C-7:catch sb. on the hop 使某人措手不及 A:Its a great pity he left suddenly. A:他突然走了,真叫人遗憾。 B:Yeah, He caught us on the hop. B:是啊,真让我们措手不及。 A:He has lost a good chance to understand o...
C-6:cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 A:You really want to tell her all the things Jack has done? I think you have to handle the situation with kid gloves. A:你真想告诉她杰克的所作所为吗?我认为你最好三思而后行。...
C-5:carry out too far 做得太过分 A:I just taught him a lesson. Nothing more. A:我只是给了他一个教训,没别的。 B:I think youve carried it out too far. Youre to blame. B:我认为你做得太过分了,该怪你。 A:...
C-4:carry coals to Newcastle 徒劳无益 A:Jane asked me how to solve that problem yesterday. A:昨天简问我怎么解决那问题。 B:You gave her the suggestion. B:你给她建议了。 A:Yeah. A:对呀。 B:Dont do such a thing aga...
C-3:cant hold a candle to sb.不能和某人比 A:Are you falling for someone in our company? A:你是不是爱上了我们公司的什么人? B:Nothing of the sort, I know few people in the company. B:没那回事,我不认识公司里...
C-2:call someone on the carpet 谴责某人 A:Stop it! You used to call me on the carpet and buy something which is much cheeper. A:够了!过去你总是为我做的事情斥责我,但是现在你在侮辱我。 B:Its not me who degr...
C-1:call for 要求 A:I just mentioned a little disagreement, Theres no call for you to get angry. A:我只是提了点不同意见,你不必生气呀。 B:I cant see the point of your disagreement. B:我真不明白你为何不同意...
B-47:by the way 顺便问一下 A:Do you often keep in touch with Jane? A:你经常和简联系吗? B:Yeah, we call each other if we have time. B:是的,有空的时候就打电话。 A:I havent seen her for a ling time. A:我好长时间...
B-46:button ones lip 闭嘴不言语 A:Theres nothing you can do. She wont talk to me any longer. A:你帮不上忙的,她现在不理我了。 B:I know when to button my lips. but at a time when you are bogged down in trouble, I have t...
B-45:butter both sides of ones bread 左右逢源 A:May doesnt get along very well with her mother-in-law. A:梅与她婆婆相处得不好。 B:Yeah. Her husband is buttering his bread on both sides. B:嗯,可她丈夫一直左右逢源。...