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I wasn't born yesterday!
The following are some some idiomatic expressions of English,most of which are short,but of great fun.Little expressions like these can have a big impact on your English.They really can add to your ability to express yourself accutately and authentically.
1. I wasn't born yesterday.
Don't underestimate my knowledge and experience
2.How do I address you?
我怎么称呼您呢？
3.She turns me off.
I 'm fed up with her!
4.So far so good.
Up to now,everything is ok!
5. Be my guest.
Be at home/serve yourself
6.That was a close call.
That's dangerous!千钧一发！
7.Far from it.
Not at all/That's not true
8. It is pain in the neck.
That's a big trouble （这真是个麻烦事)。
9.We are in the same boat.
我们处境相同
10.Don't beat around the bush.
别绕弯子（别“打太极”娱乐八卦里面经常用到）
11.I have sweet tooth.
喜欢吃甜食
12. It (completely) slipped my mind.
不留神忘了。（个人感觉 "completely"用起来很帅~）
13. Drop me a line.
写封信给我。（By the way,"give sb a dear John Letter" 是给某人绝交信的意思.
"French letter"也并不是法语信的意思，它的意思是"condom".很雷人吧！）
14.I am working on it！
我正努力！
15. Are you pulling my leg?
Are you kidding?
16. You bet !
Of course!（绝对是这样）
17.My mouth is watering.
我在流口水了。。。
18.I ache all over.
浑身酸痛。
19. Do you have any openings?
Do you have any vacancy? ( 职位有空缺吗？)
20.You're making a moutain out of a molehill.
(molehill "蚁山、鼹鼠丘"，从蚁堆中弄个山出来，意思是你真是小题大做。)
21.toy with the idea of doing ...
心里盘算着，强调其“犹豫”或“心里没底儿”，toy with 顾名思义。
例如 A：What are you thinking about now? You have been sitting there for hours without doing anything.
B：I am just toying with the idear of buying a teddy bear for my girlfriend,but I'm not sure whether she likes it.
Post comment Comment (11 replies)
- Reply linda@crab
- thanks for your sharing! more??
- Reply wolf13
- linda@crab: thanks for your sharing! more??Yeah,if I have spare time,I would continue.Hope you'll like it~
- Reply wolf13
- cgmichael: that's good, but hard to remember.Actually I never try hard to remember them,rather I treat English as a hobby or entertainment.
- Reply linda@crab
- wolf13: Yeah,if I have spare time,I would continue.Hope you'll like it~sure
- Reply Athena2011
- Brilliant, thanks!
- Reply heai88
- wolf13: Actually I never try hard to remember them,rather I treat English as a hobby or entertainment.
I agree with you.
- Reply shirleyytt2010
- Thank you for sharing.
