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英语常用俚语_关于美剧中常见的俚语英语常用俚语篇11、Keep your chin up.山重水复疑无路，柳暗花明又一春。
2、It takes two to tango.孤掌难鸣。
3、There is no accounting for taste(s).众口难调。
4、Love is blind.情人眼里出西施。
5、It slipped my mind .我脑子停电了。
6、It’s all my eye!一派胡言。
7、It’s not my pigeon.事不关己，高高挂起。
8、Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎。
9、Little leaks sink the ship.防微杜渐。
10、Better safe than sorry.兵马未动，粮草先行。
11、It’s my word against his/hers.针尖对麦芒。
12、Easy come, easy go.千金散尽还复来。
13、Bad news travels fast.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
14、 Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深。
15、Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌16、All is well that ends well.谁笑到最后，谁笑得。
17、atched pot never boils.心急吃不了热豆腐。
18、Like father, like son.有其父、必有其子。
19、I am all ears.洗耳恭听。
20、Every little helps.不以善小而不为。
英语常用俚语篇21. lead by the nose 牵着鼻子走eg. Don’t let anyone lead you by the nose, use your own judgment and do the right thing.不要让人牵着鼻子走，自己有点主见，做该做的事情。
1、Never too old to learn.活到老学到老2、Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧3、When in Rome,do as Romans do.入乡随俗4、As firm as rock.坚如磐石5、There can be miracle when you believe.相信自己奇迹总会发生6、Let beggars match with beggars.龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠的儿子会打洞。
7、Pocket your dignity and you will get more.抛开尊贵你会得到很多8、Expect child to become sb.望子成龙9、I came, I saw, I conquered.——Caesar我来了，我看了，我征服了——恺撒大帝10、One good turn deserves another.礼尚往来11、Pride goes before a fall.骄傲使人落后12、Nobody was born a failure or success.没有人生下来就是成功者或失败者13、God helps him who helps himself.天助自助者14、You will never learn too much.学无止境15、Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成16、Impossible is nothing.万事皆有可能17、No man but errs.人非圣贤，熟能无过。
18、Beggars can't be choosers.饥不择食19、No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息20、Live and let live.人与人之间要相互宽容21、A big fish in a small pond.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
英语常用俚语大全200个1. A piece of cake -非常容易2. Break a leg -祝好运3. Bite the bullet -硬着头皮做某事4. Call it a day -结束一天的工作5. Cat got your tongue? -你哑巴了吗？6. Cheap shot -卑鄙的攻击7. Chip on one's shoulder -好斗，好挑衅8. Couch potato -电视迷9. Cut to the chase -直入主题10. Dime a dozen -不值钱的东西11. Don't judge a book by its cover -不要以貌取人12. Every cloud has a silver lining -黑暗中总有一线光明13. Facepalm -令人尴尬的手势14. Fall flat -失败，没有效果15. Get cold feet -临阵退缩16. Give someone the cold shoulder -冷落某人17. Hit the nail on the head -一针见血18. In hot water -陷入困境19. It's raining cats and dogs -下大雨20. Keep an eye on -密切关注21. Last but not least -最后但并非最不重要的22. Let the cat out of the bag -泄露秘密23. Lost in translation -无法理解24. Make a long story short -长话短说25. No pain, no gain -不劳无获26. On cloud nine -非常高兴27. Out of the