英文不懂这些，弄错会很丢脸的

dead president，真正的含义是印有总统头像的美钞，而并非“死的总统”
1、日常用语类

lover 情人（不是“爱人”）
busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是“公汽售票员”）
busybody 爱管闲事的人（不是“大忙人”）
dry goods （美）纺织品；（英）谷物（不是“干货”）
heartman 换心人（不是“有心人”）
mad doctor 精神病科医生（不是“发疯的医生”）
eleventh hour 最后时刻（不是“十一点”）
blind date （由第三者安排的）男女初次会面（并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”）
dead president 美钞（上印有总统头像）（并非“死了的总统”）
personal remark 人身攻击（不是“个人评论”）
sweet water 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）
confidence man 骗子（不是“信得过的人”）
criminal lawyer 刑事律师（不是“犯罪的律师”）
service station 加油站（不是“服务站”）
rest room 厕所（不是“休息室”）
dressing room 化妆室（不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”）
sporting house 妓院（不是“体育室”）
horse sense 常识（不是“马的感觉”）
capital idea 好主意（不是“资本主义思想”）
familiar talk 庸俗的交谈（不是“熟悉的谈话”）
black tea 红茶（不是“黑茶”）
black art 妖术（不是“黑色艺术”）
black stranger 完全陌生的人（不是“陌生的黑人”）
white coal （作动力来源用的）水（不是“白煤”）
white man 忠实可靠的人（不是“皮肤白的人”）
yellow book 黄皮书（法国政府报告书，以黄纸为封）（不是“黄色书籍”）
red tape 官僚习气（不是“红色带子”）
green hand 新手（不是“绿手”）
blue stocking 女学者、女才子（不是“蓝色长统袜”）
China policy 对华政策（不是“中国政策”）
Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是“中国龙”）
American beauty 红蔷薇（不是“美国美女”）
English disease 软骨病（不是“英国病”）
Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）
Greek gift 害人的礼品（不是“希腊礼物”）
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是“西班牙运动员”）
French chalk 滑石粉（不是“法国粉笔”）



an apple of love，是常见的 西红柿，不是“爱情之果”
　　　　
2.成语类

pull one's leg 开玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）
in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体（不是“穿着生日礼服”）
eat one's words 收回前言（不是“食言”）
an apple of love 西红柿（不是“爱情之果”）
handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是“大字报”）
bring down the house 博得全场喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）
have a fit 勃然大怒（不是“试穿”）
make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐惧（不是“令人发指——气愤”）
be taken in 受骗，上当（不是“被接纳”）
think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己（不是“为自己想得很多”）
pull up one's socks 鼓起勇气（不是“提上袜子”）
have the heart to do （用于否定句）忍心做……不是“有心做”或“有意做”）


look out，是当心，不是“往外看”
　　　　
3.表达方式类
　　　　
Look out! 当心！（不是“向外看”）
What a shame! 多可惜！真遗憾！（不是“多可耻”）
You don't say! 是吗！（不是“你别说”）
You can say that again! 说得好！（不是“你可以再说一遍”）
I haven't slept better. 我睡得好极了。（不是“我从未睡过好觉”）
You can't be too careful in your work. 你工作越仔细越好。（不是“你工作不能太仔细”）
It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒烟４年了。（不是“我抽烟4年了”）
All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友没全到。（不是“他的朋友全没到”）
People will be long forgetting her. 人们在很长时间内会记住她的。（不是“人们会永远忘记她”）
He was only too pleased to let them go. 他很乐意让他们走。（不是“他太高兴了，不愿让他们走”）
It can't be less interesting. 它无聊极了。（不是“它不可能没有趣”）




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1、a change of pace 节奏变换
　　You can’t do these chemistryexperiments all day long. You certainly need a change of pace.

　　2、 a far cry from 相距甚远
　　The published book is far cry from the early manuscript.

　　3、 and how 的确
　　A: She’s a good dancer.
　　B: and how.

　　4、 a matter of time 时间问题
　　It is only a matter of time.

　　5、 a phone call away 一个电话之远、愿意过来帮忙。
　　If you need my help, do let me know. Just remember I am a phone call away.

　　6、 a while back 不久以前

　　7、all along 一直
　　I knew it all along.

　　8、 anything but 绝对不
　　I was anything but happy about going.

　　9、 account for 解释
　　How do you account for it?

　　10、 after all 到底
　　A: I’ve just seen the X-rays and your teeth look just fine.
　　B: I see. Then there is nothing to worry about after all.

　　11、 allergic to 对|……过敏
　　Oh man! Something in this room is making my eyes itch. I must be allergicto something.

　　12、 at sb’s service 愿为某人服务
　　I am at your service at any time.

