托?？荚囍谐Ｒ?jiàn)的習(xí)語(yǔ)內(nèi)容（3）

　　Model:

　　——I’ve been trying to get the furnace started, but I can’t find the right switch. (我盡力想讓爐子燃起來(lái)，可不知道該按哪個(gè)鍵。)

　　——Here, I believe this one in the back will do the trick. (這里，我相信后面按這個(gè)鍵，可以讓爐子燃起來(lái)。)

　　32)drag one’s feet 行動(dòng)緩慢;磨磨蹭蹭不情愿

　　Model:

　　——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal? (Bob的論文計(jì)劃進(jìn)展地怎么樣了?)

　　——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)

　　33)draw the line 拒絕，拒不容忍

　　Model:

　　——Paul expects me to clean the room every week. (Paul想讓我每周打掃房間。)

　　——That’s where I draw the line. (可是我絕對(duì)不會(huì)答應(yīng)的。

　　34)feel down in the dumps 心情不好;情緒低落

　　Model:

　　——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate為最近的化學(xué)作業(yè)成績(jī)感到很沮喪。)

　　35)few and far between 不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或發(fā)現(xiàn)的;稀少的

　　Model:

　　——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不簡(jiǎn)單。)

　　——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (當(dāng)然。像他那樣的人可不多見(jiàn)。)

　　36)fit as a fiddle 身體很健康

　　Model:

　　—— Harry! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in ages. (Harry，你好嗎?好久沒(méi)看見(jiàn)你了。)

　　——I’m fit as a fiddle. This exercise program I’m following is terrific. (我身體好極了。我正進(jìn)行的這個(gè)鍛煉計(jì)劃太棒了。)

　　37)grin and bear 任勞任怨;毫無(wú)怨言地忍受

　　Model:

　　——Carla,I can’t take this job any longer. (Carla，我不能再做這份工作了。)

　　——If you need the money, you’ll just have to grin and bear it. ( 如果你需要錢(qián)，你就得忍耐。)

　　38)hit the spot (特指吃了食物，喝了飲料之后)精神完全恢復(fù)過(guò)來(lái)或感到滿足;恢復(fù)精力;提精神

　　Model:

　　——This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(檸檬汁太提神了。)

　　——And how! (當(dāng)然了!)

　　39)keep between the two of us 不讓第三者知道，保密

　　Model:

　　——What I’m going to say is rather personal, so let’s keep between the two of us. (我要講的純屬私事，所以希望你能保密。)

　　40)know a thing or two about 略知一二

　　Model:

　　——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你認(rèn)為Andy會(huì)幫我們計(jì)劃去西弗吉尼亞州野營(yíng)嗎?)

　　——Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每個(gè)夏天都去那兒，應(yīng)該知道一些事兒。)