To butt in: to interrupt; to interfere; 插手,干涉;插嘴;闖進(jìn)
It was none of her concern, so she didn't butt in.
跟她毫無關(guān)系,因此她不得干涉。
Don't butt in while we are talking!
我們談話時別插嘴!
To drive one crazy: to annoy someone very much 把某人逼瘋
Don’t ask Mrs. Smith how old she is. It drives her crazy.
To go into: to enter a profession 從事某種職業(yè)
The mayor went into politics as a very young man.
市長在很年輕時就步入政壇了。
Green with envy: desiring others’ advantages or things 妒忌得臉色發(fā)青,非常妒忌,充滿嫉妒情緒;十分羨慕
The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second-hand car!
男孩們看到喬買了一輛二手貨的車,心中滿懷嫉妒。
Gung ho: very enthusiastic; very excited about sth 非常賣力,有闖勁
Mr. A was gung ho about his new job.
A先生對他的新工作非常賣力。
Head and shoulders above: far superior to 遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)高出;大大勝過,遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過,鶴立雞群
To hit the nail on the head: to be right 說得中肯,一針見血;做得恰到好處,擊中要害
To be on thin ice with someone: to be in a dangerous situation; to be temporarily on sb’s bad side 如履薄冰地,處于危險境地
To pay sb a compliment: to give someone a compliment; to offer sb an admiring comment 贊揚(yáng)某人
Shake in one’s shoes: to tremble with fear; to be afraid 嚇得發(fā)抖
Way to go: good work! 做得好!