今日HOT ENGLISH:
1. from hand to mouth:勉强维持生计
Mr. Johnson got very little pay, and the family lived from hand to mouth when he had no job.
2. handout:施舍
I don’t want any handouts.
3. see daylight:见天日,看到胜利曙光
I put up a good front but I haven’t seen daylight for a long time.
4. nitwit:白痴,傻瓜
It is only a nitwit can think out the half-baked idea.
5. one for the books:非同寻常,值得记载的事
That’s one for the books that he can pass the exam.
put up a good front:装出很体面的姿态