1. People are flocking to cities in droves. 人们在大批地涌入城市。
flock to … 涌入…
in droves 大批地
2. I can’t resist the temptation of chocolate. 我难以抗拒巧克力的诱惑。
resist the temptation of sth 抗拒…的诱惑
3. That guy stole my thunder. 那个人抢了我的风头。
steal sb’s thunder 抢某人的风头
4. Let’s get the ball rolling. 我们开始工作吧。
get the ball rolling 开始
5. We’re back to square one. 我们又回到原点了。
back to square one 回到起点、从头再来。
6. That machine is a dud. 这个机器完全没啥用。
dud 废物、无用的东西
7. I don’t want to mess up this time. 我这次不想搞砸了。
mess up 搞砸、弄糟
8. Finding reliable friends on the Internet is virtually impossible. 在网上找到靠谱的朋友基本不可能。
virtually 几乎、差不多
9. His jokes are hit-and-miss. 他的笑话有的挺好笑,有的很无聊。
hit-and-miss 时好时坏的
10. My dad is a people person. 我爸爸很擅长人际交往。
people person 擅长/喜欢交际的人
11. We're an item. 我们是一对儿。
an item 一对儿
12. James made a killing by buying and selling apartments. James通过倒房大赚了一笔。
make a killing 赚很多钱
13. I had a small company before, but it went under. 我之前有一家小公司,但它破产了。
go under 破产
14. Our professor has been piling on the homework. 我们教授一直给我们很多作业。
pile on sth 使...堆积、
15. I was super antsy while waiting for the result. 在等结果的时候我坐立不安。
be antsy 急躁的、坐立不安的
16. I had the time of my life in Fiji. 我在斐济超级开心/度过了一段无比难忘的时光。
have the time of one’s life 过得很快乐、玩得痛快
17. My dad is cranky every morning. 我爸爸每天早上脾气都很差。
cranky 脾气坏的
18. I had a brush with death last time I went on the roller-coaster. 我上次坐过山车差点送了命。
a brush with death 差点送命
19. If I feel hungry in the afternoon, I usually munch on an apple.如果我在下午的时候感到饿,我通常会吃个苹果。
munch on sth 大口吃…
20. It’s my wife who calls the shots on what movies we watch. 在我们家里是我老婆决定看什么电影。
call the shots (on sth) 做决定(做某事
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