4.to keep an ear to the ground 保持高度警觉
例如:
I try to keep an ear to the ground and what I hear these days is that most people think we spend too much money on building roads and not enough on our schools。
我总是设法注意人们的想法。最近我听说,大多数人认为我们在筑路方面花钱太多,而用在学校方面的钱却不足。
5.Up to ones ears 深深卷入
例如:
The mayor says he didnt know people on his staff were taking bribes. But my guess is hes up to his ears in it.
市长说他不知道他手下的工作人员接受贿赂。可是,我猜想他完全是介入这些事的。
6.Sweeten the pot 增加有利条件
例如:
Miss Smith didnt want the job until the company sweentened the pot by offering her a higher salary and the use of a company car。
施密斯小姐本来不想要那份工作的。后来,那家公司提高了给她的工资,还给她一辆公司的汽车用。这样,她才接受了那个工作。
7.To fly off the handle 激怒
例如:
My wife spent all afternoon yesterday cooking a special dinner for our wedding anniversary. So she really flew off the handle when I came home three hours late。
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