1.dog does not eat dog 同類不相殘、同室不操戈
例如：As the proverb goes:"Dog does not eat dog."They compromised with one another finally.
正如諺語所說：“同室不操戈?！彼麄兘K于互相讓步了。 2.The sooner, the better. 越快越好。
例如：
A: You'd better apply for your passport now. The sooner, the better.
B: All right. I'll follow your advice.
A: 你最好現(xiàn)在就去申請護(hù)照。越快越好。
B: 好吧。我聽你的。 3.come to hand 到手（多指收到來信）
例如：
Your letter has just come to hand.
剛收到你的信。 4.burn one's fingers 自尋煩惱、自找苦吃
例如：
It was too late for him to regret as he had burned his fingers.
他因管閑事而自找苦吃，真是后悔莫及。 5.up to one's neck 深陷于......中
例如：
She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but I'm sure she's in it up to her neck.
她說她對(duì)這起搶劫案一無所知，不過我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。 6.cut a figure 出風(fēng)頭、露頭角
例如：
Mr. Rolls cut a brilliant figure when he opened the ball with the Duchess on his arm.
羅爾斯先生挽著公爵夫人開始跳舞時(shí)就引人注目。
He cut a poor figure on a public occasion.
他在大庭廣眾中出了洋相。 7.hang in the wind 猶豫不決、主意未定
例如：
He hung in the wind and missed the good opportunity.
他猶豫不決，因而錯(cuò)過了良機(jī)。 8.Let's go Dutch. 我們各付各的帳。
例如：
A: The food price here must be pretty high.
B: Don't worry about it. Let's go Dutch.
A: 這兒的食品價(jià)格一定很高。
B: 不用擔(dān)心。我們各付各的帳。 9.I've had enough. 我已經(jīng)足夠（吃飽）了。
例如：
A: Do you want another piece of cake?
B: No, thanks. I've had enough.
A: 你還想再要一片面包嗎？
B: 不了，謝謝。我已經(jīng)吃飽了。
10.bite off sb's nose 聲色俱厲地訓(xùn)斥某人
例如：
She bites off his nose on the faintest provocation.
不管有事無事，她動(dòng)不動(dòng)就聲色俱厲地訓(xùn)斥他。作者: 矮子 時(shí)間: 2010-1-13 19:06