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　　释义

　　exactly at the stated or expected time

　　例句

　　The plane landed at two o'clock on the dot.

　　飞机两点钟准时降落。

　　And then some 甚至更多

　　释义

　　and even more

　　例句

　　There were 20,000 people and then some at the demonstration¹.

　　参加示威游行的人看起来有两万人，甚至更多。

　　Find my feet

　　习惯新环境，立足，站稳脚跟

　　释义

　　to become familiar with and confident in a new situation

　　例句

　　Moving to a new city was difficult at first, but I soon found my feet.

　　搬到一个新城市一开始会觉得有点困难，但是我很快就适应了。

　　Read sb’s mind 看出某人的心思

　　释义

　　to know what someone is thinking without them telling you

　　例句

　　"How about a drink, then?" "Ah, you read my mind!"

　　“那么，喝一杯怎么样?""哟，你想到我心里去了!"

　　Before long 很快，不久

　　释义

　　soon

　　例句

　　They'll be home before very long.

　　他们很快就要到家了。

　　Cost an arm and a leg

　　极其昂贵，花一大笔钱

　　释义

　　to be extremely² expensive

　　例句

　　I'd love to buy a Porsche, but they cost an arm and a leg.

　　我倒是想买辆保时捷，可实在太贵了。

　　Be set in yor ways 因循守旧

　　释义

　　to do the same things every day and to not want to change those habits

　　例句

　　As people get older, they often become set in their ways.

　　随着年岁渐长，人们行事也往往一成不变起来。

　　(the) bottom line 底细，最重要的事实

　　释义

　　the most important fact in a situation

　　例句

　　The bottom line is that we need another ten thousand dollars to complete the project.

　　基本问题是我们还需要一万美元来完成这个项目。

　　Burn the midnight oil

　　熬夜工作，工作到深夜

　　释义

　　to work late into the night

　　例句

　　We’re gonna have to burn the midnight oil to get this job done by tomorrow.

　　我们要加班熬夜才能在明天之前把这个工作完成。

　　Call it a day 结束工作，收工

　　释义

　　to stop the work you are doing

　　例句

　　I'm getting a bit tired now - let's call it a day.

　　现在我有些累了——咱们收工了好吗?

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