大灵灵小乖乖
1. I couldn't care less. 这句话的意思是「我不在乎」，「缺乏兴趣」（lack of interest），也就是：I don't care at all. 或 I don't give a hoot. 2.No bones about it. 意思是：真实的，诚恳的（truly, sincerely or exactly），也就是 to make no bones about it.（bone 要加 s, it 是指 something）3. take it on me！ 意思是：「这是我的，请用吧！」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free)，这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。clock in 打卡 come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 come easily 易如反掌 don't have a cow别大惊小怪 push around 欺骗 Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！ keep one's shirt on保持冷静 joy ride兜风 red-letter day大日子下面的网上搜的1. I couldn't care less. 这句话的意思是「我不在乎」，「缺乏兴趣」（lack of interest），也就是：I don't care at all. 或 I don't give a hoot. 2. No bones about it. 意思是：真实的，诚恳的（truly, sincerely or exactly），也就是 to make no bones about it.（bone 要加 s, it 是指 something）例如： His wife is beautiful;no bones about it.（他的太太真是很漂亮） 3. take it on me！ 意思是：「这是我的，请用吧！」「这是免费的」(help yourself to it; it is free)，这多半是指吃的东西或一些不贵重的东西。例如： Here are some candies from England; take one on me. (这是来自英国的糖果，尝一个吧！) (one = candy) 可见 take 后面的 it，是指 something，而 on 的后面通常不指别人，所以多半也只用在第一人称单数 me。 (假如夫妇在一起，也可以说：Take it on us.) 1.clock in 打卡 Don't forget to clock in,otherwise you won't get paid. 别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。 2.come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐 Tanya slapped Bill after he came on to her. Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。 3.come easily 易如反掌 4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪 5.push around 欺骗 Don't try to push me around! 别想耍我！ 1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静 Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks. 保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。 2.cool it冷静一点 Cool it. You are making me mad. 冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。 3.joy ride兜风 Let's go for a joy ride. 让我们去兜兜风。 5.red-letter day大日子 This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client. 今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。 1.go up in smoke成为泡影 Peter’s vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office. 办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。 2.hit the road上路 We should probably hit the road. It’s going to take us two hours to get home. 我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！ 3.shape up表现良好，乖 You’d better shape up if you want to stay on. 如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。 4.scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了 Don’t sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me. 不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。 5.pull strings运用关系 （源于“拉木偶的线”） He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert. 他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。 1.come again 再说一遍 Come again? I didn't quite understand what you said. 再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。 2.come clean 全盘托出，招供 The criminal decided to come clean. 罪犯决定供出事实。 3.spring for 请客 Let me spring for dinner. 我来请客吃饭吧。 4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密 Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret. 别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！ 5.stick in the mud 保守的人 Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new. Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。1.john厕所 I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car. 我要去厕所。在车里等我一下。 2.keep in line管束 He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild. 他太野了，要好好管束一下。 3.jump the gun草率行事 Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while. 不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。 4.jump to conclusion妄下结论 1.fishy 可疑的 His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true. 他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。 2.flip out 乐死了 Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game. 我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。 3.fix someone up 撮合某人 I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding:) 我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩 笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：） 4.take a shine to 有好感 He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away. 