大学四年基本是混过来，英语的学习虽然断断续续，四年下来积攒的笔记也不少，毕业的时候舍不得扔，现在边整理边学习，重拾语言梦想，希望能与大家一起分享,跟大家一起攻克英语。
笔记比较乱，没有分类，有些是老师教的，有些是从一些英语学习的书上摘录的。
不定期更新。
1.go to pot 完蛋
　　
　　He worked so hard that his health went to pot.他工作过劳，结果牺牲了健康。
　　
　　2.a bolt from/out of the blue突如其来，始料不及
　　 We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt out of blue.我们大家都认定她现在在芝加哥，因此她的突然出现完全出乎我们的意料。
　　 Miss Anne has just got her salary raised, so her decision to resign was a bolt from the blue.安尼小姐刚被提升了工资，所以她的辞职是我们始料不及的。
　　
　　3.a dog in the manger自私自利的人，一毛不拔的人(someone who does not want others to use or enjoy something even though they themselves do not need or want it)
　　 Don’t be such a dog in the manger, lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon.别这么不够朋友，既然你今天下午不出去，就把自行车借给他用一用。
　　
　　4. Been there, done that, bought a T-shirt. (=yes, 这是老外商英语课时教的，那时没有很注意听，至今也不是很清楚它的用法，那位高手知道的话请帮一下忙)
　　
　　5. Morning comes early.（当你早上想睡懒觉但又必须起来时可以这样说哦）
　　
　　6. cost an arm and a leg 太贵了
　　
　　7. looking to do something 未来要干点。。。
　　
　　8. the jury is (still) out 未成定论(haven’t decided)
　　
　　9. jack of all trades（什么都不精通master of none）
　　
　　10. a blessing in disguise 因祸得福
　　 You lost the game, but it may be a blessing in disguise, you’ll know what your problem is.

    1. a blind date初次约会
　　James was too excited to have dinners. He was having a blind date with Sue in the evening.
　　2. a born loser废物，天生的失败者
　　Nobody is a born loser. All you need is perseverance.没有人生来什么也做不了。你需要的是毅力。
　　3. have the jitters很紧张（因紧张心扑扑直跳）
　　I have the jitters at my blind date.
　　4. be in love with…爱上。。。
　　5. feel sorry for..为…感到遗憾
　　6. be known as a…被公认为是个…
　　7. regret about…为…感到后悔
　　8. a tragedy 一场悲剧
　　9. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟

哈哈，我可没老大那么认真
支持支持

　　1.donate捐献，捐赠
　　I heard that the boss donated a lot of mo money for the NO.2 Middle school.
　　2. chickenfeed 很少的钱，微不足道的钱
　　3. a fair-weather friend不能共患难的朋友
　　I have searched my conscience, and believe I’ve never mistreated you. But you
turned out to be a fair-weather friend.扪心自问，我从没亏待过你，而你只是一个能同享乐而不能共患难的人。
　　4. a flash in the pan 三分钟热度
　　Don’t count him in. You know him. His determination is always a flash in the
pan.别把他算进去，你还不了解他吗，他的决心持续不了三分钟。
　　5. a freeloader 白吃白喝，爱占便宜的人
　　Why did you ask her to join us? Don’t you know that she is a freeloader?
　　6. a late bloomer 大器晚成
　　Although Frank is a late bloomer, his accomplishment can hardly be equaled by
people of his age.尽管弗兰克是大器晚成，可他的成就几乎是同龄人无法比拟的。
　　7. a nobody 无名之辈
　　He is somebody in the small town, but he is nobody in the capital city.
　　8. a social notable 一个社会名流
　　9. a social function 社交场合
　　10. be spotted as…被选拔为..
　　He was spotted as a promising actor.

我也没有那么认真！现在看到这些英文都有点怕了，感觉头有点涨，受不了了…………不要逼我，肯定回疯的！！！

 還行. 挺受用的.
  適合收藏.. 但現記.. 難度還是挺大的...

　　1.A pain in the neck是人讨厌的事情
　　The boy used to be the apple of his parents’ eye. But when he grew up, he
became a pain in the neck, since he never listened to his
parents.那个男孩曾经是他父母的掌上明珠，但他长大后成了让人讨厌的人，他从不听父母的话。
　　2. a piece of cake 易如反掌，小菜一碟
　　You want me to convince the teacher? That would be a piece of cake for me.
　　3. a wet blanket 令人扫兴的事
　　Martha was a really wet blanket. She refused to come to our party, though we
all expected her.
　　4.to pinch pennies吝啬
　　Our parents are all pinching pennies.
　　5. to make do with凑合着用
　　They seem to be able to make do with anything.
　　6. Time is money.时间就是金钱。
　　7. a white lie没有恶意的谎言
　　Every person may speak a white lie now and then, but not everyone speaks blue
lies.人人都可能会时不时地说个瞎话，但并非每人都撒谎。
　　8. You’ve taken the words out of my mouth.你说出了我想说的话。
　　9. add fuel to the flames 火上浇油
　　Your Mum is already very angry. Don’t add fuel to the flames by doing what she
doesn’t like.
　　10. to get rid of摆脱

