日常用语集锦(1)

1. Beat about the bush
    Don't beat about the bush, come straight to the point.  不要绕圈子，直来直去。
2. Fight fire with fire
    I have no choice but to fight fire with fire. 我别无选择，只好以其人之道换其人之身了。
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.老板又责骂了约翰，其实他是小题大做。
5. Police appeal for witnesses to come forward.警察呼吁目击者挺身而出。
6. She is just one track-minded, not to be harmful.她就是一根筋，并无恶意。
7. Beat it is a very rude way. 走开是一种不礼貌的表达方式。
8. I have butterflies in my stomach in a job interview.我面试的时候很紧张。
   have butterflies in one’s stomach 很紧张
9. She is a thorn in his side.她让他头大。
   a thorn in one’s side让 头大
10.It was really scary. It gave me the creeps.太吓人了，我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。
    give sb. the creeps让浑身起鸡皮疙瘩
11.It's a bittersweet feeling when he heard the news.当他听到这个消息的时候感觉苦乐参半。
   a bittersweet feeling苦乐参半的感觉
12.That job isn’t bad, but that’s not my cup of tea.这工作不错，但我没有兴趣。
   it’s not one’s cup of tea谁没有兴趣，不是谁喜欢的类型
13.Can I have a doggy bag, please? 我可以打包么？
   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.
    又不是原则上的事, 别把话说得太决绝了, 要留有余地。
   leave some leeway表示留有余地。
15.She hailed a taxi and left in a great haste.她招了一辆出租车，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.我那竞争对手的计划其实是一个骗局。
   商务用语：smoke and mirrors表示使用不真实的消息蒙混别人。
17.This matter shouldn't be left entirely to his discretion.这件事不能任凭他一人决定。
   商务用语：leave sth. to one’s discretion表示交给某人酌办，由某人自由决定。
19.After you did such a bad thing, do you think you can get away with that?你做了这样一件坏事后，你以为能逃脱惩罚？
   商务用语：get away with被放过,做坏事而不受到惩罚。
20.He took a running jump at stock exchange and made no money on it.他急急地炒股票，一点儿钱也没有赚到。
商务用语：take a running jump直译为:跑着跳过去，引申表示过于着急做。
21.He made progress in work by leaps and bounds.他的工作进步飞快。
商务用语：by leaps and bounds表示飞跃的，飞速的。
22.She was fired for cooking the books.她因做假账而被辞退。
商务用语：cook the books表示做假账。
23.I’m sorry, it slipped my mind. I’ll be right over.对不起，我忘了，我这就过去。
商务用语：it slipped one’s mind谁忘了
24.He’s surely a hard nut, nobody likes approaching him.他是一个冥顽不化的人，没有人愿意接近他。
商务用语：a hard nut冥顽不化的人
25.I struggle for words when asked a sudden question.当被突然提问时，我绞尽脑汁想出答案。
商务用语：struggle for words想答案
26.Tom changed his tune in a hurry when he learned he'll get a promotion soon.汤姆得知他晋升后迅速改变了决定。
商务用语：change one’s tune改变决定或主意
27.I like your design. Let's run with it and see how it works.我喜欢你的设计方案。我们就这么办吧，看看效果如何。
商务用语：let's run with (something) 表示我们就照（某方法）去做吧，主要用于意见基本达成一致时。
28.Let's grab a bite to eat at that hamburger joint near the theater.
我们到电影院附件那个卖汉堡的地方吃点东西吧。
商务用语：grab a bite表示忙的没有时间正规吃饭，随便找东西吃点、垫一下。
29.Don't throw that plastic bag away; it may come in handy someday/ you may find it useful in future.别把那个塑胶袋扔了,日后可能会用得着的。
商务用语：come in handy表示迟早会有用，派上用场，早晚会用得上。
30.I don't buy that kind of sweet talk so I guess he'll be disappointed.
我可不吃这种拍马奉承，所以我想他会失望的。
商务用语：sweet talk表示拍马，过分的赞扬
31.David’s dad hit the ceiling when he got home at two in the morning.大卫凌晨两点回家，他爸爸大发雷霆。
商务用语：hit the ceiling勃然大怒，大发脾气
32.George realized the gravy train was over when he got fired.乔治到解雇时才意识到他的财源断了。
商务用语：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.我太太有钱就留不住。
商务用语：burn a hole in one’s pocket（钱等）在口袋留不住
35.Money burns a hole in my wife’s pocket.我太太有钱就留不住。
商务用语：burn a hole in one’s pocket（钱等）在口袋留不住
36.The thirty-story building is one of the most challenging engineering projects.
30层大楼是最具挑战性的工程项目之一。
商务用语：thirty-story 30层
37.There’s something about her that rubs me the wrong way.她有些事让我很恼火。
商务用语：rub someone the wrong way触犯某人
38.You’re crying, what’s the cooking?你哭了，发生了什么事情？
商务用语：what’s the cooking？发生了什么事？（搞什么把戏？）
39.We just got back from tripping the light fantastic.我们刚刚跳舞回来。
商务用语：trip the light fantastic跳舞
40.We bite off more than one can chew when we started this project.这个项目开始的时候我们就没有量力而行。
商务用语：bite off more than one can chew力所不及，承担超过能力范围的事情
41.A change of pace will probably do you good.改变一下生活方式可能对你有好处。
商务用语：a change of pace为解乏、解闷而改变生活方式、习惯等
42.A young girl brought the house down with a ballet dance.一个年轻姑娘跳得芭蕾舞获得了全场喝彩。
商务用语：bring down the house获得全场喝彩
43.I wanted to shout it from the rooftops about the truth.我真想告诉每一个人真相。
商务用语：shout sth from the rooftops公开宣布某
44.He looks nice and fair, but beneath he’s really a nasty piece of work.
他表面上看着潇洒，实际是个讨厌的家伙。
商务用语：nasty piece of work讨厌的家伙
45.I made a fool of myself at the meeting.我在会议上出了洋相。
商务用语：make a fool of出洋相
46.Keep cool, don’t hit the panic button.冷静点儿，不要惊慌失措。
商务用语：hit the panic button过于惊慌
47.Eric’s company gave him the boot.艾瑞克被公司开出了。
商务用语：give someone the boot解雇某人，开除某人
48.He’s a person of no account.他是个微不足道的人。
商务用语：no account无社会地位、微不足道的
49.Don’t be such a mother hen. I can take care of myself.别这么婆妈，我会自己照顾好自己的。
商务用语：mother hen婆妈的，絮叨的人
50.The new brooms should be more patient and diligent.新上任的官员应该更有耐心和智慧。
商务用语：new broom刚上任的新官、成员
51.Even though the bus makes good time, I have to leave a minute margin.
即便公交车开的很快，我还得留富余时间。
商务用语：make good time快速行驶