2011年考研英語實用口語經典三百句（十一）

1 it’s never too late to learn

1 學習永遠不嫌晚；活到老，學到老

2 Leave well enough alone.

2 維持現狀；適可而止

3 on a first-name basis

3 直呼其名（很熟的)

4 Nothing to write home about

4 沒什么值得說的；不值一提

5 packed in like sardines

5 擠得要命；水泄不通

6 There are other fish in the sea

6 天涯何處無芳草；還有別的機會

7 What you see is what you get

7 你看到什么就是什么；所見即所得

8 come out smelling like a rose

8 一枝獨秀

9 hear through the grapevine

9 聽到謠言

10 read you loud and clear

10 聽得很清楚；很了解你

11 have a sweet tooth

11 喜歡甜食（喜歡某物）

12 Know sb. like the back of one‘s hand

12 很了解某人

13 it’s not the end of the world

13 不是世界末日

14 come away empty-handed

14 一無所獲

15 breathe down someone‘s neck

15 緊跟在某人后面；監督某人

16 cost sb. a pretty penny

16 很貴

17 fill someone‘s shoes

17 接替某人的職位

18 like a dream come true

18 如夢成真

19 Zero in on sth.

19 專注于；對準

20 Put/ lay sth. on the line

20 坦白的說，冒……風險

21 like a fish out of water

21 感到尷尬不適應

22 All systems are go

22 準備好了，一切就緒

23 end of the road

23 終點；最后

24 just what the doctor ordered

24 正合需要

25 pull the wool over someone‘s eyes

25 欺騙；蒙蔽某人