口語交際:新官上任三把火

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    1. Can you put it on your expense account?
    這個你能報銷嗎?
    ?expense account 費(fèi)用帳戶,報銷帳單
    2. Water is squirting out.
    水滋出來了!
    3. Don’t quarrel with your tools.
    別拉不出屎來賴茅坑。
    4. He went off like a shot.
    他噌地一下就跑了。
    ?like a shot 用來描繪像子彈出膛一樣飛快地行動,飛快地,立刻
    e.g. As soon as he heard the news, he was off like a shot. 一聽到這消息他馬上就趕去了。
    5. It can be ruinously expensive.
    貴得要死。
    6. You’ve moved up in the world.
    你小子抖起來了。
    ?move up 提前,上升
    7. He’s very secretive.
    他太內(nèi)向。
    8. Can’t you take a joke?
    開個玩笑都不行啊。
    ?take a joke 經(jīng)得起被人開玩笑
    e.g. He can't take a joke. 他開不得玩笑。
    9. America is a melting pot.
    美國是個大熔爐。
    ?melting pot 坩鍋,熔爐;借指同化許多種族、人物的國家或都市
    10. New brooms sweep cleaner.
    新官上任三把火。