To cheer someone up: to make someone happy使高興
The news cheered him up.
這消息使他高興起來。
To give someone credit: to acknowledge someone’s contribution 受到表揚(yáng),贊揚(yáng),歸功于
To give credit where credit is due: to give thanks or acknowledgement to the person who deserves it誰值得表揚(yáng)就表揚(yáng)誰,表揚(yáng)(或贊揚(yáng))該表揚(yáng)(或贊揚(yáng))的人
To go into business: to start a business 從事商業(yè)
Good thinking: good idea, smart planning 好見解
To have a heart of gold: to be very kind and giving有一顆金子般的心; 心地善良
Help yourself: serve yourself 請自便
To be in bad mood: unhappy, depressed; 心情不好
just what the doctor ordered: exactly what was needed正是大夫說的(對癥下藥)
to make a bundle: to make a lot of money 大撈一筆
to be on edge: nervous: irritable緊張不安;心煩意亂;惱怒
out of this world: delicious十全十美的,極優(yōu)秀的;非凡的,妙到極點(diǎn)的;好得難以形容,好得不可思議
to pig out: to eat greedily; to stuff oneself貪婪地大吃;暴飲;貪吃,狼吞虎咽地吃,吃得多:
I only have a meal of bread, bananas and ice cream; do I pig out?
我一頓只吃面包、香蕉和冰淇淋;難道我還算吃得多么?