新的，難度大的事情）go so far as to do 竟然到了干……的地步in dread of 害怕tend to 傾向于 tend to do sth 有……傾向 tend to sth 照料，伺候be supposed to 一致公認(rèn)as good as 幾乎，差不多sheer nonsense 一派胡言 in a word 簡而言之in other words 換句話說，也就是說 put in a (good) word for 為……說好話beyond belief 難以置信benefit sb/sth 有益于某人或某事 benefit by/ from sth 得益于某事物fill the bill 符合要求，適合需要 a bird in (the ) hand 已到手的東西，已定局的事情bitter wind 刺骨的風(fēng) bitter remarks 刻薄話，惡毒的話 do its bit 盡本分做應(yīng)該做的 do a share 做好分內(nèi)的工作play an important role/part in sth 起了重要的作用take offence at sb/sth 對……生氣trace its way 繼續(xù)延伸 out of sentiment = out of pity 出于同情lavish money on sth/ sb 在……浪費(fèi)金錢lavish praises on sb ＝ never grude to do sth : 大肆吹捧某人lavish care on sb 溺愛，過度寵愛air one39。s act of doing 裝模作樣，假裝 put on == pretend in blank astonishment 茫然驚奇的keep in touch with sb = keep up correspondence 保持通信聯(lián)系provoke sb39。s effort to do sth 某人干什么所做出來的努力urge sb to do sth. 敦促某人做某事＝ prompt sb to do take measure 采取措施keep sth on permanent display 一直擺放著…………despite the fact that 盡管事實(shí)如此 ＝ in spite of the fact that consider it a great joke/great fun to do sth 把做某事看作時巨大的樂趣meet with sb39。s back 背著某人，暗中 turn one39。s clothes 脫去衣服at the advent of 在…到來的時候 since the advent of 自從…的到來in the unique position 處于無以倫比，獨(dú)一無二的情況select from 從…中選擇(同類中)up to now = so far 到目前為止e into being 產(chǎn)生，出現(xiàn) e into use 開始使用as near as 接近 make a scoop 走運(yùn)be perturbed about sth 為…而心神不安rip one39。s own hand 無法無天 take the law of sb 控告within the law 合法 outside the law 不合法undertake to do 承擔(dān)，開始做in accord with 和…一致 out of accord with 和……不一致 of one39。s wisdom teeth 開始懂事了on purpose: 故意，強(qiáng)調(diào)目的性take the consequence of 承擔(dān)……的后果with ease 輕而易舉 at ease, ill at ease 舒服，寬松put sb at his ease 不拘束 take one39。s hair stand on end: 使某人感到毛骨悚然的make a lasting impression on sb: 給某人以不可磨滅的印象have a false impression of sb: 對某人有錯誤的看法give sb impression that: 給某人印象impress sb with sth 用…給某人留下印象marked the end of : 標(biāo)志…的結(jié)束take the lead: 處于領(lǐng)先地位== go into the lead take over the lead: 取得領(lǐng)先地位lose the lead: 失去領(lǐng)