sometimes i think i'm a fool

oh dear . what makes you say that?

i should have known better than to travel by sea in winter .

Darling, it's an act of God. anyway, you survived it. stop thinking about it .

i really don't know what can i do , should i fail to win admission to a university?

don't worry . all roads lead to Rome .

but everybody knows that a college degree is like a passport in the society.without it ,one could get nowhere....

not necessary so.....

i have something important to tell you . do you remenber how i robbed you?

let's assume i do . what of it ?

i'm feeling terribly guilty about it now. my heart breaks when i think of it.i'll never forgive myself.

don't mention it. a mere trifle . it happens.....

i'm terribly sorry i broke your glasses.....

forget it ! i'll buy a new pair anyway.....

let me buy it for you....

oh,no , you didn't do it on purpose .

。。。。。等一下，我先读。。。再来抄写。。。。。

let bygones be bygones.......

homer sometimes nods......

have a new start.....

i am dead break now...我是一个穷光蛋了。。。我惨了

don't take it too hard ....不要放在心上。。。。。

i need your shoulder

i still can't work it out ......

awful= terrible

things will work out all right .......船到桥头自然直。。。。。

how is he enjoying being overseas? 他感觉怎么样、在国外？

to tell the truth .....

things will work out for the best.....一切都会好的

you can't win them all.....胜败乃兵家常事。。。。你不能得到所有你想要的。。。。

i'm fed up with it .....我受够了=i have enough of that —— 我受够了。。。。

one should learn to accept what one can not change and change what one can

how do you feel about it ???你怎么认为？= what do you think ?

i can't stand the odor(我忍受不了这种气味） it stinks.(发臭）

pinch your nose....捏着你的鼻子

that's the last straw.....

today is not my day.....今天真倒霉。。。。

i hit a traffic jam this morning

what on earth are they doing upstairs ?他们到底在楼上干嘛呢？

what a nuisance !!!真讨厌

we have run out of gas 我们的汽油用完了

hurry up

i'm as hungry as a bear.

i skipped the lunch trying to finish a project.....为了完成一个项目，我错过了午饭

you should be on a diet 你该节食了

you have to put up with it ....你必须忍受它。。。。。

it is on the house ——这是免费赠送的

you eat like a horse, but you are so thin....

eat your fill,please 请吃个够

he is such a cheap skate !!他真是个小气鬼。。。let's go Dutch.....

you have a sweet tooth你喜欢甜食。。。。。。

you lucky log 你真幸运

you've got a point .....你说的对。。。。。

下午接着来。。。。

the dishes look so attractive.菜看上去很诱人

please try a bit .......请尝一尝。。。。

Mm, it tastes good

how about another piece of cake?

i'm going to live on the fat of the land. 我要去美餐一顿

it's out of the world ，非常好吃

take your time 慢慢的，不急

i'll be back in a minute....我将很快回来。。。。

the dinner is really rich 晚饭很丰盛哦

i 'd likd to treat you to a dinner.....我想请你吃饭

i' ve got something to share with you .....我有话要对你说

i am engaged this evening . let's make it another time then........今晚我有事，改日再说吧。。。。

climb to power....捞到大权。。。

you'd better not ......你最好别这样。。。。。

sb who stands in his way....妨碍他的人

failure is the mother of success.

don't lose your heart .....

she will make good as a doctor她会成为一名优秀的医生。。。。。。。

follow her mother's footsteps ? 步她妈妈的后尘。。。。

did they made it ???他们办到了吗？成功了吗？

i never dreamed that i could make it so big.我做梦都没想到我能干得这么成功。。。。。

nothing succeeds like success. 一事成功，事事成功。。。。。。

became known overnight.一夜成名

it was a smash hit. 非常成功

i'll read it when i can spare the time.....如果有时间，我将会读。。。

that would only add fuel to the fire....火上浇油

her boyfriend broke up with her ....她男友跟她崩了

that's adding insult to injury .....那是伤害加侮辱。。。。

he really has his back to the wall now .....他现在身处绝境了。。。。

he is not even half way done.....他还没做完一半

it is not a bed of roses ——那并不是幸福舒适的生活。。。。

have no private lives....没有私生活。。。。。

you are really between a rock and a hard place .你真是左右两难了。。。。

i didn't get much sleep last night...我昨晚没睡好。。。

i was climbing the wall....

