日常用語集錦(1)

1. Beat about the bush
    Don't beat about the bush, come straight to the point.  不要繞圈子，直來直去。
2. Fight fire with fire
    I have no choice but to fight fire with fire. 我別無選擇，只好以其人之道換其人之身了。
3. A bum  steer 
    It turned out to be a bum steer, just a rumor spread by one of our competitions to make trouble for us.
4. The boss blames John again; actually it’s a storm in a teacup.老闆又責罵了約翰，其實他是小題大做。
5. Police appeal for witnesses to come forward.警察呼籲目擊者挺身而出。
6. She is just one track-minded, not to be harmful.她就是一根筋，並無惡意。
7. Beat it is a very rude way. 走開是一種不禮貌的表達方式。
8. I have butterflies in my stomach in a job interview.我面試的時候很緊張。
   have butterflies in one’s stomach 很緊張
9. She is a thorn in his side.她讓他頭大。
   a thorn in one’s side讓 頭大
10.It was really scary. It gave me the creeps.太嚇人了，我渾身起雞皮疙瘩。
    give sb. the creeps讓渾身起雞皮疙瘩
11.It's a bittersweet feeling when he heard the news.當他聽到這個消息的時候感覺苦樂參半。
   a bittersweet feeling苦樂參半的感覺
12.That job isn’t bad, but that’s not my cup of tea.這工作不錯，但我沒有興趣。
   it’s not one’s cup of tea誰沒有興趣，不是誰喜歡的類型
13.Can I have a doggy bag, please? 我可以打包麼？
   have a doggy bag打包
14. As it doesn't concern principles, you should leave some leeway and shouldn't have said those determined words.
    又不是原則上的事, 別把話說得太決絕了, 要留有餘地。
   leave some leeway表示留有餘地。
15.She hailed a taxi and left in a great haste.她招了一輛出租車，匆匆忙忙的走了。
   in a great haste表示匆忙的，着急的。
16.My opponent's plan is nothing but smoke and mirrors.我那競爭對手的計劃其實是一個騙局。
   商務用語：smoke and mirrors表示使用不真實的消息矇混別人。
17.This matter shouldn't be left entirely to his discretion.這件事不能任憑他一人決定。
   商務用語：leave sth. to one’s discretion表示交給某人酌辦，由某人自由決定。
19.After you did such a bad thing, do you think you can get away with that?你做了這樣一件壞事後，你以爲能逃脫懲罰？
   商務用語：get away with被放過,做壞事而不受到懲罰。
20.He took a running jump at stock exchange and made no money on it.他急急地炒股票，一點兒錢也沒有賺到。
商務用語：take a running jump直譯爲:跑着跳過去，引申表示過於着急做。
21.He made progress in work by leaps and bounds.他的工作進步飛快。
商務用語：by leaps and bounds表示飛躍的，飛速的。
22.She was fired for cooking the books.她因做假賬而被辭退。
商務用語：cook the books表示做假賬。
23.I’m sorry, it slipped my mind. I’ll be right over.對不起，我忘了，我這就過去。
商務用語：it slipped one’s mind誰忘了
24.He’s surely a hard nut, nobody likes approaching him.他是一個冥頑不化的人，沒有人願意接近他。
商務用語：a hard nut冥頑不化的人
25.I struggle for words when asked a sudden question.當被突然提問時，我絞盡腦汁想出答案。
商務用語：struggle for words想答案
26.Tom changed his tune in a hurry when he learned he'll get a promotion soon.湯姆得知他晉升後迅速改變了決定。
商務用語：change one’s tune改變決定或主意
27.I like your design. Let's run with it and see how it works.我喜歡你的設計方案。我們就這麼辦吧，看看效果如何。
商務用語：let's run with (something) 表示我們就照（某方法）去做吧，主要用於意見基本達成一致時。
28.Let's grab a bite to eat at that hamburger joint near the theater.
我們到電影院附件那個賣漢堡的地方喫點東西吧。
商務用語：grab a bite表示忙的沒有時間正規喫飯，隨便找東西喫點、墊一下。
29.Don't throw that plastic bag away; it may come in handy someday/ you may find it useful in future.別把那個塑膠袋扔了,日後可能會用得着的。
商務用語：come in handy表示遲早會有用，派上用場，早晚會用得上。
30.I don't buy that kind of sweet talk so I guess he'll be disappointed.
我可不喫這種拍馬奉承，所以我想他會失望的。
商務用語：sweet talk表示拍馬，過分的讚揚
31.David’s dad hit the ceiling when he got home at two in the morning.大衛凌晨兩點回家，他爸爸大發雷霆。
商務用語：hit the ceiling勃然大怒，大發脾氣
32.George realized the gravy train was over when he got fired.喬治到解僱時才意識到他的財源斷了。
商務用語：gravy train美差，肥缺
33.This old method just doesn’t cut the mustard any more. 合乎要求
34.Money burns a hole in my wife’s pocket.我太太有錢就留不住。
商務用語：burn a hole in one’s pocket（錢等）在口袋留不住
35.Money burns a hole in my wife’s pocket.我太太有錢就留不住。
商務用語：burn a hole in one’s pocket（錢等）在口袋留不住
36.The thirty-story building is one of the most challenging engineering projects.
30層大樓是最具挑戰性的工程項目之一。
商務用語：thirty-story 30層
37.There’s something about her that rubs me the wrong way.她有些事讓我很惱火。
商務用語：rub someone the wrong way觸犯某人
38.You’re crying, what’s the cooking?你哭了，發生了什麼事情？
商務用語：what’s the cooking？發生了什麼事？（搞什麼把戲？）
39.We just got back from tripping the light fantastic.我們剛剛跳舞回來。
商務用語：trip the light fantastic跳舞
40.We bite off more than one can chew when we started this project.這個項目開始的時候我們就沒有量力而行。
商務用語：bite off more than one can chew力所不及，承擔超過能力範圍的事情
41.A change of pace will probably do you good.改變一下生活方式可能對你有好處。
商務用語：a change of pace爲解乏、解悶而改變生活方式、習慣等
42.A young girl brought the house down with a ballet dance.一個年輕姑娘跳得芭蕾舞獲得了全場喝彩。
商務用語：bring down the house獲得全場喝彩
43.I wanted to shout it from the rooftops about the truth.我真想告訴每一個人真相。
商務用語：shout sth from the rooftops公開宣佈某
44.He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
他表面上看着瀟灑，實際是個討厭的傢伙。
商務用語：nasty piece of work討厭的傢伙
45.I made a fool of myself at the meeting.我在會議上出了洋相。
商務用語：make a fool of出洋相
46.Keep cool, don’t hit the panic button.冷靜點兒，不要驚慌失措。
商務用語：hit the panic button過於驚慌
47.Eric’s company gave him the boot.艾瑞克被公司開出了。
商務用語：give someone the boot解僱某人，開除某人
48.He’s a person of no account.他是個微不足道的人。
商務用語：no account無社會地位、微不足道的
49.Don’t be such a mother hen. I can take care of myself.別這麼婆媽，我會自己照顧好自己的。
商務用語：mother hen婆媽的，絮叨的人
50.The new brooms should be more patient and diligent.新上任的官員應該更有耐心和智慧。
商務用語：new broom剛上任的新官、成員
51.Even though the bus makes good time, I have to leave a minute margin.
即便公交車開的很快，我還得留富餘時間。
商務用語：make good time快速行駛