blue -突然，出乎意料28. Pull someone's leg -开玩笑，愚弄某人29. Put all your eggs in one basket -孤注一掷30. See eye to eye -意见一致31. Take a rain check -改天再约32. The ball is in your court -轮到你出招了33. Under the weather -不舒服，生病34. When pigs fly -不可能的事情35. Whistle while you work -边工作边吹口哨36. You are what you eat -人如其食37. Bite off more than you can chew -贪多嚼不烂38. Burn the midnight oil -熬夜学习或工作39. Call it quits -停止，放弃40. Cost an arm and a leg -非常昂贵41. Drop the ball -失职，疏忽42. Go bananas -发疯，失去理智43. Hit the sack -去睡觉44. In a pickle -陷入困境45. Kill two birds with one stone -一石二鸟46. Lay low -保持低调，避免引起注意47. Let sleeping dogs lie -勿揭人疮疤，勿惹麻烦48. Mind your own business -管好自己的事情49. Once in a blue moon -千载难逢，很少发生50. Play it by ear -随机应变，看情况行事51. Pull yourself together -振作起来，恢复精神52. Put up or shut up -要么行动，要么闭嘴53. Seen better days -过去的好日子，现在不如以前54. Stick to your guns -坚持自己的立场和观点55. Take the bull by the horns -勇敢面对困难，迎难而上56. Talk back to someone who deserves it -反驳应得的人57. The early bird catches the worm -早起的鸟儿有虫吃58. Time flies when you're having fun -快乐时光过得飞快59. To be up in arms about something -对某事非常生气或不满60. What's the catch? -还有别的条件吗？有什么陷阱？61. When pigs fly! -这是绝对不可能的！62. A blessing in disguise -塞翁失马，焉知非福63. Barking up the wrong tree -找错了目标，误解了事实64. Beat around the bush -拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击65. Better late than never -迟做总比不做好66. Break a leg! -祝你好运！（演员常说的祝福语）67. Butter someone up -讨好某人，拍马屁68. By the skin of one's teeth -勉强成功，险些失败69. Call it a day job! -这是一份日结的工作！（讽刺工作无聊、低薪）70. Cold turkey -突然戒掉某种习惯或瘾症71. Cut corners -偷工减料，走捷径72. Dead ringer for someone/something -与某人/某物极为相似73. Don't count your chickens before they hatch! -别高兴得太早！（事情还没成定局）74. Every cloud has a silver lining! -每朵乌云都有银边！（坏事中总有好事）75. Get cold feet! -我害怕了！（临阵退缩）76. Hit the hay! -该睡觉了！77. In hot water! -陷入困境！78. Keep an eye on the ball! -注意看球！79. Last but not least, good luck! -最后但同样重要的是，祝你好运！80. Let the cat out of the bag! -泄露秘密！81. Lost in translation! -无法理解！82. Make a long story short, I'm sorry! -长话短说，我很抱歉！83. No pain, no gain! -不劳无获！84. On cloud nine! -非常高兴！85. Out of the blue! -突然发生！86. Pull someone's leg! -开玩笑！87. Put all your eggs in one basket! -孤注一掷！88. See eye to eye! -意见一致！89. Take a rain check! -改天再约！90. The ball is in your court! -轮到你了！91. Under the weather! -不舒服！92. When pigs fly! -不可能的事情！93. Whistle while you work! -边工作边吹口哨！94. You are what you eat! -你就是你吃的东西！95. Bite off more than you can chew! -贪多嚼不烂！96. Burn the midnight oil! -熬夜学习或工作！97. Call it quits! -停止，放弃！98. Cost an arm and a leg! -非常昂贵！99. Drop the ball! -失职，疏忽！100. Go bananas! -发疯，失去理智！101. Hit the sack! -去睡觉！102. In a pickle! -陷入困境！103. Kill two birds with one stone! -一石二鸟！104. Lay low! -保持低调，避免引起注意！105. Let sleeping dogs lie! -勿揭人疮疤，勿惹麻烦！