i was in deep water.....我过的简直水深火热啊。。。。。。

i was laid off last month. 我上个月下岗了。。。。。

i can find a way out ....我能找到出路。。。

cheer up , you can't make a good man down....别泄气， 好人自有出头之日。。。

things are going from bad to worse....事情越来越糟。。。。。

that's against the labor law....违反劳动法。。。。

i always get mixed up when we get to this part of the city......我总是弄混了，稀里糊涂。。。。

turn the map around , you are looking at it upside down.

i hit a snag 暗礁。。。。 我遇到了棘手的问题

it was going well at first , but then i hit a snag and get stuck now. 卡在那里不能动了

Rome is not built in a day. you 'll succeed sooner or later.

you look like a cat on hot bricks .你看上去很着急。。。。

college entrance examination....大学入学考试。。。。

you are upset ....你坐立不安

he loses his head too easily 他很容易就不知所措了。。。。

take the visitor on a tour of our city 带客人浏览一下城市

i'll make the time to go....我抽点时间去。。。。

i'm on my last legs ， god help me....我是山穷水尽了， 我的天。。。。

i lost my money in gambling 我赌博把钱输了。。

he is a born business-man 他是一个天生的做生意的 料

it's none of her business .

you 'll be in the dog house . 你要倒霉了。。。

we are in the same boat....我和你处境相同。。。。

you are kidding me.....你开我的心了   make a joke

it 's the end of the world for me ....

what makes you say so ....?为什么这么说呢

we are over the hump(驼峰）我们的困难时期已经过去了。。。。

so far ,so good 到目前为止一切顺利

coffee breaks

the honeymoon is over ....蜜月结束了，好日子结束了。。。。

some people just have to learn the hard way....有些人就是不撞南墙不回头。。。。。

he is behind bars他蹲监狱了

i took it by mistake. 我拿错了东西。。。

how come you are so rude ?你这个人怎么不讲理呢？

life is precious and beautiful ,to commit a suicide is to commit a sin.自杀是犯罪啊

don't rely on him ,he is not dependable. reliable

he always drops ball at the critical moment.他总是在关键时刻掉链子

don't get me wrong.....不要误会我

you are drunk，you are making a scene......你在出洋相

what beautiful flowers !

you will offend against custom.你将违反习惯

that's a slip of the tongue.那是口误

to error is human 人无完人，都会犯错

he is on the phone. 他在接电话

i couldn' get through 我打不通

you have the wrong number 你打错电话了

the line has been busy.....电话总是占线。。。。。

i just got off the phone a few minutes ago.....我刚刚撂下电话 hang up

the power supply in my house failed last night. 昨晚我家停电

stay on the line. 别挂断电话

i really must be off now...我真的该走了

why are you in such a hurry ?你忙个啥呢？

let's stay in touch.....我们常联系

i'll ring you up later 我回头给你打电话。。。。so long , see you ....

i have a pointment with my professor . 有个约会

talk to you later....以后再谈

don' t be stangers 别见外

thanks again for your hospitality.....再次谢谢你款待我们

you are welcome any time。 随时欢迎

i shall never forget the days we've spent together .....

i can never thank you enough ...真不知道该怎么感谢你哦。。。。

come off it !!!别胡诌了

what are you scared of ? 你怕什么？

chicken soup works better than cold medicine . 鸡汤比感冒药好使。。。。

i' ll make you some chicken soup....我将会给你一些鸡汤。。。。

he is the last one you can rely on. 他是最不可信赖的人。。。

it is a weird joke,一个怪笑话

give you a shot....给你打一针。。。。

it is actually not the case ， 并非如此

i won' t say that我不这么认为

he is weak in the head ...他不太聪明

no , definitely not 绝对不是

no big deal   没啥了不起的

as light as a feather轻如鸿毛

it is not as bad as it seems ,不是看起来那么糟糕啊

it turns out that.....事实上。。。。

did mary end up marring that famer ?最终

that's an old wives' tale. 纯属无稽之谈。。。。。

they will get nowhere.....他们是没有结果的

that's joke ! 这不是真的

he is too wise to give up his future on account of you......他是不会为了你而自毁前程的

power outweights love to him.对他来说权力重于爱情。。。。

on the contrary.....

