【導(dǎo)讀】要說(shuō)漂亮，我們公司新來(lái)的秘書可算是個(gè)相貌出眾的女孩子了。我知道怎樣對(duì)付兩面派，而且一眼就能看出誰(shuí)是一貫兩面討好的人。聽說(shuō)那個(gè)傻大個(gè)兒把他們公司的買賣搞得一團(tuán)糟。那些收破爛兒的人走街串戶，有時(shí)也能掙不少錢。她說(shuō)她決不會(huì)嫁給一個(gè)鄉(xiāng)巴佬，不管他多有錢。老張的家里總來(lái)些不三不四的人，可想而知老張不是什么好東西。和那些面無(wú)表情的人在一起工作真讓人憋氣。有人說(shuō)那個(gè)女人是個(gè)掃帚星，誰(shuí)跟她結(jié)婚誰(shuí)倒霉。他可是海量，從來(lái)沒有醉過(guò)。論油畫，張先生比劉先生畫得好。他可是個(gè)有頭腦德人，決不會(huì)相信你的那一套。我知道李明很能干，但我懷疑他是否真的愿意到我們這兒來(lái)工作。你剛才提到的那個(gè)作家不過(guò)是個(gè)有名無(wú)實(shí)的人。他已經(jīng)絞盡腦汁了，可是仍未找到問(wèn)題的答案。真沒想到小高那么沒骨氣，竟然嫁給了坑害過(guò)她父親的人。那個(gè)歌星也只是曇花一現(xiàn)，出了幾張唱片就銷聲匿跡了。她的飯量特別小，有一小塊面包就足夠了。

　　

【正文】 當(dāng)?shù)?，一點(diǎn)正經(jīng)事都不干。 I don?t want my children to play around all day and do nothing useful. a ticklish question 面對(duì)那些棘手的問(wèn)題他也顯得束手無(wú)策了。 He seemed to be at his wits end before those ticklish questions. sticky business 中國(guó)最大的管理資源中心 第 14 頁(yè) 共 32 頁(yè) 他發(fā)現(xiàn)這件事特別難辦，同意不好，不同意也不好 He found it a sticky business: he could neither agree nor disagree. play for safety 在這種情況下，我們應(yīng)該穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打，切勿操之過(guò)急 Under such circumstances we should play for safety against making haste. hold the baby 為什么把這個(gè)苦差事留給我一個(gè)人干？ Why should I be left holding the baby alone? one’s bread and butter 我不能放棄教書，那是我的飯碗 I can?t give up teaching, for it?s my bread and butter. have one’s hands full 王燕白天上班，下班后還 要照顧家里，簡(jiǎn)直是忙得不可開交。 Wang Yan has her hands full with working full time during the day and taking care of the family the rest of the time. nothing of the sort! 別聽他們胡說(shuō)八道，根本就沒那回事。 Don?t be fooled by their babbling. Nothing of the sort! 第六篇 贊同與反對(duì) 1． 大吵大鬧 yell bloody murder 如果我的妻子知道我為他們花了多少錢，她一定會(huì)大吵大鬧的。 My wife will certainly yell boldly murder when she learns how much I have spent for them. 2. 很像 the spitting image of 小李真象他的爸爸，在老婆面前象條蟲似的。 Xiao Li is plain the spitting image of his father, who behaves just like a lamb in front of his wife. 3. 絕交信 Dear John 貝克收到他女朋友的絕交信的那天簡(jiǎn)直都?xì)獐偭恕? Beck went plain crazy with anger on the day when he received his Dear John from his exgirlfriend. take something with a grain of salt 他說(shuō)的話你可不能全信，他是個(gè)說(shuō)謊不帶臉紅的人。 You must always take what he says with a grain of salt. He?s a born liar. 5. 告發(fā)，檢舉 blow the whistle 據(jù)說(shuō)檢舉這件事的政府官員也被調(diào)職了。 It?s said that those government officials who had blown the whistle also got transferred. 6. 指控 charge somebody with 他被指控犯有強(qiáng)奸罪而被逮捕了 He was charged with raping and got arrested. sit up and take notice 他最近出了幾本十分暢銷的書，這使得很多人對(duì)他刮目相看 He has published a number of books and they all bee bestsellers, the fact of which makes many people sit up and take notice. 中國(guó)最大的管理資源中心 第 15 頁(yè) 共 32 頁(yè) be hunkydory 他的女朋友挺不錯(cuò)的，跟誰(shuí)都合得來(lái)。 His girlfriend is hunkydory, getting on nicely with almost everyone. ??了 be over 電影已經(jīng)完了 The film is over. be off and on 我斷斷續(xù)續(xù)學(xué)了 12 年的英語(yǔ)了。 I have been learning English off and on for 12 years. I like that! 你是說(shuō)男人應(yīng)該娶幾個(gè)老婆？