106. Mind your own business! -管好自己的事情！107. Once in a blue moon! -千载难逢，很少发生！108. Play it by ear! -随机应变，看情况行事！109. Pull yourself together! -振作起来，恢复精神！110. Put up or shut up! -要么行动，要么闭嘴！111. Seen better days! -过去的好日子，现在不如以前！112. Stick to your guns! -坚持自己的立场和观点！113. Take the bull by the horns! -勇敢面对困难，迎难而上！114. Talk back to someone who deserves it! -反驳应得的人！115. The early bird catches the worm! -早起的鸟儿有虫吃！116. To be up in arms about something! -对某事非常生气或不满！117. What's the catch? -还有别的条件吗？有什么陷阱？118. When pigs fly! -这是绝对不可能的！119. A blessing in disguise! -塞翁失马，焉知非福！120. Barking up the wrong tree! -找错了目标，误解了事实！121. Beat around the bush! -拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击！122. Better late than never! -迟做总比不做好！123. Break a leg! -祝你好运！（演员常说的祝福语）124. Butter someone up! -讨好某人，拍马屁！125. By the skin of one's teeth! -勉强成功，险些失败！126. Call it a day job! -这是一份日结的工作！（讽刺工作无聊、低薪）127. Cold turkey! -突然戒掉某种习惯或瘾症！128. Cut corners! -偷工减料，走捷径！129. Dead ringer for someone/something! -与某人/某物极为相似！130. Don't count your chickens before they hatch! -别高兴得太早！（事情还没成定局）131. Every cloud has a silver lining! -每朵乌云都有银边！（坏事中总有好事）132. Get cold feet! -我害怕了！（临阵退缩）133. Keep an eye on the ball! -注意看球！134. Last but not least, good luck! -最后但同样重要的是，祝你好运！135. Let the cat out of the bag! -泄露秘密！136. Lost in translation! -无法理解！137. Make a long story short, I'm sorry! -长话短说，我很抱歉！138. No pain, no gain! -不劳无获！139. On cloud nine! -非常高兴！140. Out of the blue! -突然发生！141. Pull someone's leg! -开玩笑！142. Put all your eggs in one basket! -孤注一掷！143. See eye to eye! -意见一致！144. Take a rain check! -改天再约！145. The ball is in your court! -轮到你了！146. Under the weather! -不舒服！147. When pigs fly! -不可能的事情！148. Whistle while you work! -边工作边吹口哨！149. You are what you eat! -你就是你吃的东西！150. Bite off more than you can chew! -贪多嚼不烂！151. Burn the midnight oil! -熬夜学习或工作！152. Call it quits! -停止，放弃！153. Cost an arm and a leg! -非常昂贵！154. Drop the ball! -失职，疏忽！155. Go bananas! -发疯，失去理智！156. Hit the sack! -去睡觉！157. In a pickle! -陷入困境！158. Kill two birds with one stone! -一石二鸟！159. Lay low! -保持低调，避免引起注意！160. Let sleeping dogs lie! -勿揭人疮疤，勿惹麻烦！161. Mind your own business! -管好自己的事情！162. Once in a blue moon! -千载难逢，很少发生！163. Play it by ear! -随机应变，看情况行事！164. Pull yourself together! -振作起来，恢复精神！165. Put up or shut up! -要么行动，要么闭嘴！166. Seen better days! -过去的好日子，现在不如以前！167. Stick to your guns! -坚持自己的立场和观点！168. Take the bull by the horns! -勇敢面对困难，迎难而上！169. Talk back to someone who deserves it! -反驳应得的人！170. The early bird catches the worm! -早起的鸟儿有虫吃！171. To be up in arms about something! -对某事非常生气或不满！172. What's the catch? -还有别的条件吗？有什么陷阱？173. When pigs fly! -这是绝对不可能的！174. A blessing in disguise! -塞翁失马，焉知非福！175. Barking up the wrong tree! -找错了目标，误解了事实！