521、calling ：使命，职责

         a、I felt a calling to become a teacher.

         b、I'm still not sure what I want to do.I guess I haven't found my calling yet.

522、no such thing ：根本没有这回事

         a、Make more money with less work,there's no such thing.

         b、A cold day in the desert? There is no such thing.

523、be jumpy ：紧张不安

         a、Be gentle when you talk to her.She might be jumpy sometimes.

         b、Honey,it's just me.No reason to be so jumpy.

524、holiday ：美国人指一般的休假，欧洲及加拿大人可用来表示所有休假。

           vacation ：美国人指法定的大假日

         a、I have two weeks off for holiday.

         b、We'll spend the Christmas holiday in Italy this year.

525、solitary confinement ：与外界隔离，单独监禁，关禁闭，囚禁

         a、When I was little,whenever I did sth bad,my dad would always make me go into ~ in my

               room for several hours.

         b、While I was in prison,I was put in a small room for ~ for two days,I was entirely alone.

526、spread the word ：把消息传出去，散播消息

         a、I'm having a party on Fri.Will you spread the word?Make sure all your friends know about it.

         b、Wow,someone must have spread the word quickly,but it wasn't me.

527、number ：女性的衣饰或迷人的女性

         a、Should I buy this dress?It's a cute little number,isn't it?

         b、What a lovely little number! Perhaps I should go talk to her.

528、all the rage ：很时髦的，很酷的

         a、Several years ago tea houses were all the rage,now it's the cafe.

         b、It seems like everyone is wearing small tight T-Shirts,they must be all the rage.

529、after you ：您先请

           three caballeros ：三剑客

530、wait up ：（晚上不睡觉）等人

         a、I'll be home late tonght,so don't wait up for me,Okay?

         b、My mother always waits me up because she worries about me.