40,it's who you know that counts——认识的人起作用
-Did you hear that Greg got a job in his uncle's law office?
Like they say, it's who you know that counts
41,is ice cold ——理所当然
-Does Professor Ford always come to class?
Is ice cold?
42,It never fails——总是发生
-It never fails; plan a big picnic and it sure to rain
-It never fails it's raining hard outside and I am stark stuck 来自 stick 阻延或推迟 Without an umbrella (困在里面)
I'd like to let you have mine, but I have to go out soon
43,inside out ——里朝外
-Here I am, I am lucky I made it to the exam on time
I can see you are in a hurry; you are wearing your sweater inside out
44,keep an eye——留意
-One of the members of the dormitory counselor is quitting, do you know of anyone who would be interested in and taking her place?
I am not sure, but I'll certainly keep an eye on for you
45,keep from——抑制,防止
-No one could keep him from speaking
46,keep track of——掌握..的线索,注意动向,通晓世态
-You certainly have a lot clocks there seems to be one in every room
My family gives them to me because I have trouble keeping track of the time
47,knock oneself out ——使自己筋疲力尽
-Gorier has been knocking herself out on that project
48,last ——最不情愿的
-The last person I want to see is Jeff
-Would you like to come mountain climbing with us?
That's the last thing in the world I ever want to do
-I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program
Paul is about the last person I'd ask if I were you
49,lay off ——临时解雇,暂时辞退
-I got some bad news today
The store where I work is laying off staff
Are they going to let you go?
50,leave much to be desired——不令人满意,有待改善
-Well dietitians(营养学家) work hard to offer students nutritious and well-balanced diet
Many of our young men and women claimed that brandy Bramley food like most dorm food leaves
Much to be desired
51,light up ——突然快活,高兴起来
-Those flowers light up the whole room
52,like apples and oranges ——用来表示无法相比的事物
-Which game do you think is more difficult to learn, chess or bridge
They are like apples and oranges
53,look for a needle in a hay stack——大海捞针
-We are supposed to meet John here at the train station
That's like looking for a needle in a hay stack (干草堆)
54,live by oneself——独自一人生活
-Mary said she wanted to live by herself
55,line up ——准备停当,计划安排
-I have this great job lined up to manage the closing door clothing store at them all at the mall.——排列起来,排成队
-Look at all those cars lined up for the ferry (等待摆渡); There must be forty ahead of us
Yeah, I think it's going to be a while
56,look forward to——盼望,期待
-I am really looking forward to the picnic tomorrow
If we are lucky we'll have some sun this year for a change
57,look up to ——把某人当作好榜样模仿 , 尊重,尊敬
-Dianna looks up to her teacher
-I hear your older sister is on the Olympic team and on the honor's list; she must be quite a person
She sure is, I've always looked up to her
58,look over ——检查,查看
-The professor asked us to look over our papers for mistakes
59,look into ——调查,审查,研究
-Martin is looking into the possibility of getting alone getting a loan(贷款)