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☆天天学英语☆之二十：开玩笑  
  
When he told me that he'd got the schalorship, i realized he was just pulling my leg.
当他告诉我他拿到了奖学金，我意识到他只是在开玩笑。

解析：pull someone's leg可以解释为逗某人，开某人玩笑。英语中的含义为make fun of

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☆天天学英语☆二十一：独一无二  
  
Princess: What kind of knight are you?
Shrek: One of a kind.
公主：你算是什么样的武士？
史瑞克：独一无二的。

解析：one of a kind的意思是独一无二。也就是很独特喽，任何东西或人都无法与之相比。

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☆天天学英语☆二十二：言之有理  

-Keeping the balance of nature is so important.
-Your point is well taken.
-保持生态平衡是很重要的。
-你言之有理啊。

解析：Point is well taken.这句话解释为言之有理，英语中可以解释为make sense等。

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☆天天学英语☆二十三：不闻不问  

Officials sit on their hands as taxes keep increasing.
税务持续上涨的时候，官员们不闻不问。

解析:sit on one's hands的中文意思为不闻不问，什么事情也不做，在英语中解释为do nothing; not take part etc.

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☆天天学英语☆二十四：人山人海  

-How many people are there in the stadium?
-Believe it or not, a sea of faces.
体育场里有多少人？
信不信由你，真是人山人海啊。

解析：人山人海在英语中可以说成a sea of faces，中式英语中的people mountain people sea不可取哦:p

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☆天天学英语☆二十五：口无遮拦  
  
Believe him and tell him the secret. He won't shoot from the lip.
相信他，把这个秘密告诉他吧。他不会口无遮拦的。

解析：shoot from the lip解释为口无遮拦，什么都往外说。英语中的含义是speak rashly without any hesitation
shoot-from-the-lip可以作形容词哦~

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☆天天学英语☆二十六：弄清真相  

It has been very difficult getting to the bottom of some complicated problems in the company.
弄清公司中一些烦琐问题的真相真是很困难。

解析：短语get to the bottom of解释为弄清……的真相，也就是find out the real cause of something。

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☆天天学英语☆二十七：达成协议  

We finally brought them to terms.
我们最终与他们达成协议。

解析：达成协议可以用bring sb to terms，这个词组等于come to an agreement。英语中解释为make someone agree to do something.

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☆天天学英语☆二十八：拐弯抹角  

He is always beating around the bush when he talks.
他说话时总是拐弯抹角。

解析：beat around the bush可以解释为拐弯抹角，闪烁其词，说话绕远路，兜圈子，不切主题等。英语中的含义为talk about things without giving a clear answer

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☆天天学英语☆二十九：操纵  

During the whole meeting it looked like the vice-manager was calling the shots.  
整个会议似乎都是那个副经理在操纵着。

解析：call the shots有操纵，控制的意思，就如同be in charge这个词组。

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☆天天学英语☆三十：犹豫不决  

-Has Tom decided how to deal with the matter?
-No, he's still dragging his heels.
汤姆决定如何处理此事了吗？
没呢，他还在犹豫不决。

解析：drag one's heels 可以解释为犹豫不决，裹足不前。

再顺便提一下另外1个词组：take to one's heels，它的意思是逃走,溜之大吉。

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☆天天学英语☆三十一：争 端  
The length of the project was a major bone of contention during the talks.
项目的长度是会谈中最主要的争端。

解析：bone of contention 解释为争论的焦点，争端，英语含义为a dispute,a confilct or argument about something.

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☆天天学英语☆三十二：竭尽所能  
All the competitors are ready to go for broke to win the first prize.
竞争者都准备竭尽所能去拿第一。

解析：to go for broke解释为竭尽所能，也有孤注一掷之意，英语含义为risk everything on one big effort, try as hard as possible

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☆天天学英语☆三十三：并驾齐驱  
  
A new poll shows that Labour and the Tories are running virtually neck and neck.
一个新的名意调查显示工党和保守党的（支持率）实质上是并驾齐驱的。

解析：neck and neck其实来源与赛马比赛，原意为赛马时两马颈部同时抵达终点，后来就引申到并驾齐驱，不相上下等意思。neck-and-neck可以作形容词。

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☆天天学英语☆三十四：团 结  
  
During the meeting the opposite side closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.
在会议中对方团结起来拒绝在任何问题上和解。

解析：close ranks 是紧密团结，共同奋斗的意思。英语含义：unite and fight together

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☆天天学英语☆三十五：悬而未决  
  
The future of this project is hanging in the balance.
这项目的下一步发展仍然悬而未决。

解析：hang in the balance，(指决定、结果、某人的未来等)不能确定的，尚未决定,悬而未决。英语含义：have two equally possible results, be uncertain

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☆天天学英语☆三十六：锦囊妙计  

I thought that the negotiations would be unsuccessful but my boss had another card up his sleeve that we didn't know about.
我认为这次的谈判不会成功，但我的老板却有着另一个我们都不为所知的锦囊妙计。

解析：card up one's sleeve（card作名词用哦）解释为锦囊妙计，绝招，王牌等。英语含义为another plan or argument saved for later。

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☆天天学英语☆三十七：聊 天  

I was up until four this morning chewing the fat with my roommate and a couple of friends who dropped in.
我昨天晚上跟我同房间的同学和其他两个来玩的朋友一起聊天，一直聊到今天早上四点才睡觉。  

解析：to chew the fat 是一个俗语，意思是几个朋友、同事或一些熟人坐在一起随便聊天，不管是天南地北，或是张家长李家短，想讲什么就讲什么。

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☆天天学英语☆三十八：摊 牌  

He laid his cards on the table during the meeting to dispose of the excess inventory.
他在会议中摊牌（表明）要解决掉多余的存货。

解析：lay one's cards on the table(also put one's cards on the table)从字面上就可以看出是摊牌的意思，通俗点说就是坦率诚实地表明自己的立场，看法的。英语含义是let someone know one's positions and intentions openly and honestly.

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☆天天学英语☆三十九：发 生  

He believes an invasion was never in the cards.  
他相信入侵永不会发生。

解析：in the cards有2种意思1）可能发生 2）必然会发生。英语含义是Likely or certain to happen.

“发生”其他的表达方法应该都很熟悉了