K-2:keep an ear to the ground 保持高度警觉 A：Congratulations! Youve been elected. A:祝贺你当选！ B:Thank you. Ill be a good mayor. B：谢谢，我会做一名好市长的。 A:What should you do for the city? A:你要为这座城...

K-1:keep a level head 临危不惧 A:I wonder how I can keep a level head. A:我想知道怎样才能临危不乱。 B:Youve done well. B:你做得不错了。 A:But while there is something urgent, I cant deal with it well. A:但每当有紧...

I-3:in and out of 进进出出 A:How are you recently? A:近来身体怎么样？ B:Not good. Ever since I had that operation two years ago, I have been in and out of the hospital. B：不太好，自从两年前那次手术之后，我就在...

I-2:in (the) face of 面临 A:What do you think is a good friend? A：你是怎样衡量好朋友的？ B:A good friend is one who will not run away from you in the face of danger. B：一位好朋友应是一个在你面临危险时而不会...

I-1:ill at ease 不安的 A:You are a little ill at ease, arent you? A:你有点不自在，对吗？ B:Yeah, Im not accustomed to this sort of social situation. B：对，我不太习惯这种社交场合。 A:Dont stand on ceremony! Make...

H-33：hush up something 不要张扬某事 A:Im so angry with him that I wouldnt talk to him any more. A:我真生他的气，我再不愿意跟他说话啦。 B:Whats up? B：怎么啦？ A:I told him to hush up the incident and he promis...

H-32：how about... 认为怎么样 A:Lets have dinner together sometime this week, say, Saturday evening? A:这星期咱们抽时间吃顿饭吧，你说周六晚上怎么糕？ B:Im busy then, How about Friday? B:那天我没空，周五怎...

H-31：hot under the collar 很生气 A:What on earth does he mean? A:他到底是什么意思？ B:Take it easy. B：别当真。 A:He really made me hot under the collar. A:他真让我生气。 B:Youll get used to his temper soon. B：你很...

H-30：hold out the olive branch 愿意讲和 A:I havent heard the quarrelling of them for a long time. A:好长时间都没听见他们吵架了。 B:Me too. What had happened? B：就是，有什么事发生吗？ A:They have reconciled w...

H-29：hold onto the purse strings 控制金钱的使用 A:Dear, how about doing shopping this afternoon? A:亲爱的，今天下午上街好吗？ B:Whats you going to buy? B:你要买什么？ A:A new hat and a new dress. A:我想买一顶新...