1.Who do you think you are? The bus was crowded, and as one more man tried to get on, the passengers wouldn’t let him aboard. “It is too crowded, “they shouted.” who do you...

to skate on thin ice “在薄冰上溜冰” 这个短语实际上是描述某人身处危险境地或是有惹祸上身的可能。 You‘re skating on thin ice when you ask me what I think of you. You‘re skating o...

1.The Looney Bin Late one night at the insane asylum (疯人院）one inmate shouted, 'I am Napoleon!”Another one said, 'How do you know?' The first inmate said, 'God told me!' ...

短语 loan shark 直译是“贷款鲨鱼”，实意是指放高利贷的人，而且多数情况下他们是非法放贷的。 During the recession, many people lost their jobs and turned to loan sharks to pay their...

  1.You Are Too Late   On the bus a man discovered a pickpocket‘s hand thrust into his pocket. 'sorry,' he said to the pickpocket, 'you are too late. My wife did it be...

如果形容某人sailing close to the wind 意思就是某人做冒险的事或斗胆做几乎是违法的事。 John‘s business practices were sailing close to the wind. He was very close to having the com...

1. I‘ll See to the Rest    A guard was about to signal his train to start when he saw an attractive girl standing on the platform by an open door, talking to anoth...

1.Friend for Dinner Honey, said the husband to his wife, I invited a friend home for supper. What? Are you crazy? The house is a mess, I havent been shopping, all the dishes are di...

to go it alone 可形容一个人做事情自己做，没有其他人的帮忙，单干。 Now that I have enough experience, I‘ve decided to go it alone and start my own business. I‘m not ready to go i...

  1.One real man The ruler of an ancient kingdom wanted to disprove the statement that the men of his domain were ruled by their wives. He had all the males in his kingdom bro...