Those who always indulge themselves in delights of leisure will amount to nothing. 一味贪图安逸享受的人到头来一事无成。 语言点：indulge in 沉溺于……之中
amo

His career was not noticeably hindered by the fact that he had never been to college. 他从没有上过大学，但他的事业并没有因此而受到明显的妨碍。 语言点：noticea

Drop me a line.写封信给我。 语言点：line n.【口语】短信，便条
drop sb. a line 给某人写封短信；给某人留便条

Can you give me a hand?你能帮我个忙吗？ 语言点：give sb. a hand/give a hand to sb. 给予帮助；助某人一臂之力

The new skirt takes years off her.这条新裙子让她看起来年轻多了。 语言点：take years off sb. 使某人显得年轻

The room is lumbered with numerous boxes.房间里胡乱堆着很多箱子。 语言点：lumber with （用破旧东西）占满；胡乱堆放

Don't get me wrong.不要误会。 语言点：get sb./sth. wrong 【口语】误解某人/某事

I'll keep my ears open.我会留意的。 语言点：keep one's ears open 留意；留心倾听

I'm under a lot of pressure.我压力很大。 语言点：pressure n.压力；压迫；催促
under pressure 在压力下；被迫

I have had enough of your garbage.我听腻了你的废话。 语言点：have had enough of sb./sth. 对某人/某事感到腻烦而无法容忍
garbage n.垃圾；废话；拙劣作品

I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you. 如果我是你，我绝对不会相信他。 语言点：inch n.英寸；少许；一点儿

The storm began to abate late in the afternoon. 傍晚时分风暴开始减弱。 语言点：abate v.减弱；减少；降价

There was a tremendous uproar in the crowd. 人群中产生了一阵巨大的骚动。 语言点：tremendous a.巨大的；惊人的
uproar n.骚乱；喧嚣

I hope I didn't offend you.希望没有冒犯你。 语言点：offend v.冒犯；得罪；伤害……的感情

You fall for it every time.你每次都会上当。 语言点：fall for 【俚语】受骗；上当；迷恋

It's been a long time.好久不见了。 语言点：“好久不见”的标准英语说法。当然现在中式英语的“Long time no see.”也已为英语社会所接受。

He is a man who speaks his mind straight out. 他是一个直言不讳的人。 语言点：speak one's mind bluntly/straight out 有话直说；直言不讳

I'll play it by ear.到时候再说。 语言点：play it by ear 【口语】没有预定计划而根据情势需要行动；随机应变

The girl ran up to me, barely able to catch her breath. 女孩跑向我，跑得上气不接下气。 语言点：barely ad.仅仅；几乎不
catch one's breath 喘息；气喘吁吁

I'm up to my ears.我忙得要死。 语言点：up to one's ears/neck 卷入；深陷；非常繁忙，脱不开身

She is the apple of her parents’ eye.她是父母的掌上明珠。 语言点：the apple of one's eye 掌上明珠；珍爱之物

She lives in a small house a bit off the map. 她住在一幢偏远的小房子里。 语言点：off the map 直译为“不在地图上”，意即“偏远而难以找到的”或“不存在的”、“不重

That's really something.真了不起。 语言点：something除了可表示“某物；某事”之外，还可表示“重要的人或事物；具有特点的人或事物”。
与之相对，nothing除了表示“没有东西”

You came at an awkward time.你来得不是时候。 语言点：awkward a.不便的；不合时宜的；使人尴尬的

I have no stomach for the job.我对这份工作毫无兴趣。 语言点：stomach n.胃；胃口；兴趣；欲望
have (no) stomach for 对……有（没有）兴趣