【正文】 錢來之不易阿！ 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，大敲竹杠的商店阿 That shop is plain a clip joint! 8. 生活很富裕 be well fixed 自從中國對外開放以后，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了。 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。 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。 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)在對那件事她也沒有吐露一個字。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. 中國最大的管理資源中心 第 16 頁 共 32 頁 be up to grade 他們的新產(chǎn)品基本上都是合格的。 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… 我絕對沒有把那個消息告訴她。 Buy yourself a new coat. This one is already done for. 17. 不理不睬 not even give a tumble 小李三番五次的說他喜歡小劉，可是小劉對他不理不睬 Xiao Li says that he likes Xiao Liu but she doesn?t even give him tumble. give somebody the mitten 她說她的求婚被拒絕了。 The two young guys? caressing and spooning there are plain an eyesore. be done for 這件大衣不能穿了。 You don?t say! You are lucky. suit somebody to a T 這個顏色對你再合適不過了。 I have been learning English off and on for 12 years. I like that! 你是說男人應(yīng)該娶幾個老婆？虧你說得出來！ 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。 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. 中國最大的管理資源中心 第 15 頁 共 32 頁 be hunkydory 他的女朋友挺不錯的，跟誰都合得來。 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 他說的話你可不能全信，他是個說謊不帶臉紅的人。 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。 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! 別聽他們胡說八道，根本就沒那回事。 I don?t want my children to play around all day and do nothing useful. a ticklish question 面對那些棘手的問題他也顯得束手無策了。 He felt a rush of chilled feeling of anxiety when he realized that his days were numbered. a bit iffy 依我看，他們的成功有點(diǎn)玄乎 As far as I can see, their success is a bit iffy. be on the up grade 走上坡路比走下坡路要難得多 It?s much more difficult to be on the up grade than on the down grade. be in somebody’s grace 他們家的孩子都很受人恩寵 Every child in his family is in good graces of other people. get off to a flying start 我們公司一成立就來了個開門紅：在開業(yè)后的第一周就得到了三筆大宗訂單 Our pany got off to a flying start when it opened to business: we got three big orders during the first week of opening. be a steal/be for a song 這部車他只花了 300 美元，跟白揀的一樣。 His father is a senior government official, his mother is the general manager of a large pany and he himself had passed the TOFEL test and got a scholarship from an American university. He must have been leading a charmful life! get in the neck 在家里，如果孩子們打架被父母發(fā)現(xiàn)了，倒霉的總是年齡大的孩子。據(jù)說神 給一個叫 Midas 的人一種特殊的力量，任何東西只要被他的手一碰就會變成黃金 .后來， Midas touch 便用來喻指“有發(fā)財?shù)倪\(yùn)氣或技能”了 ) be on the gravy train 這幾年他一直很走運(yùn) He?s been on the gravy train these years. 5 讓人給騙了 be ripped off 我又被那個家伙給騙了 I was ripped off again by that guy. 6． 不入虎穴焉得虎子 Nothing venture ,nothing have. plough the air. 你再勸他也只是白費(fèi)力氣 Any attempt tot let him change will only be ploughing the air. lead a charmed life 他的命真好。 The boss had a narrow squeak last night in his office: his spooning with a girl clerk was almost found our by his wife. 中國最大的管理資源中心 第 12 頁 共 32 頁 have the Midas touch 王先生的手氣特別好，干什么都掙錢。 This business is hushhush. Never breathe a word to anyone about it. turn a deaf ear to 他對老板的話置若罔聞， 根本不把它當(dāng)回事 He turns a deaf ear to what the boss says, never taking it seriously. 第五篇 工作，機(jī)會和運(yùn)氣 1． 前途遠(yuǎn)大 have the world before one 你們的前途都很遠(yuǎn)大，但仍需努力工作 You all have the world before you .But you?ll still need to work hard. a narrow squeak 昨晚好險哪。 She?s been on the outs with her husband since she came back from the US. like water off a duck’s back 老板在會上嚴(yán)厲的批評了他，可他卻滿不在乎 The boss criticized him at the meeting, but it was just like water off a duck?s back. side with someone 但我和爸爸發(fā)生爭執(zhí)時，姐姐總是站在爸爸那一邊。 Our manager?s tied up now. Will you e tomorrow? ask no odds 即使在特別困難得情況下，他也從未要求過特殊照顧。她這幾天感到身體有點(diǎn)不舒服 Don?t disturb her. She?s feeling under the weather these days. leave someone in the lurch 你怎么能忍心放下兩個孩子不管自己去旅游那？ How could you have the heart to leave the kids in the lurch and went out traveling you