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英语习惯用语例析（二）
【加入时间：08年1月22日18:45】
21、right
up one’s
alley
正合某人的心意或技能
A：David
is good at tennis.
B：Speaking
of tennis, Daniel is the best.
A：That’s
for sure. All sports are right up his alley. Actually, nobody can get a
better hand over him yet.
B：He’ll
make a successful sportsman, I think.
甲：大卫很擅长网球。
乙：谈到网球，丹尼尔是最棒的了。
甲：那是肯定的。所有运动他都擅长。事实上，还没人能胜过他。
乙：我想他会成为一个成功的运动员的。
22、school
of hard knocks
艰苦的磨练
A：My
boss is such a shrewd businessman everyone admires him.
B：Which
university did he graduate from?
A：He
never went to high school. He was educated in the school of hard knocks.
B：That’s
incredible.
甲：我的老板是个非常精明的生意人，每个人都很欣赏他。
乙：他是从哪所大学毕业的？
甲：连高中都没上过。他是受了艰苦的磨练而成长起来的。
乙：真是难以置信。
23、something
the matter with
出问题
A：Hey,
Richard! What’re
you doing right here?
B：My
recorder has something the matter with its speaker; I want to have it fixed.
A：It
broke down again? You really need a new one.
甲：嘿，里查德！你在这儿干什么呢？
乙：我录音机的喇叭坏了。我想找人把它修好。
甲：又坏了？你真该买个新的了。
24、under
age
未成年
A：Why
not take me to the party, Mom?
B：You’re
too young, dear.
A：Oh,
I’m
really as tall as you.
B：Oh,
you’re
still under age.
甲：为什么不带我去参加晚会，妈妈？
乙：你还未成年，亲爱的。
甲：不，我都快和您一般高了。
乙：但你还是没长大啊。
25、the
matter
麻烦
A：Is
the anything matter?
B：I’ve
been watching the game on TV. One of our athletes is seriously injured.
A：My
goodness! Has she been sent to hospital?
B：Yes,
poor girl. She’s
only your age.
甲：出什么事了吗？
乙：我一直在看电视上的比赛，我们的一个队员严重受伤了。
甲：天哪！她被送往医院了吗？
乙：送了。可怜孩子，她只有你这么大。
26、rat
race
激烈的竞争
A：America
is a rich country. Many people are dreaming of going there but you came
back.
B：To
tell you the truth, I’m
very happy with my modest job here and the peaceful life.
A：New
York is exciting, isn’t
it?
B：Yes,
but I have no desire to take part in the rat race there.
甲：美国是个富裕的国读。很多人都梦想去那儿，但你却回来了。
乙：坦白地说，我很满意自己在这里的普通工作和平静生活。
甲：纽约很令人兴奋，不是吗？
乙：是的。但我却无心卷入那种你死我活的竞争。
27、take
someone’s
mind off something
使某人忘记某事
A：I
need a week’s
vacation so that I can take my mind of my troubles.
B：Yeah,
maybe things will changes for the better.
A：I
am hoping so.
甲：我需要一周的假期，这样我可以忘记我的烦恼。
乙：是啊，也许事情会有转机。
甲：我正希望如此。
28、think
twice about
仔细考虑
A：You’re
a native of the city and you have lived here for many years. How do you like
it?
B：Well,
I’d
have to think twice about that.
A：It’s
familiar to you, isn’t
it?
B：Well,
I think it’s
beautiful. I especially like the weather here.
甲：你是本市人，在这儿呆了很多年，你觉得这座城市怎么样？
乙：恩，我得好好想一想。
甲：你不陌生吧？
乙：恩，我想，这儿很美，我特别喜欢这儿的天气。
29、Take
the turning
拐弯
A：Could
you tell me how to get to the bank?
B：Let
me think. Well, take the second turning on the right and it’s
opposite the supermarket.
A：I
see. Is it far?
B：No,
not really, only a few minutes.
A：Oh,
good, thank your very much.
A：请告诉去银行怎么走，好吗？
B：让我想想，恩，在第二个路口向右拐，就在超市的对面。
A：我明白了，很远吗？
B：不太远，只有几分钟的路程。
A：非常感谢。
30、search
me (非正式)不知道
A：Where’s
Annie?
B：In
the house.
A：In
the house? Where is she?
