A：Alex is really a good guy.

B：He’s after my own heart and I think he’ll make a perfect husband.

A：罗斯，祝你新婚幸福！ B：谢谢。

A：亚力克斯真是个好小伙子。

B：他是很合我心意，我觉得他会成为一个完美的丈夫。 161、 Pull one’s leg 开某人的玩笑 A：Pity you didn’t sing this evening.

B：I had been longing to get that opportunity, but suddenly I caught cold and lost my voice.

A：If you had, I’m sure we would have shouted “encore”. B：You’re pulling my leg. A：真遗憾，你今晚上没唱歌。

B：我一直都渴望有这个机会，但我突然得了感冒，嗓子坏了。 A：如果你唱了的话，我相信我们一定会喊：“再来一个”的。 B：你开我的玩笑了。

162、 Bring home the bacon 养家，163、 维持生计；胜利 A：This play was written by Tennyson. B：I never know that he was a playwright.

A：He was, but he didn’t earn much by his plays; it was his poetry that brought home the bacon. B：No wonder.

A：这个剧本是丁尼生写的。 B：我还不知道他能写剧本呢。

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A：他是个剧作家，但他不以写剧本赚钱，而是以写诗维持生计。 B：难怪呢。

164、 A bread-and-butter letter 对所受款待表示感激的信 A：A marvelous time, isn’t it?

B：Yeah. Have you dropped a line to her, dear?

A：Yes, when I got home, I wrote a bread-and-butter letter thanking her for the wonderful party we’ve ever had. A：玩得真过瘾，你呢？

B：恩，亲爱的，你给她写信了吗？

A：写了，我回家后写信感谢她晚会上的热情款待。

165、 Know which side one’s bread is buttered.知道自己的利益所在

A：Mary is married again.

B：Is she? I wonder why the stupid husband wants to marry the butterfly. She will leave him any time.

A：Well, she won’t leave as long as he continues to make money. She knows which side her bread is buttered. A：玛丽又结婚了。

B：是吗？我真不知道哪个愚蠢的丈夫会娶这个轻浮的女人，她随时都可能离开他。

A：恩，只要他还能赚钱，玛丽就不会离开。她知道为自己算计。

166、 Take the bread out of someone’s mouth 夺某人的生计 A：It’s really terrible! B：What happened?

A：A new supermarket has been built opposite my shop. They’re

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