he must have got tied up at the office 他一定被办公室的事务缠住了

that isn't so .....

you're all wet.....你搞错了

you don't have a leg to stand on你说的话没有根据

i'm totally against the absurd arrangement. 反对

i couldn't care less. 我一点也不关心

i have nothing to do with it .

i can't say for sure 我不太确定

it's none of your business.....

not that i know of据我所知，不是那样

bad news ! 太糟了！

the factory is laying off 200 more workers tomorrow. 裁员

bad news. 太糟了

get further training 受到再培训

don't tell me she has run away again......不要告诉我她 又跑了。。。（表惊讶）

she will be back in a day or two.....

no wonder怪不得

do you know what?你知道吗

Gosh, i had no idea ! 天哪，我真没想到。。。。

calm sb down

how awful ! 太可怕了

how time flies !!! 时间过的真快啊。。。。。

we are approaching 40 ......我们快40岁了

i can't believe this ！

i'll pack up and leave .....我将打包离开

if only i could have a car like that !我如果能有那么一辆车该多好啊！！！

i am crazy about sth我对sth 喜欢的要命。。。

that's rediculous ! 这真荒唐 ！

you owe me an apology......你欠我一个道歉

all systems go 一切准备就绪，万事俱备

are you kidding?

i had my car fixed 我修好了我的车

she's always out to lunch .....她整日心不在焉。。。。。

day-care center

the bottom line is ....最终的情况是。。。。

i'm not quite sure.....我不太肯定

you are breathing down on my leck .你离我太近了。。。go away ....

he is burnt out 他已经精疲力尽了 he is exhausted

i have been burning my candle at both ends recently.我最近有点 体力透支。。。。

why don't you just take a day off ？为什么不休息一天呢？

business is business 公事公办 cozy place 舒适的地方

i want to be a civil servant 我想当公务员。。。。。how dull 多没劲，多没意思

don't make a mountain out of a molehill （鼹鼠丘）. 别大惊小怪

stop your film-flam !别胡扯了

don't dilly-dally ! 别磨磨蹭蹭了，吊儿郎当

i want to get a head start on the others .我想捷足先登

the manager gave me a free hand 经理放手让我工作。。。。

be in the dog house 倒霉

everydog has his own day. 总有出头之日

so you should take hold of this opportunity to set the world on fire.抓住机会；让世界刮目相看

he is just going through the motions. 他敷衍塞责的办事， 机械、木然的干事

he hasn't been himself recently. 他最近状态不好。

he is very upset他很不爽

he is a real go-getter 他真实卖力。。。。

he went to town on his first assignment . 他努力的干他第一个任务

i have many irons in the fire. 我有许多事情要干

i have other fish to fry.我另有打算。。。。另有安排。。。。

i'd like to seek a job under my own steam.....

i hope you get a break .希望你有所作为。。。。

they are going to make it hot for the new manager. 他们要刁难新经理。

wheeler-dealer 独断独行者， 行家里手。。。。

they are only concerned about their own interests.

he has the power to make life miserable for 某人. 他可以让某人的日子不好过

he misconducted himself in the office. 他渎职。。。

believe it or not ....

he is really one in a million

courteous 有礼貌的谦恭的

he really takes time for each customer. 他对每个顾客都很耐心

the machine is out of order.机器坏了break down

it took me three months to get it 得到它 我花了3个月时间

you must have gone through a lot red tape 你一定经过了很多繁杂、拖拉的公事程序吧

i don't want to rock the boat .我不想惹不必要的麻烦

the others feel the same way....

you are spreading yourself too thin 你干的活太多了。。。。

i have tried my best ....

i ' ll try even better next time......

you will be wasting your breath 你白费力气

he slammed the door in my face 他把门摔我脸上

he is a work addict ! 他是个工作狂

she is asking for a divorce.....

fancy meeting you here !!

