英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(91)

英语口语、习惯语、经典语录5000句(91)

901.  口语里，crack是个很常用的单词，兹举以下例子：
a) She cracked the top 10. 她进入了前十名。
b) I have set up 30 characters in length for my password so that no one can crack it easily. to crack a password, 解密码。我把密码设到30位那么长，这可以减少被盗的危险。
c) crack另一个常用含义为“毒品”：As a rule of thumb, it is profoundly unwise to get addicted to crack.记住最要紧的事，吸毒是最愚蠢的事。She was a normal gal until she started smoking crack, now she is a prostitute for $5 to buy another rock. 吸毒前她是个很正常的女孩，现在她成了妓女，5美元就卖身，好去再买一剂毒品。
d) Ford said he had always wanted to take a crack at writing a novel. 福特说，他总怀有一个念头就是要尝试写本小说。
e) Winter is a great time to prep for a last crack at the Entrance Exam. 寒假是很好的时间，预备高考的最后机会。
f) The car is cracking along at 140 kilometers an hour. 那辆车以140公里的速度狂奔。
g) I really cracked up when I heard that joke. 听了那个笑话，我是大笑不止。

902.  He is a bargain hunter。他最会讨价还价。bargain hunting, 专找便宜货。

903.  He can get a great deal on anything. 他不管买什么都能省钱。It helps you save on everything. 这会让你样样都省钱。

904.  If I cannot knock down the price, I won’t buy it. 如果砍价不成，我就不买。

905.  I have just lost my job, and I have to stretch my dollars. 我失业了，得精打细算过日子。Stretch dollars 一块钱做两块钱用。She has a passion for penny-pinching. 只要谈到省钱，她就来劲。

906.  Economy is not good. They struggle to stay afloat. 经济萧条，他们竭力设法能生存下去。This month has been totally ugly, because there is no catalyst on the horizon to spend.  It is difficult to keep the business afloat. 这个月糟透了，根本就看不到有人愿意花钱，这样下去生意难维持了。

907.  It is not easy to keep your chin/your head above water in this economic situation. 面临这样的经济局势，要能生成下去真的不容易。比较：keep his chin high 保持乐观。

908.  Can you cover it for me? 你能不能顶替我一下？

909.  It was no picnic. 这事可不是看上去那么简单。相反的说法是：That is a piece of cake.这事易如反掌。

910.  Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Joshua 1：7 只要刚强，大大壮胆，谨守遵行我仆人摩西所吩咐你的一切律法，不可偏离左右，使你无论往哪里去，都可以顺利。