176. Beat around the bush! -拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击！177. Better late than never! -迟做总比不做好！178. Break a leg! -祝你好运！（演员常说的祝福语）179. Butter someone up! -讨好某人，拍马屁！180. By the skin of one's teeth! -勉强成功，险些失败！181. Call it a day job! -这是一份日结的工作！（讽刺工作无聊、低薪）182. Cold turkey! -突然戒掉某种习惯或瘾症！183. Cut corners! -偷工减料，走捷径！184. Dead ringer for someone/something! -与某人/某物极为相似！185. Don't count your chickens before they hatch! -别高兴得太早！（事情还没成定局）186. Every cloud has a silver lining! -每朵乌云都有银边！（坏事中总有好事）187. Get cold feet! -我害怕了！（临阵退缩）188. Keep an eye on the ball! -注意看球！189. Last but not least, good luck! -最后但同样重要的是，祝你好运！190. Let the cat out of the bag! -泄露秘密！191. Lost in translation! -无法理解！192. Make a long story short, I'm sorry! -长话短说，我很抱歉！193. No pain, no gain! -不劳无获！194. On cloud nine! -非常高兴！195. Out of the blue! -突然发生！196. Pull someone's leg! -开玩笑！197. Put all your eggs in one basket! -孤注一掷！198. See eye to eye! -意见一致！199. Take a rain check! -改天再约！200. The ball is in your court! -轮到你了！。
常用英语俚语英语俚语是日常交流中不可或缺的一部分，它们通常富有幽默感，能够使对话更加生动有趣。
掌握一些常用的英语俚语，不仅能够帮助你更好地理解英语国家的文化，还能让你的英语交流更加地道。
以下是一些常见的英语俚语及其含义：1. Break a leg - 这个短语用来祝愿某人好运，尤其是在表演或演讲之前。
它起源于剧场，因为直接说“good luck”被认为是不吉利的。
2. Bite the bullet - 意指勇敢面对困难或不愉快的事情。
3. The ball is in your court - 表示现在轮到某人采取行动或做出决定。
4. Spill the beans - 泄露秘密或信息。
5. Hit the sack - 去睡觉。
6. Piece of cake - 形容某事非常容易。
7. Raining cats and dogs - 形容雨下得非常大。
8. Barking up the wrong tree - 指某人在错误的方向上努力或误解了情况。
9. Let the cat out of the bag - 无意中泄露秘密。
10. A picture is worth a thousand words - 一张图片能够传达的信息比千言万语还要多。
11. You can't judge a book by its cover - 不能仅凭外表来判断事物。
12. Don't put all your eggs in one basket - 不要把所有资源或希望都放在一个地方，要分散风险。
13. The early bird catches the worm - 早起的鸟儿有虫吃，意指早起的人能够获得更多的机会或好处。
14. A penny for your thoughts - 询问某人在想什么，通常在对方看起来沉思时使用。
15. Out of the frying pan and into the fire - 从一个困境跳到另一个更糟的困境。
1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
18.well begun, half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
比较有趣简单的英语俚语毫无疑问，由于新闻宣传，俚语的发行率正在迅速上升。
一些俚语引入了新的概念，而另一些则提供了新的表达方式，新颖、辛辣甚至耸人听闻。
它可以通过颠倒音序和字母顺序变成俚语，也可以通过音形结合形成押韵。
这里给大家分享一些常用俚语，供大家参考。
常见的英语俚语1.Let's go Dutch. 我们各自付账。
2.Let me foot the bill. 我来付账。
3.Bottoms up 干杯4.Let's have a snack. 我们去宵夜。
5.May I drink to your health. 祝你健康。
6.You are kidding. 你在开玩笑。
7.Long time no see. 好久不见。
8.Where are you from? 你是哪里人?9.I'm flattered. 你太过奖了。
10.Pick me up at five. 5点钟来接我。
11.So long. 再见。
12.No time to stop and chat. 没有时间跟你聊天了。
13.What kind of food do you like? 你喜欢吃什么菜?14.What are you looking at me for? 你瞪着我干什么?15.It's my turn to treat you. 这回该我请你客。
16.So long. I'll be seeing you. 再见，后会有期。
17.I'm at your disposal anytime. 我随时听候你的差遣。
18.I'm telling you for the last time. 我最后一次警告你。
19.Can I speak to you a moment? 我可否跟你谈一下呢?20.I don't know what to say. 我不知道该怎么说才好。
