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2006-11-30　　1.go to pot 完蛋　　The British Empire is going to pot.大英帝国快完蛋了。（呵呵~仅是举例，没有恶意）　　He worked so hard that his health went to pot.他工作过劳，结果牺牲了健康。　　　　2.a bolt from/out of the blue突如其来，始料不及　　 We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt out of blue.我们大家都认定她现在在芝加哥，因此她的突然出现完全出乎我们的意料。　　 Miss Anne has just got her salary raised, so her decision to resign was a bolt from the blue.安尼小姐刚被提升了工资，所以她的辞职是我们始料不及的。　　　　3.a dog in the manger自私自利的人，一毛不拔的人(someone who does not want others to use or enjoy something even though they themselves do not need or want it)　　 Don’