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美联英语提供：最新美语流行语：实用商务下篇 关于商务英语，那些你不知道的事都在这里 /test/fayin.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 ? 34.be down in the dumps 垂头丧气，神情沮丧 the dumps在非正规的口语表达方式中的意思是“忧郁”或“沮丧”。be down in the dumps常指“闷闷不乐”或“打不起精神”，也可引申为“垂头丧气，精神沮丧”。 A: You’re down in the dumps. What’s happened? 你看上去沮丧不堪。出什么事了？ B: I had a quarrel with our boss’s secretary. She’s been on her high horse these days. 我和老板的秘书吵了一架。这几天她总是盛气凌人。 A: Maybe she was only taking it out on you. Secretaries have a lot of pressure, too. 也许她仅仅是向你发泄。秘书的压力也很大。 B: But she jumped down my throat for no reason at all. I could not put up with her. 但她无理由地斥责我，我无法容忍。 35.be in a jam 陷入困境 jam指“拥挤，阻塞”。该习语的字母意思为“在拥挤之中”，引申为“陷入困难的处境”。例如：She is in a bit of jam about money. （她的手头有点拮据。） A: Mike told me that his business was in a jam and he was in urgent need of money. He wanted to borrow some money from me. 迈克告诉我他的生意陷入困境，急需用钱。他想向我借钱。 B: Don’t lend money to him. He’s always lying. 别借钱给他。他总是说慌。 A: But I think he is really in difficulty this time. 但这一次我看他是真的遇上困难了。 36.be in full swing 正在全力进行，处于活跃阶段 in full swing的意思是“活跃”。该习语的意思即引申为“处于（工作的）全面展开、进行阶段”。例如：The building project is in full swing.（这个建筑工程正处在全力进行之中。） A: I hear your company in expanding its business. 我听说你们公司正在扩展生意。 B: Yeah. We’re setting up a new factory now and the work on it is in full swing. The project will be completed in three months. 是的，我们正在新建一个工厂。工程正处于全面施工阶段，三个月内就可以完工了。 37.be in high gear 全力进行 gear指“齿轮，传动装置”，high gear的意思是汽车的“高速档”。该习语字面意思为“机器正处在高速档（快速运转）”，实际指“事物正处在全力进行当中”。 A: By the way, how is your business going? Is it proceeding smoothly? 哎，你的生意最近如何？进展还顺利吗？ B: Yes, it’s in high gear. 一切都在全力进行。 38.be itching for a chance to do 很想找个机会试一试 形容词itching的意思是“渴望的”，be itching to do意为“渴望做某事”；for a chance指“找机会”，因此整个习语的意思即为“渴望得到机会试做某事”。 A: I am itching for a chance to cooperate with Mike. I hear he’s a very competent person. 我很想找机会和迈克合作一次。听说他特别能干。 B: Everyone who has worked with him will have a deep impression on that point. 是的。每个和他