1、现代英语口语表示法现代英语口语表示法现代英语口语表示法1-60 Ones brain child某人的主意，某人想出来的等同于ones original ideaone brain children（复数）The new ways of teaching which have been proved very effective are brain children of all teaching staff of our department. Have a chip on ones shoulder叫阵，叫板He is not popular among his peers. He alw
2、ays seems to have a chip on his shoulder.此外该语还有“不满”，“对抗”的意思Mary has got a chip on her shoulder about not having obtained the scholarship. Clam up守口如瓶，拒不开口，沉默不语I dont understand why my students are quite talkative during the break but all clam up in class. Take someone to the cleaners使人囊中如洗，一贫如洗Dont
3、ask me to play in a crap game. I dont want to be the cleaners. A cliff-hanger扣人心玄的事情Peter was nearly involved in a car accident. He called it a narrow escape. But it was really a cliff-hanger. Fight the clock争分夺秒，与时间赛跑等同于work against the clockIf you dont fight the clock to enrich yourself, you will
4、surely be lagged behind soon. A clotheshorse讲究穿戴的人Princess Diana was a real clotheshorse. Its hard to imagine how much she had spent on clothes. Get hot under the collar发怒，怒气冲天Make someone hot under the collarHe got hot under the collar when he found his bicycle was missing. Come through with flying
5、 colors干得出色，大获成功In the 13th Asian Games, Chinese athletic team came through with flying colors Show (reveal) ones true colors原形毕露He always appears polite and gentle. But his quarrelling with others in dirty words show his true colors. Come up with找出，想出，弄出，提出等同于to produce, to find out, to think outAf
6、ter three daysof deep thinking, the manager came up with an idea of promoting the products. Jump to conclusions仓促的下结论Being a teacher, he shouldnt jump to conclusions that a student is not worth teaching simply because he fails one exam. To ones hearts content心满意足Toda ay is weekend. The lights wont g
7、o off after 11 oclock. We can chat to our hearts content.此外该语还有“随心所欲”的意思Mary loves keeping diary. She can express her emotion to her hearts content. Lose ones cool沉不住气反义词keep ones coolIn the boxing match. Tyson lost his cool and bit Hollyfields ear. Play it cool不露声色，沉着冷静Sampras, the No. 1 tennis pla
8、yer in the world, always plays it cool when he wins in the match. e rotten to the core坏透了、烂透了Keep away from that boy. He is rotten to the core. cut corners偷工减料、走捷径、图省事、节约Student is a serious thing. You cant expect to cut corners.cut corners并不是都是贬义的，还表示节约，节省With only $100 left, he had to cut corners
9、to make his journey back home. have a crush on someone迷恋某人Some teenager girls got a crush on the film star be a far cry from.与相差甚远（一般用来表示水平或程度等的差距）Though Dick has tried hard, it is still a far cry from what his father expects of him. chew the cud好好琢磨琢磨I dont want to jump to conclusions, I have to ch
10、ew the cud on it for a few days. be cut out for.天生适合于（用于否定句中）Thank you for your kindness, but I cant accept it. You know, Im not cut for a manager. be completely in the dark一无所知，仍蒙在鼓里keep someone in the dark; be left (kept) in the darkHe is a dictator. Though Im the production manager, Im completely
11、 in the dark as what to do next. a blind date初次约会James was too excited to have dinner. He was having a blind date with Sue in the evening. have seen better days今非昔比Look at our dean, He has seen better days. be out of ones depth力所不及Liu was extremely happy to have been admitted to Oxford, but soon he
12、found he was out of his depth in his major. give someone a dose of his own medicine以其人之道还制其人之身On April Fools Day, my classmates made me an April Fool. Next year, Ill give him a dose of his own medicine. a drop i n the bucket沧海一粟He has suffered a lot in his life. Losing his job this time was only a d
13、rop in the bucket. play dumb with someone装聋作哑Its no use playing dumb with teachers. They know very well their students. be down in dumps垂头丧气，深情沮丧I burned midnight oil yesterday. So I feel down in the dumps today. make the dust fly干得很起劲Many volunteers are helping in the Olympic Games. They are making
14、 the dust fly without getting pay. go easy on.酌情处理；节约使用；对手下留情I hope the teacher will go easy on me. Otherwise, Ill have no chance to pass the exam.当介词on的后面跟得是something的时候，此语用来是“节约使用”或“小心对待”Go easy on salt. We have to save some for the next meal. egg someone on to do something怂恿，鼓动某人干某事Havent you see
15、n him through? He can help you nothing but egg you on to do illegal things. rub elbows with someone和某人没有很深的交情I suppose Jack doesnt know me well. We have only rubbed elbows with other for several times. be at the end of ones tether山穷水尽Mark feels worried because he cant write any new books. He is afra
16、id that he is at the end of his tether. be at ones wits end不知如何是好My boy is such a mischief-maker. I am at my wits end with him. be at loose ends心里没有着落Many old people feel at loose ends after their retirement. make both ends meet收支平衡The newly-wed couple found it hard to make both ends meet. be green