一些常见的英语俚语及含义
1. Break a leg! - 祝好运！常用于祝愿演员表演成功。
2. Knock it off! - 停止！别再闹了！
3. Hang in there! - 坚持住！别放弃！
4. Chill out! - 冷静点！放松一下！
5. Cheer up! - 振作起来！开心点！
6. It's a piece of cake. - 这很容易。
常用于形容某件事情非常简单。
7. Hit the road. - 上路吧。
常用于告别时，表示要开始旅行或出发。
8. Beat it. - 走开。
常用于让别人离开或不要打扰自己。
9. Blow it. - 搞砸了。
常用于表示某件事情没有做好或失败了。
10. Call it a day. - 今天到此为止。
常用于工作或其他活动结束时，表示要结束一天的工作或活动。
英语中的俚语
1. Cat Got Your Tongue
意思：不合时宜的沉默，本来到你说话了，却一言不发。
2. Bury The Hatchet
意思：化干戈为玉帛，停止战争，握手言和。
3. Big Wig
意思是：特定领域的大佬，某领域里举足轻重的人。
4. The Walls Have Ears
意思：隔墙有耳，说话要小心。
5. Bariking Up The Wrong Tree
意思：思路错了、攻击错了对象。
6. Cold Feet
意思：缺乏自信或胆量。
7. Bite The Bullet
8. 意思：终于下定决心要做一件难事，咬紧牙关。
9. Caught Red-Handed
意思：一个人做错事或犯法后被抓个正着。
10. One For The Road
意思：践行酒。
11. Raining Cats And Dogs
意思：雨下得特大。
12. Get One’s Goat
13. 意思：激怒某人。
14. Waking Up On The Wrong Side Of The Bed
意思：早起有起床气。
15. Butter Someone Up
意思：奉承、讨好某人。
16. Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
意思：不小心泄露秘密。
生活中最常用的英语俚语详解大多数亚（文化）群体喜爱从他们常常接触的语言中汲取词汇并给予它们新的含义。
（俚语）是建立在图像的谬误之上的，常常用新词来表达现成的概念。
最有效的俚语通常用来概括宾语、使用者和社会背景。
这里给大家共享一些常用俚语，供大家参考。
最常用的俚语1.He is something. 你实在了不起。
2.No comment. 无可奉告。
3.Go celebrate. 我们好好庆祝一下。
zybones! 懒骨头!5.Behave yourself! 放法规些!6.It is secondhand. 这是二流货。
7.Get with it! 迁就一点吧!8.Lets have a chat. 我们聊谈天吧。
9.What is going on? 怎么一回事?10.What is wrong with me? 我做错什么事了?11.Did you have lunch? 你吃过午饭了没有?12.I just finished. 我刚吃过。
13.Payday 发薪水的日子14.Hes been after me to go! 他始终在逼我走!15.We did it in on time. 我们很快就做好了。
16.His hearts in the right place. 他的心肠不错。
17.My wife goes through my pockets at night. 我太太每晚都搜我的口袋。
18.So and so 某某19.Tell me when. 我随时奉陪。
20.He is a sponge. 他是海量。
21.He doesnt say much. 他缄默寡言。
22.He talks too much. 他很罗嗦。
23.He is devoted to me. 他对我忠心耿耿。
24.Lets change the subject. 让我们换个话题吧。
25.Lets take a vote. 我们来表决一下吧。
常用的英语俚语大全俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合。
有时俚语用以表达新鲜事物，或对旧事物赋以新的说法。
下面是小编给大家带来的俚语大全，欢迎大家来阅读参考，我们一起来看看吧。
常用的英语俚语大全（一）once in a blue moon: 偶尔、千载难逢I don't usually hang out here, just once in a blue moon.kill some time：消磨时间Where shall I go to kill some time?at the drop of a hat：动辄He was ready to quarrel at the drop of a hat.burn the midnight oil：熬夜You shouldn't burn the midnight oil, actually you should sleepearly.nick of time：紧要关头His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.around the corner: 快到来了The exam is just around the corner, I really need to cram for it.spur of the moment：一时冲动He bought the car on the spur of the moment.days are numbered：气数已尽、日子屈指可数The old man' s days are numbered.Down to the wire：最后时刻、接近最后期限I think the election will got right down to the wire.Eleventh hour：最后时刻He turned in the report at the eleventh hour.From the word go: 