虧你說(shuō)得出來(lái)！ Did you say that a man should have several wives? I like that! button one’s lip/zip ones lips 閉上嘴！難道你看不出來(lái)人家不愛聽么？ Zip your lips. Can?t you see they?re annoyed? you don’t say 我已經(jīng)和麗玲結(jié)婚了。 Li ling and I are married. 真的阿！你真幸運(yùn) 。 You don?t say! You are lucky. suit somebody to a T 這個(gè)顏色對(duì)你再合適不過(guò)了。 This color suits you to a T. an eyesore 看那兩個(gè)年輕人在那里又摟又吻的真讓人看不下去。 The two young guys? caressing and spooning there are plain an eyesore. be done for 這件大衣不能穿了。買件新的吧。 Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for. 17. 不理不睬 not even give a tumble 小李三番五次的說(shuō)他喜歡小劉，可是小劉對(duì)他不理不睬 Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesn?t even give him tumble. give somebody the mitten 她說(shuō)她的求婚被拒絕了。 She said that she had been given the mitten. ??說(shuō)句好話 put in a good word for 你可以去找老王，讓他在老板面前為你說(shuō)句好話。 You may go to Lao Wang and ask him to put in a good word for you in front of the boss. ?? can’t for the life of one. 我怎么也想不起他的電話號(hào)碼了 I can?t for the life of me remember his telephone number. I’d eat my hat if I had… 我絕對(duì)沒有把那個(gè)消息告訴她。 I?d eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her. call it quits 算了吧。他既然已有新歡，我也就不打算和他復(fù)婚了 I?d call it quits, and I would not remarry him for that he?s already had his new woman. 中國(guó)最大的管理資源中心 第 16 頁(yè) 共 32 頁(yè) be up to grade 他們的新產(chǎn)品基本上都是合格的。 Their new products are near up to grade. I’ll drink to it. 你是說(shuō)我們今晚到飯館去吃么？這個(gè)我同意 Did you say we?d eat out tonight? I?ll drink to that. 25. 嚴(yán)加訓(xùn)斥 give somebody a dressing down 老板聽到那個(gè)消息后嚴(yán)厲訓(xùn)斥了參與此事的職員。 On hearing the news, the boss gave a dressing down to all those clerks that were involved in the business. not breathe a word 她的嘴很緊，直到現(xiàn)在對(duì)那件事她也沒有吐露一個(gè)字。 She ?s tightmouthed .So far she has not breathed a word about that. 第七篇 金錢，愛情，婚姻，家庭 1. 跟別人要錢 mooch off someone 我最討厭跟別人要錢得人了。 I feel sick of those who mooch off others. 2. 錢掙海了 coin money 這幾年老張的錢掙海了。誰(shuí)也沒料到他會(huì)發(fā)這么大的財(cái)。 Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this! 3. 錢多得花不完 have money to burn 老李的錢多得花不完，要不他敢這么揮霍？ Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything? 4. 錢能生錢 money begets money 錢能生錢。沒本錢又怎能掙大錢那？ Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles? 5. 沒錢 be broke 我手頭沒錢了，咱們別到外面去吃了 I don?t want to eat out today. I?m broke. 6. 錢來(lái)之不易 money doesn’t grow on trees 你不應(yīng)該 如此揮霍。錢來(lái)之不易阿！ You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn?t grow on trees. 7. 敲竹杠 a clip joint 那可是一家漫天要價(jià)，大敲竹杠的商店阿 That shop is plain a clip joint! 8. 生活很富裕 be well fixed 自從中國(guó)對(duì)外開放以后，有些農(nóng)民也成了企業(yè)家，而且大部分農(nóng)民的生活都富裕起來(lái)了。 Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have bee entrepreneurs and many are wellfixed, living a much more fortable life. 9. 吃了上頓沒下頓 not know where the next meal es 雖然很多人都已經(jīng)富裕起來(lái)了，可是人有些人吃了上頓沒下頓 In spite the fact that many have now bee wellfixed, some people still remain in a state that they do not