The driver, his face a stream of rain. 他的脸上雨水直流。 "~"=e
My friends will be expecting me. r6nWrO>y
Come here and reason with the young girl. 劝说 k?Njge6@
If you hammer on the door they'll let you in. 用力在门上敲打（打门一般用“at”） ~^o YPd52*
He looked as if he had the strength of a horse. 力大如牛 V} h)e3X
I'll not lay a finger on you. 我不会动你一根毫毛。 m-S e-aF
I'll tame you until you eat out of my hand the same as your aunt there. 完全顺从某人 k:&B
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Scratch her, and she shows her teeth. 她刚被触动一下就翻脸了。 R l)g[s
You play with life and death. 玩命 )
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the four winds四面八方 `a@YbuLd
with their fingers in their ears用手指头堵上耳朵 :S+Bu*OyH
Mary sat very still. 一动不动 v5W-f0Jo
took quick with his tongue太能说会道了 +t(Gt0+
The sudden direct attack took the woman by surprise.这一开门见山的突然提问 m4R:K
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What has the barred room at the end of the passage to do with the wheels that stop outside Jamaica Inn by night? 与……有关 NFf?~I&mfu
walk on air洋洋得意 Jn20^YG
some sound or signal动静 c7R6.T
backwards and forwards前后 6)~7Uf:<v
My name is Mary Yellan, if that means anything to you. 如果你想知道的话 rt\.|Hr4s
I deserve black looks for looking at you as I did. 象我刚才那样看你，理应遭到你的白眼。 ] B>.}
He might be trying to make her talk. 他可能是在套她的话。 d 0:;IUG
Mary laughed, in spite of herself. 不由自主地笑了起来。 c >xHaA:V
There came a fine cold morning when for a change the sun shone in a cloudless sky. 一天早上，天气很冷，天空忽然放晴，阳光灿烂，万里无云。 Gwm YhG<{
Aunt Patience make signs to her. 向……打手势 8(H!iKHe
Have you lost your tongue? （吓得）说不出话来 %KR2 Vlh0
keep close watch over密切注意 Qn/ 6gRL j
Tommorrow-well, tommorrow could take care of itself. 明天——哦，明天的事等明天再说吧。 - I~\
We join it lower down and miss two or three miles of it. 我们往前再走一点，这样可以少走二三英里。 Z{_YH7_
Mary had thrown trouble and responsibility to the winds. 已把……抛在脑后 f;b f R&v
There's quality for you! 质量是没说的。 cY|@s?3NND
You'll be wet to the skin. 你会淋成落汤鸡的。 z/pxZ B ~"
What's done is done. 过去做的事现在说也没有用。 :]8!G- Z
play a double game耍两面派，两面三刀 E .CG
He had turned the key on his friend. 他把他的朋友锁在里面。 O#)YbaE
Joss Merlyn knows these moors like the back of his hand. 对……了如指掌 (,RL\1zJ
She was a woman, and for no reason in heaven or death she loved him. 明其妙地 eqyUI|e
Mary was only playing with her food. 只是做样子的吃了几口 bFJ>+ {#
What is more,（尤其） if the murderer had known that he had attacked （冒犯）you, he would have had a strong enough reason to kill the pedlar twice over. （碎尸万段） )Zfb
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You have too modest an apinion of yourself. 你有点妄自菲薄 T t$]
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He has made his peace with Mr.Bassat. 同……言归于好 r$,Xv+}
There is no longer any need for pretence between us. 我们之间不再需要遮遮掩掩了。 |
Tomorrow may bring the world to you again. 明天你就会重见天日。 &E-q(3-
the world's end天涯海角 Z
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Money makes the world go round. 金钱万能 w1+
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I think, therefore I am. 我思故我在。 &p55Cg@e)
He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。 Uf|@h
I wish your sister a rapid recovery from her illness. 我祝愿你妹妹早日恢复健康。 Qgq VbJP"
Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 敏于听而缓于言。 %'Z`425a
Time flies as swift as an arrow. 光阴似箭。 D#d/?\2
The customer is always right. 顾客是上帝。 !@FzP@
have (gain, win, give sb.) an advantage over占（获得、赢得、给某人）优势 E/ ^N
take advantage of sb. 耍弄，捉弄 2UTmQOm
take advantage of sth. 利用 V :lKF')
to advantage使优点突出 H )X&5E
to sb's advantage (to the advantage of sb.)对某人有利 *tl; 0<n
turn sth. to advantage利用 <
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We (were) at table when they called. 进餐，吃饭 {7E pljH@
There is always a place for you at our table. 请你随时来吃便饭。 ~@"H\):
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The hostess set the table for ten. 女主任摆餐桌供十人用饭。 "l B%"}
He worked his way through college by waiting at table. 当侍者 J #;|P
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The cloisonne is a famous native product of China. 景泰蓝，中国特产 @\U] hN?
make an example of sb. 惩一儆百 N \woFrG
now or never机不可失 w|- m*v
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out of breath上气不接下气 3k:`7E.
get wind of察觉，风闻
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It's of no consequence-not the least. 不要紧的——毫无关系 12}!oS~_
Keeping up with the Joneses. (means to spend money you can't spare buying things you can't afford, in order to spite people you don't like) %D`j3cEp@
through the back door (under the counter)走后门 w[u >*I
If you have to ask, you can't afford it. p }3$7CR/
a mom-and-pop operation个体户杂货铺 7_L$ XIa
That was when the shit hit the fan. )1!0'j99.
shitting in their own nest -E.fo._L5
a good telling off好好地教训一顿 -C TLQyj)
to mend bad with worse拆东墙补西墙 ye4GHAm,p
It was imperative that there should be no fiasco. 只准成功，不准失败。 TjjR% 3
Let a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend. 百花齐放，百家争鸣。
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She is clever and always gets what she wants by playing office politics. 靠耍手腕 sLc,Dx" +
As luck would have it. 很走运，真倒霉。 xQNGlVipZ@
These young scientists are talented, and ambitious and they will go a long way. 大有作为 0*KL*G
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It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。 bDq<]h_7
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 PD-*rG `
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 5GURf G3{
He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后才算笑得最好。 WFvVu3
Theory is something but practice is everything. 理论固然重要，实践尤其重要。 ~b6c:db3
There is no end to learning. 学无止境。 wjHH%y
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 W A#y&
It never rains it pours. 祸不单行。 </
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Man proposes. God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 +*wo iSD
survival of the fittest适者生存 m =60a@o]
might is right强权即公理 RH;A|[7T&
flash in the pan昙花一现 [*r=u[67F
on the ropes战战兢兢地
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Here is an example, which I heard at a nurse's convention, of a story. R 3*{"!O
（这是我以前的学习笔记，大家看着玩吧。发到这，班门弄斧了，呵呵）
