A-10: a hen-pecked husband 妻管严 A：Does your wife work? A: 你妻子工作吗？ B: Yes, she does. She works at home. B: 是的，她在家工作。 A: Oh,I understand. She cooks, cleans and takes care of the children. Is that right?...

A-9：a hard nut 无知无觉的人 A: Bob refused all his classmates invitations. A: 鲍勃拒绝了班上所有人的邀请。 B: I really couldnt understand him. B: 他这个人我真不明白。 A: Hes surely a hard nut,nobody likes app...

A-8: a fair-weather friend 不能共患难的朋友 A: Doesnt she have any friends? A: 她没有朋友吗？ B: If she has,they must be fair-weather friends. B：如果有，也一定是不能共患难的朋友。 A: Such friends are even w...

A-7：a fag end 一事无成 A: Im wondering why I come to a fag end after another. A: 真不知道我为什么总是一事无成。 B: I think you are not trying your best. B：我觉得你还不够努力。 A: Why? You are so rude to me....

A-6：a dead beat 寄生虫 A: Have you ever run into a person who tries to bleed you white? A: 你有没有遇见要把你榨干的这样一个人？ B: Im always on the look out for such girls. B: 我一直在警惕这种女孩子。 A: I...

A-5：a chicken guy 胆小鬼 A: Jack wonders whether Linda likes him or not. A:杰克不知道琳达喜不喜欢他。 B: Why doesnt he ask her? B: 他为什么不问问她？ A: Hes too scared to ask her. A: 他害怕问她。 B：Hes a c...

A-4：a breath of fresh air 一股清风 A: He has a girlfriend already. A: 他已经有女朋友了。 B: Youre kidding!He just broke up with Ann. B：别开玩笑了，他刚和安分手。 A: His new girlfriend is a far cry from Ann.Shes...

A-3：a blue chipper 拔尖的人 A: Sandra is actually a blue chipper．I dont think she could realize that she has married a fool for women. A: 桑得拉确实是个出类拔萃的人。我肯定她不知道自己嫁给了一个色鬼。...

A-2：a black sheep 败家子 A:I dont know how John can put up with his soon,who fools around without working. A：我不知道约翰怎么能容忍他儿子整天不工作，瞎混日子。 B:Hes out of Johns hands,Nothing he can do about...

A-1：a backseat driver 爱指手画脚的人 A:How many cleaning ladies does your company hire? A：你们公司雇了多少清洁女工？ B:We have two cleaning ladies.But both of them have received little deucation. B：雇了两个。但...