A-16：a red letter day 大喜日子 A：My son came home from three years in the navy. A: 我儿子在海军服役三年，终于回家了。 B: It was a real red letter day for you. B：那天对你来说可真是个大喜的日子。 A：...

A-15：a private eye 私人侦探 A: Whats his job? A: 他是干什么的？ B: He used to be a policeman. B：他过去是个警察。 A: But Mrs.Smith hired him to find her lost son. A：可史密斯太太雇用他寻找他失散的儿子。...

A-14：a plain Jane 不起眼的女人 A：I wonder how Sarah and Mat are. A：我想知道莎拉和马特的情况怎么样？ B: Dont you know theyve already broken up? B：你不知道他们已经分手了吗？ A: Im not surprised.Shes...

A-13：a nine days wonder 一闪即逝的人或物 A: John seems to be in high cotton. He may well become a big shot. A：约翰走红起来了，他有可能成为大人物。 B: I bet my bottom dollar that he wont.Hes no more than a nine...

A-12：a man/woman of means 富人 A：he was once a poor man but now hes a man of means. A: 他曾经很穷，但现在发达了。 B: How did he make a fortune? B：他怎么发财的？ A: He didnt make any effort.His aunt died and left...

A-11：a loan shark 放高利贷的人 A: How did Jim get the money? A: 吉姆怎么弄到钱的？ B: He borrowed it from Nick. B：他从尼克那儿借的。 A: He must be mad!Nick is a loan shark. A：他一定是疯了，尼克是个放高...

A-10: a hen-pecked husband 妻管严 A：Does your wife work? A: 你妻子工作吗？ B: Yes, she does. She works at home. B: 是的，她在家工作。 A: Oh,I understand. She cooks, cleans and takes care of the children. Is that right?...

A-9：a hard nut 无知无觉的人 A: Bob refused all his classmates invitations. A: 鲍勃拒绝了班上所有人的邀请。 B: I really couldnt understand him. B: 他这个人我真不明白。 A: Hes surely a hard nut,nobody likes app...

A-8: a fair-weather friend 不能共患难的朋友 A: Doesnt she have any friends? A: 她没有朋友吗？ B: If she has,they must be fair-weather friends. B：如果有，也一定是不能共患难的朋友。 A: Such friends are even w...

A-7：a fag end 一事无成 A: Im wondering why I come to a fag end after another. A: 真不知道我为什么总是一事无成。 B: I think you are not trying your best. B：我觉得你还不够努力。 A: Why? You are so rude to me....