1. go up in smoke成为泡影

Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题,peter的假期泡汤了.



2. hit the road上路

We should probably hit the road. It's going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧?到家的两个小时呢!



3. shape up表现良好,乖

You'd better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿.



4. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了

Don't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我.你吓死我了.



5. pull strings运用关系 (源于"拉木偶的线")

He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子.



6.spill the beans 泄漏秘密

Don't spill the beans. It's supposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴,这可是个秘密哦!



7.stick in the mud 保守的人

Cathy is such a stick in the mud. She never wants to try anything new.
Cathy真保守,她从不想尝试新事物.



8.john 厕所

I have to go to the john. Wait for me in the car.
我要去厕所.在车里等我一下.



9.keep in line管束

He needs to be kept in line. He's too wild.
他太野了,要好好管束一下.



10.jump to conclusion妄下结论

Don't jump to conclusion. We have to figure it out first.
不要妄下结论,先把事情搞清楚.



11. fishy 可疑的

His story sounds fishy. We should see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑.我们应该看看到底是不是真的.



12.flip out 乐死了

Chris flipped out when I told him that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时,他乐歪了.



13.fix someone up 撮合某人

I think Xixi and Macaulay would make a perfect couple. Let's fix them up. (Haha,just kidding:)

我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对,我们来撮合他们吧.(呵,开个玩笑,习习和macaulay不会生气吧?:)



14.take a shine to 有好感

He really likes you. There are very few people he takes a shine to right away.
他真的喜欢你.他很少对人一见面就有好感的.



third wheel 累赘,电灯泡

You two go on ahead. I don't want to be a third wheel.
你们两个去好了,我不想当电灯泡.