Model:
——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究,交了一篇優(yōu)秀的論文。)
42)on cloud nine 沉浸在幸福之中;非常高興
Model:
——Marcia looks like she’s on cloud nine. Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她為什么這么高興嗎?)
——She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要發(fā)表了。)
43)on the tip of one’s tongue 一時想不起來,話到嘴邊又忘記
Model:
——Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? (你肯定記不起來那張唱片的名字嗎?)
——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一時想不起來了。
44)reach the bottom of the barrel 用完,彈盡糧絕
Model:
——Don’t you have any other clean shirts? (你還有其它干凈襯衫嗎?)
——I guess I’ve reached the bottom of the barrel. (我想我已經(jīng)用完了。)
45)rub sb. the wrong way 使(某人)有點惱火;惹怒;引起反感;煩擾,打攪
Model:
——What do you think of our new economics instructor? (你覺得新經(jīng)濟學(xué)老師怎么樣?)
——I don’t know. Something about him rubs me the wrong way. (不知怎么的,他有點讓我反感。)
46)scratch the surface 只懂皮毛,很不了解(通常和限制性副詞如only, hardly等詞連用)
Model:
——You’ve certainly done a lot of research for your project. (你顯然對你的課題做了不少研究。)
——It seems like a lot, but actually I’ve only scratched the surface. (看上去不少,但事實上我只懂一些毛皮。)
47)up in the air 尚未決定的;捉摸不定的;懸而未決的
Model:
——Her plans for the weekend are still up in the air. (她尚未決定如何度過這個周末。)
48)wear and tear 磨損;消耗
Model:
——Why do you always put on slippers when you go into your apartment? (為什么你老是一進公寓就穿上拖鞋?)
——It saves wear and tear on the carpet. (拖鞋不磨損地毯。)
49)with flying colors 大獲全勝;勝利地
Model:
——How did Ellen do on her Ancient History exam? (Ellen古代史考得怎么樣?)
——She passed with flying colors. (她考得好極了。)
50)get off on the wrong foot 開始就不順利;一開始就犯了個錯誤
Model: [1995.5.]
——I hate to get off on the wrong foot. (我討厭一開始就犯錯誤。)