1.Have no stomach for对……没有兴趣A: Will you play tennis with us tomorrow?
B: Sorry, I cannot, I just have no stomach for that.
A: Then what about seeing a movie?
B: That’s good!
甲：明天和我们一起打网球好吗？
乙：抱歉我不能。我对网球没有兴趣。
甲：那看电影怎么样？
乙：那太好了。
2.Talk straight from the shoulder.直言不讳A: What do you think of my work?
B: Well.
A: Please talk straight from the shoulder.
B: It’s not very satisfactory, you should be more careful.
甲：你觉得我的工作做得怎么样？
乙：恩。
甲：请直言不讳地说吧！
乙：不太令人满意，你应该更仔细点儿。
3.Hold one’s tongue.缄默，不开口A: Can I air my opinion?
B: Hold you tongue! You’ve talked too much.
A: I have every right to talk. You should let me finish what I’m saying.
甲：我能说说我的意见吗？
乙：闭嘴！你已经讲得太多了。
甲：我有权利发言，你应该让我把话说完。
4.Poke one’s nose into someone’s business.多管闲事A: You can turn to the lawyer’s office for help.
B: Don’t poke your nose into my business. I know how to handle it myself.
A: Ok, You’ll get what you deserve.
甲：你可以找律师事务所帮忙。
乙：别管我的闲事，我知道该怎么办。
甲：好的。那样的话你可别怪别人。
5.Get under one’s skin使烦躁；（因为爱）使不安A: Mary has really gotten under my skin.
B: I know what love is. When I was young, I felt the same way.
A: It thinks I’m crazy about her.
B: You are, why not ask for a date?
甲：玛丽真让我心烦。
乙：我知道爱情是什么。我年轻时，也有这种感觉。
甲：我快要为她痴狂了。
乙：快了。为什么不约她？
6.Get under one’s skin保全自己A: Never trust your secrets to Bob.
B: I think he’s kind and honest.
A: He’s the kind of person who do anything to save his own skin.
B: I don’t agree with you.
甲：别向鲍勃吐露秘密。
乙：我倒认为他为人不错，挺诚实的。
甲：他是那种为了保全自己什么都肯做的人。
乙：我不能同意你的看法。
7.Skin somebody alive活剥某人的皮A: What happened to Pat this morning? I saw him leave the classroom soon after the exam began.
B: He was found cheating and was driven out.
A: If the principal caught him cheating, he would skin him alive.
甲：帕特上午怎么了？我见他考试一开始就离开了教室。
乙：他被发现作弊，被老师赶了出来。
甲：如果校长发现他作弊的话，会活剥了他的皮。 |