Book 1 [1-50] Flashcards
make someone stay away from or not to do something
使人不想做
👨🏽 Did you go anywhere last weekend?
👩🏻🦰 The rain ___ me ___ going out.
put someone off something
you have to accept the fact; be realistic
面對現實吧
👨🏽 I’m tired of being broke all the time.
👩🏻🦰 ________ - you are not going to have any money until you get a job.
let’s face it
no one who is sane
只要是正常人的話
👨🏽 _______ would buy a car like that.
👩🏻🦰 Well, my uncle did.
nobody in their right mind
don’t exaggerate the importance of something
別太激動
👨🏽 I failed the test - my life is ruined.
👩🏻🦰 ______. It’s only one test.
let’s not get carried away
to do something evil
鋌而走險
👨🏽 I’m thinking about stealing money from my parents.
👩🏻🦰 If you want to ________, that’s up to you, but I don’t want to have anything to do with it.
dance with the Devil
a person who annoys you by giving you advice you don’t want
後座司機
👨🏽 No, no, no. I think you’re going the wrong way.
👩🏻🦰 Would you please be quiet for a moment? Stop being ________.
a backseat driver
to defeat somebody by a large margin
打得落花流水
👨🏽 Did you watch the game last night?
👩🏻🦰 Our team _______ the other side, didn’t they?
beat the socks off someone
to have different views
看不對眼
👨🏽 Bob argues with Bill about almost everything.
👩🏻🦰 They just __________.
to not see eye to eye
to become friendly with someone
一拍即合
👨🏽 Do you like your new partner?
👩🏻🦰 Yes, we _______ the first time we met.
to hit it off
giving all the details of an event
一五一十
👨🏽 Come on, tell me what’s going on.
👩🏻🦰 Don’t worry, I’ll give you _________.
a blow by blow account
sudden success that disappears quickly
曇花一現
👨🏽 What do you think about the new singing group?
👩🏻🦰 They’re only _________.
a flash in the pan
to arrange a date for somebody
幫某人介紹異性朋友
👨🏽 What are you doing this Saturday, John?
👩🏻🦰 Nothing. That’s why I’m wondering if you could ______ with your sister?
to fix someone up
to scold or rebuke someone
找某人麻煩
👨🏽 I’m not ________, I just want you to get better grades.
👩🏻🦰 OK, OK, I’ll do my best.
to give someone a hard time
to support a family or earn a living
養家活口
👨🏽 Who ____________ in your family?
👩🏻🦰 My brother makes the most money, but we all work.
to bring home the bacon
to leave
上路
👨🏽 It’s about time we __________.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, let’s go. It’s getting late.
to hit the road
it will never happen
門兒都沒有
👨🏽 Would you go on a date with me?
👩🏻🦰 Sure, I’ll go out with you _______.
when pigs fly
two different ways of looking at the same situation
一體的兩面
👨🏽 Love and hate are ______.
👩🏻🦰 Stop being so cynical.
two sides of the same coin
neutral, not extreme
中立派
👨🏽 What’s his slant on this issue?
👩🏻🦰 He’s always ______ when it comes to politics.
middle-of-the-road
not the kind of thing that someone likes
不合某人胃口
👨🏽 Do you like politics?
👩🏻🦰 No, it’s not ______.
not one’s cup of tea
to be far from achieving something
尚待努力
👨🏽 Jill said she wants to be a famous singer.
👩🏻🦰 Well, she still ________.
have a long way to go
to be surprised or curious about something
感到訝異
👨🏽 I can’t believe that Florence Griffith Joyner died so young.
👩🏻🦰 Yeah, it has ________ among her fans.
to raise one’s eyebrows
to casually look for something
留意
👨🏽 I’m still looking for a job. Can you help me find one?
👩🏻🦰 Sure, I’ll ______ for a job for you.
to keep an eye out for something
relaxed and easy-going
輕鬆自若的
👨🏽 She doesn’t seem very nervous about her exam.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, she’s a very ______ person.
laid-back
to put a label on someone or something
貼標籤
👨🏽 He’s just another yesman in the management department.
👩🏻🦰 Well, you shouldn’t ______ people like that.
to pigeonhole
to irritate or annoy someone
惱人
👨🏽 The noise in Taipei really ________.