他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。 5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡1.ripoff 骗人的东西 2.rock the boat 找麻烦 3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了 I blew it on that last exam. 我上次考试靠砸了。 4.in hot water 有麻烦 5.put one's foot in one's mouth 祸从口出 1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败 2.drop in/by/over 随时造访 3.drop a line 写信 4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头 5.go with the flow 随从大家的意见 Sharon is an easy-going person. She just goes with the flow. 沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。 1.act up 胡闹，出毛病 The children started to act up as soon as the teacher left the room. 老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。 2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编 The comedian ad libbed most of his routine. 那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。 3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停 All she does is go "blah-blah-blah" all night. 她整夜说个不停。 4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故 They hit it off instantly and have been good friends ever since. 他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。 5.zit 青春痘 Why is it that every time I have a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face? 为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？ 1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难 Don't put me on the spot like this. You know I can't give you confidential information. 别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。 2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉 The police are determined to break up the racket. 警方决定打击这个非法行业。 3.have it good 享受得很 She really has it good. Everybody caters to her every need. 她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。 4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔 Don;t knock it! You won't be able to find another job that pays so well. 别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！ 5.pig out 狼吞虎咽 We pigged out on potato chips and cookies until our bellies ached. 我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。 1.down in the dumps垂头丧气 The players were down in the dumps after their team lost the championship game. 球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。 2.horse around嬉闹 We've horsed around long enough. It's time to get to work. 我们闹够了，该去工作了。 3.pass something up放弃某事物 You can't pass up this job. This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. 你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。 4.go whole hog全力以赴 She went whole hog in planning he New Year's Eve party. 她全心全力筹办新年晚会。 5.shoo-in长胜将军 There's no way he can lose. He's a shoo-in. 他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。 1.get the ball rolling开始 Let's get the ball rolling.让我们开始吧。 2.get on the ball用心做 If you hope to keep your job, you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline. 如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！ 3.lady-killer帅哥 He's a real lady-killer. 他是个不折不扣的帅哥。 4.lay off停止，解雇 Lay off! I don't need you to tell me what to do! 别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！ 5.knock it off=cut it off停止 Knock it off! I'm trying to get some sleep. 别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！ 1.have a passion for钟爱 I have a passion for blue dresses. 我钟爱蓝色的衣服。 2.pep talk打气，鼓励的话 The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory. 教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。 3.pick someone’s brains请教某人 I don’t understand any of this medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains since you’re so knowledgeable in this area? 我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？ 4.pass out醉到了 5.way back好久以前 1.hit someone with a problem让某人面对问题 2.have it bad for狂恋 3.hung over宿醉未醒 4． has-been过时的人或物 4.have a bone to pick with有账要算 1. let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密 2.in the market for 想买，积极物色 3.meddle in 干涉，搅和 4.screw loose脱线，神经不对头 1.hang in there忍耐一下 2.hands-off无为而治，顺其自然 3.gag me with a spoon我快吐了 4.get a move on赶快 5.cook up想出 1.roll with the punches逆来顺受 2.right off the bat立刻 3.get one’s feet wet参与，开始做 4.get after盯着，责备 5.pan out成功，奏效 1.screw someone over欺负某人 2.down to the wire等到最后一刻才开始做事 3.buck抗拒 4.blockhead笨蛋 5.blow the lid off揭发（丑闻） 1.round up集合 2.put someone up留宿某人 3.take care of business负责 4.take out on拿…出气 5.hot stuff大人物 1.nitty-gritty细节，基本情况 2．