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cut corners 走捷径/抄近路 When someone is cutting corners, they are doing something in the easiest or most inexpensive way. 作为习惯用语，cut corners的意思是找到更容易或者更便宜的方式来做某件事情。但是，cut corners并不能保证每件事情的效果都很好哦！ Examples: They cut corners to make the copycat-products. 他们选择所谓的捷径去制造“山寨”产品。 ?No matter how hard I tried to cut corners, there’s still not enough time for me to finish my work. ?无论我多努力地找捷径来处理工作，我总没有足够的时间来完成它们。 ?I tried to cut corners by taking the metro to go to work. Unexpectedly, the metro broke down.. 我想抄个近路乘地铁去上班。没有料到，地铁出了故障。 live it up 享受，狂欢 The phrase “live it up” means enjoying oneself in doing something, maybe involved spending a lot of money. Live it up还是一个比较常见的短语，表示“尽情享受，玩乐”。 Examples: I have decided to take a two-week holiday and live it up in a tropical resort.我已经决定去度两个礼拜的假，在一个热带的度假区尽情享受。 I learned more spoken English by living it up and hanging out with American friends than I did in traditional English class. 在尽情享受中和与美国朋友出去游玩中，我学到了比传统英语课堂里更多的英语口语。in a hot seat 处境难堪 When someone is sitting in a hot seat, unfortunately, he/she is in a difficult position subjecting him/her to harassment, criticism, or stress。 美国人似乎很喜欢在日常生活中用hot这个词。可以想象当某人坐在滚烫的位子上时，这个滋味绝对不会好受。sit in a hot seat就是形容处境难堪，棘手，令人无法招架。 Examples: He suddenly found himself in the hot seat, facing a hundred angry residents at a protest meeting. 他突然发现自己非常为难，当面对抗议会上百来个愤怒的群众时。 She has been the woman in the hot seat during the last two difficult years when the company was swamped in a financial crisis. 在公司深陷财政危机的两年时间里，她一直是坐镇面对棘手问题的女性。 Eyes bigger than stomach 眼睛比胃口大? “eyes bigger than stomach”is a humorous expression to say when someone has taken more food than they can eat. It is often used figuratively when talking about someone who desires more than they can really afford. 这个带有点幽默式的表达形容某些人贪心地拿了很多吃的，最后却发现根本吃不下。同时，它还引申表示某些人巴望着超过他/她能力的东西。 Examples: I can’t finish this piece of pizza. I’m afraid my eyes were bigger than my stomach as usual. 我吃不下这块比萨了。我恐怕又像往常一样拿多了。 I told him his eyes were bigger than his st