一开始He's been against the plan from the word go.In the long run：长期The product can help you to save money in the long run.Jump the gun:草率行事、操之过急Don't jump the gun. We have to be patient for a while.put something On hold：稍等The decision was put on hold until a meeting of the party's central committee.Shake a leg：赶快Shake a leg! The bus won't wait.quick off the mark：马上行动Be quick off the mark if you hear of something promising.Step on it：加速If he didn't drive faster, we were going to be late, so I told him to step on it.Time on one’s hands：有空余的时间I've got extra time on my hands.Under the wire：在截止日期前， the last minuteHe applied the college just under the wire.Until the cows come home:一直的、很晚很晚This wine's delicious! I could drink it until the cows come home.常用的英语俚语大全（二）1.To be caught with your hand in the cookie jar /当场逮到你是否会因为多吃了罐子里的饼干而满怀愧疚?如果是，那这个词汇就太符合你了!这个短语比喻“某人因为做错事或调皮而被逮个正着”。
英语中的俚语、口语或“顺口溜”很多，它们的意义，往往与字面意义不同，有时也不合文法的结构，所以正确了解和灵活使用，是学习英语者的难题之一。
下面即是常见的一些，供读者参考。
1. to be (或become) fed up with (someone 或something)：意思是对某人或某事感到讨厌或厌倦（to get tired of; to be disgusted or to get sick of);例如：I am fed up with his constant complaints.（他常常的抱怨令我厌烦。
）We all became fed up with his long speech.（他的长篇演说我们都觉得讨厌。
）The husband has been fed up with his wife's nagging.（老公对老婆的唠叨感到厌烦。
）如果只用「to be fed up」也可以：I will not wait for her; I am fed up. (我不想再等她了；我厌了。
)(动词时态是：feed, fed, fed) 可见这句俚语似乎有「被动味道」，如果用feed，意思又不同了。
例如：The mother will feed the baby with milk.（母亲喂婴儿牛奶。
) (feed 是及物动词) The cattle feed on grass (牛以草为生。
)（feed 是不及物动词）但是The cattle were fed with the grass by the farmer.（农夫用草喂牛。
）(cattle 是复合名词，意为复数);可以说：I am fed up with him. (我讨厌他)(但不能说：I feed up with him.）2. to be in a rut：是指对每天同样的工作或是墨守成规一成不变的习惯，感到单调乏味(to be tired of routine job; nothing new or excited) (rut 这个字本意是惯例或老套）。
例如：He has not been promoted for 20 years; he must be in a rut.（他廿年未获升级，一定感到单调枯燥。
)After thirty years of the same job, he feels he is in a rut.（干了卅年同样的工作，他觉得枯燥乏味。
）所以要放弃单调枯燥的生活方式，就是to get out of the rut.例如：If you hate your old job, you need to get out of the rut.（假如你不喜欢你的老工作，你就要走出乏味的日子。
）3. to cut the cord: 意思是父母要让儿女离家过著独立自主的生活(let your children leave home and become independent) (只用於父母与儿女间的关系);例如：When your children are old enough to take care of themselves, you have to cut t he cord.（当你的孩子长大可以照顾他们自己时，你就应该让他们自力更生。
）(即切断依赖父母的脐带。
)It is very difficult for many Chinese parents to cut the cord with their children.（许多中国父母很难让儿女完全独立自主。
）(注：这里的cord，是指umbilical cord 即脐带。
）4. to start from square one: 意思是上次没有成功，必须回到起点从头做起(something did not succeed in the first place, have to start over again）(这与to be back to square one 意义相同);例如：He has to start from square one because his computer destroyed (crashed) his ho mework. (由於电脑搞坏了他的作业，他必须从头做起。
