1. hit the right note /strike the right note
1.說得恰當(dāng)
例:I don’t know how he managed to do it, but he just struck the right note and the meeting ended really positively, even the boss looked pleased!
我不知道他是怎么做到的,但他只是說話恰當(dāng)?shù)皿w,會議結(jié)束得非常積極,即使是老板看起來也很高興!
2. blow your own trumpt/ blow your own horn / toot your own horn
2.自吹自擂
例:Well, you’re very good at blowing your own trumpet, you just never seem to prove it!
好吧,你很擅長自吹自擂,你似乎從未證明過任何事!
3. it takes two/ to tango
3.一個巴掌拍不響
例:I know you saw what he did, but it takes two to tango, they are both equally to blame.
我知道你看到了他所做的,但是探戈需要兩個人,他們都要承擔(dān)同樣的責(zé)任。
4. fit as a fidded
4.非常健康
例:It’s unbelievable. He must be at least 80 but he’s as fit as a fiddle!
真是難以置信。他一定至少80歲了,但他非常健康!
5. with bells on
5.不折不扣的,十足的
例:Yes, I’m going to the party too, I’ll be there with bells on!
是的,我也要去參加聚會,我會非常想去的!
6. like a broken record
6.喋喋不休
例:Would you please stop going on about her boyfriend, you sound like a broken record!
你能不能別再提她的男朋友了,你聽起來總是喋喋不休!
7. and all that jazz
7.諸如此類
例:Celebrities definitely seem to be starting all the latest trends with fashion, hair and all that jazz.
名人們顯然是從時尚、發(fā)型和爵士樂之類的開始了所有的最新潮流。
8. music to my ears
8.好消息
例:When they read out the results and everyone heard that I got top marks, it was like music to my ears!!
當(dāng)他們宣讀結(jié)果時,每個人都聽說我得了高分,這真是個好消息!
(來源:滬江英語)