no good很糟 3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人 4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物 5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚 1.hunky-dory没问题 2.I kid you not我不骗你 3.pop one’s cork大发脾气 4.poke one’s nose into something多管闲事 5.pull a fast one欺骗 1.beats me我不知道 2.beat it走开 3.beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气 4.John Hancock签名 5.keep it under raps保密 1.kick around讨论；多考虑一下 2.junkie吸毒者 3.put away大吃大喝 4.put a move on挑逗 5.put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切
无锡小呆
1.Can you can a can as a canner can can a can？你能够像罐头工人一样装罐头吗？2.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish,but if you wish the wish the witch wishes,I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.我希望梦想着你梦想中的梦想，但是如果你梦想着女巫的梦想，我就不想梦想着你梦想中的梦想.3.I scream,you scream,we all scream for ice-cream！我叫喊，你叫喊，我们都喊着要冰淇淋！4.How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.如果一个好的厨师能做小甜饼，那么他能做多少小甜饼呢？一个好的厨师能做出和其它好厨师一样多的小甜饼.5.The driver was drunk and drove the doctor's car directly into the deep ditch.这个司机喝醉了，他把医生的车开进了一个大深沟里.6.Whether the weather be fine or whether the weather be not.Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot.We'll weather the weather whether we like it or not.无论是晴天或是阴天.无论是冷或是暖，不管喜欢与否，我们都要经受风霜雨露.7.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked？彼德派柏捏起一撮泡菜.彼德派柏捏起的是一撮泡菜.那么彼德派捏起的泡菜在哪儿？8.I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought.If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought,I wouldn't have thought so much.我有一种想法，但是我的这种想法不是我曾经想到的那种想法.如果这种想法是我曾经想到的想法，我就不会想那么多了.9.Amid the mists and coldest frosts,With barest wrists and stoutest boasts,He thrusts his fists against the posts,And still insists he sees the ghosts.雾蒙蒙，冰霜冻，手腕儿空空，话儿涌，只见他猛所拳头往柱子上砸，直说自己把鬼碰.10.Badmin was able to beat Bill at billiards,but Bill always beat Badmin badly at badminton.巴德明在台球上能够打败比尔，但是打羽毛球比尔常常大败巴德明.11.Betty beat a bit of butter to make a better butter.贝蒂敲打一小块黄油要做一块更好的奶油面.12.Rita repeated what Reardon recited when Reardon read the remarks.当里尔登读评论时，丽塔重复里尔登背诵的东西.13.Few free fruit flies fly from flames.没有几只果蝇从火焰中飞过去.14.Fifty-five flags freely flutter from the floating frigate.五十五面旗子在轻轻漂浮的战舰上自由的飘扬.15.There is no need to light a night light on a light night like tonight.for a bright night light is just like a slight light.像今夜这样明亮的夜晚，就不需要点一盏夜灯，因为明亮的夜灯也会变得微弱.17.A pleasant peasant keeps a pleasant pheasant and both the peasant and the pheasant are having a pleasant time together.一位和气的农民养了一只伶俐的野鸡，而且这位和气的农民和这只伶俐的野鸡在一起度过了一段很美好的时光18.How many sheets could a sheet slitter slit if a sheet slitter could slit sheets？如果裁纸机能裁纸的话，一个裁纸机能裁多少张纸呢？19.Mr.See owned a saw and Mr.Soar owned a seesaw.Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See.西先生有一个锯，萨先生有一个秋千.现在在萨先生看见西先生之前，西先生的锯锯断了萨先生的秋千.20.If you're keen on stunning kites and cunning stunts,buy a cunning stunning stunt kite.如果你非常相要好的风筝和精彩的表演，就去买一只漂亮的，灵巧的风筝吧.21.Ted sent Fred ten hens yesterday so Fred's fresh bread is ready already.特德昨天给弗莱德送去了十只母鸡，所以弗莱德的新鲜面包已经准备好了.22.A Finnish fisher named Fisher failed to fish any fish one Friday afternoon and finally he found out a big fissure in his fishing net.一个名叫费希尔的芬兰渔民在一个星期五的下午未能捕捉到任何鱼，结果他民现他的渔网上有一个大裂口.23.Franc's father is frying French fries for his five fire-fighter friends after they finished a fire-fighting in a factory.在结束对一家工厂的灭火战斗以后，弗兰克的父亲在为他的五个消防队员朋友炸制法式土豆（炸薯条）。
以下有趣的词组都来自西方的神话故事，在写作或与外国朋友交流都能用得上！
An apple of discord 争端之源，祸根
The Achilles'Heel唯一的弱点
Helen of Troy特洛伊的海伦；至爱
The Trojan House（特洛伊木马）暗藏的危险
Greeks gift阴谋害人的礼物
Swan Song 千古绝唱；绝笔
Win/Gain Laurels 赢得桂冠
Under the rose秘密地，私下地
The Augean Stable 肮脏的地方，藏污纳垢的地方
A Procrustean Bed 极其难达到的标准
Bone of the bone and fleshof the flesh
Cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴
A wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼
