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英语习惯用语例析（三）
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41、make
somebody’s
blood boil
使……极度愤怒
A：I
want to sue the teachers for their physical punishments at school.
B：It’s
all right as long as it doesn’t
harm the children, or they won’t
behave themselves.
A：Why
do you also have the stupid idea? That’s
brutal! It makes my blood boil to see our daughter standing in class for a
long time.
A：我想起诉老师在学校对学生的体罚。
B：如果不伤到孩子的话，我想体罚一下也未尝不可，否则孩子们是不会守规矩的。
A：你怎么也有这样愚蠢的想法呢？那种行为简直太野蛮了！看到我们的女儿长时间地在课堂上罚站，把我的肺都气炸了。
42、
to the backbone
彻底
A：Helen
is going out with Tom.
B：I
hope not. Tom is a liar to the backbone.
A：How
come?
B：He
never tells anything true.
A：海伦正和汤姆交往。
B：我可不希望这样。汤姆是个十足的骗子。
A：何以见得？
B：他从来就没讲过真话。
43、sad
dog
粗野的家伙
A：Ouch,
you hurt me!
B：You’re
no better. You knocked off my glasses.
A：You
deserve it!
B：You,
such a sad dog!
A：哎呦！你弄疼我了！
B：你也不怎么样。把我的眼镜都打掉了。
A：你活该！
B：你这粗野的家伙！
44、would
give one’s
right arm
要是……该多好
A：Listen!
Someone is singing in the classroom.
B：Oh,
it’s
Billy. The song is beautiful!
A：I
would give right arm to be able to sing like Billy.
A：听！有人在教室里唱歌。
B：噢，是比利。唱得多美！
A：我要是能唱得像比利那样就好了。
45、back
out
A：Excuse
me, sir.
B：Yes?
A：If
the truck parks there, it will block the driveway. I have to back out soon.
B：I’ll
ask the driver to park in the street.
A：Thank
you.
A：对不起，先生。
B：怎么了？
A：如果把卡车听在这儿，会妨碍交通的。我的车一会儿就要退出来。
B：我会告诉司机，让他把车停在街上。
A：谢谢。
46、be
up in arms
满腔怒火
A：What
do you think of the plan for the new airport near here?
B：Perhaps
they should give it a second thought. The residents here are getting up in
arms about it.
A：I
think they will.
A：你觉得在这儿附近建机场的计划怎么样？
B：也许他们该慎重考虑一下，这儿的居民对此非常气愤。
A：我想他们会的。
47、no
fool
决不是傻瓜；聪明人
A：He
thought he could take George in, but you know, George’s
no fool.
B：So?
A：So.
George just took him in instead and it cost him an arm and a leg.
B：You
mean finally Mark bought the broken car himself?
A：Exactly.
Mark’s
almost broken now.
A：他想骗乔治上当，可是你要只乔治可不是傻瓜。
B：结果呢？
A：结果乔治反而把他给骗了，他可赔死了。
B：你是说马克最后把那破车买了？
A：正是，马克现在都快破产了。
48、in
cold blood
冷血
A：The
murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment.
B：It’s
a severe punishment, I think.
A：Yeah,
because he just killed a man in cold blood.
B：No
wonder.
A：那个杀人犯被判处了无期徒刑。
B：我想这刑罚相当重。
A：是啊，因为他残忍地杀了一个人。
B：那就不足为奇了。
49、back
down on
放弃
A：You
finally backed down on your plan.
B：Yeah,
I wouldn’t
stick to it since most of you have opposite opinion.
A：You
should give it a second thought.
A：你最后还是放弃了你的计划。
B：是的，既然你们大都反对这个计划，我也不想坚持了。
A：你再想一想吧。
50、work
addict
工作狂
A：Who
left the office with the light on?
B：Oh,
Henry is still there working.
A：I
see, the work addict.
B：Yes,
he is. He’s
never conscious of his health until he’s
ill.
A：谁离开办公室没关灯。
B：噢，亨利还在那工作呢。
A：我知道了，是那个工作狂。
B：是的。不病倒了，他是不会意识到自己的身体重要。
51、give
it to somebody straight
直截了当告诉某人
A：I’m
very sorry. You see, I’m
not in the position to tell you all this but I’m
certainly very worried.
B：Don’t
make a big speech about how sorry you are. Just give it to me straight.
