is ice cold 表明天经地义
——Does Prof. Ford always come to class? (Ford教授总是来上课吗?)
——Is ice cold? (当然了。)
like apples and oranges 用来表明无法相比的事物
——Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess orbridge? (你认为桥牌和象棋哪个更难学?)
——They are like apples and oranges. (它俩无法比较。)
look for a needle in a hay stack 难如登天
——We are supposed to meet John here at the train station。(咱们要在火车站接John。)
——That’s like looking for a needle in a hay stack . (那可真是难如登天。)
lose one’s train of 忘掉
——When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought。(你打断了我的思考，我忘掉我在想什么了。)
meet each other half way 相互退让，让步
——My chemistry project is in trouble because my partner and I hadtotally different ideas about how to proceed。(我的化学课题出问题了。在发展问题上，我与我的合作者意见彻底不同。)
——You should try to meet each other half way. (你们应该相互退让。)
on the dot 按时;正点
——Did you and Amanda really meet exactly five minutes to two infront of the theatre? (你和Amanda确真实差5分两点的时候抵达剧院门口了吗?)
——Yes, we were both there on the dot. (是的，我俩都准点抵达。)
once and for all 比较后一次;干脆
——I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that musiconce and for all。(我要比较后一次告诉我那个邻居把音乐声关小。)
——I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the politeroute is the most effective. (我理解你为什么恼火。但我总觉得礼貌的方法是比较有效的。)
out of earshot 不在听力所及范围
——Hey? John! John! (嗨! John! John! )
——Save your breath. He’s out of earshot. (省口气吧，他听不见。)
out of this world 非常好
——Have you tried Susan’s apple pie? (你试过Susan的苹果派吗?)
——I got the last piece. And it was out of this world。(我拿到比较后一块。好吃极了。)
play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定
——Marty, are you doing anything special for your presentation inpolitical science tomorrow? (Marty，你在为明天的政治学演讲预备与众不同的资料吗?)
——Not really, because the class so often turns into a discussion,I’ve decided to play it by ear. (不。那门课常常比较后变成讨论。我决定视情形而定。)
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