N-5：not born yesterday 可不傻 A:Who broke the glass, Peter? A:彼得，谁把杯子打破了？ B:The cat. B:是猫。 A:I was not born yesterday. It must be either you or Adam. A:你骗不了我，不是你就是亚当。 B:Its me, mu...

N-4：no fool 聪明人 A:He thought be could take Jimmy in, but you know, Jimmys no fool. A:他想骗吉米，可是你要知道吉米可不是傻瓜。 B:So? B:结果呢？ A:So Jimmy just took him in instead and it cost him an arm and a...

N-3：new broom 刚上任的新官 A:Our mayor is from a bigger eity. A:我们的市长是从大城市调来的。 B:Hes doing fine. A new broom sweeps clean. B：他干得不错，新官上任三把火嘛。 A:He brings with him some talen...

N-2：neck and neck 旗鼓相当 A:How I wish that my son Mark could he as excellent as your Joe! A:真希望我儿子马克能像你们家乔那么棒。 B:Dont be too humble. Few young men could be equal to Mark. And in some respects Joe...

N-1：near in blood 近亲 A:Cross-cousin marriage is not allowed in China. A:姑表兄妹在中国是不允许通婚的。 B:It is true of many countries. B：其他许多国家也是这样。 A:You know why? A:你知道为什么吗？ B:S...

M-14：murder will out 纸包不住火 A:In my opinion, someone else has caused the fire of this house. A:我想，有人故意纵火烧了这所房子。 B:Who do you think that has the motive? B：你觉得谁有这样的动机呢？ A:Im...

M-13：meet trouble halfway 自寻烦恼 A:You meet to be very hesitant in doing things. A:看来，你做事时总有些犹豫不决。 B:I dont know why I cannot take a step forward. B:我不知道为什么，我做事就是没什么进展。...

M-11：marry 使结合 A:I think you are too strict to the kids. A:我觉得你对孩子太严了。 B:Im just disciplining them. B：我只是管管他们。 A:I think should have married the education to some interesting things. A:你应该...

M-11：marry 使结合 A:I think you are too strict to the kids. A:我觉得你对孩子太严了。 B:Im just disciplining them. B：我只是管管他们。 A:I think should have married the education to some interesting things. A:你应该...

M-10：make the ends meet 收支平衡 A:Im fed up with marriage. A:我对婚姻压倦透了。 B:Why do you say so? Everyone admires that you have a good wife. B：为什么？每个人都羡慕你有一个好妻子。 A:Oh, no. When we we...