U-1：under ones very eyes 亲眼所见 A:I heard several people were killed in the car accident. A：我听说那场车祸中死了好几个人。 B:Twelve, to be exact. B：确切地说，是十二个。 A:How do you know it so clearly? A：...

T-28：twist ones arm 采取强制手段 A:My son colsed his ear to what I said, I dont know what I should do. A:我儿子听不进去我所说的话，我真不知道该怎么办。 B:You can twist his arm in order to have a control of him...

T-27：twist and turn 辗转反侧 A:Im exhausted. I need some sleep. A:我累死了，太缺觉了。 B:Didnt you sleep well last night? B：昨晚没睡好吗？ A:I twisted and turned all night, and couldnt sleep. I was worried about my...

T-26：turn/set/put ones hand to 从事 A:Is Jack still staying idle everyday? A:杰克现在还是整天无所事事吗？ B:No, he has mended his way. After his father died, he set his hand to the job of putting his business affairs in or...

T-25：turn thumbs down on 反对 A:Dont you agree that all the thieves should be punished by cutting off their fingers? A:你不认为小偷该被剁掉手指以示惩罚吗？ B:Im afraid many people would turn thumbs down on it. B：恐怕...

T-24：turn out 结果 A:Im pretty sure that Jim will turn out to be a good lawyer. A:我敢肯定吉姆将来会成为一个好律师的。 B:How can you be so sure? B：你怎么那么肯定？ A:He knows a lot about law and hes eloquent,...

T-23：turn ones back on/upon 轻视 A:Every country should face the history. A:每个国家都得面对历史。 B:Yeah, we dont live in the vacuum. We have traditional values and long but different history. B:对，我们不能生活在真空...

T-22：turn a deaf ear 不加理睬 A:My wife is really a chatterbox. Its so boring. A:我妻子总是唠唠叨叨的，太烦人了。 B:I have an idea. B:我有办法对付她。 A:What is it? A:什么办法？ B:You just turn a deaf ear...

T-21：try out 试用 A:Look! Its not working well, Did you try out the bike when you bought it? A:看，这辆自行车不好用，你买的时候没试用吗？ B:No, theres no need. We can change it within two days if its not damaged. B：...

T-20：touch and go 相当危险 A:Hows Rose now? A:露丝怎样？ B:Its still touch and go. We dont see how she can make it. B：情况不稳，我们不知道她是否能熬过去。 A:Im sorry to hear that. A:听到这个消息真难过。...