17、with envy羡慕极了Dont be green with envy. He deserves the prize, since he has spent a whole month on that paper. be of the essence绝对不可少，关键的As for study, diligence is of the essence. a poor apology for.蹩脚货，名不副实That travel agency was first-class, but it offered a poor apology for its service make an exhib
18、ition of oneself出洋相如果表示总出洋相可以在exhibition一词前加上形容词， regularShe is a bit insane. She always makes a regular exhibition of herself by raging at almost everybody. keep an eye open密切注视Keep an eye open for anyone who arouses your suspicion. see eye to eye with.与意见一致Though they are twins, they never see eye
19、 to eye with each other on anything. turn a blind eye on装做没看见It is not right for teachers to turn a blind eye to those who cheat in the exam. feast ones eyes on.观赏，一饱眼福Yesterday we went to a fashion show. We really feasted our eyes on beauties and fancy clothes. have a face would stop a clock奇丑无比The
20、 old lady has a face that would stop a clock, but she is the helpful person I have ever met. keep a straight face板着脸He likes telling jokes . But always keeps a straight face when others are shaking their sides with laughter. be fed up with.对烦透了My roommates are too noisy. Im really fed up with them.
21、fall for.迷恋上She fell for that guy simply because he behaved quite differently from others. be riding for a fall自讨苦吃That big country is riding for a fall if it keeps interfering with others internal affairs. play fast and loose with.敷衍了事，不正经干You are not clever enough to play fast and loose with Susan
22、. play favorites with.对有偏心眼The girl isnt on good terms with her parents. They play favorites with her little brother. put out a feeler to do.试探的反应The chairman put out a feeler to see peoples reactions to his election speech. be dead on ones feet筋疲力尽Our boss regards us his slaves. Everyday after work
23、. land on ones feet安全摆脱困境With the loan from the bank, the company landed on its feet. stand on ones feet自食其力The Chinese Communist Party decided to stand on their feet during the Liberation Campaign. People in Naniwan were called upon to develop agriculture. sit on the fence保持中立Who would you vote for
24、? You bet I wont vote for him. He likes sitting on the fence on important issues. play the field不正经干He is really a playboy, He likes to play the field and is never serious with any one girl. burn ones fingers因管闲事而吃苦头I always tell you to keep away from the scoundrels. Now you are burning your fingers
25、. have sticky fingers手不老实。有小偷小摸的陋习The old lady fired the maid because she had sticky fingers.61121 keep ones fingers crossed祈求成功The leader was guilty of a serious dereliction of duty. He kept his fingers crossed that he could escape severe punishment. let something slip through ones fingers眼睁睁地看着跑掉T
26、he lawyer studied the case very carefully. He wouldnt let something slip through his fingers. build a fire under someone紧催促某人That guy is a slowpoke. I wish there were some way to build a fire under him.put a fire under someone其主语一般是物，而不是人。 have other fish to fry有其他要紧事要做Come on out! Forget about the
27、exam, Youre got other fish to fry. a flash in the pan昙花一现He used to be called a young entrepreneur. But soon he was forgotten by the public. He was a flash in the pan. a fly in the ointment美中不足Mobile phone are quite popular nowadays, but they ring at any time in the public areas. It is a fly in the
28、ointment. be nobodys fool不傻，精明You can not easily take him in. It is obvious that he is nobodys fool. get off on the right foot开门红Everything will go smoothly if we get off on the right foot. put ones foot down气愤的表示反对The boy wanted to quit school, but his father put his foot down. play footsy with.与调情
29、Jack was so in love with Mary that he couldnt help playing footsies with her while having dinner. marry a fortune嫁给了有钱人Scariet was in trouble, She wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family. as sly as a fox非常狡猾Though the suspect was as sly as fox, he had to admit his crime in front of solid
30、 evidence. a dime a dozen数不清，很多Pagers were rare ten years ago. Now they are a dime a dozen. make free with.擅自使用Do you think Im a millionaire? Dont make free with my things. a freeloader白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人In America, even if you live with your relative, you cant be a freeloader. a fair-weather friend不能同患难的朋友
31、I have searched my conscience, and believe I have never mistreated you. But you turned out to be a fair-weather friend. get stage fright怯场，紧张The student got stage fright when he stepped into exam room. add fuel to the flames火上浇油The boy refused to make an apology to his father, which added fuel to the flames. have a barrel of fun极开心Children had a barrel of fun in the masquerade. make fun of someone取笑某人It is not right to make
