C-4:clamp down on 取缔 A:Its said that the goverment will clamp down on the new policy. A:据说政府要取缔那项新政策了。 B:Are you sure of that? B:你敢肯定吗？ A:I am not certain about it. A:我也不确信这个消息。...

C-3：chuckhole 路上的坑 A:Dad, youve been driving for three hours. Why dont we have a switch? A:爸爸，你都开了三个小时车了，咱们换换吧。 B:Therere a lot of chuckholes on this old highway. Driving on it is experience...

C-2：chill out 罢手 A:What will you do now? Propose to her? A:你现在怎么办？向她求婚吗？ B:Of course I wontt chill out. Opportunity knocks only once. B：我当然不会罢手的，机会难得嘛。 A:You should strike whil...

C-1：carry a torch for somebody 单相思 A:John hasnt got married up to now. A:约翰到现在还没结婚呢。 B:Dont you know that he has been carrying a torch for Mary for years? B：难道你不知道他这么多年来一直单恋着玛...

B-29:butter both sides of ones bread 左右逢源 A:May doesnt get along very well with her mother-in-law. A：玫和她婆婆相处得不好。 B:Yeah. Thats just what is troubling John. B：是呀，那正是约翰心烦的事。 A:Poor J...

B-28:butt in 插嘴 A:Why are you so rude to your wife? A:你为什么对你的妻子这么粗鲁无礼？ B:I didnt like her butting in where I didnt want her. Shes a chatter box. B：我不喜欢她干涉我的事。她老是唠唠叨叨地...

B-27:burn the candle at both ends 过分消耗精力或钱财 A:Do you know their government has just announced to build a nuclear power plant? A:你知道吗？他们的政府刚刚宣布要建立一座核电站。 B:Yes. B:我知道。 A:...

B-26：built on the sand 不切实际 A:They got a divoree at last. A:他们最终还是离婚了。 B:Its inevitable. Their love was built on the sand, and this is why their marriage has landed on the rocks. B：这是不可避免的，他们...

B-25：build a fire under somebody 催促某人 A:Hurry up! Time is money! A:快点,时间就是金钱！ B:Dont build a fire under me. I know the importance of time. B：别催我，我知道时间的重要性。 A:But you are too slow to...

B-24：break up 分开 A:What will happen to the children if you break up? A:如果你们分手了，孩子们怎么办？ B:Thats a relief for me and a misery for the children. B:对我来说这是解脱，对孩子来说这是一场灾难。...