【正文】 His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction. play kossypoo 公園里那些年輕人摟摟抱抱的真讓人看不下去 It?s plain an eyesore seeing those youngsters playing kissypoo in the park. a respectable family 他是個(gè)正經(jīng)人家的女孩子，我不相信她會(huì)干出這種事。 She had as supposed given him the air at last. be heavy with child 你怎么能忍心讓一個(gè)大肚子的女人干這樣重的活呢？ How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job? born with a silver spoon in one?s mouth 一般說(shuō)來(lái)，生在富貴人家的孩子很少有什么出息， Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark. make a price 我看過(guò)你的那部車了，現(xiàn)在你開(kāi)個(gè)價(jià)吧。可是現(xiàn)在呢？情況可大不一樣了。 When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left. outgoings 他一個(gè)月才掙 300 多塊錢(qián)，怎么能支付得起家里所有的花費(fèi)那？ He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family?s outgoings with such a small ine? a heavy date 她說(shuō)她今晚有重要約會(huì)，所以不能來(lái)了 。 On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion. 19. 外快 side money 在過(guò)去的幾年中老張掙了一大筆外快 Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years. 20．買得便宜 buy something on the cheap 他的那部車買得可真便宜 He bought that car on the cheap. be taken to the cleaners 那幫人合伙欺負(fù)他，結(jié)果讓他輸?shù)镁?。?ài)情這個(gè)東西真是難琢磨。 Eating in this restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg. You? ll have to pay tens of yuan for even a soup of cabbage and beancurd 12. 跟別人比闊 keep up with the Joneses 我可不像你，老是和別人比闊 I?m not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses. 13. 養(yǎng)家糊口 bring home the bacon 一個(gè)家里總得有個(gè)養(yǎng)家糊口的人 Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family. 14. 與??私通 have an illicit love affair with 據(jù)說(shuō)那個(gè)法官與一個(gè)電影明星私通。錢(qián)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(kāi)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。 Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this! 3. 錢(qián)多得花不完 have money to burn 老李的錢(qián)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(qián)能生錢(qián) money begets money 錢(qián)能生錢(qián)。 I feel sick of those who mooch off others. 2. 錢(qián)掙海了 coin money 這幾年老張的錢(qián)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(duì)那件事她也沒(méi)有吐露一個(gè)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. 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. 不?? 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(méi)有把那個(gè)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(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。 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(gè)顏色對(duì)你再合適不過(guò)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(ài)聽(tīng)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(shū)，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. be hunkydory 他的女朋友挺不錯(cuò)的，跟誰(shuí)都合得來(lái)。 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。 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(chóng)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(tīng)他們胡說(shuō)八道，根本就沒(méi)那回事。 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 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(lái)了個(gè)開(kāi)門(mén)紅：在開(kāi)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(shuō)神給一個(gè)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(huì)變成黃金 .后來(lái)， Midas touch 便用來(lái)喻指“有發(fā)財(cái)?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(gè)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