短语a big fish in a small pond的直译是“一个小池塘里的大鱼”，实际表达的意思是一个小公司或小地方的大人物。 Paul is a manager of a small company; he likes to be a big fish in a sma...

a balancing act的意思是左右逢源，兼顾各方。这个表达来源于马戏表演。 The life of a modern parent is a balancing act of going out to work and raising children at home. My sisters ar...

短语 to give something the thumbs up 竖起大拇指，意思就是赞成同意一件事情。 Daisy‘s cake was delicious – I‘d definitely give it the thumbs up. Wait until I give the thumbs up b...

我们可以用非正式表达 let off steam 来表示宣泄被压抑的情感、释放情感，在日常对话中尤其被用来形容“把心里的话都一股脑地说出来”。 Ruth spent the whole afternoon complaining about he...

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...

那些单调乏味的工作，或者是苦力活儿都可以被称为 donkey work. I am tired of doing the donkey work while my workmates get all the fun and creative tasks. If you want a promotion, you...

46. What‘s this? 这是什么？ 47. It‘s an air-conditioner. 这是空调。 48. Is this yours? 这是你的吗？ 49. Yes, it‘s mine. 是的，是我的。 50. Where are my glasses? 我的眼镜在哪...

  ★、They hurt． (伤口)疼。 ★、Try again． 再试试。 ★、Watch out! 当心。 ★、What‘s up? 有什么事吗? ★、Be careful! 注意! ★、Bottoms up! 干杯(见底)! ★、Don‘t move...

796. I’m a federal employee. I work for the Department of Labor. 我是一名联邦雇员.我在劳动部门工作. 797. What kind of work do you do? Are you a saleman? 你从事什么工作?是不是销售...

说到'试试看'，大家一定都会想到'have a try'或是'give it a try'吧，当然这两个都是对的，这里我们再给大家提供一个'give it a shot'。' A: It would be so cool if I can win this contest....