What Native Speakers Use Daily -

1. talk somebody into doing something

劝服某人做某事（尤指做错事或蠢事）

E.g. He talked me into having a baby.

他劝服我生了个孩子。

2. the run-up to something

（重要事件的）前夕

E.g. This book adds details about the run-up to the revolution but covers familiar ground for those already versed in Iranian history.

本书中，她又描写了伊朗革命前夕的一些细节，但其中一部分已为精通伊朗史的人们所熟知。

3. We got caught doing a bunch of stuff.

我们路上有点事耽搁了。

4. You’re solid.

你可真沉呐。

5. apropos of nothing

突然地，凭空地

E.g. Suddenly, apropos of nothing at all, he begins to talk - disconnectedly at first, and then more and more clearly, emphatically, resolutely.

突然，他没头没脑地说开了 - 起初有点杂乱无章，后来越来越清楚、雄辩、有力。

6. barge in

插一杠子

E.g. I’m sorry to barge in like this, but I have a problem I hope you can solve.

抱歉这样插进来，不过我有个问题希望你能解决。

7. blow it

搞砸

E.g. I really value our friendship and I didn’t want to blow it.

我真的珍惜我们的友谊，我不想把它搞砸了。

8. boiled egg

水煮蛋

soft-boil 半熟蛋

hard-boil 全熟蛋

9. cash in

从……中牟利

E.g. Residents said local gang leaders had cashed in on the violence to seize valuable land.

居民们说地方帮会头目曾经从暴力掠取宝贵土地中牟利。

10. do oneself justice

发挥某人的实际水平

E.g. I was so tired. I didn’t do myself justice in the exam.

我疲惫得很，在考试中没有发挥好。