A：We
have to lay off some workers and you’re
one of them.
A：我非常抱歉。你看，本不该由我来告诉你这一切，但我的确很担心。
B：你就别没完没了地抱歉了，你就直说吧。
A：我们不得不让一些工人下岗，而你就是其中一个。
52、square
up to
对……摩拳擦掌
A：Being
Chinese, the little boy bravely squared up to the tall Japanese solider.
B：And
then?
A：And
then with a whistle of bullet, the solider was killed.
B：By
whom?
A：By
the little boy’s
father, appearing right behind the Jap!
A：身为中国人，那个小男孩英勇地与那个高个日本兵搏斗。
B：然后呢？
A：然后一声枪响，那个日本兵死了。
B：谁开的枪？
A：小男孩的父亲。他正好出现在日本兵背后。
53、have
a thing about
对…….反应强烈（喜欢或不喜欢）
A：My
grandfather has a thing about men with long hair.
B：Why?
A：He
says it’s
something like a rascal.
B：Well,
tell him not to judge people by their looks.
A：我爷爷非常反对男人留长发。
B：为什么？
A：他说那有点儿像流氓。
B：嗯，告诉他不要以貌取人。
54、harp
on
责骂；批评；申斥
A：My
mother always harp on me.
B：So
does my mother. They’re
just like that, I’m
already used to it.
A：But
I can’t
bear it.
B：What
they do is just for our good.
A：我妈总是责骂我。
B：我妈也是。她们就是那样。我已经习惯了。
A：但我不能忍受了。
B：她们那样做也是为我们好。
55、to
one’s
face
当着某人的面
A：It’s
hard to tell someone she’s
wrong to her face.
B：Why
are you so sad?
A：It’s
my friend, Joan. She was very rude to her boyfriend yesterday. I told her
she was wrong and she started to hate me.
B：No,
that won’t
do! How could she be so narrow-minded? I’ll
do something for you.
A：当着一个人的面告诉她说“她错了”是很难的。
B：你为什么这么不开心？
A：是我的朋友琼，昨天她对男友非常粗鲁无礼。我告诉她说这样不对，她却开始恨起我来。
B：哦，怎么能这样！她怎么能这么小心眼儿？我会帮你的。
56、bind
someone hand and foot
使动弹不得
A：Keep
watch on him so that he won’t
be able to escape.
B：We’ve
already bound him hand and foot.
A：Just
in case he escapes?
B：That’s
impossible.
A：看好他，别让他跑了。
B：我们把他手脚绑上了，让他动弹不了。
A：万一他已经跑了呢？
B：不可能的。
57、have
head like a sieve
健忘
A：What’s
that man’s
name?
B：I
thought you’d
been introduced to him twice.
A：Yeah.
But I still cannot remember his name. I’ve
got a head like a sieve
A：那位先生叫什么来着？
B：我想已经给你介绍了两次了。
A：不错。但我还是没有记住
他的名字，我很健忘。
58、in
one’s
heart of hearts
在心里
A：Are
you really dating with Tom?
B：Yeah.
But in my heart of hearts, I find he’s
not very to my liking.
A：Then
why not keep away from him?
B：The
problem is that I just have no one to turn right now.
A：That’s
stupid.
A：你真的在和汤姆约会吗？
B：是的，可是，我并不是从心眼里喜欢他。
A：那你干吗不离开他呢？
B：问题是我还没有找到更好的人。
A：这样做真愚蠢。
59、cool
one’s
heels
久候
A：You
finally come. I had to cool my heels for you.
B：Sorry.
Something unexpected tied me up.
A：Hurry
up, or we’ll
miss the last performance.
B：OK.
Let’s
go in.
A：你终于来了，我等了你好久了。
B：对不起，以外事情把我给缠住了。
A：快点，否则我们将错过最后一场表演。
B：好吧，我们进去吧。
60、have
a big nose
爱打听
A：Frank
said I have a big nose. I wonder what the means.
B：You’re
interested in other people’s
business, aren’t
you?
A：Does
he mean I’m
inquisitive or I’m
nosy?
B：That’s
right.
A：弗兰克说我是“包打听”。我想知道这是什么意思？
B：你对别人的事情很感兴趣，不是吗？
A：他的意思是我很好奇或是我爱打听别人的事情吗？
B：是的。
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