能帮你走遍美国的300句地道俚语

　　6.You need to make a case for your suggestions before you can get them approved。

　　在你的建议得到批准之前，你必须提出充分的理由。

　　7.Don‘t tell others.Let sleeping dogs lie。

　　不要告诉别人。莫惹是非。

　　8.It‘s in God‘s hands and we have prepared for the worst。

　　听天由命吧，我们已经做最坏的准备了。

　　9.When I knew I just being hired ,I jumped out of my skin。

　　当我被录用时，我简直欣喜若狂。

　　10.The whole team was in the doghouse because they lost the game。

　　由于输掉比赛，整队都陷入困境。

　　(九)

　　1.I looked high and low for my pen。

　　我到处找我的钢笔。

　　2.He got to know the ins and outs of the accidents。

　　他终于弄清了事件的前因后果。

　　3.He left his wife high and dry。

　　他抛弃了他的妻子。

　　4.If you remain stuck-up,they will often try to pull your leg。

　　假如你还是目中无人的话，他们会常常想愚弄你的。

　　5.How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by his appearance!

　　从一个人的外表我们怎么能知道他是坦率的呢！

　　6.He‘ll be out and about very soon。

　　他很快就能到户外活动了。

　　7.He will not turn the cold shoulder on me when I am in trouble。

　　他不会在我困难时疏远我。

　　8.It‘s no use talking to him ,you‘ll only waste your breath。

　　和谈谈话没有一点用处，你只是在白费唇舌。

　　9.You gave me an awful pain in the neck。

　　你真让我觉得讨厌。

　　10.The lummox has loused up their company‘s whole business。

　　那个傻大个儿把公司的买卖搞的一团糟。

　　(十)

　　1.When he asked me to marry him , I felt in a bind。

　　当他向我求婚时，我感到很窘迫。

　　2.She knows her beans in working。

　　她在工作方面很精通。

　　3.In his speech Mr.Brown laid stress on the sagacity of cats。

　　布朗先生在他的讲座里强调了猫的灵性。

　　4.The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder。

　　罪犯装疯，企图抓住一根救命稻草。

　　5.Since he is as silly as a goose , he will not get a promotion。

　　既然他如此的不开窍，他肯定得不到提升的。

　　6.The mayor really made a slip of the tongue!

　　市长可真是说溜了嘴了！

　　7.John‘s friends said he was mistaken , but he stood his ground。

　　约翰的朋友都说他错了，可是他仍然坚持己见。

　　8.You can trust him , for he‘s honest through and through。

　　你可以信任他，他是真正诚实的。

　　9.Trying to study a lesson for one class during another class is like robbing Peter to pay Paul。

　　在一节课中读另一节课的功课等于是拆东墙补西墙。

　　10.Facing his enemy , he had to play it by ear。

　　面队敌人，他只有随机应变了。

　　(十一)

　　1.He is in a jam。

　　他可糟了。

　　2.I will make it up to you。

　　我一定会补偿你的。

　　3.To me it is just peaputs。

　　对我来讲，这太不值得了。

　　4.You don‘t have a care in the world。

　　你不知人间烦恼为何物。