Take your pick 随你挑

We have enough money to buy any DVD player this store has so take your pick. 因为我们钱很多所以我们可以挑任意一个DVD.




ladies man 非常有女人缘的男性

例句：My cousin always has 2 or more women interested in him. He's a real ladies man! (我的表弟身边总是有若干个女性对他感兴趣所以他是个非常有女人缘的男性)

My brother is a good looking guy and a smooth talker. Really he's kind of a ladies man.(我的哥哥长的不错而且也很会讲话，他挺有女人缘。)




Can I get a minute? 能不能等我一下?

例句:Gush, I think I hurt myself. Can I get a minute? 我受伤了,能等我一下吗?

Hey, Michael, you walk too fast. I'm tired. Can I get a minute?我太累了,你能等我一会吗?




bust sb' ass 让……难堪/ 努力工作

I wish the directors just would stop, you know, busting my ass because I already have lots of problems.我真的希望导演别再为难我，我的麻烦事已经够多了。

Every day I work, I bust my ass so my family can live well.（在单位我总是非常卖力的干，因为我想要家里的日子好过起来。）




the order of the day 最重要的事

It'll take three months to repair the house. Now patience is the order of the day for us. （这个房子装修要三个月，所以耐心是最重要的。）

They won't start shooting for a month. Now, learning your role is the order of the day.（离片子的开拍还有一个月，所以现在熟悉你的角色是最重要的。）




beat sb. to the draw 比别人抢先一步

We lost the project. Rainbow Company beat us to the draw.（这个项目我们没有拿到，因为彩虹公司抢先了一步。）




tell somebody on somebody 向谁告状

例句：Give back my toy, or I will tell Dad on you.（把玩具还给我，否则我去向爸爸告你的状。）

I broke the vase, please don't tell on me.（我把花瓶给打碎了，请不要去给我告状。）

I lost the computer disc. Please don't tell the boss on me. （我把磁盘给弄丢了，请不要向老板去告状。）




I'm a little edgy. 有点紧张,有点不耐烦

例句：He's got a job interview tomorrow. He's a little edgy right now (明天他要去应聘一个工作。他现在有点紧张。)

Erin hasn't slept for two days. So stay away from her, she's a little edgy. （她有两天没睡觉了，所以离她远一点，她情绪不太好。）




Get a head start on走在别人的前面

You should get up early and study. Get a head start on your classmates.你要早起学习,这样你就走在了你同学的前面.

He is a slow runner, but he got a head start on the others, so he might win the race.他跑得慢,可是他总是比别人先出发,所以赢得总是他.




You're up. 轮到你了.

I just tried the spicy dish. Now you're up.我刚试过这道菜,该轮到你了.

Hey, Mark! They just finished introducing the main speaker. That's you. Now you're up. 嘿,马克!他们刚介绍完主讲,该你了.