B：I hope not. Tom is a liar to the backbone. A：How come?

B：He never tells anything true. A：海伦正和汤姆交往。

B：我可不希望这样。汤姆是个十足的骗子。 A：何以见得？

B：他从来就没讲过真话。 43、sad dog 粗野的家伙 A：Ouch, you hurt me!

B：You’re no better. You knocked off my glasses. A：You deserve it! B：You, such a sad dog! A：哎呦！你弄疼我了！

B：你也不怎么样。把我的眼镜都打掉了。 A：你活该！

B：你这粗野的家伙！

44、would give one’s right arm 要是??该多好 A：Listen! Someone is singing in the classroom. B：Oh, it’s Billy. The song is beautiful!

A：I would give right arm to be able to sing like Billy. A：听！有人在教室里唱歌。 B：噢，是比利。唱得多美！

A：我要是能唱得像比利那样就好了。 45、back out A：Excuse me, sir.

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B：Yes?

A：If the truck parks there, it will block the driveway. I have to back out soon.

B：I’ll ask the driver to park in the street. A：Thank you. A：对不起，先生。 B：怎么了？

A：如果把卡车听在这儿，会妨碍交通的。我的车一会儿就要退出来。 B：我会告诉司机，让他把车停在街上。 A：谢谢。

46、be up in arms 满腔怒火

A：What do you think of the plan for the new airport near here? B：Perhaps they should give it a second thought. The residents here are getting up in arms about it. A：I think they will.

A：你觉得在这儿附近建机场的计划怎么样？

B：也许他们该慎重考虑一下，这儿的居民对此非常气愤。 A：我想他们会的。

47、no fool 决不是傻瓜；聪明人

A：He thought he could take George in, but you know, George’s no fool. B：So?

A：So. George just took him in instead and it cost him an arm and a leg.

B：You mean finally Mark bought the broken car himself?

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A：Exactly. Mark’s almost broken now. A：他想骗乔治上当，可是你要只乔治可不是傻瓜。 B：结果呢？

A：结果乔治反而把他给骗了，他可赔死了。 B：你是说马克最后把那破车买了？ A：正是，马克现在都快破产了。 48、in cold blood 冷血

A：The murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. B：It’s a severe punishment, I think.

A：Yeah, because he just killed a man in cold blood. B：No wonder.

A：那个杀人犯被判处了无期徒刑。 B：我想这刑罚相当重。

A：是啊，因为他残忍地杀了一个人。 B：那就不足为奇了。 49、back down on 放弃

A：You finally backed down on your plan.

B：Yeah, I wouldn’t stick to it since most of you have opposite opinion.

A：You should give it a second thought. A：你最后还是放弃了你的计划。

B：是的，既然你们大都反对这个计划，我也不想坚持了。 A：你再想一想吧。

50、work addict 工作狂

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A：Who left the office with the light on? B：Oh, Henry is still there working. A：I see, the work addict.

B：Yes, he is. He’s never conscious of his health until he’s ill. A：谁离开办公室没关灯。 B：噢，亨利还在那工作呢。 A：我知道了，是那个工作狂。

B：是的。不病倒了，他是不会意识到自己的身体重要。 51、give it to somebody straight 直截了当告诉某人

A：I’m very sorry. You see, I’m not in the position to tell you all this but I’m certainly very worried.

B：Don’t make a big speech about how sorry you are. Just give it to me straight.

A：We have to lay off some workers and you’re one of them. A：我非常抱歉。你看，本不该由我来告诉你这一切，但我的确很担心。 B：你就别没完没了地抱歉了，你就直说吧。 A：我们不得不让一些工人下岗，而你就是其中一个。 52、square up to 对??摩拳擦掌

A：Being Chinese, the little boy bravely squared up to the tall Japanese solider. B：And then?

A：And then with a whistle of bullet, the solider was killed. B：By whom?

A：By the little boy’s father, appearing right behind the Jap! A：身为中国人，那个小男孩英勇地与那个高个日本兵搏斗。

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