1. keep one's shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.
保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式,他并非有意要冒犯你。
2. cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making me mad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
3. joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joy ride.
让我们去兜兜风。
4. rap说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I have trouble understanding the words.
你喜欢说唱音乐吗?我听不太懂其中的.歌词。
5. red-letter day大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very
important client.
今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
6. go up in smoke成为泡影
Peter's vacation plans went up in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
7. hit the road上路
We should probably hit the road. It's going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧?到家的两个小时呢!
8. shape up表现良好,乖
You'd better shape up if you want to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
9. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了
Don't sneak up behind me like that. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
10. pull strings运用关系 (源于“拉木偶的线”)
He pulled some strings and managed to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。