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1. see eye to eye (with) 意见一致，见解一致 中国论文网 注解：这条习语源自圣经?以赛亚书第五十二章第八节。to是close to （接近）的省略。此语的另一种表达方式为：see in the same light. A: Do you always see eye to eye with her? B: Not always. But were still best friends. A: Do you never quarrel with each other because of the different opinions? B: When we disagree, we usually turn to Angela for help. A: She is a good adviser, I know. B: Yeah, shes very humorous. She usually solves our problems in a very special way. A：你和她的意见总能一致吗？ B：不是。不过我们还是最好的朋友。 A：你们就从没有因为不同的意见争吵过？ B：当我们意见不一致的时候，总是找安吉拉帮忙。 A：她是个能帮人出好主意的人，这我知道。 B：一点没错。她很幽默，总能用一种特殊的方式解决我们的问题。 2. see things产生幻觉，眼睛花了 注解：此语含义为“产生幻觉，眼睛花了”，如：Oh, youre seeing things. (啊，你见鬼了。) A: Long time no see. B: I must be seeing things. Fancy meeting you here! A: Why not? Its a small world, isnt it? B: Im so glad to meet you again. A：好久不见了。 B：我一定是在做梦，真不敢相信能在这儿见到你。 A：为什么不能呢？这个世界太小了，不是吗？ B：再见到你真是太高兴了。 3. sell out 出售一空；出卖 注解：此语作“出售一空”解时，多用于be/have sold out这一形式。此语喻指“为了金钱、舒适的生活或政治利益而放弃、背叛原则、信念等”，如：The office was charged with selling out to the enemy.（这个军官被指控投敌。）也可表示“出售股份”，如：The small firm refused to sell out.（那家小商店拒绝出盘。） A: Where did you get the tickets for the concert? B: I lined up early this morning and bought them. A: Thank you for taking the trouble of going there to buy them. B: Thats all right. I know you want to listen to it very much. Fortunately I got there early. The tickets had been sold out at 9 oclock. A: Wow! A：你从哪儿搞到的音乐会门票？ B：我一大早去排队买的。 A：谢谢，你真是辛苦了。 B：好啦。我知道你特别想听。幸亏我去得早，早上9点票就售空了。 A：哎唷！ 4. sell someone down the river 出卖某人（在紧要关头） 注解：sell someone down the river 原指过去美国白人把大批的黑奴带到密西西比河的下游，并把他们出卖给那里的农场主。而在现代美国口语中，此语喻指“出卖某人”或“抛弃某人”，甚至还可用来表达“欺骗某人”的概念。 A: It seems that you are getting along with Jack like a house on fire. B: Yeah. We really hit it off. A: Well, youd better keep him at arms length, or he will take advantage of you and sell you down the river. B: Why? What kind of person do you take him for,anyway? A: Well, go and ask Mary. Shell tell you what. A：看来你跟杰克关系不错。 B：是的，我俩特别合得来。 A：哦，你最好不要与他过分亲近，否则他会利用你，在紧要关头出卖你。 B：为什么？你把他看成什么人了。 A：你去问玛丽吧，她会告诉你的。 5. send someone packing 撵走 注解：此语含义为“叫某人卷铺盖，突然解雇某人”。pack一词是指“打发走”，在15世纪指“收拾行装而行”，因此do the packing表示“整理行李”，如：Ill do my packing the night before we leave.（我们离开的前一天晚上我来收拾行装。） A: I missed the last part of that TV play last night. B: What a pity! A: Would you like to tell me the end? B: Of course. That servant who finally was detected in purloining linen was sent packing. A: Oh, he looked very honest. And others? A：我昨晚错过那部电视剧的最后一集。 B：真可惜！ A：你能告诉我结局吗？ B：当然。那仆人最后在偷亚麻布时被察觉而被撵走了。 A：天哪，他看上去那么老实。那其他人呢？ 6. serve sb. right罪有应得 注解：此语中right为古英语用法，指“适当”，此短语意为“某人因为自己的愚笨或失策而导致某种不愉快的事情发生，但人们认为他是罪有应得，咎由自取”，如：That will serve them right.（他们将得到应有的惩罚。） A: What do you think of Jane? B: I dont like her. She is too self-concerned and self-conceited. A: Life will let her understand everything. B: Yeah. She is so sure shes going to win. Itll serve her right if she loses. A: Her life is going on smoothing up to now, so she has no such consciousness. A：你怎么看简这个人？ B：我不喜欢她。她太自私，还有点自负。 A：生活会让她明白一切的。 B：对呀。她确信自己一定会赢。如果输了，那就是活该了。 A：她一直生活得很顺，所以意识不到这一点。 7. set ones teeth on edge使人牙根发酸，使人恼怒 注解：此语出自圣经?以西结书和耶利米书中引用的俗语：“The father has eaten a sour grape, and the childrens teeth are set on edge.”(父亲吃了酸葡萄，孩子的牙酸了。)比喻“使人感到不舒服、恼怒或厌恶”。 A: I will never come here again. B: Why? I think the food here is not too bad. A: Look at that man. B: What? A: The sight of that man eating with his knife sets my teet