)The search committee for the new college president will have to start from square one.（选拔新校长委员会上次没有成功，现在又要从头做起。
)We are back to square one. (我们又从头做起。
)5. to paint (someone) a picture：意思是解释某种情况，使人更加明白。
(to explain the situation; to make things more clear);例如：In order for you to understand better, I will paint you a picture. (为了使你更能明白，我愿加以解释。
)He will try to paint us a picture when he gives a speech.（他演讲时，尽量想法使我们明白。
)When I write an article for a newspaper, I will paint my readers a clear picture.（当我为报纸写文章时，我尽量让我的读者充分了解。
)但是to paint a picture，意思又有不同了。
例如：The artist will paint a picture of me.（画家为我画像。
)The artist painted a picture for his interior decoration.（画家为了他的室内布置而画了一幅画。
）6. to take a (或its) toll：意思是造成损失或有不良的影响(to have bad effect);例如：His hard work will eventually take its toll on his health. (他的辛劳工作，最後对他身体会造成伤害。
)Inflation has taken its toll everywhere.（通货膨胀对各地都有不良影响。
）The storm took a heavy toll. (暴风造成重大损失。
)The severe earthquake may have taken its toll on the economy of Taiwan. (或Taiwan's economy) (强烈地震对台湾的经济造成损失。
)The boss eliminated several senior positions to save money；it took a personal toll on hi m.（老板为了省钱删除了几个资深职位，对他个人倒有不良影响。
）(注：to take its toll 较为常用)7. to have the floor：指在开会时取得发言权，有人发言时，其他与会者应该注意听。
(Everybody at the meeting should keep quiet and listen carefully when someone speaks t o the audience.)（floor 本意是全体议员或全体与会者。
)例如：Will you mind letting Miss Wang have the floor？(王小姐发言时，请大家安静注意听好吗？)Everybody should be able to have the floor during the meeting. (开会时，每个人都应该有发言权。
)Let Mr. Chen have the floor for ten minutes. (让陈先生发言十分钟，大家注意听。
)He was given the floor by the chairperson. (主席让他发言。
)8. to hold water：意思是站得住脚，禁得起考验或有足够的证据可证明一件事的可靠性（to have evidence to prove something) (反之，「hold no water」就是没有足够的证据，站不住脚。
)例如：I think his statement does not hold water.（我想他的声明是站不住脚的）也就是：There is no enough evidence to prove what he has said.(可见「hold no water」=「does not hold water」) His theory holds water.（他的理论是有足够证明的）Her constant excuses for being tardy holds no water.（或does not hold water)(她时常的迟到藉口，没有足够的理由。
)The U. S. bombing excuse did not hold water with China.（美国轰炸理由不足取信中国）也就是：China feels that the reason given by the U.S. for bombing the Chinese embassy does not hold water. 所以：The argument does not hold wate r= The argument holds no water. (这争吵是没有足够的理由)9. to tighten (one's) belt：意思是束紧裤带，省吃俭用或缩紧预算（to cut the budget）例如：The government has to tighten its belt due to a large deficit. (由於庞大的赤字，政府必须缩紧预算。
)He tried to tighten his belt after he lost his job. (他失业後，想办法省吃俭用。
)但也可指真正的束紧腰带：Mrs. Chen has tightened her belt because she lost twenty poun ds. (陈太太缩紧了腰带因为她瘦了廿磅)10. to put (one's) best foot forward: 意思是全力以赴，给人以尽可能好的印象，包括礼貌、举止、说话、外表等等(to get first good impression including manners, speech, appearance, etc.)。
