Phrases

Question 1

put the brakes on

Answer 1

to slow down or stop an activity

抑制;控制;制止

The city has put the brakes on further spending

Question 2

rooting for sb.

Answer 2

to show support for someone who is doing something difficult
给（某人）以支持，为（某人）助威，声援（某人）
Good luck! We’re all rooting for you

Question 3

lift the lid off

Answer 3

to cause something bad that was previously kept secret to be known by the public
揭露…的真相
In 1989 they started an investigation that was to blow/take/lift the lid off corruption in the police force

Question 4

in sb’s own right

Answer 4

If you have a position in your own right, you have earned it or got it by yourself and not because of anyone else.
依靠自己的能力；根据自己的权利；凭自己的资格
She’s a millionaire in her own right.
她全靠自己的能力挣得百万家产

Question 5

blow away sb

Answer 5

to surprise or please someone very much
使…大為驚訝;令…非常高興
The ending will blow you away

Question 6

to commence with

Answer 6

to begin something
开始;着手
We will commence building work in August of next year

Question 7

capture sb.’s heart

Answer 7

Make sb. fond to sth.

Question 8

a treasturable opportunity

Answer 8

寶貴機會

Question 9

look before sb. leaps

Answer 9

三思而後行

Question 10

Pearl of the Orient

Question 11

cater for the taste of …

Answer 11

to provide what someone or something wants or needs:
迎合…的口味
There are plenty of events taking place at the festival to cater for all tastes

Question 12

rip sb. off

Answer 12

to cheat someone by making them pay too much money for something
讹诈（某人）;敲（某人）竹杠; 宰客
Bob’s tickets cost much less than ours - I think we’ve been ripped off

Question 13

pay off

Answer 13

succeed

If something you have done pays off, it is successful
取得成功，得到好结果
All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam

Question 14

pay sb. off

Answer 14

to give someone money so that they will not do or say something, or so that they will go away
用钱封住（某人）的嘴，收买（某人）
There were rumours that key witnesses had been paid off to keep quiet.
传言说关键证人都被收买，不肯出面作证

Question 15

pack(ed) to the brim

Answer 15

filled to the brim or full to the brim with something, it is filled right up to the top
擠得滿滿當當

Richard filled her glass right up to the brim
Our school life are packed to the brim with tutorials

Question 16

feeling your adrenaline rush up just as …

Answer 16

Describing thrilling activities

Question 17

ripple effect

Answer 17

the continuing and spreading results of an event or action.
“the ripple effect is huge when something like this happens

Question 18

like a beacon of light leading sb. out of the unknown darkness

Question 19

A Godsend or Scourge ?

Answer 19

天賜或禍害
good or bad

Question 20

a firm foothold

Answer 20

a strong first position from which further progress can be made
稳固的立足点
We are still trying to get/gain a foothold in the Japanese market

Question 21

without a shadow of a doubt

Answer 21

If something is true beyond a shadow of a doubt, it is certainly true

Question 22

in light of

Answer 22

because of
因为，鉴于
In the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings

Question 23

a click away

Answer 23

expression of something that ia easily accessible from the internet

Question 24

add fuel to the problem

Answer 24

火上澆油

Question 25

To show the gavernment’s determination to eliminate …

Question 26

give sb. some food for thought

Answer 26

To provide something that allow others to consider their decision more carefully

Question 27

I would like to give you the necessary information

Question 29

giving every ounce of my energy

Question 31

hands-on experience

Question 32

put sth. off

Answer 32

To delay or procrastinate sth.