331 not seldom常常，往往

332 seldom or never极难得，简直不，几乎不

333 a throat of brass尖锐的嗓音，响亮的嗓音

334 cut each other's throats[口语]吵架，激烈争吵；对骂；互相为敌；彼此仇视；互相残杀；互相拆台[亦作cut one another's throats]

335 cut one's own throat a. 割喉自杀 b. [口语]自取灭亡，自己害自己；作法自毙

336 full up to the throat饱到喉咙眼

337 thrust(或cram,force,ram,stuff)something down someone's throat   a. 把某物硬塞给某人吃下   b. (填鸭式地)反复向某人灌输(某事)；强迫某人接受(观点、意见等)

338 a favourable balance顺差

339 an unfavourable balance逆差

340 be (或hang, trembles) in the balance悬而未决，不能肯定

341 on balance总的说来，归根结底；全面考虑之后；斟酌之下，权衡起来，两相比较；收支相抵

342 redress the balance   a. 校准天平 b. 主持公道，改变不公道局面；做公正的调整

343 throw someone off his balance使某人摔倒；使某人心神不安，使某人感到慌乱；使某人失去平衡；使狼狈不堪

344 tip(或tilt, turn) the balance起决定性作用，扭转局势，改变局面，

345tremble in the balance悬而未决；摇摆不定；处于紧要关头

346 upon a fair balance经过慎重考虑

347 (as)hungry as a hawk (或hunter)饿极了

348 a sea of troubles困难重重，无穷无尽的麻烦

349 ask for (或look for, seek) trouble[口语]自寻烦恼；自讨苦吃

350 A trouble shared is a trouble halved.[谚语]苦恼让人知晓，负担一半减少。

351 borrow trouble自寻烦恼，自找麻烦；杞人忧天

352 drown one's troubles借酒浇愁

353 get into trouble招致麻烦(或不幸、责罚)；引起指责；陷入困境

354 meet trouble halfway自寻烦恼，杞人忧天

355 Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you[谚语]麻烦没来找你，别去自找麻烦。

356 no trouble (at all)[口语]不麻烦，没什么，这不费事，容易得很

357 take (或 go to) (the) trouble不避烦劳，不辞劳苦，费心，费力，不怕费事；尽力设法

358 get a dose (或taste) of one's own medicine受到报应，自食苦果；受到报复性的打击

359 give someone a taste (或dose) of his own medicine[口语]以其人之道还治其人之身

360 take one's medicine a. 接受应得的惩罚；忍受不愉快的事；自作自受；接受教训

361 (as) cold as charity a.寒冷的，冰凉的 b.冷冰冰的冷漠无情的

362 cut-throat competition你死我活的竞争，残酷的竞争

363 Diet cures more than doctors.[谚语]注意饮食，胜过治疗。

364 Let bygones be bygones.[谚语]过去的事让它过去吧。或：既往不咎。捐弃前嫌。

365 After you![口语]您先请!(请对方先走或先吃)；请先用!

366 sooner or later迟早，总有一天

367 be as nervous as a dog shitting razorblades (或 as a cat on a hot tin roof)[俚语]极度紧张，惊悸不安

368 那样对你有什么好处？ What good is that to you?

369 as (或 so) far as in me lies[口语]尽力，尽我所能，尽我力量

370 lie at death's door在死神的门口，行将就木，快要死了

371 lie at (或 on) the catch埋伏以待；设陷阱捕捉

372 lie down on the job偷懒；不干活；不卖力；磨洋工

373 lie in a nutshell一言以蔽之；容易讲清楚

374 lie on the bed one has made自作自受；自食其果 [亦作 As you make your bed， so you must lie in (或 on) it.]

375 take…lying down甘心屈服，甘心忍受 (惩罚、侮辱、冤枉等)；俯首屈从于；逆来顺受