B-7：be in the seventh heaven 高兴极了 A：You seem to be in the seventh heaven. Whats put you on? A: 你看起来非常高兴。有什么喜事？ B: Sarah and I could see eye to eye with each other. B：莎拉和我取得了一致意见...

B-6: be hard up 一贫如洗 A：Sam, we are hard up for the everyday expenses. When can you find a job? A: 山姆，我们已经穷得揭不开锅了，你什么时候才能找到工作？ B: Im looking for it. but you see, the market is h...

B-5：be expecting 怀孕 A：Where are you going? A: 你去哪儿？ B: Ill accompany my wife to the hospital. B: 我陪妻子去医院。 A: Whats wrong with her? A: 她怎么了？ B: Oh, shes expecting. B：她怀孕了。 A: Congratula...

B-4：be down ones alley 最擅长的 A：Finding an excuse is obviously down your alley. And trying to avoid taking care of the children is what you are good at. A: 你最擅长的就是找错口。不去照顾孩子也是你的专利。 B...

B-3: be at ones wits end 不知如何是好 A：Does he know that hes already at his wits end? A：他知不知道他已经山穷水尽了？ B: I think hes realized that. But hes still whistling in the dark by putting up an act. B：我想他...

B-2: bat around 推敲 A：I didnt like my brothers batting around without doing anything useful. A：我不喜欢我弟弟天天游游逛逛而什么正经事也不干。 B: Maybe he is trying to find a job. When he finds one, everything w...

B-1：bag and baggage 总的 A: Susan is going to get a divorce. A: 苏珊要离婚了。 B: How do you know that? B: 你怎么知道的？ A: She told me that Peter and she had a quarrel last night, and she left this morning, bag and bagga...

A-33: atomic cocktail 原子鸡尾酒 A：Susan has got the cancer of the stomach. A: 苏珊得了胃癌。 B: How terrible!This is quite unexpected! B：太可怕了，真是难以置信！ A: Yesterday when I went to the hospital to see h...

A-32：at ones bidding 遵之命 A: I heard that Ann had divorced. A: 我听说安离婚了。 B: I suspect its unavoidable. B：我料想这是不可避免的。 A: Poor Ann. She didnt love her husband at all. A：可怜的安，她根本不...

A-31：at loose ends 没事可做 A: I understand your feeling.When someone is feeling at loose ends, We may show mercy on him. This is what we call themilk of human kindness. A: 我能理解你的感受。当一个人心里没有着落时，...