R-5:rise above oneself 得意忘形 A:Tom won the first place in the contest. A:汤姆在竞赛中得了第一。 B:No wonder he is rising far above himself. B：怪不得他有点得意忘形。 A:His parents will be pleased when they know...

R-4:ring the knell of 宣布的毁灭（破灭） A:Has Mary passed the entrance examination to the university? A:玛丽考上大学了吗？ B:No, her second failure in the exam rand the knell of her wish to be a college student. B：她参考...

R-3:right royal 盛大的 A:I met my former classmates in the ahumni association yesterday. A:昨天在校友会上我遇到了老同学。 B:You must have had a good time. B:你一定玩得很好。 A:Right. We also had a right royal feast...

R-2:reveal owoneshand露出底牌 A:Tomcametomyhomeandtalkedwithmethewholenightyesterday. A:昨天汤姆到我家和我聊了整整一个晚上。 B:Whatwereyoutalkingabout? B:谈了些什么？ A:Everythingunderthesun,andherevealedhishandt...

R-1:rest on ones laurels 吃老本 A:You are sure to be lagged behind if you rest on your laurels. A:如果你满足于现有成绩的话，很快就会被甩在后面了。 B:I know what I should do in the future. Ill continue my effort. B：...

Q-1:quick/slow in the uptake 反应快（慢） A:I find Tom is a little slow in the uptake. A:我发现汤姆反应有点迟钝。 B:Why do you say that? B：为什么这样说呢？ A:I have explained the same question several times, but...

P-25:put someones mind at rest 使放心 A:Ive been worried about the examinations results all afternoon. A:我整个下午都为考试结果担心。 B:Dont be silly. I think you must have passed. B：别傻了，你一定会通过的。 A...

P-24:put ones best foot forward/foremost 全力以赴 A:I failed the college entrance examination. A:我没有考上大学。 B:Im sorry to hear that. B：真遗憾。 A:I cant face the music now. A:我真不敢面对这个事实。 B:Cheer...

P-23:put in ones two cents 为别人说好话 A:I hear you are looking for a job. A:我听说你在找工作。 B:Yeah. B：是。 A:Theres a job opening in my company. It would suit you very well. A：我们公司有个职位室缺，而且对...

P-22:put a gag on (prevent somebody from speaking) 堵住口 A:I have promised her to keep it a secret. I wont tell you. A:我已经答应她要保守秘密的，我不会告诉你的。 B:Why? I promise you I wont tell anyone else. B：怎么...