i am browsing around 闲逛 hang around

they have a clearance sale.清仓大甩卖

we can come across some real bargains碰到

i can't beat that...我不能再降价了

it must cost you an arm and a leg. 你一定为此花了很多钱

it was dirt cheap非常便宜

can i try it on ? 我可以试一试这件衣服吗？

what do you do in your spare time

do you like doing window shopping ?very rarely

nothing is free in this world

i got it for nothing 我白得的，白捡的

cosmetics化妆品

milk is on special sale today . 今天特价销售牛奶

electric appliances 电器

electric cookers电饭锅

shall i make an offer ？我可以讲价吗？

what's the rush?干嘛这么忙？急什么？

we should shop around for the best deal .我们应该货比三家

i'll give it a try.....我将试一试

take it or leave it 要就要，不要滚蛋

she knows how to cheer up people .....

i feel depressed ....

i 'll keep my fingers crossed for you ,我将祝福你

go for it .....大胆说下去。。。。。

note-taking 记笔记

the public is in 某人's corner.公众支持某人

the workers went on a big strike.

keep at it ！别松劲，干下去。。。。。 i 'm sure you'll make it !我相信你能搞定它

cheer up - keep your chin up.....

maybe it's a blessing in disguise.上帝把祝福伪装起来。。。。。

where can i get my next meal ?

solve this problem

never is a long word 不要轻易说“不”

put it aside.... 把它放到一边。。。。stretch your legs 伸展你的腿，活动活动

my spoken English isn' t very satisfactory .口语还是不能令人满意的

where there is a will ,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。。。。

i would try once more 我将再试一次

it is easy to say .... it is easier said than done...

one should act according to circumstances. 人应当随机应变

it took up too much room 它太占空间了

she isn't acting her age 她的举止和年龄不符。。。。。

actually , they hit it off well with each other .事实上，他们很合得来

i did it against my will .我违心做的那些事

you 've got to learn to do things you don't like ....

why did you have a long face?你为什么拉长个脸？

i am through with Lisa我和丽莎完了

i should bite my tongue,otherwise i will get in trouble我打死也不说，不然我要倒霉

how are you feeling today?

it was for the best 那样最好

he was always buttering up 某人   他总是讨好某人

it's rumored that ......谣言说。。。。he cheats on is wife 他对妻子不忠

they have been on good terms 他们一向关系不错。。。。。。。

i got a dear John letter 我收到一封绝交信

you want to fish in troubled waters ,你想浑水摸鱼

i didn't mean it 这不是我本意啊

now，i know what kind of person you are 我现在知道你是什么人了

what else do you want ?你还要啥？你到底要怎样啊你？

why do you give me a cold shoulder? 你为什么对我如此冷淡？

i want to keep a distance between us

i've done so much for you , i don't deserve to be treated like that......

i do cherish our friendship . that's why i am keeping a distance between us......

who is the guest of honor ? 谁是嘉宾？

if you scratch my back ,i'll scratch yours....你对我好，我就对你好

sounds like a good idea

but don't go back on your word 不许食言

she is in good with 某人.....她受到某人的宠爱

it is time that you two made up你俩该和好了吧

it takes two to make a quarrel（争吵） 一个巴掌拍不响

can you keep it to yourself 你能保密吗？

i like to kid around with him我喜欢和他开玩笑

how long have you known each other? 你们认识多长时间了？

i'll be the laughing stock of ....我会成为。。。。的笑柄

wheatherman 天气预报员

it was mean of you to do that....你那么做真卑鄙

you left me holding the bag你让我背黑锅

to be honest老实说

let's make peace咱们讲和吧

i didn't do it on purpose

don't let the cat out of the bag别泄露了机密

you can count on me 你可以相信我

she has a big nose   她太爱打听别人的闲事

cocky傲慢

get a pink slip得到解雇书，被解雇

i am prepared to meet you halfway 我准备和你妥协

i am not asking you for the moon 我又不是找你要月亮——我的要求不过分

monkey see ,monkey do近朱者赤，近墨者黑 见样学样

it implies that ....它意味着。。。。

like father like son有其父必有其子

i moved heaven and earth to approach him 我想尽办法接近他。。。

he is pouring oil on troubled waters . 他在平息争端

would you just sit tight? 你就沉住气得了

you are always waiting till the last minute.你屎到屁眼才知道拉屎

stay away form him . 离他远一点。。。。别理他

they didn't get along.他们合不来

he is a faker他是个骗子

he thinks he can take advantage of me

i wouldn't put up with that

two is company, but three is none....两人是朋友，三人就成敌

set off 出发