地道英文句子和相关重点短语表达
1. That guy stole my thunder. 那个人抢了我的风头。
steal sb’s thunder 抢某人的风头
2. I can’t resist the temptation of chocolate. 我难以抗拒巧克力的诱惑。
resist the temptation of sth 抗拒…的诱惑
3. People are flocking to cities in droves. 人们在大批地涌入城市。
flock to … 涌入…
in droves 大批地
4. Let’s get the ball rolling. 我们开始工作吧。
get the ball rolling 开始
5. We’re back to square one. 我们又回到原点了。
back to square one 回到起点、从头再来。
6. That machine is a dud. 这个机器完全没啥用。
dud 废物、无用的东西
7. I don’t want to mess up this time. 我这次不想搞砸了。
mess up 搞砸、弄糟
8. Finding reliable friends on the Internet is virtually impossible. 在网上找到靠谱的朋友基本不可能。
virtually 几乎、差不多
9. His jokes are hit-and-miss. 他的笑话有的挺好笑,有的很无聊。
hit-and-miss 时好时坏的
10. My dad is a people person. 我爸爸很擅长人际交往。
people person 擅长/喜欢交际的人
11. We're an item. 我们是一对儿。
an item 一对儿
12. James made a killing by buying and selling apartments. James通过倒房大赚了一笔。
make a killing 赚很多钱
13. I had a small company before, but it went under. 我之前有一家小公司,但它破产了。
go under 破产
14. Our professor has been piling on the homework. 我们教授一直给我们很多作业。
pile on sth 使...堆积、
15. I was super antsy while waiting for the result. 在等结果的时候我坐立不安。
be antsy 急躁的、坐立不安的
16. I had the time of my life in Fiji. 我在斐济超级开心/度过了一段无比难忘的时光。
have the time of one’s life 过得很快乐、玩得痛快
17. My dad is cranky every morning. 我爸爸每天早上脾气都很差。
cranky 脾气坏的
18. I had a brush with death last time I went on the roller-coaster. 我上次坐过山车差点送了命。
a brush with death 差点送命
19. If I feel hungry in the afternoon, I usually munch on an apple.如果我在下午的时候感到饿,我通常会吃个苹果。
munch on sth 大口吃…
20. It’s my wife who calls the shots on what movies we watch. 在我们家里是我老婆决定看什么电影。
call the shots (on sth) 做决定(做某事)