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31.空頭支票 lip-service
他對我們的許諾不過是個空頭支票而已。
What he promised us is but a lip-service.
32.害人反害己 harm set, harm get
他吃苦果既是我們常說的“害人反害己”的最好例證
the bitter fruit he has got can be a very good example of what we call “Harm set, harm get.”
33.到底 on earth
你到底想怎么著？ What on earth do you want ?
34.活見鬼 The Deuce!
真見鬼了！你不告訴他他怎么會知道我們倆在做這個買賣那？
The Deuce! How could he possibly know what business we are doing without telling him?
35.你好好琢磨琢磨吧 Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
你好好琢磨琢磨吧。他憑什么對你那樣慷慨那？
Why should he be so generous to you like that? Put it in your pipe and smoke it.
36.那有怎樣？So what?
我說了，那有怎樣？ I said it .So what?
37.完蛋了 the jig is up.
這回他完蛋了，警察在他的提箱里發(fā)現(xiàn)了大麻。
The jig is up this time. The police found marijuana in his briefcase.
38.添油加醋 spice up
我沒有添油加醋，我說的都是事實。
I didn’t spice up. All I said is true.
39.要命的東西 the kiss of death
千萬別得罪他，得罪他可是個要命的事。
Never offend him. That’ll be the kiss of death.
40.逼真 true to life
他的那張畫畫的真逼真。 This painting of his is true to life.
41．睡得像死豬一樣 sleep like a log
那些工人睡得像死豬一樣，老板什么時候來的都不知道。
The workers were all sleeping like a log, even without knowing when the boss gad arrived.
42.僅次于 be next only to
從人口數(shù)量方面講，印度僅次于中國。
Talking about the size of population, India is next only to China.
43.幸虧 thank God
當時幸虧警察趕到了，要不他非得被那幫人打死。
Thank God the police had arrived or he might be killed by the gang.
44.喧賓奪主 steal the show
我可不愿意在這些領(lǐng)導(dǎo)面前喧賓奪主。
I wouldn’t like to steal the show before these leading personnels.
45.你這樣做人家會怎么說那？ What will Mrs. Grundy say?
你說要像他們一樣以那種方式去掙錢。如果你真的那樣做，別人又會怎么說呢？
You said that you would go to make money the way as they do. But if you have done the same, what will Mrs. Grundy say?
