the last thing a woman will consent to discover in a man whom she loves,or on whom she simply depends ,is want of courage.

---Joseph Conrad

reference :
A：嘿，老兄，我觉得我们应该改变一下我们交水电费的方法。
B：怎么了，两人平分不是很公平吗
A：根本不是。你看，你看电视有我两倍多，打电话有我三倍多，你把这叫做公平交易吗？

for today's...
aboveboard
board 的本意是“木板”，在这里指桌子，在桌子上面进行的事情，比喻见得了光的，光明正大的行为。
A： all these awarding procedures are aboveboard;there's no cheating going on.
B: that is a well-said claim,yet how can you prove it?

association:
under the table:在桌子下面进行的，顾名思义就是偷偷摸摸的
he always does things under the table.

absent-minded professor
absent 表示“不在的”，mind不在了，即心不在焉。那么，absent-minded professor 是不是说一个心不在焉的教授呢，当然不是，professor在这里只是一种讽刺的说法，或者可以看作是形容马虎到家的，非常心不在焉的人。
A：Mary is such an absent-minded professor.she always forgets to lock the door when she leaves.
B:that's not the worst thing.my roommate remembers to lock the door but she always leaves the key inside.

ace in the hole
ace即“纸牌中的A”，是一张大牌，所以藏在洞里的ace就是不为人知的绝招
A：have you finished writing your paper?
B: no ,i hardly started ,actually
A: why,you've going to be late.you have only a few days left.
B:don't worry.i have an ace in the hole.

association:
ace up one's sleeve 藏在袖子里的ace，也是表示深藏不漏的王牌
hold the ace 我有王牌

Q:
A:translate the words red highlighted
B：design a dialogue including any slang that has been presented.
hot day,take care!

posted on 2007-07-16 10:27 红沙发音乐城阅读(171) 评论(0) 编辑收藏所属分类: monkey cave