教你說(shuō)美國(guó)口語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)(18)

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   1. screw someone over欺負(fù)某人
    After working in the office for ten years, Alice was fired for no apparent reason. How can they screw her over like that?
    愛(ài)麗斯工作了十年之后,無(wú)緣無(wú)故被炒魷魚。他們?cè)趺纯梢赃@樣欺負(fù)她呢?
    2. down to the wire等到最后一刻才開始做事
    Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that.
    彼得總是等到最后一刻才開始做事。我從不想他那樣等到最后一刻才開始干。
    3. buck抗拒
    You can’t buck the system.
    你無(wú)法抗拒整個(gè)制度。
    4. blockhead笨蛋
    Arnold is a blockhead if I ever saw one.
    阿諾德是我見(jiàn)過(guò)的最笨的人。
    5. blow the lid off揭發(fā)(丑聞)
    That newspaper story blew the lid off the Senator’s illegal business deals.
    報(bào)紙的報(bào)道揭發(fā)了參議員的非法勾當(dāng)。