1.take a rain check 改天吧
　　—— Can you comeover for dinner tonight? (今天晚上來吃飯好嗎?)
　　—— I’m up to myears in work, so I’ll have to take a raincheck,。(我工作很忙，改天吧,。)
　　2. lost count 弄不清楚
　　—— Ever since yourgirlfriend moved to Bridgeport, you are always driving there. How many trips aweek do you make anyway?(自從你的女友搬到Bridgeport,，你老是開車去看她,。一周去幾次啊?)
　　——I have lostcount, but I can do it with my eyes closed。(搞不清楚了，但我閉著眼也能摸過去,。)
　　3. be in anotherworld 精神恍惚;魂不守舍
　　—— PETe’s really outof it these days,。(Pete 這幾天有點(diǎn)心不在焉。)
　　—— Yeah, Iknow. Ever since he met Ann, he’s been in another world,。(我同意,。自從他遇見Ann,他就魂不守舍了。)
　　4. make yourself athome 隨意,，隨便
　　—— Do you mind if Itake off my jacket?(你介意我脫下夾克嗎?)
　　—— Of coursenot, make yourself at home,。(當(dāng)然不介意，隨意一點(diǎn)!)
　　5. save your breath省口氣吧;別白費(fèi)口舌了
　　—— Hey? John!John!(嘿,，John! John!)
　　—— Save yourbreath. He"s out of earshot,。(省口氣吧。他已經(jīng)聽不到了,。)
　　6. make sense 有意義,，理解
　　—— The plot of thatmovie is hard to follow。(那部電影的情節(jié)很難跟得上,。)
　　—— It makesmore sense the second time,。(再看一遍就理解了。)
　　7. cost sb. an armand a leg 非常昂貴
　　——Did you see thediamond ring Bill gave to Linda?(你看到Bill送給Linda的鉆戒了嗎?)
　　——I sure did.It must have cost him an arm and a leg,。(當(dāng)然了,。那一定很昂貴。)
　　8.burn a hole inone’s pocket 很快地被花光
　　——Have you savedenough to buy that new printer for your computer yet? (你攢足錢給你的電腦買一臺新打印機(jī)了嗎?)
　　——You knowmoney seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately .Maybe next month. (這幾個月我花錢如流水,。也許下個月吧,。)
　　9.fill one’s shoes 很好地頂替;令人滿意地替代
　　——Have you heardthat Professor Jones is retiring?(你聽說Jones教授要退休了嗎?)
　　——Yes. The facultywon’t find anyone to fill her shoes,。(是的,。學(xué)校將很難找到合適的人來代替她。)
　　10.is ice cold 表示理所當(dāng)然
　　——Does Prof. Fordalways come to class? (Ford教授總是來上課嗎?)
　　——Is icecold? (當(dāng)然了,。)
　　11.like apples andoranges 用來表示無法相比的事物
　　——Which game do youthink is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge? (你認(rèn)為橋牌和象棋哪個更難學(xué)?)
　　——They arelike apples and oranges. (它倆沒法比較,。)
　　12.look for aneedle in a hay stack 大海撈針
　　——We are supposedto meet John here at the train station。(我們要在火車站接John,。)
　　——That’s likelooking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是大海撈針,。)
　　13.lose one’s train of 忘記
　　——When youinterrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought。(你打斷了我的思考,，我忘記我在想什么了,。)
　　14.meet each otherhalf way 相互妥協(xié)，讓步
　　——My chemistryproject is in trouble because my partner and I had totally different ideasabout how to proceed,。(我的化學(xué)課題出問題了,。在進(jìn)展問題上，我與我的合作者意見完全不同,。)
　　——You should try tomeet each other half way. (你們應(yīng)該相互妥協(xié),。)
　　15.on the dot 準(zhǔn)時;正點(diǎn)
　　——Did you andAmanda really meet exactly five minutes to two in front of the theatre? (你和Amanda確實在差5分兩點(diǎn)的時候到達(dá)劇院門口了嗎?)
　　——Yes, wewere both there on the dot. (是的,，我倆都準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)到達(dá)。)
　　16.once and for all最后一次;干脆
　　——I am going totell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all,。(我要最后一次告訴我那個鄰居把音樂聲關(guān)小,。)
　　——I see whyyou are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你為什么惱火。但我總覺得禮貌的方式是最有效的,。)
　　17.out of earshot 不在聽力所及范圍
　　——Hey? John! John!(嗨! John! John! )
　　——Save yourbreath. He’s out of earshot. (省口氣吧,，他聽不見。)
　　18.out of this world非常好
　　——Have you triedSusan’s apple pie? (你試過Susan的蘋果派嗎?)
　　——I got thelast piece. And it was out of this world,。(我拿到最后一塊,。好吃極了。)
　　19.play by ear 隨機(jī)應(yīng)變,，視情形而定
　　——Marty, are youdoing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty,，你在為明天的政治學(xué)演講準(zhǔn)備與眾不同的材料嗎?)
　　——Not really,because the class so often turns into a discussion,I’ve decidedto play it by ear. (不。那門課常常最后變成討論,。我決定視情形而定,。)
　　20. ringa bell 令人想起某件事;聽起來耳熟