英语3级短语

Her arm was black and blue from the accident. (她的手臂在事故中伤痕累累。) He beat the boy black and blue. (他把那个孩子打得鼻青脸肿，遍体鳞伤。) add fuel to the fire 火上加油 I think we should show our objection by leaving the meeting. (我认为我们应该以离开会场来表达我们的抗议。) I'm afraid the move will only add fuel to the fire. (我怕这么做只会火上加油。) in one's tracks 当场,当下 The police caught the thief in his tracks. （警察当场（当下）就把小偷给抓了起来。） That must have been dangerous - he already shot two police officers. （那一定很危险，他已经枪杀了两名警官。） out of season 不合时令的 Do you have strawberries in your country? （你的国家生产草莓吗？） Sure we do, but they're out of season right now. （当然，但现在不是产草莓的季节。） have butterflies in one's stomach 感到紧张 I always get butterflies in my stomach before a test. （我在考试之前都会感到紧张。） I have them before I go on a first date with a girl. （我第一次和女生约会时也会这样。） pull one's punches 手下留情 I didn't pull my punches. I told her exactly what I think of her. （我没有手下留情。我清楚表达对她的想法。） Did she cry? It must have hurt her feelings. （她哭了吗？那一定很伤她的心。） dead set against something 坚决反对 Are you sure you don't want to reconsider his proposal? （你确定你不要重新考虑他的提案吗？） Listen, I'm dead set against his plan. So don't waste your time. （听着，我坚决反对他的构想。所以你别浪费 HYPERLINK "http://www.chinaenglish.com.cn/html/c189/2009-10/35705.html" \t "_blank" \o "时间_中国英语网" 时间了。） not enough room to swing a cat 没有足够的转身空间 The living room is too small. （客厅实在太小了。） I agree! There's not enough room to swing a cat. （我同意！连转身的空间都没有。） at the top of one's lungs 声嘶力竭 I yelled at the top of my lungs to get tom's attention. But he seems to be deaf. （我声嘶力竭地大喊想要引起汤姆的注意。不过他像是聋了一样。） Didn't you see that he was wearing earphones? Every time he listens to rock-n-roll, he turns the volume way up. （你没看见他戴着耳机吗？他每次听摇滚乐总把音量开到最大。） at the helm 掌控全局 How long has our CEO been at the helm? （我们的总裁当家多久了？） For almost two decades. We need some fresh blood- that's for sure. （快二十年了。我们需要一些新血是毋庸置疑的。） a domino effect 骨牌效应 Those workers make good money. Why are they on strike? （这些工人的收入不错。他们为什么要罢工呢？） It's a domino effect. Other lower-paid workers just got their wages raised, so now everybody wants more money. （这是骨牌效应。其它工资较低的工人刚获得加薪，所以现在每个人都想要更多钱。） another story 另一回事 I like to stay up late. It's the best time for me to write. （我喜欢熬夜。那是我写作最好的时间。） But it's quite another story for those of us who have to be at work by 8 a.m. （但那对我们这些得在八点前上班的人来说就完全是另外一回事了。） at ease 轻松自若 Were you nervous the first time you taught in front of the whole class? （你第一次站在全班面前讲课会紧张吗？） Not really. My students were so cute that they made me feel completely at ease. （其实还好。我的学生很可爱，他们让我觉得非常轻松自在。）at the eleventh hour 在最后一刻 Thank God, you're here. I thought you might not be able to make it. （感谢上帝，你终于来了。我还以为你到不了了。） I looked everywhere to find my passport. Then I found it at the eleventh hour. （我到处找我的护照。终于在最后一刻找到了。） at the end of one's rope 失去耐性 I'm at the end of my rope with you. Are you coming with me or not? （我对你失去耐性了。你到底要不要跟我一起去？） Give me ten more minutes. I want to know how the show ends. （再给我十分钟。我想知道这个节目的结局如何。） above board 光明正大地 Our company imports drugs from America. The procedure is all perfectly above board. （我们公司从美国进口药物。所有程序都是合法的。） Hey, take it easy. I just want to know how many days it will take to import the goods. （嘿，放轻松，我只是想知道货物进口需要几天的时间而已。） as slippery as an eel 奸诈狡猾 I'm hesitating whether to buy the computer from that salesman. （我还在犹豫要不要跟那个售货员买计算机。） Don't trust him. He's as slippery as an eel. （别相信他。那家伙狡猾得很。） as right as rain 非常健康 How's Sharon since her surgery last month? （莎朗上个月开刀之后的状况如何？） She's as right as rain. I saw her the day before yesterday and she looked great. （她身体相当健康。我前天看到她的时候她气色看起来很好。） around the clock 全天候 What should I do if I'm about to run out of gas at midnight on my way home? （如果我车子的油在半夜回家的路上快用完了该怎么办呢？） Don't worry! Plenty of gas stations offer services around the clock. （别担心！很多加油站都提供二十四小时的服务。） a square meal 丰盛的一餐 I miss my mom's cooking. （我真怀念我妈做的菜。） Yeah, me too. She always whips me up a square meal whenever I go home. （对啊，我也是。每次我回家她总是很快就做了丰盛的菜肴。） fun and games 轻松愉快的事 A: Life isn't all just fun and games, you know. 生活不全然是轻松愉快，你知道的。 B: Don't tell me stuff I already know. 我跟我说些我已经知道的事。 put your mind to something 致力于某事,专心于某事 You can do anything when you put your mind to something. (如果专心一志,任何事情都能达成.) That's easy for you to say! 你说得倒轻松！ Work harder? That's easy for you to say! 要更努力工作？你用说的比较容易！ no matter what 无论如何 I'm not missing my TV show no matter what! 无论如何我绝不错过我要看的电视节目。 go through 经历 A: You have to go through pain to get to pleasure. 享乐前得先吃苦。 B: I know that. 我懂。