新动力内部资料 四六级常考短语成语100个(吕).docVIP

1） make yourself at home 随意，随便 —— Do you mind if I take off my jacket?（你介意我脱下夹克吗？） —— Of course not, make yourself at home.（当然不介意，随意一点！） 2） make sense 有意义，理解 —— The plot of that movie is hard to follow.（那部电影的情节很难跟得上。） —— It makes more sense the second time.（再看一遍就理解了。） 3）look for a needle in a hay stack 大海捞针 ——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station. (我们要在火车站接John。) ——That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . （那可真是大海捞针。） 4）once and for all 最后一次；干脆 ——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.（我要最后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。） ——I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite route is the most effective. (我明白你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方式是最有效的。) 5）play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定 ——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation in political science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲准备与众不同的材料吗？) ——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion, I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常最后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。) 6) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟 ——That name just doesn’t ring a bell with me. (那个名字我一点也不熟。) 7）share a common outlook 有共同的观点 ——Jeff and Alan share a common outlook on life. (Jeff 和Alan对于生活有共同的观点。) 8）six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别 ——I can’t decide whether to take anthropology or geology this term. (我决定不了这学期是选人类学还是地理课。) ——It’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. (两门无甚差别。) 9）stick around 在附近逗留或等待 ——Leaving the party so soon? We’re just getting ready to cut the cake. (这么早就要走？我们刚准备要切蛋糕。) ——Sorry, I can’t stick around. (对不起，我不能继续待在这儿了。) 10）stick with 继续做，坚持 ——I wonder what this new flavor of ice cream tastes like? (我想知道这种新的冰激凌是什么味道？) ——I tried it last week. If I were you, I would stick with an old favorite. (上周我吃过，若我是你，我会继续吃以前爱吃的那种。) 11）straighten out 扯平；结清 ——I almost forgot. I still owe you ten dollars from the other night. Do you have change for a twenty? (我差点忘了。不久前的一个晚上我借了你10块钱，到现在还没还呢，你现在能找开20元的吗？) ——Oh, not at the moment. Let’s just straighten it out some other time. (哦，现在不能