例句:"What we have seen over the past couple years is, you might think of it as a kind of a gentleman's agreement not to discuss Iraq, " he said.
格倫說:“過去兩三年的情況看起來好像是一種君子協(xié)定,就是大家同意不討論伊拉克問題
Walk on air 興高采烈
例句:Some students seem to walk on air after they succeed in passing the entrance examination of college.
一些學生在考入大學后似乎有些忘乎所以了。
At an awkward age 即將成年
例句:Tom was very easy to bring up and never seemed to have an awkward age at all.
湯姆是一個很容易帶大的孩子,他好像從來就沒有 成年前的那種彷徨。
Autumn of somebody’s life 在垂暮之年
例句:It's amazing that somebody can still contribute to society even in the autumn of his life.
令人驚異的是,有人在垂暮之年還能夠為社會作貢獻。
Paint the lily 多此一舉
例句:Comment upon this would be to paint the lily.
對此發(fā)表評論無異于畫蛇添足。
Lay at somebody’s door 歸咎于某人
例句:Don't lay the blame at my door; you spilled food on the carpet too!
不要只責怪我;你也把食物打翻在地毯上呀!
Wall-to-wall 無處不在的; 似無處不在的
例句:Within minutes, the presidential salvo is wall-to-wall on the wire services and TV news. Then the Internet.
幾分鐘之內,總統(tǒng)保留態(tài)度的看法就被各大新聞通訊社和電視新聞臺鋪天蓋地地作了報道,接著上了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。
To Put on the dog 擺闊、裝門面
例句:But what I like about him was that he never put on the dog to show off his money.
但是我喜歡他的一點的是他從來不亂花錢來炫耀他的富有。
On the side 作為兼職
例句:He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.
他是教師,可還兼職做一些新聞工作.
Get into the swing of thing 積極投入某事
例句:It took time to get into the swing of things.
熟悉情況需要一些時間.