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美国街头常用英语俚语S-8: Skeleton in the closet / Sleep in (mp3和文本下载)

2016-11-06来源:和谐英语

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1. Skeleton in the closet 家丑，不可告人的秘密

You can count on me; I don't have any skeletons in my closet.
你完全可以信任我，我没有什么不可告人的秘密。

释义：

skeleton：骷髅

closet：衣柜

skeleton in the closet：不难想象，一个人把骷髅藏在自己的衣柜里做什么？一定是有不可告人的秘密。

2. Sleep in ①睡懒觉；②睡过头

① I had a long day at work yesterday, so I decided to sleep in this morning.
昨天我去忙了，所以决定今早睡个懒觉。

② I slept in this morning and missed my flight to NY.
今早我睡过了头，错过了去纽约的航班。