F-5：fall off ones chair 很吃惊 A:I almost fell off my chair when I was told they had gotten divorced. A:当有人告诉我他们已经离婚了的时候，我吃惊得不得了。 B:Me too. I thought they were the happiest couple of al...

F-4：fall from grace 失宠 A:Have you seen Tom recently? A:你最近有没有见汤姆？ B:No. I only hear that he has ridden high now. B：没有，我只听说他现在是平步青云了。 A:What you said has become old story. Now be...

F-3：fall flat 落得无趣 A:Toms leg is broken. A:汤姆的腿断了。 B:So I hear, He fell flat on his leg as he walked downstairs. B：我听说了，他下楼的时候摔了个结结实实。 A:Im afraid he has to stay in bed for a l...

F-2：fall back on别无选择 A:Thats awfully bad. There is no water. A:太糟了，停水了。 B:We have some bottles of mineral water to fall back on. B：咱们还有几瓶矿泉水，必要时可以使用。 A:Thank you for your consi...

F-1：fair play 公正无私 A:My two children often fight with each other. Ive criticized them, but they never listen to me. A:我的两个孩子经常打架，我批评他们，他们也不听。 B:Dont criticize them to much. Sometimes y...

E-2：escape逃避 A:Whats your problem? Tell me and Ill be very glad to help you. A:你有什么问题？告诉我，我会乐意帮你的。 B:Thank you. I know you are warm-hearted. But Im afraid you cant solve the problem for me. B:谢谢...

E-1：eat ones words 收回自己的话 A:I think Dr. Smith will have to eat his words sooner or later. A：我觉得史密斯医生迟早要收回他说的话。 B:But I feel confident of his ability to cure my sons disease. B:但我确信他...

D-7:Dutch courage 酒后之勇 A:Does Tom drink a lot? A:汤姆酒喝得多吗？ B:Yes, he does, He often has had one too many. But when I advised him not to drink too much, he just boasted that he had hollow legs and nobody had ever drunk...

D-6:dump on 对吹毛求疵 A:My son is always complaining that I dump on him, He was very rude and told me to mind my own business. I cant put up with that. A:我儿子总是抱怨说我对他太挑剔了，他很不客气，让我管好自己...

D-5:duck soup 轻而易举的小事 A:Tom, is Jane crying? A:汤姆，是不是简在哭？ B:Can you take her away from me? B：你能把她弄走吗？ A:Im just coming for that. A:就来。 B:She kept on bothering me. B：她不停地烦我...