　　13、 around the clock 24小时不停
　　Martha studied around the clock for management exam.

　　14、 as far as I know 就我所知

　　15、at home with 对…..很熟悉
　　She is at home with problems like this.

　　16、 back out
　　1) 退出

　　A: Wasn’t Bert supposed to sing tonight?
　　B: Yes、 but he backed out at last minute

　　2）不履行
　　She finally backed out of her promise.

　　17、 be cut out for 天生适合
　　I’m not cut out to be a hero.

　　18、 be absorbed in
　　She has been absorbed in a horrorfiction. I can’t tear her away.

　　19、 be addicted to 对……上瘾
　　She has been addicted to drugs for years.

　　20、be attached to 对……有感情
　　A: I’m amazed that you are still driving that old car of yours. I thought you would have gotten rid of it years ago.
　　B: It runs well and I’ve actually been quite attached to it.

　　21、 back up
　　1) The subwayis running behind schedule、 and traffic is backed up for blocks.
　　I don’t know if we’ll make the 6:30 show.
　　2) I’ll back it up.

　　22、 be bound for 到……地方
　　The bus is bound for New England.

　　23、 be (feel) myself 找到自我
　　I’m feeling myself again.

　　24、 be burned up 生气
　　She was really burned up at the news.

　　25、 be hard up for
　　I’m hard up for clothes、 but I have a lot of books.

　　26、 be head and shoulders above 好许多
　　In calculus, Joe is head and shoulders above his classmates.

　　27、be in the dark 蒙在鼓里
　　A: Do you have any idea what his notice is about?
　　B: I’m as in the dark as you are.

　　28、be stuck 卡住了
　　I can’t get this window open. It’s stuck.

　　29、 bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂
　　A: I hear you’re taking an advanced physics course this semester.
　　B: I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew.

　　30、 break new ground 有了新的突破
　　His architecturaldesign broke new ground in the field.

　　31、benefit concert 慈善音乐会
　　We need to let everyone know about the benefit concert、 but we don’t have
　　much money for advertising.

　　32、 busy signal 占线
　　I’ve been calling David for the past half hour, but I keep getting a busysignal.

　　33、between you and me 你我之间、保密

　　34、call for
　　A、打电话找
　　Tom just called for you.
　　B、预报
　　The forecast calls for heavy rain again tonight. Aren’t you glad we’ll be getting away from this for a week?
　　C、问
　　It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions.

　　35、 call it a day 就此结束
　　A: I’m really glad our club decides to raise money for the children’s hospital, and most of the people we’ve phoned seemed happy to contribute.
　　B: Yeah、 I agree. Now we’ve gone through all the numbers on our list now, so I guess we can call it a day.

　　36、cash the check 兑现支票
　　Have your sister cashed her paycheck?

　　37、clear off 收拾、整理
　　It’s about time we clear off the desk.

　　38、come down (雨、雪)下起来
　　The heavy rain is coming down, now.

　　39、 come in first in the race 比赛第一名
　　Not only did Jill come in first in the race but she also had her best running time of the season.

　　40、come what may 不管怎样
　　We’ll pick you up tomorrow at eight, come what may.

　　41、cost somebody an arm and a leg
　　A: Did you see the diamondring Bill gave to Linda?
　　B: I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

　　42、 cut it out 闭嘴
　　I told you to cut it out.

　　43、be cut out for 生来时做……的
　　Dr. Hamilton doesn’t feel Larry is cut out for the medical profession.

　　44、department chair 系主任
　　I didn’t write that memoto the department chair.

　　45、dirt cheap 非常便宜
　　A: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
　　B: I’ve found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

　　46、 do with 用…..凑合. do without 没有……也行
　　You can do with your girlfriend.
　　You can do without your girlfriend

　　47、 dog tired 特别累、同义：run down. worn out. out of steam
　　I’m dog tired these days. I’m working on seven articles.

　　48、 down jacket 羽绒服

　　49、drive somebody up the wall 让某人发疯；同义：drive somebody out of one’s mind
　　The sound of all that raffic is driving me out of my mind.

　　50、 fall back on 依赖
　　A: Were you able to understand that French novel without any help from theteacher?
　　B: I did pretty well、 but I had to fall back on my dictionary occasionally.

　　51、 fill a prescription 按处方抓药
　　Would you please fill this prescription for me?

　　52、 fill in for 代替； 同义：fill one’s place(position、 shoes). take the place of. take over Say, Dave, can you fill in for me tonight at the restaurant? I’d like to go out of town.

　　53、food for thought 令人思考的东西；同义：thought-provoking
　　There is a lot food for thought in what he had to say.

　　54、for nothing 免费
　　To pay to see that movie would be foolish、 when you can see it on TV for nothing.

