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94) As dead as a doornail or doornob

          Dead

           死了

eg:   * The bird flew into the window and now was as dead as a doornail.


        这只鸟突然撞到窗子上,现在已经是奄奄一息了.         

         *Fortunately,the snake was as dead as a doornail.

            很幸运,这条蛇已经死了.

94) As drunk as a skunk

        Very frunk

        大醉

eg:  * He came home as drunk as a skunk again.

           他回到家就醉得不省人世.

         * Mary left the party as drunk as a skunk,I hope she got homw ok.

            玛丽带着醉意回家,我希望她能安全到家.

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91)  As cool as a cucumber

    Calm and not agitated; with one's wits about one.

  eg:  *  The captain remained as cool as cucumber as people got into the life rafts.


         *She always looked as cool as cucumber.

92) As crazy as a loon

   Very silly; completely loonly

eg: * He's acting as crazy as a loon!

      * If you think you can get away with that you are as crazy as a loon.




no time to translate ,so hope every one try  your best to translate them thank you

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谢谢!

这有个问题,就是有的翻译可能不够确切,望大家指正.

谢谢!!!

qiangwei

我要告诉大家，这些短语可不是楼主从别的地方COPY过来的，是他一点点输入的，感动吧？那就好好学吧！！

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89) As clear as crystal

   Very clear; transparent;easy to understand

   清彻地,透明的;容易明白地

eg:   * The water in the ocean was as clear as crystal.

          海洋里的水很清彻.

          * The explanation was as clear as crystal.

             这个解释再清楚不过了.

90)As comfortable as an old shoe

    Very comfortable and familiar

    很舒服很听惯的

eg:    * This house is as comfortable as an old shoe.

             这个房子住起来很是舒服.

         * Bill likes to wear clothes loose and as comfortable as an old shoe.

            比尔喜欢穿宽松的衣服,因为这些衣服穿起来很舒服的.

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87)  As clean as a whistle

     Very clean

    光滑,洁净

eg:  * The window was as clean as a whistle.

            这个窗户以前很干净.

     * The little girl took a long bath so she would be as clean as a whistle.

         这个小女孩子沐浴很长时间,他现在肯定很干净.     

88)   As clear as a bell

      very clear and easy to hear

        很清晰,很容易听到

  eg:  * The radio station comes in as clear as a bell.
            
              这个广播电台很容易听到的.

        * The walls were very thin since I could hear what was going on as clear as a bell.

           这个墙壁很薄,我们可以清楚地听到隔壁所发生的一切.

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85) As busy as a beaver

     Very busy

     很忙

eg:   * He is working so hard that he is as busy as a beaver.

           他没日没夜地工作,看起来很忙.        

        * I don't have time to talk to you I am as busy as a beaver!

            我没有时间和你谈,我现在很忙.

86) As busy as Grand Central Station

    Very busy; crowded with customers or other people

    很忙;被消费者或其它的人围隹

eg:  *  This house is as busy as Grand Central Station[/color].

　　　这个屋子被围得水泻不通．

       * My office is usually like Grand Central Station.

　　我的办工室的人总是很忙．

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83)As black as night

    Very dark and black

    形容光线很暗

eg:  * The ink in this pen is as black as night.

            这支笔里面的墨水很黑很亮.  

      * Without lights,the room was as black as night.

        没有灯光,这个屋子和晚上一样暗.

84) As bright as a button

    Intelligent;quick minded

   有才智慧的,敏慧的

eg:  *Your little girl is as bright as a button!

         你的小女孩很灵光.

       * You can't fool Jane she is as bright as a button about computers.

          你不要捉弄简了,她很精通电脑的.

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81)   用很夸张的说法来说某个人出现

82)特黑

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81) As big as life

  An exaggerated way of saying that a person or a thing appeared in a particular place

eg:  * I opened the door,and there was Tom as bif as life.

      * The small child just stood there as big as life

82) As black as coal

   Completely black

eg:  * Jason's eyes were as black as coal.

        * His clothes were so dirty they were as black as coal.

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79) As bad as all that

   As bad as reported; as bad as it seems

      跟报道的一样坏;看起来似乎很糟

eg:  *  Nothing could be as bad as that!

            这件事没有这么糟的．      

　　 * Stop crying,it can't  be as bad as all that.

　　　别吵了，看起来没有这么糟.

80)  As big as all outdoors

  Very big, large;usually referring to a  space of some kind

      很大;巨大

eg:  * The swimming pool was as big as all outdoors!

         这个游泳池很大.   

       * The living room was huge,as big as all outdoors!

           这个客厅很宽敞,就如同在外面一样.

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77)  As a result of

   Because of something that has happened

  作为结果;由于

eg:  * As a result of the car accident, Bill couldn't walk for six months.

