A-15: an outside chance 一线希望 A：Do you think you can pass the final exam? A: 你觉得期未考试能通过吗？ B: Theres only an outside chance. B：机会微乎其微。...

A-14：an early bird 早起的人 A：Jenny rises at 5:00 every morning. A: 杰里每天早上5点钟起床。 B: Shes an early bird. B：他真是个早起的人。 A: And she eats like a bird. A: 他吃的还很少呢。 B: Really? I cant...

A-13：an autograph hound 爱请人签名题字的人 A：Have you ever seen Bills collection of autographs? A: 你看过比尔的签名集吗？ B: Yeah.Hes a dved-in-the-wool autograph hound. Hes collected the autographs of every football...

A-12: all along 伴随一件事物发生的始终 A：The principal just announced that Dr. Smith is going to take over as dean of our department. A: 校长刚宣布史密斯博士任我们系的主任。 B: Oh. B：知道了。 A: Why are...

A-11：A-list 最好的 A：I went out with Leo last night. It was really exciting. A: 昨晚我和利奥约会了。真是太棒了。 B: Really?You are a lucky dog. You know,many girls dream of dating him. B: 真的吗？你真是太幸运了...

A-10：above the salt 坐上席 A：This historian is famous in the field of Tang Dynasty. A: 在唐史这一领域，这位历史学家很出名。 B: So he always sits above the salt when there is a seminar about it. B：所以每次一有诸...

A-9：above ones head 听不懂 A: The question is easy for everybody.Dont you think so? A: 这个问题非常简单。你不这样认为吗？ B: Yeah, its very easy. But its above Nicks head. B: 是的，这个问题非常简单，但是尼...

A-8：a thorough drag 真讨厌 A: Joan is a thorough drag! A：琼真讨厌！ B：What is it? B: 怎么了？ A: She keeps talking when Im reading. A：我在看书，她却说个不停。 B: There must be something wrong with her. B: 她一...

A-7:a team player 好相处的人 A: Hows Jerrys new school? A：杰里的新学校怎么样？ B: Very nice. He gets along with his classmates very well． B：很好，他和所有的同学都处得很好。 A：Hes a team player. A：他是...

A-6：a plece of cake 容易的事 A: What do you think of the coming match? A：你觉得这场比赛会怎么样？ B：Winning is a piece of cake to me． B：取胜对我来说是小菜一碟。 A：You are bragging again． A：你又说...