A-20：a wet blanket 使人扫兴的人 A: What are you thinking about? A：你在想什么？ B: About my boyfriend. B：想我的男朋友。 A: Again! A: 又来了！ B: Youre really a wet blanket. B：你真让人扫兴。...

A-19：a thorn in ones flesh 眼中钉 A: The stepmother was very wicked.She couldnt stand a happy smile on the boys face. A：那个继母坏透了，她看那孩子笑一笑都难受。 B: And? B：那怎么样？ A: And she did her best...

A-18：a straw in the wind 迹象 A：John dates her seven times a week. A: 约翰一周内约了她七次。 B: Really? Thats a straw in the wind. B：真的？这可是一种迹象。 A: I think so. Maybe hes fallen for her. A：我也这么...

A-17：a sad dog 粗野的人 A：What do you think of his behaviour yesterday? A: 你怎么看他昨天的行为？ B：Hes a sad dog.He came to the wedding in jeans! B：他是个粗野的人，竟穿牛仔裤参加婚礼。 A: I dont thi...

A-16：a red letter day 大喜日子 A：My son came home from three years in the navy. A: 我儿子在海军服役三年，终于回家了。 B: It was a real red letter day for you. B：那天对你来说可真是个大喜的日子。 A：...

A-15：a private eye 私人侦探 A: Whats his job? A: 他是干什么的？ B: He used to be a policeman. B：他过去是个警察。 A: But Mrs.Smith hired him to find her lost son. A：可史密斯太太雇用他寻找他失散的儿子。...

A-14：a plain Jane 不起眼的女人 A：I wonder how Sarah and Mat are. A：我想知道莎拉和马特的情况怎么样？ B: Dont you know theyve already broken up? B：你不知道他们已经分手了吗？ A: Im not surprised.Shes...

A-13：a nine days wonder 一闪即逝的人或物 A: John seems to be in high cotton. He may well become a big shot. A：约翰走红起来了，他有可能成为大人物。 B: I bet my bottom dollar that he wont.Hes no more than a nine...

A-12：a man/woman of means 富人 A：he was once a poor man but now hes a man of means. A: 他曾经很穷，但现在发达了。 B: How did he make a fortune? B：他怎么发财的？ A: He didnt make any effort.His aunt died and left...

A-11：a loan shark 放高利贷的人 A: How did Jim get the money? A: 吉姆怎么弄到钱的？ B: He borrowed it from Nick. B：他从尼克那儿借的。 A: He must be mad!Nick is a loan shark. A：他一定是疯了，尼克是个放高...