Book 1 [51-100]

Question 1

to fix something
彌補矯正
👨🏽 Something is wrong with the plan.
👩🏻‍🦰 Don’t worry. We’ll do everything we can ______.

Answer 1

to put something right

Question 2

to disappoint someone
讓某人失望
👨🏽 John is working very hard.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, he doesn’t want to ___ his parents _____.

Answer 2

to let someone down

Question 3

in the same situation
處境相同
👨🏽 I don’t know if we can overcome this crisis.
👩🏻‍🦰 Just hang in there. Don’t forget we’re _____.

Answer 3

in the same boat

Question 4

to accidentally say the wrong thing
說溜嘴
👨🏽 “She” is my brother … oops, I’m sorry! I mean “he.”
👩🏻‍🦰 Don’t worry, it’s just ______.

Answer 4

a slip of the tongue

Question 5

to ask someone to leave
請人走路
👨🏽 Gary is definitely not qualified for the job.
👩🏻‍🦰 Tha’s for sure. Sooner or later the boss is bound to _____.

Answer 5

to show someone the door

Question 6

hyprocritical, deceitful
雙面人
👨🏽 Peter wants to borrow money from me. What do you think?
👩🏻‍🦰 I think he is ______ and can’t be trusted.

Answer 6

two-faced

Question 7

to understand or use a skill
得心應手
👨🏽 I’m not familiar with this new computer.
👩🏻‍🦰 It’s not that difficult, I’m sure you’ll _______ soon.

Answer 7

to get the hang of something

Question 8

a very beautiful persone or thing
大美人
👨🏽 Have you seen John’s wife?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yeah, she’s a real ______.

Answer 8

a knockout

Question 9

eat in a restaurant
在外面吃
👨🏽 Does your wife cook at home?
👩🏻‍🦰 No, she doesn’t. We usually _____.

Answer 9

to eat out

Question 10

to understand something
明瞭
👨🏽 Does she understand why you want to quit?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, after I spent hours explaining it to her, she finally _____.

Answer 10

to get the picture

Question 11

to gauge people’s reactions to something before you do it
試探
👨🏽 Has Craig proposed to Rosemary yet?
👩🏻‍🦰 Not yet, he is still ______.

Answer 11

to test the waters

Question 12

to be in a superior position
佔上風
👨🏽 The two don’t seem to agree on the matter.
👩🏻‍🦰 Well, let’s see who _______.

Answer 12

to have the upper hand

Question 13

on the first try, without stopping, at one time
一口氣
👨🏽 Why don’t you take a short break and then continue.
👩🏻‍🦰 I like to do things _____.

Answer 13

in one go

Question 14

to avoid making an immediate decision
等待其他選擇機會
👨🏽 Has she decided to take you up on your job offer?
👩🏻‍🦰 No, I think she’s trying to _________.

Answer 14

to keep one’s options open

Question 15

to be very interested in something
熱衷某事
👨🏽 Do you like cooking?
👩🏻‍🦰 No, I’m not _____.

Answer 15

to be into something

Question 16

to accept and believe something without thinking about its underlying meaning
只看表面
👨🏽 I think what he said was ridiculous.
👩🏻‍🦰 You shouldn’t _______.

Answer 16

to take something at face value

Question 17

to be in favor of something and agree or strongly believe that it should be done
全然贊同
👨🏽 Do you think we should do something different?
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, I’m _____ going somewhere new.

Answer 17

to be all for something

Question 18

what was said is completely untrue or ridiculous
少開玩笑
👨🏽 I hear your brother knows a lot about literature.
👩🏻‍🦰 ______ - he can hardly read!

Answer 18

don’t make me laugh

Question 19

to have similar tastes and ideas or have a common understanding
合得來
👨🏽 They seem to cooperate very well on this project.
👩🏻‍🦰 Yes, it’s like they ______.

Answer 19

to speak the same language

Question 20

to check something very carefully
鉅細靡遺
👨🏽 I’m writing a contract for my landlord.
👩🏻‍🦰 Don’t forget to ______.

Answer 20

cross one’s t’s and dot one’s i’s

Question 21

to do something one is familiar with
重操舊業
👩🏻‍🦰 How does it feel to be going back to the job you did three years ago?
👨🏽 Well, it’s like I’m ______ again.

Answer 21

back in the saddle