经典英语口语三百句(十一)

1 it’s never too late to learn

1 学习永远不嫌晚;活到老，学到老

2 Leave well enough alone.

2 维持现状;适可而止

3 on a first-name basis

3 直呼其名(很熟的)

4 Nothing to write home about

4 没什么值得说的;不值一提

5 packed in like sardines

5 挤得要命;水泄不通

6 There are other fish in the sea

6 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会

7 What you see is what you get

7 你看到什么就是什么;所见即所得

8 come out smelling like a rose

8 一枝独秀

9 hear through the grapevine

9 听到谣言

10 read you loud and clear

10 听得很清楚;很了解你

11 have a sweet tooth

11 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)

12 Know sb. like the back of one's hand

12 很了解某人

13 it’s not the end of the world

13 不是世界末日

14 come away empty-handed

14 一无所获

15 breathe down someone's neck

15 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人

16 cost sb. a pretty penny

16 很贵

17 fill someone's shoes

17 接替某人的职位

18 like a dream come true

18 如梦成真

19 Zero in on sth.

19 专注于;对准

20 Put/ lay sth. on the line

20 坦白的说，冒……风险

21 like a fish out of water

21 感到尴尬不适应

22 All systems are go

22 准备好了，一切就绪

23 end of the road

23 终点;最后

24 just what the doctor ordered

24 正合需要

25 pull the wool over someone's eyes

25 欺骗;蒙蔽某人