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A1,A bird’s-eye view俯视，全局观念If you have a birds-eye view of a situation, you will have a clear idea of what’s happening.如果你对形势有全局观念，你就能清晰地认识所发生的一切。A worm’s-eye view 仰视，从下往上看，从微观来看，从小处着眼。2,About –face立场的彻底转变Jenny’s mother did an about-face on her marriage.詹妮的妈妈对詹妮的婚事儿的态度突然来了个180度大转弯。About –face是美国军队的口令用语，原意是“向后转”，身体反方向原地转180度。引申为立场，观点，态度，原则等的彻底转变。英式英语是about-turn.3,A dime a dozen 便宜，不值钱This kind of china is dime a dozen in China, but how could I know it’s so expensive here.这种瓷器在中国应有尽有，根本不值钱，可谁知在这里竟然这么贵。4,A fair shake 公平的待遇，公平的机会I didn’t get a fair shake in the election –Jenny was appointed president of the student body because her father is a sponsor of the school.这次选举对我不公平-詹妮被任命为学生会主席是因为她爸爸是学校的一个赞助商。5,After one’s heart 正和心意，正中下怀I am so happy that at last I got married to a girl after my heart.我高兴极了，因为最后我还是和我心仪的姑娘结婚了。词语出自圣经，是说某人某事儿“完全符合自己的心意”，亦作after one’s own heart.6,A leg-up 搭把手，助一臂之力She got that job because her uncle gave her a leg-up.她得到了那份工作，因为她伯伯帮了她。Leg up （稍微）占优势，领先（一步）We have a leg up in the competition 我们在比赛中稍微领先。7,A little bird 消息灵通的人士(或birdie)-How did you know they broke up? 你怎么知道他们分手了？-Ah, a little bird told me.啊，一个消息灵通的人士告诉我的。8,An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.上梁不正下梁歪（一般用作贬义）A thief’s son is a thief. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.小偷的儿子还是小偷，真所谓“上梁不正，下梁歪。”Like father, like son(一般用作褒义)9,Anyone’s guess 谁都说不准的事儿，八字没一撇Whether it rains or not tomorrow is anyone’s guess.明天下午不下雨，现在谁都说不准。Guesswork凭猜测所做之工作10,A rainy day 不如意的日子You should save a little money for a rainy day.您应该存些钱以备不时之需。11, Are you decent? 你穿衣没有？Are you decent?i am coming in.你穿衣没有？我要进来咯。在这里是问朋友，特别是异性朋友，“穿了衣服没有，有没有赤身裸体？”因为她、他就要进房间了。一般用在关系较好的朋友或熟人间，有点逗乐的意味。12，Armpit脏乱不堪的地方Tim’s room is an armpit-he just throws his things everywhere.蒂姆的房间像个猪圈，他把东西到处乱仍乱甩。13,A rough diamond 外粗内秀的人。初露光芒的设想Though a little bit careless, John us a rough diamond.尽管有点大大咧咧，约翰本质上是个外粗内秀的人。I’d like to donate to charity all the money I won in the lottery, but that’s just a rough diamond.我打算把买彩票中的全部奖金捐给慈善事业，但这只是我的初步设想。