1. You’re squaring the circle.
不要白費(fèi)力氣了。
2. The first goal was just a fluke.
第一個(gè)球是蒙進(jìn)去的。
3. We vet all applicants.
我們要詳細(xì)調(diào)查所有的申請(qǐng)人。
4. Tailored teaching is the name of the game.
因材施教最重要。
►the name of the game 問(wèn)題的關(guān)鍵,事情的實(shí)質(zhì),事物的本質(zhì)
e.g. In fishing, patience is the name of the game. 釣魚的關(guān)鍵就是要有耐心。
5. I tell the class in my opening salvo.
每次開(kāi)新課我都會(huì)跟學(xué)生講清楚。
6. Bodies were strewn everywhere.
尸橫遍野。
7. It went off half-cocked.
走火了。
►go off at half cock 槍走火;倉(cāng)促行事,操之過(guò)急(指計(jì)劃、典禮等尚未安排就緒即行開(kāi)始);發(fā)怒,發(fā)脾氣
e.g. Attention, please, don't go off at half cock. 請(qǐng)注意,不要倉(cāng)促行事。
8. She made a splash with the song.
這首歌讓她一夜成名。
9. Don’t be so argumentative.
你怎么老抬扛啊?
►make a splash 一炮打響,一舉成名,引人注目,大肆炫耀,大張旗鼓
10. She gave me the once-over.
她迅速打量了我一下。
►once-over 瀏覽一遍;草率的工作;草草過(guò)目
e.g. She gave the apartment a once-over. 她匆匆掃視了一下那間公寓。
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