32)drag one’s feet行动>

　　Model:

　　——How’s Bob coming along on his dissertation proposal?(Bob的论文计划进展地怎P style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">——He’s really been dragging his feet. (他很磨蹭的。)

　　33)draw the line拒绝，拒不容忍

　　Model:

　　——Paul expects me to clean the room every week. (Paul想让我每周打扫房间。)

　　——That’s where I draw the line. (可是我绝对不会答应的。)

　　34)feel down in the dumps心情不好;情绪低落

　　Model:

　　——Kate was really feeling down in the dumps about her latest chemistry assignment. (Kate为最近的化学作业成绩感到很沮丧。)

　　35)few and far between不多;少而分散的;不常碰到或发现的;稀少的

　　Model:

　　——Steve is really a terrific guy. (Steve真是不简单。)

　　——He sure is. Ones like him are few and far between. (当然。像他那样的人可不多见。)

　　36)fit as a fiddle身体很健康

　　Model:

　　——Harry! How have you been? I haven’t seen you in ages. (Harry，你好吗?好久没看见你了。)

　　——I’m fit as a fiddle. This exercise program I’m following is terrific. (我身体好极了。我正进行的这个锻炼计划太棒了。)

　　37)grin and bear任劳任怨;毫无怨言s=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0 0 0; TEXT-INDENT: 28px; mso-char-indent-count: 2.0">Model:

　　——Carla,I can’t take this job any longer. (Carla，我不能再做这份工作了。)

　　——If you need the money, you’LY: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-hansi-font-family: ’Times New Roman’">如果你需要钱，你就得忍耐。)

　　38)hit the spot(特指吃了食物，喝了饮料之后)精神完全恢复过来或感到满足;恢复精力;提精神

　　Model:

　　——This Lemonade sure hits the spot.(柠檬汁

　　——And how! (当然了!)

　　39)keep between the two of us不让第/P>

　　Model:

　　——What I’m going to say is rather personal, so let’s keep between the two of us. (我要讲的纯属私事，所以希望你能保密。)

　　40)know a thing or two about略知一二

　　Model:

　　——Do you think Andy could help us plan the camping trip to West Virginia? (你认为Andy会帮我们计划去西弗吉尼亚州野营吗?)

　　——Well, since he spends every summer there, he might know a thing or two about it. (可能吧。他每个夏天都去那儿，应该知道一些事儿。)

　　41)leave no stone unturned不遗余力;全力以赴

　　Model:

　　——Lynn left no stone unturned in her research, and handed in an excellent paper. (Lynn全力以赴做她的研究，交了一篇优秀的论文。)

　　42)on cloud nine沉浸在幸福之中;非常高兴

　　Model:

　　——Marcia looks like she’s on cloud nine. Do you know what made her so happy? (Marcia好象沉浸在幸福之中。你知道她为什么这么高兴吗?)

　　——She just had a paper accepted for publication. (她有一篇文章要发表了。)

　　43)on the tip of one’s tongue一时想不起来，话到嘴边又忘记

　　Model:

　　——Are you sure you can’t remember the name of that record? (你肯定记不起来那张唱片的名字吗?)

　　——It’s just on the tip of my tongue! (我就是一时想不起来了。)