74、 Under warranty 在保修期内

A：Oh! Is this recorder still under warranty?

B：It should be. I bought it only one month ago. Now it refuses to work these days.

A：It must be poor quality. A：噢！这台录音机还在保修期内？

B：应该是。我一个月前刚买了它，可这些天它就不好使了。 A：一定是质量太差了。

75、 Too (clever) by half 可太聪明啦（贬义）；聪明过了头

A：He thought he could get Mr. Green’s money in his pocket but he lost all, he was too clever by half.

B：The fact is he never realizes that. He always starts out tricking others and ends up being tricked.

A：That’s the point. He once lost his briefcase by asking a “blind man” to take care of it for him.

A：他以为自己能把格林先生的钱据为己有，但却一分也没得到，他可是聪明过头了。

B：事实是他从没有认识到这一点。他总是开始时骗别人，到最后却被别人骗。 A：对啦，这才是要害。他曾丢过一个公文包，原因是让一个“盲人”帮他看包。 76、 (not)a shirt to one’s back 一无所有 A：Mrs. Brown deserve everybody’s pity. B：I heard she became a widow last summer. A：And a fire left her without a shirt to her back. B：Bad luck.

A：布朗夫人值得大家同情。

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B：我听说去年夏天她丈夫死了。 A：并且一场大火使她一无所有。 B：真倒霉！

77、 Cut one’s coat according to one’s cloth 量力而78、 为 A：Can we buy a house of our own, dear?

B：Not now. We have to rent house for a few more years. A：The price is reasonable at present. What if prices rise? B：My salary isn’t very large at the moment and we have nowhere to borrow much. We must cut our coat according to our cloth.

A：亲爱的，我们能买自己的房子吗？ B：现在不行。我们必须再租几年房子。

A：现在的房价挺合理。如果房价上涨该怎么办呢？

B：我现在的工资不高而且我们也没有地方借钱。我们必须量力而为。 79、 Die in one’s boots 工作时死去 A：Has your father retired?

B：Not yet. He hates to stay at home. A：He’s old enough, isn’t he?

B：Yes, he is. But he says he would rather die in his house. A：你的父亲退休了吗？ B：还没有。他讨厌呆在家里。 A：他太老了，不是吗？

B：是的。但是他说他宁愿在工作中死去。

80、 Dress somebody down 斥责；指81、 责

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A：The boss looks cross. B：Yes?

A：Jenny work is a mess, you know. I’m afraid he will dress her down.

B：That would be all right as long as he doesn’t give her a boot. A：老板看来情绪不好。 B：怎么了？

A：你知道珍妮工作干得一团糟，我恐怕他要训她了。 B：只要不开除她就行啊。

82、 Fit like a glove 完全合适 A：Oh, the dress fits you like a glove! B：Do you really think so? A：Sure I do.

B：What about the color?

A：Maybe it’s a little bright. Pity it’s the wrong color. A：噢，这套衣服你穿上真合适！ B：真的吗？ A：当然了。 B：颜色怎么样？

A：也许有点儿太亮了。就是颜色差了点儿。 83、 Get the boot 别解雇

A：You looked depressed, Tom. What’s the matter? B：We all got the boot yesterday. A：Why? Is it closed down?

B：No, our factory was taken over by another company.

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A：Tough luck!

A：汤姆，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？ B：我们昨天都被解雇了。 A：为什么？倒闭了？

B：没有，我们厂被别家公司接管了。 A：真倒霉。

84、 Give the shirt off one’s back 慷慨解囊 A：I’ve got an empty pocket recently.

B：I heard Mr. Genge is always ready to give the shirt of his back.

A：Do you think he’ll help me? B：You bet. A：最近我手头没钱。

B：我听说乔治先生对别人总是慷慨解囊。 A：你认为他会帮我吗？ B：当然啦。

85、 Hit below the belt 做事不86、 公道 A：He’ll go to court tomorrow.

B：Yes, I think he should be careful how he answers the lawyer’s questions.

A：We’ve talked a little about that. He knows the lawyer always hits below the belt. A：他明天要去法庭。

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