新东方在线时时学英语 20070204

Part One 你听不懂的

As clean as a whistle 非常洁净，清白，空的，灵敏的

The police tried to find evidence related to his criminal behaviour but he was as clean as a whistle.

Mary rides on the horse and jumps over the barrier as clean as a whistle.

The feed pipe is as clean as whistle, so I'm afraid, if the oil is not getting through to the burner, the valve¹ must be faulty.

Carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举

You are carrying coals to Newcastle when talking about horoscope to us. We write them for the newspaper.

Telling the doctor how to cure a cold is carrying coals to Newcastle.

Giving her flowers is taking coals to Newcastle. Her garden is full of flowers.

Part Two 你说不出的

1. Move on； 剧中对白：(第五季第三集) Rachel：Anyway，they want to take us out Saturday night! What do you say? 瑞秋：他们想在星期六晚上约我们出去玩!你意下如何? Monica：Umm．Umm．I don't think so． 莫尼卡：嗯，我不想去。 Rachel：What?What are you talking about?! You-you're the one who's been telling me to get over Ross and move on．I'm moving 'n，and you're moving on with me．Come on，give me one good reason why you don't wanna go． 瑞秋：什么?你在说什么?!你告诉我要忘掉罗斯，继续自己的生活。现在我就在继续自己的生活。你要和我一起继续生活。给我个你不想去的理由。 2. Rain Check：Stuff 剧中对白：(第五季第四集) Ross：Yeah，I uh，totally forgot about that．You mind if I take a rain check? I'm waiting for a call from Emily． 罗斯：真的，我都忘了。我可以改天再去吗?我在等埃米莉的电话。 Rachel：Sure．I guess．Hey，I hear you don't have to go to London．Yay! 瑞秋：我想没问题。嘿，我听说你不想去伦敦。 Ross：It's not that easy，there's still a lot of relationship stuff． 罗斯：不是那么容易。这中间牵涉到两个人的关系。 Rachel：Like what? 瑞秋：什么关系? Ross：Just stuff．Y'know kinda what Emily wants． 罗斯：就是那些事，像埃米莉想要什么呀。

1 valve   

n.阀，阀门，电子管

参考例句：

• The exhaust valve on my car has burnt out.我汽车上的排气阀烧掉了。
• The connecting rod may drive a valve stem directly.连杆可以直接带动阀门的把柄。