1. spruce up 打扮;裝飾
They wash the body with germicidal soap and dry it. They spruce up the body as well to give the face a lifelike appearance.
他們用殺菌肥皂擦身體然后擦干 。還給死者化了妝,讓他們看起來跟活著一樣 。
2. down to business 談正事;言歸正傳
The two men had a couple of drinks together, talked about their families and their holidays for a while and finally got down to business.
這兩個人在一起喝了幾杯酒,談了一些有關家庭和度假的事情以后才開始談正事 。
3. at the core of 核心
The question of Palestine is at the core of the Middle East issue. Solution will be brought about only by political negotiation.
中東問題的核心是巴勒斯坦問題,政治談判是解決問題的唯一出路 。
4. decided that... 認為;認定
It may not be pretty, but apparently Wall Street has decided that the price won't be too steep. Or else, it would have put up the money.
這聽起來可能有點嚇人,但華爾街顯然已經認定屆時的拍賣價格不會低得離譜 。要不然,他們早就投錢收購了 。
n. 肥皂
vt. 用肥皂洗,阿諛奉承