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1、Play?it?by?ear看情况再决定怎么做 词义：Play it by ear (not knowing what to expect and deciding what to do as we go along 不知道接下来会做什么，看情况再决定怎么做 Example：Let’s go to dinner tomorrow 我们明天一起吃晚饭 Sure. And whatll we do after that ?吃完饭我们做什么? Oh, I dont know. Lets play it by ear.不知道，到时候再说 2、Catch-22(第二十二条军规) 词义：A situation that is unreasonable and unfair in which a person has no chance of winning or succeeding.不合逻辑或不公平的情况，造成的一个人没有机会获胜或成功 Example：If I study medicine, Ill be unhappy. If I study art, my parents will be unhappy. Im in a catch-22 situation.如果我学习医学，我会不高兴，如果我学习艺术，我父母会不高兴。我处在一个没法克服的困境。3、Turn?over?a?new?leaf改弦更张 词义：To change ones way of acting or thinking in order to improve oneself.改变一个人的做事或思维方式从而得到进步 Example：John ate so much he gained 15 pounds. This new year, he has decided to turn over a new leaf and eat healthy. John吃得太多了，长了15磅。这个新年，他决定改过自新，健康饮食4、?Break?the?ice打破坚冰 词义：Break the ice doesnt mean to knock someones house down. It means to do something friendly in order to overcome shyness or to ease tension in a social situation.打破坚冰并非要拆毁别人的房子，而是要做友好的事以克服害羞或者缓解社会紧张局势。 Example：To break the ice, lets have a welcome party for our new neighbors. 为了打破僵局，让我们为我们的新邻居开个欢迎晚会。5、Call?it?a?day今天就到这儿吧 词义：?When we call it a day, we stop whatever we are doing, regardless of the time. 当我们打算今天就到这儿的时候，我们停止我们正在做的事情，无论是什么，无论什么时间。 Example：Lets call it a day and go home, John said. “让我们今天就到这儿，回家吧”，约翰说。 Example：After twenty years as a teacher, Mr. Burr called it a day and retired.当了二十多年的教师，伯尔先生决定到此为止，退休了。 6、Brush?up?on温习、补习 Example：Professor Oxbridge has been invited to give a speech in English. He hasnt studied English for so long that hell have to brush up on it. That is, hell have to refresh his knowledge of it. Oxbridge教授已应邀用英语演讲。他很久没有学英语了，所以他不得不重新学习提高一下。也就是说，他必须重新温习一下他的知识。7、Put?all?ones?eggs?in?one?basket把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里?Those who put all their eggs in one basket place all their hopes, money or trust in one plan, scheme or adventure. 那些把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里的人也就是把他们所有的希望，钱和信任放在一个计划，方案或冒险上。 Example：“A wise an