　　1. to calm oneself down 是自己冷静下来
　　2. Easier said than done.话说来容易做来难。
　　3. an old wives’ tale无稽之谈
　　In the past, the westerners looked on the acupuncture treatment as just an old
wives’ tale.过去，西方人把针灸治疗视为无稽之谈。
　　4. as sly as a fox 非常狡猾
　　Although Frank is as sly as a fox, he was outfoxed by David this
time.虽然弗兰克十分狡猾，但这次却败在了大为的脚下。
　　5.ask for trouble自找麻烦
　　I don’t know why you offer to help a guy like Joe. You are asking for trouble,
aren’t you?
　　6. to dismiss somebody for..因…解雇某人
　　7. back up the wrong tree弄错目标
　　

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    1. We all think you were backing up the wrong tree at Lucy. She could never
hit other people below the belt.在露西的问题上，我们都认为你是错怪了她，她是从来不会暗箭伤人的。
　　2. not to have the heart to…不忍心去…
　　3. to louse up 搞糟，弄得一团糟
　　He thought it was Mark who loused up the business.
　　4. give one’s head for the washing逆来顺受，忍气吞声
　　Mark should explain to him instead of giving his head for the washing.
　　5. to clear the mists消除误解
　　They had actually cleared the mists.
　　6. be a far cry from与…相差甚远
　　There is nothing to be proud of. What we have done is still a far cry from
what our teacher expect us to do.
　　7. be all thumbs笨手笨脚
　　He is good at fixing gadgets. But when it comes to playing the violin, he is
all thumbs.他修点儿小玩艺儿真灵，可是拉小提琴就笨手笨脚了。
　　8. I wish I could…我希望我能够….（但事实上却不能）
　　9. feel/be at loose ends心里没有着落
　　Many old people felt at loose ends after their retirement.
　　10. be down情绪低落

    1. be laid off失去工作，下岗
　　2. be at one’s wits’ end 不知如何是好，智穷力竭，无计可施
　　My boy is such a mischief maker, I am at my wits end with
him.我的儿子是个捣蛋鬼，我真拿他没办法。
　　3. be completely in the dark
　　He is a dictator, though I’m production manager, I’m completely in the dark as
what to do next.她是一个独裁者，虽然我是生产部经理，但是对下一步该做什么我一无所知。
　　4. be up to no good 不会干什么好事
　　5. to turn a blind eye 睁一只眼闭一只眼，视而不见
　　6. be cut out for…天生适合于…
　　Some of my classmates seem to be cut out for learning a foreign language, and
Joe and Sue are two of them.
　　7. linguistic differences 语言差异
　　8. be down in the dumps垂头丧气的，神情沮丧的
　　I burn midnight oil yesterday, so I feel down in the dumps
today.我昨晚上熬夜了，今天我打不起精神。
　　9. be fed up with…对…烦透了
　　I am fed up with living in town. The noise keeps getting on my
nerves.我烦透了城市的生活，那些噪音真的让人受不了。
　　10. to go one better比别人强
　　Parents are alike. They all want us to go one better.

　　1 .be for the birds俗不可耐
　　In terms of dressing, the professor is of first class, but in terms of
personality, he is all for the birds.要说那教授的穿着，那真的是一流的，但要论他的人格，简直是俗不可耐。
　　2. be green with envy羡慕极了
　　When we learned that Martha was given a brand-new car as her birthday present,
everyone of us is green with envy.
　　3. to track at every turn 干什么都赚钱
　　Well, he’s really lucky. He seems to rack it at every turn.
　　4. be hunky-dory挺不错的
　　When my Mum says that Lora is hunky-dory, I am always in the seventh
heaven.每当妈妈说洛拉是个挺不错的女孩子时，我别提有多么高兴了。
　　5. as good as gold 很乖，特别好
　　Most people say she is as good as gold.
　　6. a knock-out 特别漂亮的女孩
　　7. to fall for…喜欢上…，爱上…
　　8. be in hot water陷入困境
　　There’s been a sharp decrease in the sales, so the company is in hot water.
　　9. to jump ship 跳槽，改换工作
　　10. to put out a feeler试探试探
　　I was only to put out a feeler to see whether you are manly or not.