P-11:pluck up ones courage 振作起来 A:Pluck up your courage, Mary! The world wont end even if you failed the exam. A:鼓起勇气来，玛丽！考试失败并不意味着世界末日的到来。 B:I know. But I just dont know how to ta...

P-10:play to the gallery 故意卖弄 A:I dont like John. A:我不喜欢约翰。 B:Why? B:为什么？ A:Whenever he recites in class, he seems to be playing to the gallery. A:每当他在班上背书时，他总是表现出一副故意卖弄...

P-9:play something close to ones chest 对某事小心谨慎 A:I know Mark is keeping something from me. A:我知道马克对我隐瞒了一些事。 B:You feel upset? Well, every man plays something close to his chest. B：你觉得不舒服...

P-8:play it by ear 看情况而定 A:Stay with me, OK? I dont feel like staying here by myself. A:留下来陪陪我吧，好吗？我不喜欢自己呆在这儿。 B:Well,OK. If something does turn up, Ill just play it by ear. B：好吧。如...

P-7:play hooky 逃学 A:Im feeling under the weather and not in the mood for doing anything today. A:我今天身体不舒服，什么都干不下去。 B:Play hooky. I wont spill the beans. B：逃课吧，我不会告诉任何人的。 A:...

P-6:pick on someone(tease)找某人的麻烦 A:Why did you pick on your little classmates? A:你为什么老找小同学的麻烦？ B:I didnt. B：我没有！ A:Youre telling a lie. Your teacher has told me all about it. A:你说谎，你的...

P-5:pay sb. back in sbs own coin 以牙还牙 A:John beat me black and blue yesterday. A:约翰把我打得鼻青脸肿。 B:Why? B:为什么？ A:Because I told the teacher about his cheating on the exam. A：因为我告诉老师他考试作...

P-4:part and parcel of 主要部分 A:What do you want to be when you grow up? A:你长大了想干什么？ B:I want to be a journalist. B：我想当记者。 A:A journalist? You know, working irregular hours is all part and parcel of bei...

P-3:parrot fashion/parrot like/parrot wise 机械地重复 A：Tom, can you tell me whats the meaning of this phrase? A:汤姆，你能告诉我这个词组是什么意思吗？ B:Er...Sorry, I can not sure. B：啊，对不起，我不知道...

P-2:paint in bright(glowing)colors 赞扬 A:He has been to U.S.A. to go on with his study. A:他人已去美国继续学业了。 B:How about his M.A. of that university? B:那他那所大学的硕士学位怎么办？ A:He has given up. A:他...