有趣的英语俚语（二）

 　　26.Have an eye for something 对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚

　　To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.
　　Example: As a botanist 1, he has to describe and draw plants accurately 2, so he must have an eye for detail.
　　27.Turn a blind eye .熟视无睹
　　To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it
　　Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.
　　28.Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注视
　　To watch carefully; to look after
　　Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I'm just going to the bathroom.
　　29.Lose face 丢脸
　　To have one's reputation spoiled; to be embarrassed
　　Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!
　　30.Lead the field 处于领头地位
　　To be the most successful person or group in an activity
　　Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.
　　Get out of hand 失去控制
　　To be out of control
　　Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand; there seems to be no way to stop them.
　　31.Give a hand 提供帮助
　　To help somebody with something
　　Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.
　　32.Learn by heart 牢记
　　To memorize something; to have learned something word for word or very precisely 3.
　　Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets 4 by heart and recited them in front of the class.
　　33.On hold 尚未办理的事情
　　Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with
　　Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer 5.
　　34.A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家
　　An unexpected winner.
　　Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!
　　35.The bottom line 本质内容
　　The most essential part of something
　　Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation 6 and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.
　　36.Live it up 狂欢一场
　　To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life
　　Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes.
　　37.Look forward to 期待着
　　To relish 7 some future prospect 8; to eagerly await meeting somebody.
　　Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.
　　38.Bear in mind 记住
　　To remember something which can be of help in the future.
　　Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.
　　39.Have a mind to 想做某事, 计划做某事
　　To be decided 9 on ; to intend to
　　Example: The service in our hotel was terrible. I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.
　　40.Be in the mood 想要做某事
　　To feel like doing something
　　Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.
　　41.Over the moon 欣喜若狂
　　Extremely happy
　　Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion 10 – she really wasn’t expecting it.
　　42.Get a move on 赶快
　　To hurry up
　　Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.
　　43.Over and above 除…这外, 额外的
　　In addition to
　　Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.
　　44.Get the picture 了解某事
　　To understand something, to grasp some meaning
　　Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.
　　45.Be out of pocket 花光了钱的
　　To be without money
　　Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.
　　46.Keep somebody posted 传达消息
　　To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.
　　Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.
　　47.In the long run 最终, 最后
　　Over a long period of time, once a process has matured
　　Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now. In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.
　　48.On a shoestring 11 生活拮据
　　In a thrifty 12 manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum
　　Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.
　　49.Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索
　　To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is
　　Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston. I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.