英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(77)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(77)

761.  He got hooked on the stamps. 他以前集邮很上瘾。

762.  The school is tightening its belt. 学校在紧缩开支。 I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full time.从停了打全职工后，我就不得不减少开销了。  to tighten one’s belt, 勒紧裤带，表示要减少开支。也有人用形容词结构：As the country’s economic downturn, they have to pull their belts ever tighter.随着国家经济的下滑，他们就只好更进一步地减少开支了。A tight belt is no fun. I paid my credit card bill and boy I have about nothing left. It is very scary for me as I almost always have a cushion of some sort. 口袋里没有钱真不是滋味。我付了信用卡账单后，老天，我是所剩无几了。真是吓人，因为我以前口袋里总是有些备用钱的。

763.  My hope is that common people such as myself will reject the red herring excuses of the government and stop shooting themselves in the foot. 我希望像我这样的普通人会拒绝政府的这些障眼法，不再做这些于己无益的事。red herring 转移目标，声东击西，障眼法。shoot oneself in the foot 干伤害自己利益的事。

764.  When you bring up these hot-bottom issues, tempers are already frayed. 只要你提出这些热点议题，气氛就会火爆起来。hot-bottom 引起争议性的，热点。

765.  She just doesn't have enough straws left to clutch. 她剩下的救命稻草不多了。clutch,抓紧。They are grasping at straws. 他们在捞救命稻草。straw还有一个常用的词组是：The last straw breaks the camel’s back. 压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草。This is the absolute last straw for me. I'm done with this ridiculous, pandering, untruthful dope.我绝对是无法再忍受他了，我彻底弃绝了这个荒唐透顶、拉政治皮条、谎话连篇的小丑。有人不用straw, 而用feather,  是同一个意思。

766.  A lot of people plunked 300 Yuan down to reserve the Olympic tickets. 很多人毫不犹豫地掏出300元定奥林匹克的票。plunk 使劲地摔，He plunked four dollars on the table. 他排出了四元大洋。 He plunked himself onto the couch with a sigh of relief. 他倒在沙发上，舒适地出了口气。

767.  plop down 把….放在一个地方，坐下。A lot of parents will plop down their children in front of the TV so that they can finish their task. 很多父母要赶着做些事，就把小孩往电视机前一扔了事。He plopped down on the bed and went straight to sleep.他往床上一倒便睡了。I could easily plop myself in front of that infernal box and not come up for air for the whole day. 我懒散得要命，坐在电视机前往往一坐就是一天，连门都不出。the infernal box, 电视机。

768. They showed guts, intelligence, and sheer elbow grease on issues that mean a lot to ordinary people.对于这些民众所关心的事物，他们展现出来了勇气、智慧以及实干精神。sheer elbow grease，直译是“满手臂都是油垢”，意思是“实干家”，而非那种“光说不练”的人。

769.  My small business operates on a razor-thin profit margin. 我的生意属小本经营，利润微薄。

770.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Matthew 6:21因为你的财宝在哪里，你的心也在哪里。