Bell the cat自告奋勇
cry wolf 虚发警报
a tower of ivory 象牙塔
asbaldasacoot头发脱光的（像黑鹅一样秃）asblindasabat有眼无珠（像蝙蝠一样瞎）asblindasanowl瞎透了（像猫头鹰一样瞎）asboldasbrass厚颜无耻（像黄铜一样厚脸皮的）asbusyasabee极忙碌（像蜜蜂一样忙碌）asclearasabell健全的（像铃铛一样健全）asclearasday一清二楚的（像白天一样清楚）ascoolasacucumber极为冷静的（像黄瓜一样冷静）aseasyasapie极容易（像馅饼一样容易）asfussyasahenwithonechick在小事上瞎操心ashardasthenethermillstone铁石心肠（像下层的磨石坚硬）ashungryasahunter非常饥饿（像猎人一样饥饿）aslivelyasacricket极活泼（像蟋蟀一样活泼）asmadasawethen非常生气（像弄湿的母鸡一样生气）asmildasadove非常温和（像鸽子一样温和）asplainasthenoseinyourface一清二楚（像你脸上的鼻子一样清楚）aspoorasachurchmouse赤贫的（像教堂的老鼠一样穷）asproudasapeacock极骄傲（骄傲得像只孔雀）asstrongasahorse健壮如牛asstupidasanowl极愚蠢（像猫头鹰一样愚蠢）asthinasawafer极薄（像糯米纸一样薄）astrueassteel绝对可靠（像钢一样可靠）。
1.绿色green在英语中可以表示“嫉妒、眼红”，如：green with envy,green as jealousy,green-eyed monster都是指“十分嫉妒”的意思.例如：Their neighbours were apparently green with envy.他们的左邻右舍显然十分嫉妒.汉语中表示“嫉妒”意义的则是说“眼红”，应该翻译为green-eyed而不能翻译为red-eyed.2.由于美元纸币是绿颜色的，因此美国人通常把钞票称为greenback.此外green在美国也可以指代“钱财、钞票、有经济实力”等意义，如：In American political elections,the candidates that win are usually the ones who have green power backing them.在美国政治竞选中获胜的候选人通常都是有财团支持的人物.eg.With a Ph.D.,he thought he could get greener paychecks.他想，有了博士学位，他能得到更丰厚的薪水.green在财经领域有以下一些含义：green power 金钱的力量、财团green stamp 指美国救济补助票，因印成绿色而得名green sheet 指政府预算明细比较表greenback 美钞（因为美元背面为绿色）（用于口语）green pound 绿色英镑（指共同体内部计算农产品价格而规定的高汇率英镑）3.在英语中，绿色还用来表示“没有经验、缺乏训练、知识浅薄”等意思.例如，The new typist is green at her job.刚来的打字员是个生手.eg.You cannot expect Mary to do business with such people.She is only eighteen and as green as grass.你不能指望玛丽同这样的人做生意，她只有十八岁，还毫无经验.eg.Do you see any green in my eye？你以为我是好欺骗的吗？4.green还有一个新用法：He is greenly challenged.意思是：他是残障人.5.green eyed 嫉妒 green finger(thumb)把大伙干不好的活都干得漂漂亮亮 例如：A person with green finger has a magic touch that makes plants grow well and quickly.长着绿手指的人是有魔法的，只要他一碰，植物就长的又快又好.green light 允许、许可 例如：I'm only waiting for the green light from you.我在等您的允许.green revolution 绿色革命 例如：These developing countries produced enough food to serve their people after green revolution.绿色革命后，这些发展中国家就生产出足够的粮食来满足国民的需要.the green years 青春年华。
Money is not everything. There's Mastercard & Visa.
钞票不是万能的，有时还需要信用卡。
One should love animals. They are so tasty.
每个人都应该热爱动物，因为它们很好吃。
Save water. Shower with your girlfriend.
要节约用水，尽量和女友一起洗澡。
Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.
每个成功男人的背后，都有一个女人。每个不成功男人的背后，都有两个。
Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.
再快乐的单身汉迟早也会结婚，幸福不是永久的嘛。
The wise never marry, And when they marry they become otherwise.
聪明人都是未婚的，结婚的人很难再聪明起来。
Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.
成功是一个相关名词，他会给你带来很多不相关的亲戚（联系）。
Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop.
爱情就象照片，需要大量的暗房时间来培养。 （老外也保守，要摸黑办事，哈哈）
Children in backseats cause accidents. Accidents in backseats cause children.
后排座位上的小孩会生出意外，后排座位上的意外会生出小孩。
"Your future depends on your dreams." So go to sleep.
“现在的梦想决定着你的将来”，所以还是再睡一会吧。
There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.
应该有更好的方式开始新一天，而不是千篇一律的在每个上午都醒来。
"Hard work never killed anybody." But why take the risk? "
“努力工作不会导致死亡！”不过我不会用自己去证明。
"Work fascinates me." I can look at it for hours! "
“工作好有意思耶！”尤其是看着别人工作。
God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends.
神决定了谁是你的亲戚，幸运的是在选择朋友方面他给了你留了余地。
When two's company, three's the result!
两个人的状态是不稳定的，三个人才是！
A dress is like a barbed fence. It protects the premises without restricting the view.
服饰就象铁丝网，它阻止你贸然行动但并不妨碍你尽情的观看。
The more you learn, the more you know, The more you know, the more you forget.
The more you forget, the less you know. So why bother to learn.
学的越多，知道的越多，知道的越多，忘记的越多，
忘记的越多，知道的越少，为什么学来着？
When I was 12, I was just graduate from primary school。
The summer holiday was very long, and without homework。I felt dull and boring。
Absolutely, I knew the problem, no one can call back yesterday, and I mustn't waste time。 So I decided read books in summer holiday。
The first I read was Oliver Trwist and Jane Eyue。 I've never seen such interesting books in my life。
although I did't like reading before I enjoy it。 Now, I can't live without books。
Because a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever。
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