          由于车祸,比尔六个月不能下地走路.

        * We could not buy a house as a result of the high interest rates.

           由于高利,我们不能买房了．

78) As a token of

   Symbolic of something,especially of gratitude;as a memento of something

　作为．．．标志

eg:  *  He gave  me a rose as a token of his love.

　　　他送我玫瑰象征对我的爱．

        * Please accept this money as a token of what you did to help me.

　　　就当作对我帮的回报，请收下这钱．

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75) As a duck takes to water

     Easily and naturally

很容易,很熟悉地

eg:  *  She took to playing the flute just as a duck takes to water.

         她喜欢吹笛,就如同鸭子喜欢游泳一样.

      * He knew how to play golf as well as  a duck takes to water.

       他知道怎么打高尔夫就象鸭子知道如何游泳一样自然.

76)As an aside

  As a comment; as a comment that is not supposed to be heard by others

  作为一种评论;一种不希望让别人知道的评论

eg:  *  At the wedding,Tom said as an aside,"The bride doesn't look well."

            汤姆评论说, 在婚礼上, "新娘看起来无精打采"

       * At the concert he told his companion,as an aside,that he hoped the
         musicians would not fall of the stage.

               在音乐会上,他告诉他的同伴说,他希望那个音乐家不要从舞台上掉下来.

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73)  Armed and dangerous

    This is said of an armed person who is suspected of a crime and has not been arrested and who is likely to resist arrest

    一个被怀疑的武装分子,还没被逮捕.

eg:   *Ben is at large,presumed to be armed and dangerous.

          本正在逍遥法外,我们只有假定他是一个带枪的危险的犯罪人物.

       * The suspect has killed once and is armed and dangerous. Be careful.

        这个嫌疑犯有过一次的犯罪行为,现在是个很危险的人物,一定要小心.

           

74) Arrive  on the scene   To appear at a certain arrea or place

   出现在特定的场合

eg:  *  What time did the boaters come on the scene?

            什么时候这些乘船者才可以到呢?

      * The witness arrive on the scene at about dusk.

         这个目击证人在黄昏的时候才到.

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71) Arguing for the sake of arguing

  Simply arguing to be difficult or contrary

  争吵的越来越凶

eg: * You are just arguing for the sake of argument

         你只是为了争论而争论.

      * He is so annoying because he just argues for the sake of arguing.

         他很是讨厌,因为他仅仅只会使争论无休止.

72) Arm in arm

    Linked or hooked tother by the arms

             臂挽臂

eg:  * The two lovers walked arm in arm across the bridge.

          这对恋人臂挽臂穿过了这座桥.

        * Arm in arm ,the line dancers kicked up their heels.

         这一徘舞蹈者臂挽臂,高兴的跳起舞来了.

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69) Appear  out of nowhere

  To appear suddenly,without warning

       突然出现.

eg:  * A huge bear appeared out of nowhere and tried to chase us.

           一个大熊猛然间出现在我们面前，并试图追赶我们.

     * The maid appeared out of nowhere to take our coats.

         这个女扑总是在我们要脱去外套时，就出现在我面前.

70) Apple of one's eye

    Someone's favorite person or thing

    极珍爱之人或物   

eg:   * The baby was the apple of her  mother's eye.

         这个婴儿是他妈妈的掌上明珠.

         * Jim is the apple of Mary's eye. She adores him.

           玛丽把吉姆当作宝贝似的,她很迷恋他.

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looking forward to the next!

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67) Answer the door

   To go to the door and see who is there

   应门,开门(迎客)

eg:  * Would you please answer the door?
           
             你可以帮我看一下是谁来了?

      *I wish someone were home to answer the door.

         但愿有人在家帮我们开门。

68) Appear as

   To act a certain part in play,opera,ect.

   以某个角色出现在歌剧或喜剧中

eg:   *The actor refused to appear as a villain in the play.

          这个演员拒绝在这个剧本中扮演坏蛋。

        * She appeared as an angel.

           她扮演一个天使。

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65) And then some

    Even more;more than has been mentioned

    甚至;比预计的更多

eg:  * John is going to have to run like a deer and then some to win the race

          约翰打算象鹿一样狂奔,甚至要赢得这场比赛.

      * She put the amount of salt in the soup that it asked for,and then some.

        她往汤里加了本应该需要的大量的盐,但是放的过了.

66) Angry enough to chew nails
  
       Angry enough to bite through metal mails

          愤怒,生气的可以把钢钉给嚼断

eg:  * I was so mad I could chew though mails!

          我已经愤怒到极点了.

       * He made the man so angry,he was chewing nails!

         他都已经把那个人给气得鼻孔冒烟.