Book 1 [51-100] Flashcards
to fix something
彌補矯正
👨🏽 Something is wrong with the plan.
👩🏻🦰 Don’t worry. We’ll do everything we can ______.
to put something right
to disappoint someone
讓某人失望
👨🏽 John is working very hard.
👩🏻🦰 Yes, he doesn’t want to ___ his parents _____.
to let someone down
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 _____.
in the same boat
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 ______.
a slip of the tongue
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 _____.
to show someone the door
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.
two-faced
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.
to get the hang of something
a very beautiful persone or thing
大美人
👨🏽 Have you seen John’s wife?
👩🏻🦰 Yeah, she’s a real ______.
a knockout
eat in a restaurant
在外面吃
👨🏽 Does your wife cook at home?
👩🏻🦰 No, she doesn’t. We usually _____.
to eat out
to understand something
明瞭
👨🏽 Does she understand why you want to quit?
👩🏻🦰 Yes, after I spent hours explaining it to her, she finally _____.
to get the picture
to gauge people’s reactions to something before you do it
試探
👨🏽 Has Craig proposed to Rosemary yet?
👩🏻🦰 Not yet, he is still ______.
to test the waters
to be in a superior position
佔上風
👨🏽 The two don’t seem to agree on the matter.
👩🏻🦰 Well, let’s see who _______.
to have the upper hand
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 _____.
in one go
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 _________.
to keep one’s options open
to be very interested in something
熱衷某事
👨🏽 Do you like cooking?
👩🏻🦰 No, I’m not _____.
to be into something
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 _______.
to take something at face value
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.
to be all for something
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!
don’t make me laugh
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 ______.
to speak the same language
to check something very carefully
鉅細靡遺
👨🏽 I’m writing a contract for my landlord.
👩🏻🦰 Don’t forget to ______.
cross one’s t’s and dot one’s i’s
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.
back in the saddle
