VOA慢速英语:A Halloween Special: The Devil is Everywhere

短语讲解：

1. Some common idioms are based on high, religious ideals.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句：Service-oriented government should base on a scientific and rational administrative system.
服务型政府必须建立在科学合理的行政管理体制的基础上。

2. Speaking of the devil, to speak of the devil means to talk about someone at the same time the person appears.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是
例句：At the same time he still believed himself financially honest. 
同时，他还认为自己在经济上是正直无欺的。 

3. John and I are going to the movies tonight and … hey, speak of the devil!

be going to 要，会，将要; 就要
例句：It felt pleasant to be going to work. 
走上工作岗位是很愉快的。 

4. Or we say something or someone brings out the devil in us.

bring out 出版; 取出
例句：Why did you bring out four plates?
你为什么拿四个盘子出来?

5. Having a devil-may-care way of thinking means you are willing to push the limits more than most people.

be willing to 乐于; 甘于; 肯
例句：That man will be willing to talk to you. 
那人乐意跟你聊聊。 

6. And some people believe that keeping busy keeps you out of trouble.

keep out of 置身于外
例句：The little child could not keep out of the way of the horse.
那小孩无法躲开那匹马。

7. But to make a deal with the devil is usually a bad idea.

deal with 处理
例句：He had no capability to deal with the matter. 
他没有能力处理那件事。