原创：流利美语脱口出.doc

　　1. see eye to eye (with) 意见一致，见解一致 中国论文网 　　注解：这条习语源自《圣经?以赛亚书》第五十二章第八节。to是close to （接近）的省略。此语的另一种表达方式为：see in the same light. 　　A: Do you always see eye to eye with her? 　　B: Not always. But we’re still best friends. 　　A: Do you never quarrel with each other because of the different opinions? 　　B: When we disagree, we usually turn to Angela for help. 　　A: She is a good adviser, I know. 　　B: Yeah, she’s very humorous. She usually solves our problems in a very special way. 　　A：你和她的意见总能一致吗？ 　　B：不是。不过我们还是最好的朋友。 　　A：你们就从没有因为不同的意见争吵过？ 　　B：当我们意见不一致的时候，总是找安吉拉帮忙。 　　A：她是个能帮人出好主意的人，这我知道。 　　B：一点没错。她很幽默，总能用一种特殊的方式解决我们的问题。 　　 　　2. see things产生幻觉，眼睛花了 　　注解：此语含义为“产生幻觉，眼睛花了”，如：Oh, you’re seeing things. (啊，你见鬼了。) 　　A: Long time no see. 　　B: I must be seeing things. Fancy meeting you here! 　　A: Why not? It’s a small world, isn’t it? 　　B: I’m so glad to meet you again. 　　A：好久不见了。 　　B：我一定是在做梦，真不敢相信能在这儿见到你。 　　A：为什么不能呢？这个世界太小了，不是吗？ 　　B：再见到你真是太高兴了。 　　 　　3. sell out 出售一空；出卖 　　注解：此语作“出售一空”解时，多用于be/have sold out这一形式。此语喻指“为了金钱、舒适的生活或政治利益而放弃、背叛原则、信念等”，如：The office was charged with selling out to the enemy.（这个军官被指控投敌。）也可表示“出售股份”，如：The small firm refused to sell out.（那家小商店拒绝出盘。） 　　A: Where did you get the tickets for the concert? 　　B: I lined up early this morning and bought them. 　　A: Thank you for taking the trouble of going there to buy them. 　　B: That’s all right. I know you want to listen to it very much. Fortunately I got there early. The tickets had been sold out at 9 o’clock. 　　A: Wow! 　　A：你从哪儿搞到的音乐会门票？ 　　B：我一大早去排队买的。 　　A：谢谢，你真是辛苦了。 　　B：好啦。我知道你特别想听。幸亏我去得早，早上9点票就售空了。 　　A：哎唷！ 　　 　　4. sell someone down the river 出卖某人（在紧要关头） 　　注解：sell someone down the river 原指过去美国白人把大批的黑奴带到密西西比河的下游，并把他们出卖给那里的农场主。而在现代美国口语中，此语喻指“出卖某人”或“抛弃某人”，甚至还可用来表达“欺骗某人”的概念。 　　A: It seems that you are getting along with Jack like a house on fire. 　　B: Yeah. We really hit it off. 　　A: Well, you’d better keep him at arm’s length, or he will take advantage of you and sell you down the