常春藤生活英语【131】Working Up a Sweat 挥洒汗水向前跑
Dialogue A
Fred and Kelly are driving to the countryside.
Fred: Thanks for giving me a ride to meet up with the running club.
Kelly: No sweat. I just feel bad that the air conditioning in my car doesn't work.
Fred: Don't sweat it. I like riding around with the windows open.
Kelly: You'll likely ...
drive someone up the wall 把某人逼上绝路
drive someone up the wall
[美俚]把某人逼上绝路
I know Page is under great pressure. So you’d better treat him with care or he may be driven up the wall.
我知道佩奇的压力很大。所以你最好小心对待他,否则会把他逼上绝路的。
Leave him alone and let him work. Quit driving him up the wall.
别管 ...
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For almost 10 years now, the question has been asked angrily and then with growing frustration over the years with waning hope where is Osama Bin Laden? Why hasn't he been caught?
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晚上好。今天晚上, ...
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实用的英语口语
1、真是稀客。You are really a rare visitor.
2、你说的头头是道。
What you said sounded reasonable.
3、我真是反应迟钝。
I am really slow-minded.
4、你把我给搞糊涂了。
You made me confused.
5、罪有应得。
You deserved it.
6、已经无法挽救了。
There is no way out.
7、别跟自己过不去。
Don't give yourself t ...
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I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat
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无病呻吟 sentimental twaddle【详解】
两个单词的意思分别是:
sentimental [,senti'mentl] adj. 多愁善感的;感情用事的, 寓有情感的; (失之过度或不恰当地)伤感的
twaddle['tw?dl] n. nonsense or writing of low quality 废话,蠢话,无聊话,胡言乱语; 拙劣的文字
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