1. he’s kicked upstairs.
他被明升暗降。
2. he’s a recidivist.
他屡教不改。
3. don’t worry. the dress is color-fast.
放心。这衣服不掉色。
color-fast 不褪色。
4. she sleeps like a log.
她睡觉睡的好极了。
5. your idea is quixotic.
你太异想天开了。
6. the prices remain static.
**保持稳定。
7. the charm can ward off evil spirits.
这件饰品能避邪。
ward off 避开，架开，挡住，防止，击溃。
i try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible. 为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。
8. i'm so scatty.
我太健忘了。
9. sorry i'm late. roadwork.
对不起我来晚了。修路。
roadwork 也有“道路施工”的意思，常用于告示牌上。
10. miniskirt used to be very much in the mode.
迷你裙以前很流行。
1. he’s obnoxious to everyone.
他对谁都很粗鲁。
2. wishful thinking is not a crime.
意淫无罪。wishful thinking 如意算盘，痴心妄想。
it's only his own wishful thinking. 这只是他自己一厢情愿。
maybe this is wishful thinking
probably mindless dreaming
（或许这是一厢情愿一个愚蠢的梦）
3. only the nouveau riche flaunt.
暴发户才到处炫耀。
4. he seems to be devoid of compassion.
他好像毫无同情心。
be devoid of 缺乏。没有…
5. they must drive themselves out of the gutter.
他们必须摆脱贫穷。
6. i’m sending you to eternity.
我送你上西天。
7. we h**e to adopt salami tactics.
我们得稳扎稳打，步步为营。
salami tactics 渐进战术。
8. do you need a recess?
要不要休息一下？
9. the interviews were just charade.
面试不过是个幌子。
10. the poll was rigged.
投票结果有假。
1. you're killing me with that damn tenderness of yours.
你那该死的温柔！
2. post-operative complications may occur.
术后可能有并发症。
3. what are hours for meals?
什么时候开饭？
4. the cake has gone stale.
蛋糕发霉了。
5. don't let your nervousness come through.
别让人看出你紧张。
come through 出来，到达；表现，体现；经历；获得成功。
his ability did not come through when we were talking with him. 我们和他交谈时，他的才能并没有显露出来。
6. try to strike a happy medium.
尽量折衷使大家都满意。
strike a happy medium 折衷，走中庸之道。
7. i was completely mesmerized.
我被深深地迷住了。
8. you certainly made short work of it.
你挺利索啊。
make short work of 很快地完成，迅速解决，除掉。
9. this is our corporate responsibility.
这是我们共同的责任。
corporate responsibility 共同责任。
10. i was on the verge of tears.
我差点掉眼泪。
on the verge of 接近于……，濒于……
the old man was on the verge of eighty. 那老人已年近八十。
1. you’re pouring water into a sieve.
你太浪费了。
2. this contr**enes regulations.
这违反规则。
3. it must remain in true-blue hands.
这事必须由可靠的人办。
true-blue 忠贞不渝的，坚贞的，坚定的。
4. the car is roomy.
这车很宽敞。
5. snap out of it. it’s not the end of the world.
别老想这事了。又不是世界末日。
snap out of it 打起精神，行动起来，别泄气。
even if you were wasting time all the years before, you can still snap out of it and begin a new life now. 就算你之前几年都在荒废时间，现在你仍然可以振作起来，开始新的生活。
6. her joy was palpable.
她的幸福溢于言表。
7. i h**e to use he**y-handed tactics.
我只能采取铁腕政策。
he**y-handed 笨手笨脚的，不灵活的；严厉的，苛刻的；粗鲁的，粗俗的。
8. bookkeeping is not really my line.
财会不是我强项。
9. peasant workers are poorly remunerated.
农民工的收入很低。
10. if you buy that house you’re on the hamster wheel.
要是买了那房子，你还贷款就没个头了。
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