复习部分 ivory tower 象牙塔 就是生活在脱离现实生活中的小天地。 Judas kiss 犹大之吻 说的就是背叛的行为，或者是 kiss of death come on to somebody to 与 for 的差别 Part One 你听不懂的 manna from heaven 天助，意外收获 Patricia won a 1000 dollar from the...
Part One 你听不懂的 ivory tower 象牙塔， 脱离现实生活的小天地 Joyce lives in an ivory tower that she never cares what happens in the world. You will never be a competent news reporter if you live in an ivory tower. Judas kiss 犹大之吻，背叛行为 Afte...
Part One 你听不懂的 64，000 dollar question 最重要的问题，最困难的问题 Stephanie always complains about her job. I think the 64000 dollar question is why she puts up with it if she is so unhappy. We know we didnt leave the office window open, so the...
Part One 你听不懂的 Greek gift 危险的礼物 The necklace Tony gave me is a Greek gift. He expects me to compliment him in front of the manager. Flash in the pan 昙花一现 He wrote a popular novel three years ago but it was only a flash in the pan. He h...
Part One 你听不懂的 Meet one's Waterloo 遭到惨败，受到沉重打击 William has always been proud of his eloquence. But he finally met his Waterloo by losing the speech contest last week. The basketball team of my school met their Waterloo yesterday on t...
Part One 你听不懂的 On the qui vive 很警惕，小心 You'd better be on the qui vive when you are driving. After all, it hasn't been long since you had the driver's licence. After the 921 earthquake, everyone is on the qui vive all the time and hopes th...
Part One 你听不懂的 Son of a gun 家伙，不受欢迎的人，麻烦的事 Andrew is a son of a gun and he is always so proud of himself. The test today was a son of gun. Read between the lines 领会言外之意，推论 Reading between the lines of the manager, John kn...
Part One 你听不懂的 Tell it to the marines 我才不信呢 I don't care how good you think your reason is. Tell it to the marines! Well, Jerry thinks he can start his own business without having any working experience. Tell it to the marines! Christine b...
Part One 你听不懂的 By hook or by crook 不择手段 By hook or by crook, youd better complete your homework today. John is determined that by hook or by crook he will get the bid. Beauty and the Beast 美女与野兽，一朵鲜花插在牛粪上 Beauty and the Beast...
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. Th...
Part One 你听不懂的 For a song 便宜的，以很低的价格 You can always buy some antiques for a song at this market. Stanley needs a mount of cash urgently and he sold his car for a song. Common-law marriage 同居 They have been in a common-law marriage f...
Part One 你听不懂的 As fresh as a daisy 精神饱满，精力充沛 I woke up as fresh as a daisy after a long sleep. We didn't sleep last night and are al exhausted except Joyce, who is as fresh as a daisy. Get out of bed on the wrong side 一早情绪就不好 Li...
Part One 你听不懂的 Go like a house on fire 快速前进， 进展顺利 We didn't get along well in the beginning, but after a few months, we got on like a house a fire. She is a very clever girl and gets on with people like a house on fire. Grass widow 丈...
Part One 你听不懂的 In Indian file 一路纵队 Children are standing in Indian file waiting to get on the bus. Look! How lovely those ducks are, walking behind their mother in single file! Let/blow off steam 发泄感情，发脾气，松弛 Johnny lets off steam...
Part One 你听不懂的 Once in a blue moon 极少，千载难逢 Shirley works in Beijing and her parents live in Shanghai. She goes home once in a blue moon. Jimmy couldn't recognize me in the beginning when I said hi to him, because we saw each other once i...
