tuzi2011

1. The memories are hazy now.   记忆已经模糊了。
2. Our marriage is rock solid.   我们的婚姻很稳固。
   ►rock-solid 坚挺如岩石的；稳若盘石的；毫不动摇的，绝对可靠的
   e.g. Freeze it only until firm but not rock solid. 把它冻硬，但是不要硬得像石头一样。
3. Now you're talking.   这个主意还不错。
4. How could you hold it back ?   你干吗瞒我呀？
    ►hold back
    ►（1）不向（某人）透露情况，隐瞒   e.g. You seem to be holding something back. 你好像隐瞒了点什么。
    ►（2）抑制，控制（感情等）；不露声色  e.g. I was close to tears with frustration, but I held back. 我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。
    ►（3）（使）犹豫，踌躇   e.g. When dangers come, no one hold back. 危险来临，无人退缩。
5. Don’t rake up the past.   不要翻旧帐。
   ►rake up 重提，翻旧账，朝花夕拾
   ►e.g. Raking up the past won't help anyone. 重提旧事对任何人都没什么好处。

tuzi2011

1. I was sitting on thorns.   我如坐针毡。
   ►sit on thorns 如坐针毡，焦急不安，坐卧不宁
2. The years have mellowed me.   岁月让我成熟。
3. You can't welch on your promises.   你不能说话不算数啊。
   ►welch on 赖账；不履行(诺言、义务)
   e.g. He left the town in order to welch on all his debts. 他为了赖账离开了这座城镇。
4. Evil deeds are done in the name of good.   多少恶行打着正义的旗号！
   ►evil deeds 邪恶的行为；邪行
5. You go. I'll stick around.   你走吧。我再呆会儿。
   ►stick around 逗留；在附近徘徊；呆在原处(等待)
   e.g. We'd love you to stick around for dinner. 我们想留你吃晚饭。

tuzi2011

1. I was only a hick town lad at that time.   当时我只是个村里来的傻小子。
   ►hick 和city slicker 这两个词分别是城里人和乡下人对对方的贬称。hick的意思是“乡巴佬，土包子”。slick字面意思是“圆滑的，油滑的”，所以一个city slicker 也就是说话很圆滑，衣着很时髦，但是很可能是一个不老实、不可信任的家伙。2. I need to confer with my lawyer.   我要见我的律师。
   ►confer with 商讨，交换意见
   ►e.g. I'll confer with him on the subject. 我将和他商议这件事。
3. How's he like? Warts and all.   他这人怎么样？照实说（不要隐瞒他的缺点）。
   ►warts and all 不掩盖地，据实地，毫无保留，不隐瞒任何缺点
4. Survival of the fittest. God's honest truth.   适者生存，天经地义。
5. You can't fight destiny.   人不能跟命争。

tuzi2011

1. It's useless to reproach yourself.   自责是没用的。
2. Put your own house in order first!   先拿镜子照照自己！
   ►put one's house in order 把家里的事安排得有条有理；处理好自己的事情，正人先正己
3. You always claim the moral high ground.   就你自己是君子。
   ►high ground (常指争论、辩论中的)优势，有利地位；道义上的优势，道德上的制高点
   ►claim the moral high ground 声称站在了道德高地上
4. My leg went into spasm.   我的腿突然痉挛。
   ►go into 进入，从事，参加；开始…生涯；深入研究；详谈
   ►e.g. The sick man went into a coma. 病人进入了昏迷状态。
5. He cried in spells.   他哭一阵停一阵。

tuzi2011

1. She's an iron hand in a velvet glove.   她外柔内刚。
   ►an iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔中刚，笑面虎，口蜜腹剑，笑里藏刀
2. The business is on the ropes.   生意岌岌可危。
   ►on the ropes 被击倒在拳击场的围栏索上；处境岌岌可危，濒临毁灭，处于困境
3. Many girls want to marry into the purple.   很多女孩都想嫁入豪门。
   ►marry into the purple (女子)嫁入王侯显贵之家，与皇子(或贵族)结婚
4. Take it with a grain of salt.   别全当真。
   ►with a grain of salt 有保留地，不全信地
5. You've been living in a fool's paradise.   你傻并快乐着。
   ►a fool's paradise 黄梁美梦

tuzi2011

1. We're facing an intractable problem.   这个问题似乎无法解决。
2. Restaurants jacked up their prices.   饭馆全部涨价。
   ►jack up 增加，提高；组织，安排；责备，规劝；停止，放弃
   ►e.g. People are afraid that taxes will soon be jacked up. 人们担心税金会很快提高。
   ►e.g. She jacked up the job because the salary was too low. 因为薪水太低了，她辞掉了这项工作。
3. He cast a few furtive glances.   他偷看了几眼。
4. She's a talebearer.   这个女人好搬弄是非。
5. The taste is no better than chewed tallow.   味同嚼蜡。

tuzi2011

1. I'm not gonna do it without some financial inducements.   没点实惠我可不干。
2. Come straight home and don't loitor.   赶快回家，不要瞎逛。
3. You can't wink at what he did.   你不能对他的行为视而不见哪。
   ►wink at 向（某人）使眼色；假装没看见，对……睁一只眼闭一只眼
   e.g. Marry often winks at the spelling mistakes in her homework. 玛丽常常对她作业里的拼写错误睁一眼闭一眼。
4. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.   朽木不可雕也。
5. It's only his own wishful thinking.   这只是他自己一厢情愿。
   ►wishful thinking 如意算盘，痴心妄想

tuzi2011

1. He's obnoxious to everyone.   他对谁都很粗鲁。
2. I'm sending you to eternit.   我送你上西天。
3. Only the nouveau riche flaunt.   暴发户才到处炫耀。
4. He seems to be devoid of compassion.   他好像毫无同情心。
   ►be devoid of 缺乏...，没有…
5. They must drive themselves out of the gutter.   他们必须摆脱贫穷

tuzi2011

1. We have to adopt salami tactics.   我们得稳扎稳打，步步为营。
   ►salami tactics 渐进战术
2. You're killing me with that damn tenderness of yours.   你那该死的温柔！
3. Don't let your nervousness come through.   别让人看出你紧张。
   ►come through 出来，到达；表现，体现；经历；获得成功
4. Try to strike a happy medium.   尽量折衷使大家都满意。
   ►strike a happy medium 折衷，走中庸之道
5. You certainly made short work of it.   你挺利索啊。
   ►make short work of 很快地完成，迅速解决，除掉

tuzi2011

1. This is our corporate responsibility.   这是我们共同的责任。
   ►corporate responsibility 共同责任
2. I was on the verge of tears.   我差点掉眼泪。
   ►on the verge of 接近于……，濒于……
   ►e.g. The old man was on the verge of eighty. 那老人已年近八十。
3. I have to use heavy-handed tactics.   我只能采取铁腕政策。
   ►heavy-handed 笨手笨脚的，不灵活的；严厉的，苛刻的；粗鲁的，粗俗的
4. Keep your ear to the ground.   警觉一点。
5. Lay back and enjoy your autumn years.   你可以安享晚年了。
   ►autumn years （尤指退休后的）迟暮，暮年