40,it's who you know that counts——認(rèn)識(shí)的人起作用
-Did you hear that Greg got a job in his uncle's law office?
Like they say, it's who you know that counts
41,is ice cold ——理所當(dāng)然
-Does Professor Ford always come to class?
Is ice cold?
42,It never fails——總是發(fā)生
-It never fails; plan a big picnic and it sure to rain
-It never fails it's raining hard outside and I am stark stuck 來自 stick 阻延或推遲 Without an umbrella (困在里面)
I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon
43,inside out ——里朝外
-Here I am, I am lucky I made it to the exam on time
I can see you are in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out
44,keep an eye——留意
-One of the members of the dormitory counselor is quitting, do you know of anyone who would be interested in and taking her place?
I am not sure, but I'll certainly keep an eye on for you
45,keep from——抑制,防止
-No one could keep him from speaking
46,keep track of——掌握..的線索,注意動(dòng)向,通曉世態(tài)
-You certainly have a lot clocks there seems to be one in every room
My family gives them to me because I have trouble keeping track of the time
47,knock oneself out ——使自己筋疲力盡
-Gorier has been knocking herself out on that project
48,last ——最不情愿的
-The last person I want to see is Jeff
-Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?
That's the last thing in the world I ever want to do
-I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program
Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you
49,lay off ——臨時(shí)解雇,暫時(shí)辭退
-I got some bad news today
The store where I work is laying off staff
Are they going to let you go?
50,leave much to be desired——不令人滿意,有待改善
-Well dietitians(營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家) work hard to offer students nutritious and well-balanced diet
Many of our young men and women claimed that brandy Bramley food like most dorm food leaves
Much to be desired
51,light up ——突然快活,高興起來
-Those flowers light up the whole room
52,like apples and oranges ——用來表示無法相比的事物
-Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge
They are like apples and oranges
53,look for a needle in a hay stack——大海撈針
-We are supposed to meet John here at the train station
That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack (干草堆)
54,live by oneself——獨(dú)自一人生活
-Mary said she wanted to live by herself
55,line up ——準(zhǔn)備停當(dāng),計(jì)劃安排
-I have this great job lined up to manage the closing door clothing store at them all at the mall.——排列起來,排成隊(duì)
-Look at all those cars lined up for the ferry (等待擺渡); There must be forty ahead of us
Yeah, I think it's going to be a while
56,look forward to——盼望,期待
-I am really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow
If we are lucky we'll have some sun this year for a change
57,look up to ——把某人當(dāng)作好榜樣模仿 , 尊重,尊敬
-Dianna looks up to her teacher
-I hear your older sister is on the Olympic team and on the honor's list; she must be quite a person
She sure is, I've always looked up to her
58,look over ——檢查,查看
-The professor asked us to look over our papers for mistakes
59,look into ——調(diào)查,審查,研究
-Martin is looking into the possibility of getting alone getting a loan(貸款)