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telly

辛苦了，收下了。THANK  YOU

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creep (n.)
令人讨厌的人；使人扫兴的人

例句：
The girl giggled, " I wouldn't go out with him. He's a creep."
姑娘咯咯地笑着说：“我不跟他出去，他是个讨厌的家伙。”


be all fingers and thumbs
做事笨手笨脚

例句：
She could not undo the string of the parcel--she was all fingers and thumbs.
她怎么也解不开包袱上的绳子——真是笨手笨脚。


You can't miss it!
你不会找不到的。
也就是：You'll surely find it.

例如：
A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the Rose Hotel is?
B: Yes, It's two blocks straight ahead. You can't miss it.

A：打扰一下，你能告诉我玫瑰宾馆在哪儿吗？
B：往前过两条街就到了，你不会找不到的。

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UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)
不明飞行物（飞碟）

例句：
I thought I saw a UFO, but it was really an airplane.
我以为我看到了飞碟，但实际上那只是一架飞机。

She told the police that a UFO abducted her in the middle of the night.
她告诉警察，昨天半夜有一艘飞碟绑架了她。


bury one's head in the sand 　　　　　　
逃避现实；拒绝承认现实

例句：
He had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand and refused to admit it, even to himself.
几个月来，他一直怀疑自己的儿子在吸毒，但他却采取鸵鸟政策，拒绝承认现实。

本句来源：
鸵鸟遇到危险时，总是把头埋在沙里，自己看不见敌人就认为敌人也看不见自己，由此产生这一成语。


I'm afraid I have to leave now.
恐怕我点走了。

I'm afraid...是一种委婉用语，表示“恐怕……”的意思。
　　
例如：
I'm afraid you are wrong about it this time.
恐怕这次你错了。

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ditch
抛弃

例句：
She ditched her boyfriend for the rock star.
她抛弃了她的男朋友而爱上了这个摇滚舞星。

Let's ditch school today!(But don't do it really!) 　　　　　 　　　　　
今天我们逃学吧！（但可别真的这么做呀！）  


beat about the bush　　　
旁敲侧击、说话拐弯抹角

例句：
Don't beat about the bush and tell me what you want.
别再拐弯抹角了，告诉我你到底要什么吧。


That's terrible. 　　　　　　　　　 　　　
真糟糕。

例如：
A: We had to cut our vacation short because of the hurricane.
B: Oh, that's terrible.

A：因为刮飓风，我们必须缩短我们的假期。
B：哦，真糟糕。
　
也可以说：That's too bad.  

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downplay (v.)
故意贬低；轻视

例句：
He's always downplaying his achievements--he's a truly modest man.
他总是贬低自己的成就——他真是个谦虚的人。


cry in one's beer
借酒消愁（诙谐语）

例句：
Well, if you won't come with me tonight I'll just have to stay home and cry in my beer.唉，如果你今晚不肯来陪我，我就只好呆在家里借洒消愁了。


It proves you can overcome almost anything with the strength of your mind. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

许多名人在出名以前都有他辛酸的故事。但经过不懈的努力终能成就一翻大业，完成自己的梦想。所以当你功成名就的时候，你就可以说上一句：
It proves you can overcome almost anything with the strength of your mind.

gdsswl

thank you very much

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原帖由 gdsswl 于 2006-10-28 01:07 AM 发表
thank you very much

telly

THANK   YOU !

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deadly(adj.)
令人厌烦的、很吸引人的

例句：
The play we saw last night was simply deadly. I fell asleep three times.
我们昨晚看的剧真是枯燥无味，我有三次都睡着了。

Those shoes are deadly with that skirt.
这双鞋配那条裙子真绝了。


be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 　　　　　　　　　
门第高贵；出生富豪

例句：
What does he know about hardship--he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
他根本就不知道什么叫艰难——他出生在富贵人家。

How are you doing?
你好吗？

对话：
A: Hello, how are you doing? 　　　　　　　
A：嗨！你好吗？

B: Pretty good, and how about you? 　　　　
B：还不错。你怎么样？

A: Fine, I just came back from Japan. 　　　　
A：还好，我刚从日本回来。

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dish(n.)
漂亮的女人，有吸引力的女人

例句：
The girl was a real dish.
这女孩长得真漂亮。


down and out
失业，不走运

例句：
The bum was down and out on skid row.
这个流浪汉是贫民区的一个失业者。

The writer was down and out, but he still went on with his writing.
那个作家虽然已经穷困潦倒了，但他还是继续写作。


May I speak to John?
我可以和约翰说话吗？（请找约翰听电话。）

也可以用以下几种说法：
May I talk to John?
I'd like to talk to John.
Is John in( Is John there)?

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charm(n. & v.)
魅力；迷惑

例句：
Monalisa's smile is one of her charms.
蒙娜丽莎的微笑是她的迷人处之一。

Linda's smile charmed everyone.　　　　　　　　
琳达的微笑迷住了所有的人。


do sth.with one's eyes closed
很容易做；闭着眼睛也做得出来

例句：
Bush has done it so many times. he could do it with his eyes closed.
这玩意布什做过多次了，他就是闭着眼睛也能做。


This is John speaking.
（电话用语）我就是约翰。

例句：
May I speak to John?　　　　　　 我能和约翰说话吗？
Yes, this is John speaking.　　　 　我就是约翰。
(Yes, it's John.)

luohuanonline

wonderful
but why did you give up in recent days?
thank you

telly

THANK YOU  VERY  MUCH!

jf89170301

up

jf89170301

真滴辛苦了~~~
可否带上音标呢？

残あ破碎

支持  真的很感谢  以后天天来学习```要努力了

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fall(v.)
向下、落下、倒下

例句：
The snow is falling.
下雪了。

I stepped on ice and fell to the ground.
我踩到了一块冰，跌倒在地。

I fell ill in such a cold day.
我在这么冷的天病倒了。


foot the bill
付帐

例句：
You should foot the bill first, and then leave.
你应该先付帐，然后再离开。


Who is that speaking?
请问你是哪一位？（电话用语）

也可以说成：
Who is this speaking, please?
May I ask who's calling, please?

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bake (v)
烤

例句：
I baked the pie in my oven for 30 minutes.
我把这个派放在烤箱里烤了三十分钟。

Do you like baked chicken?
你喜欢吃烤鸡肉吗？


do sth.off the top of one's head
毫无准备地干什么事情，临时应付

例句：
I'll just have to give the speech off the top of my head. There's no time to write it down.
没有时间写讲稿，我只好即席发言。


He is not here right now.
他现在不在。

也可以说成：
He is not in at the moment.
He is not available now.

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continue (v)
继续

例句：
The last episode of my favorite TV show will be continued next week.
我最喜欢的那部电视剧，下周将继续播最后一集。

The loud sounds of firecrackers continued late into the night.
爆竹的巨响声一直持续到深夜。


bat an eye
眨一下眼睛（表示惊讶、恐惧等）

例句：
Bill told his story without batting an eye, although not a word of it was true.
虽然没有一句话是真的，比尔编造故事却面不改色。


May I take a message for you?
您要给他留话吗？

例如：
A: Hello, may I speak to Kenny?
B: I'm sorry. He is not in. Can I take a message for you?
A: Yes. This is Jim. Please ask him to call me back at 7213-1253.
B: No problem!