作者：Tudor 譯道世家

1. a shoulder to cry on 同情與安慰、富有同情心的人

例：The girl obviously needed a shoulder to cry on when she lost both of her parents at short intervals.

這個女孩的雙親在短時間內(nèi)接連去世，顯然當時需要有人安慰。

2. have a chip on one's shoulder 心懷不滿、心有不甘、耿耿于懷

例：The candidate has had a chip on his shoulder since his failure to pass the exam.

考試失利后這名考生一直心有不甘。

3. act shoulder to shoulder 團結(jié)一致、萬眾一心、眾志成城

例：Every single member of the team stands shoulder to shoulder in their endeavor to win the bid.

團隊所有成員都團結(jié)一心，努力爭取在投標中勝出。

4. a weight off one's shoulders 完成任務(wù)、減輕負擔

例：Having finally rectified all his statistics in the financial report was a weight off his shoulders for the accountant.

這名會計終于將財務(wù)報告中所有數(shù)據(jù)核對完畢，感到如釋重負。

5. look over one's shoulder 內(nèi)心恐懼、忐忑不安

例：Even professional gamblers tend to look over their shoulder playing in that casino.

即便職業(yè)賭徒在那家賭場中賭博也會十分小心。

6. give someone the cold shoulder 敬而遠之、置之不理

例：Being the white crow in the group, the man has always been given the cold shoulder by his peers.

此人與大家格格不入，因而眾人始終對其敬而遠之。

7. a wise head on young shoulders 少年老成、老成持重

例：The kid is indeed a wise head on young shoulders, always making informed decisions at the critical moment.

這個孩子確實少年老成，總是在關(guān)鍵時刻做出正確抉擇。

8. square one's shoulders 嚴陣以待、不屈不撓

例：The rescue team is squaring their shoulders in search of a stranded mountaineer after a major landslide.

救援小組嚴陣以待，準備搜尋一名在重大山體滑坡后被困的登山者。

9. put one's shoulder to the wheel 竭盡全力、不斷奮進

例：One is required to put his shoulder to the wheel before he can achieve 8 band score in all Ielts sections.

要在雅思考試中四項都獲得8分的成績，必須全力以赴。

10. shrug one's shoulders 不置可否、事不關(guān)己

例：When confronted with the question of accountability for the major traffic accident, the politician simply shrugged his shoulders.

面對要求對這起重大交通事故承擔責任的質(zhì)問，這名政客顯出一副滿不在乎的態(tài)度。

11. straight from the shoulder 直截了當、不加修飾

例：The investigators from the insurance company failed to get a straight from the shoulder response from the client.

保險公司調(diào)查人員未能從客戶那里獲得直截了當?shù)拇饛?fù)。

12. head and shoulders above 出類拔萃、鶴立雞群

例：Surprisingly, the new comer has achieved a sales performance head and shoulders above the rest of the team.

出乎意料，這位新員工的銷售業(yè)績遠優(yōu)于部門其他同事。

13. rub shoulders with 親切交流、稱兄道弟

例：The trainee really valued the opportunity to rub shoulders with some movers and shakers of the political community at the conference.

在會議上這名學員能夠與某些政界顯赫人物直接溝通交流，因而非常珍惜這一機會。

give someone the benefit of the doubt: 權(quán)且相信

a couple of cans short of a six pack: 傻里傻氣

to make matters worse: 弄巧成拙、雪上加霜

drown your sorrows: 一醉解千愁、借酒澆愁

get the best of both worlds: 魚與熊掌兼得

everything but the kitchen sink: 全部家當

add fuel to the fire: 火上澆油、激化矛盾

It's not exactly rocket science: 輕而易舉

look the other way: 包庇縱容，視而不見

a blessing in disguise: 塞翁失馬焉知非福

go back to the drawing board: 推到重來

cut loose: 擺脫控制、斷絕關(guān)系、盡情享樂

under the weather: 身體不適、貴體欠安

cut me some slack: 放我一馬、不要煩我

bite the hand that feeds you: 恩將仇報

You have got to be joking. 別開玩笑了。

You are losing me: 不知所云、莫名其妙。

can't wrap my head around: 無法理解

having two left hands/feet：笨手笨腳

long story short: 簡而言之、長話短說

one card shy of a full deck：心智不全

get carried away: 夸大其詞、言過其實

a long time in the making: 醞釀已久

be upfront with someone: 直截了當

Who are you kidding? 開什么玩笑？

a dime a dozen: 不足為奇、稀松平常

get straight to the point: 開門見山

duck soup/chicken feed：不值一提

knock it out of the park: 表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異

beating one's brains out: 冥思苦想

pulling someone's leg: 與人開玩笑.

bite the bullet: 勉為其難、硬著頭皮

go back to square one: 從頭再來

hit the spot: 正合我意、正中下懷

a five-finger exercise：毫不費力

having butterfingers：動作笨拙

on the ball: 表現(xiàn)優(yōu)異、反應(yīng)迅速

have one's plate full: 焦頭爛額

getting out of hand: 情況失控

you can't be serious: 這不可能

get it together: 不要再胡鬧了

a walk in the park：易如反掌

hit it off : 一見如故、相處融洽

around the corner: 不久之后

hit the jackpot: 天上掉餡餅

follow your heart: 相信直覺

rack one's brain: 絞盡腦汁

A piece of cake：小菜一碟

a cinch/a picnic：小事一樁

cut to the chase: 長話短說

speak gibberish: 胡言亂語

on the horizon: 指日可待

eat your words: 自食其言

cutting corners: 偷工減料

as easy as pie：舉手之勞

hit the road: 上路、出發(fā)

the last straw: 忍無可忍

cross the line: 行為過分

on the money: 準確無誤

hang in there: 堅持不懈

not all there：智商掉線

hit the sack: 上床就寢

to level with: 有一說一

so full of it: 一派胡言

cut class: 翹課、曠課

chit chat: 寒暄，閑聊

in a pinch: 迫不得已

child's play：小兒科

spot on: 精確，正確

A breeze：輕而易舉

gut feelings: 直覺

hands down: 很有可能

off the hook: 脫離困境

Yeah right. 我才不信呢。

break a leg: 加油、努力

Get out of here. 不可能！

Give me a break. 算了吧。

Hands are full: 焦頭爛額

Catch one's eye: 引人注目

Come what may: 順其自然

Grow up already: 成熟一點

Jack of all trades: 樣樣稀松

Deadbeat: 老賴、窮困潦倒

Come out of the closet: 出柜

Add insult to injury: 禍不單行

Get it off your chest: 袒露心聲

Eat your heart out: 羨慕嫉妒恨

hook you up: 撮合、安排、介紹

Call it a day: 到此為止、告一段落

Cash in on it: 利用機會、賺取利潤

Ball-park figure: 大概數(shù)字、粗略數(shù)字

Face the music: 承擔后果、接受懲罰

Hands are tied: 無能為力、束手無策

Down in the dumps: 心情郁悶

With all due respect: 恕我直言

In the same boat: 同病相憐

Knock on wood: 祝好運

God willing: 但愿如此

Kick back: 放松心情

Hit a snag: 遭受挫折

Dirt cheap: 白菜價