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英语习惯用语例析（七）

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141、    Make a fool of 出了洋相
A：I could kick myself, really.
B：What happened?
A：I made a fool of myself at the class meeting.
B：Oh, cheer up! Nobody will laugh at you.
A：我真想踢自己几下。
B：发生了什么事？
A：我在班会上出了洋相。
B：没什么！高兴点，没人会笑你的。

142、    Make good time 快速行进；有效利用运行时间
A：Do you always go to work by bus?
B：That’s right.
A：Isn’t it slow to go by bus?
B：Well, a little, even though the bus makes good time, I have to leave a minute margin.
A：你总是乘公共汽车上班吗？
B：对。
A：乘公共汽车不慢吗？
B：有点慢，即使开得很快，我还是得留出20分钟富余时间。

143、    Mother hen 婆婆妈妈地担心他人遭遇意外的人
A：Smoking is harmful to your health.
B：Don’t be such a mother hen. I can take care of myself.
A：You should stop smoking.
B：And you your babbling
A：吸烟对你身体有害。
B：别婆婆妈妈地，我会照顾好自己的。
A：你应该把烟彻底戒掉。
B：你别再唠叨了。

144、    Nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙
A：Are you going steady with Peter?
B：I probably will. What’s your opinion?
A：Mark my words. Don’t get mixed with him.
B：But why not?
A：He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
A：你准备和彼得将关系确定下来吗？
B：可能会吧。你看怎么样？
A：记住我的话，别和他搅在一起。
B：为什么不呢？
A：他虽表面上看着潇洒，但骨子里却是个下流坯子。

145、    New broom 刚上任的新官
A：Our mayor is from a bigger city.
B：He’s doing fine. A new broom sweeps clean.
A：He brings with him some talented people from his former city.
B：I think we we’ll benefit a lot.
A：我们的市长是从大城市调来的。
B：他干得不错。新官上任三把火嘛。
A：他从他先前就任的城市带来了不少有才能的人。
B：我想我们会获益的。

146、    No account 没用的人
A：He’s a person of no account.
B：But as far as I know, he once won the world champion at the Olympic Games.
A：Are you sure?
B：Yes, he was the very prize-winner in the court tennis ten years ago?
A：他是个微不足道的人。
B：但椐我所知，他曾在奥运会上拿过冠军。
A：你能肯定吗？
B：能。他就是10年前的那个庭院网球冠军！

147、    Bone of contention 争吵的原因
A：Why are the brothers grow cold and often quarrel with each other?
B：The division of their father’s property is their bone of contention.
A：So there’re no brothers when they come to money.
A：那对兄弟为什么关系如此冷淡，还总是吵架？
B：还不是因为他们父亲财产分配的事儿。
A：一提到钱，亲兄弟也不亲了。

148、    Tickle someone’s funny bone 逗某人笑
A：You seem to enjoy Bob’s company.
B：Sure. He always tickles my funny bone with his army stories.
A：Will you marry him?
B：For those jokes? Oh, no!
A：你好像挺喜欢鲍勃做伴的。
B：没错。他总是用他军队里的笑话逗我笑。
A：你会嫁给他吗？
B：因为那些笑话吗？哦，不！

149、    Be all ears 聚精会神地听
A：Go on with your story, Dad. I’m all ears!
B：It’s too late. Go to bed. We can go on tomorrow.
A：Oh, no. Five more minutes, OK?
B：You swear?
A：Yes, I swear.
A：接着讲你的故事吗，爸爸。我正聚精会神地听着呢。
B：太晚了，上床睡觉吧。我们明天再接着讲。
A：不！再讲5分钟好吗？
B：你保证？
A：是的，我保证。

150、    Face the music 面队现实；承担自己行为的后果
A：I crashed my brother’s car.
B：I’m sorry to hear that. But it’s good to see you are all right.
A：I’m sure I’ll have his back up. I really don’t know how I can escape the punishment.
B：You’d better tell your brother what happened and face the music.
A：我把我哥的车撞坏了，但只要你人没事儿就好。
B：听你这么说我很遗憾。
A：我肯定他会生气的。我真不知道怎样才能免受惩罚。
B：你最好跟你哥说实话，勇敢地承担责任吧。

151、    Have a finger in the pie 通晓一切152、   
A：Where can I get the information, Alana?
B：Ask David. He’s sure to know about it.
A：Why?
B：He has a finger in the pie.
A：阿兰娜，你从哪儿能得到信息？
B：问大卫吧。他一定知道。
A：为什么？
B：他这人无所不知。

153、    In the flesh 本人
A：Have you ever seen Celine Dion?
B：I’ve seen her on TV but not in the flesh.
A：Me, too. I’m so familiar with her performance. But I don’t know what kind of person she is in real life.
A：你见过席琳迪翁吗？
B：我在电视上见过，可是，没见过本人。
A：我也是。我是那么熟悉她的表演。可是，我不知道实际生活中她是个什么样的人。

154、    Foot the bill 付款
A：Tom has bought so many expensive things.
B：Then what can the rich do?
A：Well, he’s only a student.
B：But his father is a millionaire who foots the bill for him.
A：汤姆买了许多贵重的物品。
B：有钱人还能干什么呢？
A：可是，他只不过是个学生。
B：但他爸爸是个百万富翁，是他爸爸替他掏的钱。

155、    Let one’s hair down 放松；不 拘束
A：Have you ever been invited to attend any formal banquets?
B：Yes, but on such occasions, it’s hard for you to let your hair down.
A：I think after drinking some wine, things will change a bit.
B：You said it.
A：你应邀参加过正式的宴会吗？
B：参加过。但是，在那样的场合你很难放松自己。
A：我想几杯酒过后，情况会有所改观的。
B：你说对了。

157、    Serve someone hand and foot 服务周到
A：That Japanese guest is complaining again.
B：What? We’ve already served him hand and foot. What else does he expect of us?
A：He’s really a nuisance.
A：那个日本客人又在抱怨了。
B：什么？我们已经是服务到家了。他还想我们怎么样？
A：他可真令人讨厌！

159、    Be head over heels in love 坠入爱河
A：George doesn’t look the same as before.
B：Can’t you see he’s head over heels in love.
A：Really? With whom?
B：Ann, the newcomer in our class.
A：乔治看起来和以前不一样了。
B：你看不出他已经坠入爱河了吗？
A：真的吗？和谁？
B：安，咱们班新来的那位。

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