T-19：to get back on ones feet 失败后重新站起来 A:How is Jim recently? A：吉姆最近如何？ B:He has lost his job, and his wife died from cancer not long before. B：他丢了工作，不久前他的妻子又死于癌症。 A:...

T-18：to and fro 来来回回 A:Why are you walking to and fro in the room? A:你为什么一直在房间里来回地走啊？ B:Im worrying about the children. After all this is the first time theyre been out without us. B：我为孩子们...

T-17：tickle somebodys funny bone 逗某人笑 A:I often recalled the days when Tom and I were madly in love. A:我经常回忆起和汤姆热恋的日子。 B:Very romantic? B:非常浪漫？ A:Yeah. He always tickled my funny bone with h...

T-16：through thick and thin 顽强地 A:I cannot understand why she always helps and supports her brother. A:我真不明白为什么她总是帮助、供养她的弟弟。 B:Why do you say so? B:为什么这么说？ A:Because he is ofte...

T-15：the shot in the arm 鼓舞 A:Good news! A:好消息！ B:What is it? B：什么消息？ A:The state of economy is starting to go up in our country. A：我们国家的经济状况开始好转。 B:Thats just the shot in the arm we n...

T-14：the ins and outs 来龙去脉 A:Peter really is a remarkable expert! There is very little he doesnt know. A:彼得真是个了不起的专家！他知识渊博。 B:I have exactly the same feeling. This afternoon he explained the ins...

T-13：(the) fair sex (总称）妇女 A:Why did you split up? A;你们为什么分手？ B:Im sick and tired of it. B:我受够了。 A:Of what? A:受够什么了？ B:He always likes watching the fair sex. B:她总是盯着女人看。...

T-12：tell that/it to the marines 胡说 A:I told you all the time that John has the dates with several girls. A:我给你说过多少次了约翰和好几个女孩子在约会。 B:But its not true. He has explained all the things to me....

T-11：tear ones heart out 为之心碎 A:Whats wrong with Peter? He sure looks unhappy. A:彼得怎么了，他看起来很不高兴！ B:His girlfriend dumped him, and he is tearing his heart out over her. B：他的女朋友把他甩了，...

T-10：take the low road 走斜路 A:Guess who I saw just now? A:猜猜我看到了谁？ B:Who? B:谁？ A:John Smith, the escaped criminal. A:约翰，史密斯，那个在逃犯。 B:That bad egg, who took the low road since he was a boy...