P-11：play hob with 任意歪曲 A：He told the police that Ted was the murderer. A:他告诉警察泰德是凶手。 B:Hes playing hob with the fact. B：他在任意歪曲事实。 A:Why do you say so? A:为什么这么说？ B:Because...

P-10：play dumb 装聋作哑 A:Whats up? A:出什么事了？ B:Look at these dishes! Ive told you three times to put away these dishes. But now... B:你看看这些盘子！我告诉过你把它们放一边去。但现在 A:Oh, dont be an...

P-9：pick up and leave 卷铺盖走了 A:We quarrelled yesterday, and he picked up and left. A:昨天我和丈夫吵了一架，他卷起铺盖走了。 B:Terrible! Does he want to divorce? B:太糟了，他想离婚吗？ A:Im not sure. A...

P-8：pick someones brains 剽窃 A：I have no idea about what to do next. A:我不知道下一步该怎么办了。 B:Maybe you can pick Marys brains now. She knows a lot about stocks. B：也许你可以挖挖玛丽脑筋里的东西，她...

P-7：penny wise and pound-foolish 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜 A:He is penny wise and pound-foolish. A:他这个人小处精明，大处糊涂。 B:Why do you say so? B：怎么这么说他？ A:The trash of the world he sets high price upo...

P-6：pennles from heaven 意外的收获 A:I want to try my hand at the slocks. A：我想试试搞股票。 B:Its very hard, you know. B：要知道，那是很难的。 A:Dont worry. I know there are no pennies from heaven, Ill work hard...

P-5：peace and quiet 安宁 A:I cant stay here any more minutes. A：我无法在此多呆一分钟。 B:Whats wrong with you? B：怎么了？ A:Tom is making so much noise. I have not a bit of peace and quiet all evening. A:汤姆秀出很...

P-4：pat on the back 鼓励一番 A:Ive puzzled my brains about how to teach the children. A:教育孩子的事真让我大伤脑筋。 B:Whats your problem? B：你怎么了？ A:My children can never be obedient even if I criticize them...

P-3：pass over 忽视 A:Where is our son, dear? A:亲爱的，儿子在哪儿？ B:He is in his bedroom. He has been in a bad mood after school. B：他在自己的房间里，放学后他就一直心情不好。 A:What happened? Have you...

P-2：parade ones knowledge 卖弄学问 A:Mark is parading his knowledge again. A:马克又在卖弄学问了。 B:Yeah! Hes very good at showing off his knowledge. B：是啊，他总是善于炫耀。 A:A well-learned person never does t...