👩🏻🦰 So why don’t you wear earplugs?
to get on someone’s nerves
people or things that are useless or no longer needed
米蟲
👨🏽 Did you hear about the company’s new personnel policy? They’re firing a lot of people.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, the boss wants to get rid of the _______.
deadwood
hot weather in autumn
秋老虎
👨🏽 Why is it so hot in mid-October?
👩🏻🦰 I guess it’s just _______.
an Indian summer
to remain calm, to not become angry
不要激動
👨🏽 Come on, hurry up; we’re going to be late.
👩🏻🦰 I’m almost ready. _______, I’ll be only another minute or two.
to keep one’s shirt on
a person who acts as though he/she knows everything
自以為博學的傢伙
👨🏽 You seem to dislike your new co-worker.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, I do. He’s such _______.
a know-it-all
to leave no evidence of what has been done
消滅證據
👨🏽 Who ruined your computer?
👩🏻🦰 I don’t know. Whoever it was ________.
to cover one’s tracks
over emotional or sentimental
肉麻兮兮的
👨🏽 Didn’t you like the movie?
👩🏻🦰 No, the ______ dialogue was really terrible.
mushy
to be careful
以防萬一
👨🏽 Do you think we should bring an umbrella with us?
👩🏻🦰 Yeah, I think we should - ________.
to be on the safe side
to put your job or reputation at risk
快保不住
👨🏽 Why do people say the manager’s career is _______?
👩🏻🦰 He made a big mistake and they won’t overlook it.
on the line
to take someone’s place or do their job while they are away
替某人代班
👨🏽 Louise is ill today.
👩🏻🦰 Do you know who’s _____ for her?
to stand in for someone
to overcome other people’s doubt and become successful
揚眉吐氣
👨🏽 The actress won an Oscar even though the critics said she was terrible.
👩🏻🦰 Now, she ________.
to have the last laugh
to not go through with something because of fear
腳軟
👨🏽 Mark wanted to go bungee jumping, but he _____ at the last minute.
👩🏻🦰 I still think he would have liked it.
to get cold feet
to behave appropriately for one’s age
依年齡行事
👨🏽 I’m sick of you fooling around all the time. Why can’t you just ______?
👩🏻🦰 That’s just the way I am.
to act one’s age
overcome by problems or difficulties
窮途末路
👨🏽 Why don’t you say something to defend yourself?
👩🏻🦰 I don’t know what to say - I’m simply _______ over this situation.
to be at one’s wits’ end
begin with nothing, to start from the very beginning
從頭開始
👨🏽 It looks like I have lost all the work I did on the computer this afternoon.
👩🏻🦰 Then I am afraid you’ll have to ________ again.
to start from scratch
something that no one can be certain about
誰知道
👨🏽 Will the mayor win the election?
👩🏻🦰 Well, it’s ______.
anybody’s guess
suddenly and unexpectedly
突如其來
👨🏽 Why are you so busy today?
👩🏻🦰 The boss dropped this big assignment on me _______.
out of the blue
to go crazy
抓狂
👨🏽 Our toys are all over the place.
👩🏻🦰 They sure are. We’d better clean them up or mom will _______ when she gets home.
go bananas
someone who doesn’t go out very often
居家之人
👨🏽 He hardly steps outside when he’s off work.
👩🏻🦰 He’s a typical _______.
homebody
to reveal a secret
洩漏秘密
👨🏽 Have you heard that Fred and Jean are going out?
👩🏻🦰 Yes, I know, but I thought it was a secret. I guess someone ______.
let the cat out of the bag
to do something that many others are doing
趕時髦
👨🏽 It seems that everyone is ______ the Godzilla ______.
👩🏻🦰 Yeah, even my grandmother bought a Godzilla model.
to jump on the bandwagon
to play several different roles or do many different jobs
身兼數職
👨🏽 David ______ in the company.
👩🏻🦰 No wonder he seems to be busy all the time.
to wear many hats
a source of many unexpected problems
自找麻煩
👨🏽 What do you think about the plan to build more factories?
👩🏻🦰 Environmentally, it’s like ________.
to open Pandora’s box
to be strongly critized for something you have done
飽受攻擊
👨🏽 I can’t believe Judy made such a big mistake.
👩🏻🦰 I’m sure that she will ______ for it.
to come under fire
suggest that something be considered
提出
👨🏽 What do you think of the idea Jane ______?
👩🏻🦰 We’ll consider it.
to put forward
end a friendship with someone
和某人鬧翻
👨🏽 Why is Susan so sad?
👩🏻🦰 She’s just ______ with her best friend.
to fall out with someone
