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九 A Hard Nut nut除了指“坚果”的意思，还可以指“难题、难事、难对付的人”。A hard nut源于短语a hard nut tocrack或者是a tough nut to crack，表示“顽固不化的人”“无知无觉的人”“顽冥不化的人”。 情景对话： A: Bob refused all his classmates invitation. Bob 拒绝了班上所有人的邀请。 B: I really couldnt understand him. 我真不明白他这个人。 A: He is surely a hard nut, nobody likes approaching him. 他真是个脑子不开窍的人，没人愿意接近他。 B: Wed better leave him alone. 我们最好也别惹他。 1. leave alone：不理睬，不干涉，置之不理，不打搅 He will leave alone things that might cause trouble; as he would say,Let sleeping dogs lie. 他从来不干招惹是非的事。他会说：“莫惹是非”。 2. Leave my books alone. 别动我的书。 3. Just buzz off and leave me alone! 走开, 让我清静一下! 十 A Hen-pecked Husband hen-pecked表示“受老婆虐待或怕老婆的人”，所以a hen-pecked husband指的是“怕老婆的人”，和中文的“妻管严”类似。 He is a hen-pecked husband and his wife wears the trousers on all the matters. 他是个“妻管严”，家里事无巨细全由老婆说了算。 He never does anything without asking his wifefirst—hes a completely hen-pecked husband. 他做任何事都要首先请示他老婆—他是个十足的“妻管严”。 Yes, everyone knows he is a hen-pecked husband. 对呀，大家都知道他家有母老虎。 对话： ADoes your wife work? 你的妻子工作吗？ BYes, she does. She works at home. 是的，她在家工作。 AOh, I understand. She cooks, cleans and takes care of children. Is that right? 哦，我明白了。他做饭，打扫屋子，看孩子，对吗？ BOh, no. Most of the time I do these things. She is a writer. 哦，不。大多数时间是我干这些活。她是个作家。 AYou are really a hen-pecked husband. 你可真是个“妻管严”呀。 take care of：照顾，照料 I ached to be of an age to take care of myself. 我巴望能到自食其力的年龄。 I ll take care of the affairs of office. 我来处理办公室的日常事务。 十一 Be On The Ball 该习语源于棒球运动，用来形容球员机警地，全神贯注地注意着球，随时准备击球。先引申为多种含义：一是机灵的，警戒的，二是勤奋的，精心精意的，三是效率高的，出色的，有见识的。此外，其变异短语为：keep oneseyes on the ball。 Her typing is on the ball 她打字的效率很高(她字打得很熟练) 。 The new publicity manager is really on the ball. 新的宣传部主任确实很内行。 Stanley had more on the ball than Brown. 史坦利的脑筋要比布朗灵得多了。Hed better get on the ball if he expects to advance in this type of work. 如果要在这一行有进展，他最好多留心。 对话： AWho did the stupid thing? 谁干的蠢事？ BMaybe it was Dick. 也许是迪克。 A I dont think so. Dick has been on the ball and never does things