A
1. a bond/bridge of friendship友谊的桥梁
2. a battle of wits 斗智斗勇
3. a close match 势均力敌的比赛
4. a chip off the old block 一个模子刻出来的（和
文字）
5. a definite idea 明确的想法
6. a desperate shortage （局势、情形）危急的，
极其严峻的短缺
7. a disturbing / tricky problem棘手的问题
8. a faint /slim/dim/slender/remote/slight chance
9. a feather in your cap 卓越的成就
10. a flash in the pan 昙花一现
11. a hot potato烫手的山芋
12. a new broom sweeps clean 新官上任三把火
13. a peace settlement 和平解决方案
14. a person of vision 有远见的人
15. a positive attitude toward life can determine how
far you can go 积极的人生态度会决定你取得
多大的成就
16. a reluctant smile/force a smile强颜欢笑，犹豫
17. a superior attitude 指高气昂
18. a sincerely held belief 虔诚的信仰hold a belief
19. a tough nut 顽固的人
20. a controversial figure饱受争议的人物
21. a wave of panic swept through the villagers
22.an immense amount of 大量的
23.abandon hope 放弃希望
24.arouse anger/fear/dislike激起愤怒/恐惧/厌恶
25.arouse one’s interest 激起，兴起
26.absence make the heart grow fonder 距离产生
美（小别胜新婚）
27.achieve one’s life goal 实现人生目标
28.act on a sudden impulse 一时冲动
29.actions speak louder than words 行动永远胜于
语言
30.add variety /color to his daily routine丰富生活
31.address a meeting/crowd 在会上/对人群发表演
说
32.ahead of schedule 提前
33.aim high 志向远大
34.alternative plan 备用方案
35.alternative treatment 偏方
36.all thoughts rush through my mind/crowd in 涌
上心头
37.appeal to =call on 呼吁38.argue sb. into/out of doing 不要
39.as long ago as (date back to ) 追溯回到
40.as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire
俗话说无风不起浪
41.as tough as nails / old boots 非常坚强的，能吃
苦的
42.as fit as a fiddle 健康小提琴
43.as asleep as a log (原木)
44.at a delicate stage 微妙的阶段
45.at the expense of 以（损害）为代价，
spare no expense不惜代价
46.attach importance to sth.对…非常重视
47.all good deeds ,whether big or small, make a
difference
48. a life of plenty 富足的生活
49. a neat /elegant/solution 好的解决方法
B
1.bare essentials 必需品
2.be short of hands 缺人手
3.be attached to sth/sb 非常喜欢
4.be acquaint with了解
5.be on edge惴惴不安
6.be immobilized like a statue 像雕像一样一动不动
7.be soaked in 充满eg. a city soaked in history
历史悠久的城市
8.be in good shape 状态良好
9.be numb with terror 吓呆了
10.be paralyzed by shock/scare （因害怕或惊讶而）
无法动弹
11.be full of doom and gloom 悲观情绪
12.be hemmed in 被限制住
13.be amply rewarded 得到丰厚回报
14.be directly relevant to 与…相关联的
15.be bent on doing sth 决心要…
16.be in fall bloom 百花齐放
17.be more of …than
18.be overcomed by (emotion or etc)被某种情感左
右
19.be adj. to a great extent 在相当/很大/某种程度
上
20.be well beyond our range 超过能力范围