B：Search
me, I don’t
know where she is now.
A：安妮呢？
B：在屋里。
A：在屋里？在哪儿呢？
B：不知道，我也搞不清。
31、have
it in one
有能力（做某事）
A：Harry
was elected monitor at the class meeting yesterday.
B：Do
you think he has it in him to be a good monitor?
A：He’s
a good student as far as his achievement is concerned. But I really can’t
tell whether he’ll
make a good monitor.
A：昨天哈里在班会上被选为班长。
B：你认为他有能力成为一名好班长吗？
A：就他的成绩来说他是一名好学生。但他是不是能当个好班长，我也说不好。
32、have
it over
比…..好些；胜过
A：It’s
pity that I haven’t
been to many countries.
B：But
I think you have it over me. I’ve
never been out of China.
A：Never?
B：Never.
I am not joking.
A：真遗憾很多国家我都没去过。
B：但我想你总比我要好。我从来都没出过中国。
A：从来都没出去过？
B：从来都没有。我没有开玩笑。
33、Have
had enough
对…..发腻；厌烦
A：What
do you think of the Prof. Smith lecture?
B：I’ve
have had enough of that kind of stuff.
A：So
have I. I decided not to go next time.
A：你认为史密斯教授的课上得怎么样？
B：我对他讲的课已经厌烦了。
A：我也是。我决定下节课不去了。
34、serve
somebody right
自作自受
A：Would
you please find me another job, Dad?
B：What’s
wrong with your job?
A：I’ve
lost it.
B：I
once told you to work hard, but you always turned a deaf ears to me. It
serves you right.
A：爸爸，能请您为我另找份工作吗？
B：你的工作怎么了？
A：我丢了这份工作。
B：以前我告诉过你要努力工作，但你总是当耳边风，你这是自作自受。
35、for
that matter
而且
A：His
parents won’t
trust him and for that matter, neither do I.
B：But
his records are very good.
A：But
I like to judge a person from his close friends or kin.
B：It’s
also a good ways.
A：他父母不信任他，我也不信任他。
B：可他的成绩非常好。
A：我却喜欢根据一个人的亲朋好友的态度来评价他。
B：这方法也不错。
36、free
and easy
自由自在；满不在乎
A：Henry
is free and easy with his money.
B：Yes,
he is. His father is a millionaire.
A：As
far I know, wealth hasn’t
done him any good. He’s
drinking and smoking. He’s
even playing truant.
B：I’m
really worried about his future.
A：亨利花钱满不在乎的。
B：可不，他爸是个百万富翁。
A：据我所知，有钱没给他带来什么好处，他有抽烟又喝酒，甚至还逃学。
B：我真替他的将来担心。
37、back
up
支持
A：I
agreed to your proposal at the meeting this morning. It was a good one.
B：You
should have backed me up then when I needed it.
A：The
matter was too complicated to explain.
A：我同意你今天早晨在会上的建议，建议很好。
B：那么你就应该在我需要的时候支持我的。
A：事情很复杂，不太好解释。
38、wet
blanket
使人扫兴的人
A：What
do you think of Lucy?
B：She’s
a wet blanket!
A：Why
do you think so?
B：She
sulked during the entire movie yesterday. None of us could enjoy the show.
A：你认为露西这个人怎么样？
B：她很令人扫兴。
A：你为什么这么想。
B：昨天看电影时她一直很生气，弄得我们谁也没看好电影。
39、keep
somebody at arm’s
length
敬而远之；疏远
A：I
have a feeling that Lily is not so close to Joe as she used to be.
B：Yeah,
when she heard about his background, she decided that she’d
better keep him at arm’s
length.
A：But
Joe feels miserable.
A：我觉得莉莉对乔不像以前那么亲近了。
B：是啊，她听说他的背景后，就决定疏远他了。
A：可乔却觉得很痛苦。
40、be
on one’s
back
卧病；卧床不起
A：Where’s
Eric? I haven’t
seen him for quite a few days.
B：He’s
on his back now.
A：I’m
sorry to hear that. But he was all right last week.
B：Yeah,
he was caught in the rain the other days. He has got a very bad cold.
A：艾力克在哪儿呢？我好几天没见着他了。
B：他卧床不起了。
A：真不愿听到这个。上周他还好好的呢。
B：是啊，那天让雨淋了，他感冒得严重。
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