5. on the grapevine (通过非正式渠道得到的)小道消息
A: How do you know that Sid and Nancy have separated? 你怎么知道席德和南希分手了?
B: I heard it on the grapevine. 这是小道消息。
6. shoot for the stars 追求更高远或完美的目标
Mr. Geller: Look, there are people like Ross who need to shoot for the stars,with his museum,and his papers getting published. Other people are satisfied with staying where they are --- I'm telling you, these are the people who never get cancer.
7. You've got me (there)! 你难倒我了!
-- How many miles is five kiolmeters? 五千米是多少英里?
-- You've got me there. 这个问题可难倒我了。
8. steal one's thunder 抢了某人的风头,抢在某人之前成功
比如朋友聚会,当你正想宣布一条爆炸性资讯时,好友抢在你之前宣布了,就可以说“He steals my thunder".
9. The glass is half empty. 悲观的
有这样一个比喻:有一只水杯装了一半的谁,乐观者认为”谁杯有一半是满的“,悲观者则认为“水杯有一半是空的”,于是就用"The glass is half empty"来表示“悲观的”意思。
10. Monica: Yeah, I know. He can get really competitive.
Phoebe: Ha. Ha, ha.
Monica: What?
Phoebe: Oh, hello, Kettle? This is Monica. You're black.
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