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53、have a thing about 对…….反应强烈（喜欢或不喜欢） A：My grandfather has a thing about men with long hair. B：Why? A：He says it’s something like a rascal. B：Well, tell him not to judge people by their looks. A：我爷爷非常反对男人留长发。 B：为什么？ A：他说那有点儿像流氓。 B：嗯，告诉他不要以貌取人。 54、harp on 责骂；批评；申斥 A：My mother always harp on me. B：So does my mother. They’re just like that, I’m already used to it. A：But I can’t bear it. B：What they do is just for our good. A：我妈总是责骂我。 B：我妈也是。她们就是那样。我已经习惯了。 A：但我不能忍受了。 B：她们那样做也是为我们好。
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57、have head like a sieve 健忘 A：What’s that man’s name? B：I thought you’d been introduced to him twice. A：Yeah. But I still cannot remember his name. I’ve got a head like a sieve A：那位先生叫什么来着？ B：我想已经给你介绍了两次了。 A：不错。但我还是没有记住 他的名字，我很健忘。 58、in one’s heart of hearts 在心里 A：Are you really dating with Tom? B：Yeah. But in my heart of hearts, I find he’s not very to my liking. A：Then why not keep away from him? B：The problem is that I just have no one to turn right now. A：That’s stupid. A：你真的在和汤姆约会吗？ B：是的，可是，我并不是从心眼里喜欢他。 A：那你干吗不离开他呢？ B：问题是我还没有找到更好的人。 A：这样做真愚蠢。
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59、cool one’s heels 久候 A：You finally come. I had to cool my heels for you. B：Sorry. Something unexpected tied me up. A：Hurry up, or we’ll miss the last performance. B：OK. Let’s go in. A：你终于来了，我等了你好久了。 B：对不起，以外事情把我给缠住了。 A：快点，否则我们将错过最后一场表演。 B：好吧，我们进去吧。 60、have a big nose 爱打听 A：Frank said I have a big nose. I wonder what the means. B：You’re interested in other people’s business, aren’t you? A：Does he mean I’m inquisitive or I’m nosy? B：That’s right. A：弗兰克说我是“包打听”。我想知道这是什么意思？ B：你对别人的事情很感兴趣，不是吗？ A：他的意思是我很好奇或是我爱打听别人的事情吗？ B：是的。
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61、have a sweet tooth 喜爱甜食 A：Alana is getting fatter and fatter. Why doesn’t she try to lose some weight? B：She has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else. A：No wonder she’s getting weight so fast. B：But now she’s come to realize the consequences and decided to cut down on candies and desserts. A：阿兰娜越来越胖了，她为什么不试着减肥呢？ B：她偏好甜食而且最喜欢吃肉。 A：怪不得她胖的这么快。 B：但现在她已渐渐意识到后果严重了，并决心少吃糖果和甜点。 62、have an itching palm 贪财 A：Don’t trust Ben. B：Why? A：He has an itching palm and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits. B：Then I must be careful about him. A：别信任本。 B：为什么？ A：他很贪财，肯定会从你身上骗得好处。 B：那我必须小心了。
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63、the shot in the arm 激励；鼓舞 A：Good news! B：What is it? A：The state of economy is starting to go up in our country. B：That’s just the shot in the arm we need. A：好消息！ B：什么消息？ A：我们国家的经济状况开始好转了。 B：那正是我们所需要的鼓舞人心的消息。 64、twist one’s arm 采取强制手段 A：It’s not easy to be a dean of a department. B：I agree. A：The new dean in our department is twisting the arms of some of the faculty members in order to get his way. A：做系主任可真不容易。 B：可不是嘛。 A：我们系新上任的主任正在对一些教师采取强制手段，以到达他自己的目的。
2007年08月22日 12点08分
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69、scarcely ever 很少；几乎 A：Would you do me a favor? B：What’s it? A：My daughter has no interest in studying at college. Could you provide some information on job? B：Scarcely ever to people get a good job these days without a good education. Tell this to her. A：帮我个忙好吗？ B：什么事？ A：我女儿不想上大学，你能提供些求职信息吗？ B：你告诉她吧，现在没受过好的教育的人找到好工作很难。 70、sure thing 当然可以 A：Would it be okay if I used your phone to make a local call? B：Sure thing. A：Do I have to dial “0” first? B：No. A：我能用你的电话打个市话吗？ B：当然可以。 A：我是否得先拨“0”。 B：不。
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