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About to---ready to; on the verge of;馬上就要，即將
We are about to start.
我們正準(zhǔn)備出發(fā)。
After all---despite everything; after everything has been considered; the fact is; 畢竟，怎么說
I'll have to go to my aunt's funeral---she was my own flesh and blood after all.
我得參加我姑姑的葬禮－－她是我的親人那。
At least---anyway; the good thing is that; 至少
例句We’ve run out of coffee, but at least we still have tea.
我們的咖啡已經(jīng)喝完了，但至少我們還有茶。
(to) break the news---to make something known; 告之
(to) cost an arm and a leg---to be very expensive; 宰人，代價(jià)過高
例句A college education in America costs an arm and a leg.
大學(xué)教育在美國(guó)很昂貴。
Dead-end job---a job that won’t lead to anything else; 無前途或無希望的工作
(let’s) face it----accept a difficult reality;面對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)吧
(to) give one the creeps---to create a feeling of disgust or horror;嚇人，使驚慌，使人毛骨悚然
This old house gives me the creeps.
這棟舊房子讓我毛骨悚然。
(to) go back to the drawing board---to start a task over because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning;從頭開始(尤指失敗之后)
(to) go belly-up---to go bankrupt; 破產(chǎn)
(to) give someone the ax---to fire someone;解雇某人
(to) lose one’s temper---to become very angry; 發(fā)火
(to) make up one’s mind---to reach a decision; to decide;決定，打定主意
No point in----no reason to; it’s not worth (doing sth);沒有意義，不值得
There’s no point in worrying about things you can’t change.
擔(dān)心自己無法改變的事情是沒有意義的。
(to) put up with---to endure without complaint;忍受
Real flop or flop---a failure; 失敗
(to) save the day---to prevent a disaster or misfortune; 反敗為勝;挽救了大局，扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢(shì)
As sharp as tack---very intelligent;
(to) talk over---to discuss;討論
