2011年考研英语实用口语经典三百句（十一）

1 it’s never too late to learn

1 学习永远不嫌晚；活到老，学到老

2 Leave well enough alone.

2 维持现状；适可而止

3 on a first-name basis

3 直呼其名（很熟的)

4 Nothing to write home about

4 没什么值得说的；不值一提

5 packed in like sardines

5 挤得要命；水泄不通

6 There are other fish in the sea

6 天涯何处无芳草；还有别的机会

7 What you see is what you get

7 你看到什么就是什么；所见即所得

8 come out smelling like a rose

8 一枝独秀

9 hear through the grapevine

9 听到谣言

10 read you loud and clear

10 听得很清楚；很了解你

11 have a sweet tooth

11 喜欢甜食（喜欢某物）

12 Know sb. like the back of one‘s hand

12 很了解某人

13 it’s not the end of the world

13 不是世界末日

14 come away empty-handed

14 一无所获

15 breathe down someone‘s neck

15 紧跟在某人后面；监督某人

16 cost sb. a pretty penny

16 很贵

17 fill someone‘s shoes

17 接替某人的职位

18 like a dream come true

18 如梦成真

19 Zero in on sth.

19 专注于；对准

20 Put/ lay sth. on the line

20 坦白的说，冒……风险

21 like a fish out of water

21 感到尴尬不适应

22 All systems are go

22 准备好了，一切就绪

23 end of the road

23 终点；最后

24 just what the doctor ordered

24 正合需要

25 pull the wool over someone‘s eyes

25 欺骗；蒙蔽某人