　　55、from top to bottom 从上到下
　　A: Maybe you lost your walletin this room.
　　B: I’ve searched it from top to bottom..

　　56、 get of on the wrong foot 开始事情就做错了
　　I got off on the wrong foot、 and I don’t have any idea which way to turn now.

　　57、get a lot out of something 从……学到很多
　　The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it.

　　58、 get at 想说
　　Do you understand what I’m getting at?

　　59、 get away with 对…..摆脱惩罚
　　A: Did you know that Bob is leaving for home tonight? He isn’t planning to take his final exams.
　　B: He can’t get away with that

　　60、get going 赶紧行动； 同义：get moving
　　A: It looks like we won’t have enough time to do all we wanted to.
　　B: Who says we won’t? let’s get going.

　　61、 get on one’s nerve 招惹某人神经了
　　A: Why did you come to the meeting late? I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
　　B: She has a very short memory and it really gets on my nerve sometimes.

　　62、 get started on 开始做
　　We should get started on the project.

　　63、 get time off from work 从工作中抽时间
　　Oh、 so she was able to get time off from the work.

　　64、give credibility to 相信
　　A: did you hear about Jim?
　　B: I wouldn’t give that rumor any credibility.

　　65、go easy on 温和对待
　　Well, since it’s your first and only ticket, the judge will probably go easy on you.

　　66、go in one ear and out the other 一耳朵进、一耳朵出
　　Well, you know Mike, everything’s in one ear and out the other.

　　67、go jogging 去跑步
　　Are you ready to go jogging?

　　68、go to one’s head 某人自负
　　A: Have you noticed how John’s changed since he became student government president?
　　B: I think the whole thing has gone to his head, and he used to be so sociable and open.

　　69、got the time 几点了
　　A: Got the time?
　　B: It’s a little after ten.

　　70、 graduation announcements毕业典礼请柬
　　Have you ordered your graduation announcements?

　　71、graon about 抱怨
　　How come Michael’s always groaning about something?

　　72、guest lecturer 客座教授
　　The only person who understood the guest lecturerwas the professor.

　　73、hand-me-down 送的东西
　　A: What a gorgeousjacket. It must have cost a fortune.
　　B: Not at all. It’s a hand-me-down.

　　74、hand down 易如反掌
　　Lee won the chess match hands down.

　　75、have a way with 擅长
　　Bonnie really has a way with words.

　　76、have had it with 处于
　　I ’ve had it with being sick in bed. I’ve read most of these magazines twice.

　　77、 head and shoulders above 高出许多
　　In computer programming、 Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.

　　78、 hit the spots 特别好
　　This lemonade sure hits the spots.

　　79、 hold the grudge 记仇
　　A: I wish I hadn’t hurt Mary’s feelings like that. You know I never meant to.
　　B: The great thing about Mary is that she doesn’t hold the grudge.

　　80、 I have no idea which way to turn 我不知道该怎么办

　　81、 I have seen worse 我见过更糟的

　　82、 in advance 提前；同义：before hand、 ahead of time
　　It’s a really nice apartment. But the owners want two-month rent in advance and I just don ’t have it.

　　83、 in case 万一来源：考试大
　　Let’s take our suits along in case the sun comes out.

　　84、 in next to no time 马上
　　A: Are you going to be using the copying machine long?
　　B: I’ll be through in next to no time.

　　85、 in the red 赤字 反义：in the black

　　86、in the works 正在准备阶段
　　An advanced course in theoreticalchemistry is the works.

　　87、 keep to oneself
　　I’m amazed that you still haven’t gotten to know your neighbors.

　　88、 kill time 浪费时间
　　Gosh, what can we do to kill the next 10 hours?

　　89、 leave…up to somebody
　　We’ll have to leave the decision up to him.

　　90、 letter of recommendation 推荐信；letter of reference推荐信

　　91、 look on the bright sides of things 看事物的光明面

　　92、 no kidding 不是开玩笑吧

　　93、 on the tip of one’s tongue 就在舌尖
　　A: Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record?
　　B: It’s just on the tip of my tongue!

　　94、 quitting time 下课时间
　　I’m glad it’s almost quitting time.

　　95、 take it over 重修
　　Don failed physics and had to take it over.

　　96、 than necessary 比应该的要冷
　　The lab was cooler than necessary.

　　97、 That’s easer said than done. 说来容易做来难

　　98、 There is nothing to it. 没什么、很容易
　　I can run this projector. There’s really nothing to it.

　　99、 with flying colors 成功
　　A: How did Ellen do on her American History exam?
　　B: She passed with flying colors.

　　100、 You can bet your life 当然
　　A: Will Prof. Smith come to class on time?
　　B: You can bet your life.